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Social and Cultural Changes – Part – 1

1. Under whose chairmanship and where did the British Government establish the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
   • Sir William Jones in Kolkata in 1784.
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2. Who used to do history writing work for the East India Company?
   • James Mill
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3. Who wrote the book History of British India and when?
   • James Mill in 1818.
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4. Who established the Archaeological Survey of India and when?
   • ASI was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham.
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5. Who became the first Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?
   • Alexander Cunningham
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6. Who is called the father of Indian archaeology?
   • Alexander Cunningham
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7. When and by whom were the Indo-Greek statues collected from various sites in Punjab and what name did it became famous?
   • Alexander Cunnigham in 1873 and name became popular as “Gandhara Art”.
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8. Annals and Antiquities of Rajputana is a great historical work written on Rajputs by whom?
   • Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod.
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9. Who wrote the History of the Military Transactions in Hindustan and when?
   • Robert Orme in 1763.
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10. Who wrote the Siyar-ul-Mutakherin and when?
    • Ghulam Husain Khan Tabatabai in 1780.
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11. Who wrote the Annals of rural Bengal and Indian Muslamans and when?
    • Both books were written by William Hunters – Annals in 1868 and Indian Musalmans in 1871.
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12. Who wrote the The Rise and Fulfillment of British Rule in India?
    • Edward John Thompson and Garret.
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13. Who wrote the book The Poverty and British Rule in India and when?
    • Dadabhai Naroji in 1901.
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14. Who wrote the book Economic History of India and when?
    • R.C. Dutt in 1901.
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15. Who wrote the book Prosperous British and India and when?
    • William Digby in 1901.
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16. Who wrote the book Bengal ka Sahitya or Literature of Bengal and when?
    • R.C. Dutt in 1877.
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17. Who wrote the book A History of Civilization in Ancient India?
    • R.C. Dutt.
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18. Who wrote the book Economic History of India and when?
    • R.C. Dutt in 1904.
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19. Mention the books published by R.K. Mukherjee?
    • The history of Indian shipping and maritime’s activity from the earliest times (1912),
    • Local self-government in Ancient India,
    • The fundamental unity of India,
    • Men and thought in Ancient India,
    • Hindu civilization and
    • Ancient India
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20. Who wrote the book The Early History of Deccan (1884) or A Peep into the early History of India (1900) and when?
    • Sir Ramkrishna Bhandarkar.
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21. Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind and when?
    • Al-Biruni in the 11th century, specifically in 1031. It is also known as Tarikh-ul-Hind.
    • It is a comprehensive text in Arabic that delves into various aspects of Indian culture in 11th century, including religion, philosophy, customs, social life, and scientific knowledge.
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22. Who wrote Chachnama and when?
    • Written in Arabic language in 8th century. It was translated by Muhammad Ali bin Abu Bakra during the reign of Kuwacha in the period from 1216-1217.
    • The description of Sindh’s victory and the rulers of Siddha of that time by Arabs was found in this.
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23. Who wrote Siasatnama?
    • Written by Nizam-ul-mulk who was minister of king of Khwarizam.
    • Describes about the Administration and different policies adopted.
    • First Work in Islamic Historical Texts.
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24. Name the autobiography of Ferozshah Tughlaq.
    • Futuhat-i-Firojshahi.
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Social and Cultural Changes – Part – 2

1. Who founded the organization named Brahmo Samaj and when?
   • Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1828.
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2. Who founded the organization named Arya Samaj and when?
   • Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1877.
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3. Who wrote the book Satyarth Prakash?
   • Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
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4. Who started a powerful movement for the remarriage of widows?
   • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
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5. Who passed the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act and when?
   • It was drafted by Lord Dalhousie and passed by Lord Canning in 1856.
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6. Who wrote the book Modern India?
   • Bipin Chandra Pal.
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7. Who gave the Downward Filtration Theory and when?
   • Proposed by Lord Macaulay in 1835, as part of his “Macaulay’s Minutes”.
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8. Who established the Kolkata Madrasa and when?
   • Warren Hastings in 1780.
   • WH was first Governor General of East India Company and the first Governor of Bengal.
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9. Who founded Banaras Sanskrit College and when?
   • Jonathan Duncan in 1791.
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10. Who propounded the Wood’s despatch and When?
    • Sir Charles Wood in 1854.
    • Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India, in 1854.
    • Also called as “Magna Carta of English Education in India”. 
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11. Who propounded the “Minute on Indian Education” and when?
    • Thomas Babington Macaulay on February 2, 1835.
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12. Who drafted the Indian Penal Code and when?
    • Indian Penal Code was prepared by the First Law Commission, chaired by Thomas Babington Macaulay in 1834 and was submitted to then Governor-General of India Council in 1835 – Lord William Bentinck.
      
13. Who was also known as Father of English Education in India?
    • Thomas Babington Macaulay.