1. Where was the first cotton mill in India established? (2)
(1) Surat
(2) Mumbai
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Coimbatore
2. Which of the following laid the foundation of the British Civil Service in India? (2)
(1) Warren Hastings
(2) Lord Cornwallis
(3) Lord Wellesley
(4) Lord Canning
3. The system of open competitions through examination for entering the civil service was, introduced in ____ (3)
(1) 1813
(2) 1833
(3) 1853
(4) 1858
4. Which of the following was the founder of ‘Prarthana Samaj’? (2)
(1) Devendanath Tagore
(2) Mahadeo Govind Ranade
(3) Keshab Chandra Sen
(4) G K Devdhar
5. The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was adopted by ____ (4)
(1) Lord Curzon
(2) Lord Wellesley
(3) Lord Minto
(4) Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
