306: Which of the following statements is true about Annie Besant?
(i) She was the President of Indian National Congress
(ii) She was the founder of the Asiatic Society
(iii) She was the founder of the Theosophical Society
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (i) only
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
307: Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?
(a) William Bentinck
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Wellesley
(d) Cornwallis
Explanation:
The efforts of Lord Warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis led to the rise of civil service. Hastings laid the foundations of civil service and civil service. Hastings laid the foundations of civil service and Cornwallis reformed, modernised and rationalised it. Hence, Cornwallis came to be known as the 'Father of Civil Service' in India. He introduced the 'Convenanted Civil Services' (higher Civil Services) which were different from the 'Uncovenanted Civil Services' (lower civil services). The former was created by a law of the company, while the latter was created otherwise. However, he reserved all the covenanted services for the Europeans (i.e., English personnel) and thus excluded Indians from superior posts.
308: The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:
(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore returned the 'Knighthood' as a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh tragedy (April 13, 1919) in Punjab.
309: Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
(a) increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
(b) growth in the number of Indian owned factories
(c) commercialization of Indian agriculture
(d) rapid increase in the urban population
310: Most popular Sufis were the
(a) Rabia
(b) Hallaj
(c) Ghazali
(d) All of the above