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  • 1. 
    Who was the last Viceroy of India?

  • Lord Canning
  • Lord Mountbatten
  • dtipon
  • Lord Wellesley

  • 2. 
    Medieval period was

  • the old period of history
  • the period associated with the growth of all the forces of modernity
  • none of the above
  • both (a) and (b)

  • 3. 
    The British thought surveys were important for

  • writing history
  • effective judgement
  • effective administration
  • none of these

  • 4. 
    The British preserve official documents because

  • the preserved documents reveal the progress made by country in the past
  • one can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past
  • their copies may be made and used in modern times
  • all of the above

  • 5. 
    Which one of the sources do historians use in writing about the last 250 years of Indian history?

  • Official records of the French administration
  • Official records of the British administration
  • Official records of the Church administration
  • None of the above

  • 6. 
    Which of the following is NOT the period of division of Indian History by James Mill?

  • Hindu
  • Muslim
  • Christians
  • Sikhs

  • 7. 
    Which is NOT the source of describing history.?

  • Diaries of people
  • Conversation between two people
  • Accounts of pilgrims and travellers
  • Autobiographies of important personalities

  • 8. 
    The National Archives of* India came up in the

  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
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