14000+ MCQs Modern History (Development of Press and Education System in Modern India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. The ‘Anglicist-Orientalist Controversy’ came to end by
I. Macaulay’s Minute II. Mentick’s Resolution III. Wood’s despatch IV. Lord Curzon’s Education and Policy Choose the correct answer by using the following codes.
2. Who was the fist Vice-Chancellor of Indian women’s university of Poona in 1916?
3. Charles Wood’s despatch was related to which of the following?
4. In which newspaper ‘Boycott’ was first declared?
5. Who founded the ‘Amrita Bazar Patrika’?
6. Who founded the Anglo-Vedic College?
7. When was the National Council of Education established?
8. Who was the following laid the foundation stone of Banaras Hindu University?
9. At the time of National Movement who started ‘Dash Roja’ periodical?
10. Regarding Wood’s Despatch, which of the following statements are true?
I. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. II. Establishment of universities was recommended. III. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
11. The first issue of a weekly paper ‘Harijan’ started by Gandhiji was published on February 11, 1933 from which of the following cities?
12. Which of the following Act relaxed the restrictions put by the Metcalfe Act?
13. Which one of the following was a Journal brought out by Abdul Kalam Azad?
14. Which Act of British Government granted one lakh for education in India for the first time?
15. Lord Macaulay was related to
16. Which newspaper was started by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak to serve the cause of India’s freedom struggle?
17. Which among the following had primarily implemented the Press censorship?
18. The ‘Young India’ was started as a weekly by
19. Who among the following started the newspaper ‘Som Prakash’?
20. What was the name of the first Hindi newspaper of India, published by Jugal Kishore?
21. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
22. Consider the following statement.
I. Acting Governor-General John Adams had completely censored the Indian press. II. Governor-General was authorised to issue or cancel the license. Which of the above statement is/are correct?
23. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
24. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by
25. Who is the liberator of Indian newspaper?
26. Who among the following was offered the membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris?
27. The first Editor of the Journal ‘Indian Opinion’ was
28. The aim of education as stated by Wood’s Despatch of 1854 was
29. Match List I (Newspapers) with List II (Editors/Founders) and select the correct answer from the codes given below lists.
| List-I (Newspapers) | List-II (Editors/Founders) |
| A. Hindu | 1. Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. Sudharak | 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. Voice of India | 3. G. Subramaniya Iyer |
| D. Bengalee | 4. Surendranath Banerjee |
30. One of the following organisations was not associated with National Education Movement in the early twentieth century.
31. The first newspaper in India was
32. Who among the following was the first to translate Kalidasa’ famous work ‘Shakuntala’ into English?
33. From where the ‘Indian Mirror’ newspaper was published in 1880?
34. Consider the following statements regarding Vernacular Press Act.
I. The magistrate’s action was final and no appeal could be made in a court of law. II. A Vernacular newspaper could get an exemption from the operation of the Act by Submitting proof to a government censor. Which of the following statement is/are correct?
35. Which of the following is also called the scheme of post-war educational development in India?
36. The first Newspaper published by the Indians in English language was
37. To whom Commonweal is related?
38. In which Act, yearly ₹ 1 lakh was allotted for the education of Indians?
39. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?
40. Which journal was not associated with the revolutionary activities?
41. Which of the following newspapers was essentially the mouthpiece of the policies of liberals?
42. Who was the founder of Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta?
43. The Journal ‘Ghadar’ of Ghadar Party was a
44. Which Urdu newspaper was started by Lala Lajpat Rai from Lahore in 1920?
45. When was the Education Policy of Macaulay implemented?
46. Hartog Committee Report of 1929 had suggested for transforming which of the following types of Education into community development centre for rural upliftment?
47. Which of the following statement is/are correct?
I. Censorship of Press Act, 1799 was introduced by Lord Wellesley. II. Licensing regulation, 1823 was introduced by John Adams. III. Press Act of 1835 by Metcalfe. Select the correct answer by using the codes given below.
48. The Marathi Fortnightly ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’ was started by
49. Sadler Commission was related to
50. The first Hindi newspaper ‘Udant Martand’ (30th May, 1826) was published from
