Category –’A’
1. Choose the correct answer and write: 1 x 20 = 20
1.1 Satyajit Ray was associated with-
(a) In the history of sports
(b) In the history of cities
(c) In the history of women
(d) In the history of artistic practice
1.2 Silk was discovered in ancient-
(a) India
(b) Rome
(c) Persia
(d) China
1.3 The ‘Forbidden City’ is called-
(a) Lhasa
(b) Beijing
(c) Rome
(d) Constantinople
1.4 The periodical ‘Bangadarshan’ was a-
(a) Weekly newspaper
(b) Fortnightly newspaper
(c) Monthly newspaper
(d) Annual newspaper
1.5 The play ‘Neeldarpan’ was printed in-
(a) Nadia
(b) Dhaka
(d) Kolkata
(c) Serampore
1.6 After Rammohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj was led by—
(a) Akshay Kumar Dutt
(b) Debendranath Tagore
(c) Ramachandra Vidyabagish
(d) Tarachand Chakraborty
1.7 The first Bengali newspaper run by a Bengali is:
(a) Samachar Darpan
(b) Sambad Prabhakar
(c) Brahmin Sevadhi
(d) Bengal Gazette
1.8 The first Muslim graduate of Calcutta University was-
(a) Syed Amir Ali
(b) Abdul Latif
(c) Delwar Hossain Ahmed
(d) Syed Ahmed
1.9 An indigenous rebellion against colonial forest laws is –
(a) Sannyasi-Fakir Rebellion
(c) Kol Rebellion
(b) Chuyar Rebellion
(d) Rampa Rebellion
1.10 The term ‘monk rebellion’ was first used by –
(a) Vincent Smith
(b) James Mill
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Cornwallis
1.11 The longest lasting peasant revolt is-
(a) Chuar Rebellion
(b) Faraji Movement
(c) Sanyasi-Fakir Rebellion
(d) Santal Rebellion
1.12 Mir Nishal Ali led –
(a) In the Wahhabi movement of Bengal
(b) In the Faraji movement
(c) In the Sannyasi-Fakir rebellion
(d) In the Blue Rebellion
1.13 Known as ‘Rashtraguru’ was –
(a) Rammohan Roy
(b) Rajnarayan Bose
(c) Nabagopal Mitra
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
1.14 The Great Revolt (1857) was termed as ‘Peasant Revolt’ by-
(a) Surendranath Sen
(b) Ramesh Chandra Majumder
(c) Shashibhushan Chowdhury
(d) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
1.15 Ananda Mohan Bose was a member of the Bharat Sabha-
(a) Founder
(b) President
(c) Vice-President
(d) Secretary
1.16 The song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by –
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Satyendranath Tagore
(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(d) Swami Vivekananda
1.17 Jagadish Chandra Bose, the founder of Basu Vigyan Mandir, was a professor at—
(a) Mathematics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Physics
(d) Botany
1.18 ‘Bengal Engineering College’ was established in –
(a) 1833 AD
(b) 1856 AD
(c) 1880 AD
(d) 1903 AD
1.19 The first president of the ‘National Education Council’ (1906) was—
(a) Rashbehari Ghosh
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Taraknath Palit
(d) Satish Chandra Mukherjee
1.20 The editor of ‘Digdarshan’ was-
(a) William Carey
(b) Joshua Marshman
(c) Felix Carey
(d) John Clark Marshman
Category ‘B’
2. Answer the questions below (answer at least 1 question from each subsection, totaling 16 questions) 1×16= 16
Subdivision: 2.1
Answer in one sentence: 1×4=4
(2.1.1) In which year was the publication of ‘Somaprakash’ temporarily suspended?
(2.1.2) Mention any one of the colonial architectures of Kolkata.
(2.1.3) Rev. James Long was convicted of what crime?
(2.1.4) Who wrote the book ‘Vidyaharabali’?
Subdivision: 2.2
Determine true or false: 1×4=4
(2.2.1) Cannon was first used in India in the Battle of Plassey.
(2.2.2) In 1911, Mohun Bagan Club won the I.F. Shield.
(2.2.3) The first widow to be married was Srisachandra Nyayaratna.
(2.2.4) Prasanna Kumar Thakur was one of the editors of the Landholders Society.
Subdivision: 2.3
Match column ‘A’ with column ‘B’: 1×4=4
‘A’ Pillar ‘B’ Pillar
(2.3.1) Lord Ripon (1) Zamindar Sabha
(2.3.2) Rammohan Roy (2) Hunter Commission
(2.3.3) Dwarkanath Tagore (3) Bengal Technical Institute
(2.3.4) Tarakanath Palit (4) Anglo-Hindu School
Subdivision: 2.4
Mark and label the following places on the given line map of India: 1×4=4
(2.4.1) One of the centers of the Indigo Rebellion – Nadia.
(2.4.2) Area of the Kol Rebellion – Chotanagpur.
(2.4.3) One of the centers of the Great Revolt (1857) – Delhi.
(2.4.4) One of the centers of the Great Rebellion (1857) – Kanpur.
Or
(For visually impaired candidates only)
Fill in the blanks: 1×4=4
(2.4.1) The word ‘hull’ means ___________.
(2.4.2) The play ‘Neel Darpan’ was written by ___________.
(2.4.3) The first Viceroy of India was ____________.
(2.4.4) ‘Serrampur Mission Press’ was established in ___________ AD.
Subdivision: 2.5
Choose the correct explanation for the following statements. 1×4=4
(2.5.1) Statement: Hindu College was established in 1817 to spread Western education.
Explanation 1: Only Hindu students had access to this college.
Explanation 2: This college had admission rights for Hindu and Brahmin students.
Explanation 3: This college had admission for students of all religions.
(2.5.2) Statement: The colonial government created a separate territory called the ‘South-West Frontier Agency’ for the tribals.
Explanation 1: It was formed after the Chuar Rebellion.
Explanation 2: It was formed after the Kol Rebellion.
Explanation 3: It was formed after the Munda rebellion.
(2.5.3) Statement: In 1917, Jagadish Chandra Bose established the Bose Science Temple.
Explanation 1: It was established to promote botanical research.
Explanation 2: It was established to promote science education.
Explanation 3: It was established to promote scientific research.
(2.5.8) Statement: In the 19th century, Bengali publishers relied on peddlers to sell their books.
Explanation 1: Because bookstores were very limited.
Explanation 2: Because selling books was considered a low-level profession.
Explanation 3: Because it was the cheapest and easiest way to reach potential buyers.
Category ‘C’
3. Answer the following questions (any 11) in two or three sentences: 2×11=22
3.1 What is the importance of studying military history?
3.2 What is meant by ‘government documents’?
3.3 Why was the School Book Society established?
3.4 Why is Madhusudan Gupta memorable?
3.5 Why is Lord Hardinge’s ‘Educational Guidelines’ important?
3.6 What does ‘Bengal Renaissance’ mean?
3.7 Why did the Faraji movement fail?
3.8 Why is Titumir memorable?
3.9 Why did a section of educated Bengali society oppose the Great Revolt (1857)?
3.10 Why are caricatures drawn?
3.11 Who was Nawagopal Mitra?
3.12 What was the role of Bankim Chandra in the development of nationalism in 19th century Bengal?
3.13 Why was the National Education Council established?
3.14 What does ‘Vidyasagar Sat’ mean?
3.15 What is the importance of the introduction of linotype in the development of Bengali printing?
3.16 What was Rabindranath’s contribution to the spread of rural industries and vocational education?
Category ‘D’
4. Answer the following questions in seven or eight sentences. You must answer a total of 6 questions, including at least 2 questions from each subsection. 4×6=24
Subdivision: D. 1
4.1 What role did King Radhakanta Dev play in the expansion of women’s education in Bengal in the 19th century?
4.2 Can Lord Macaulay be called the pioneer of Western education in this country?
4.3 For what purpose did the colonial government enact the Forest Act?
4.4 Analyze the role of newspapers in the Indigo Rebellion.
Subdivision: D. 2
4.5 Analyze the role of Hindu Mela in spreading nationalism.
4.6 Analyze the nationalist ideology of Rabindranath Tagore as revealed in the novel ‘Gora’.
4.7 What changes did the printing press bring to the spread of education in Bengal?
4.8 Analyze the role of Gangakishore Bhattacharya in the development of printing in Bengal.
Category ‘E’
5. Answer any one of the questions in fifteen or sixteen sentences: 8×1 =8
5.1 Briefly discuss the role of Ramakrishnadev in the religious reform movement in Bengal in the 19th century.8
5.2 What was the historical significance of the Sannyasi-Fakir revolt? Why did this revolt fail? 5+3
5.3 Why is Halhead’s book ‘A Grammar of the Bengal Language’ important? Analyze the role of Charles Wilkins in the development of Bengali printing. 3+5
(For external candidates only)
Category ‘F’
6. 6.1 Answer in one complete sentence (any four): 1×4=4
6.1.1 In which year was ‘Bangadarshan’ published?
6.1.2 When was the Blue Commission formed?
6.1.3 In which year was Hindu College established?
6.1.4 Which rebellion started in Bhagnadi?
6.1.5 Who painted the picture of ‘Mother India’?
6.1.6 Who founded the Vasuvigyan Temple?
6.2 Answer the following questions in two or three sentences (any three) 2×3=6
6.2.1 Why is David Hare famous?
6.2.2 What does ‘revolution’ mean?
6.2.3 Write two objectives of establishing Bharat Sabha.
6.2.4 Why are the five Karmakars memorable?
6.2.5 For what purpose was ‘Sriniketan’ built?
