Well structured WBBSE Class 10 History MCQ Questions Chapter 5 Alternative Ideas and Initiatives can serve as a valuable review tool before exams.
Alternative Ideas and Initiatives Class 10 WBBSE MCQ Questions
Multiple Choice Questions (Tick off the correct ones)
Question 1.
Of the following who thought that ‘great benefit might arise from setting on foot a public newspaper in the country’?
a. Lord Cornwallis
b. James Augustus Hicky
c. Adams
d. Lord Lytton
Answer:
b. James Augustus Hicky
Question 2.
Which of the following gave permission to publish newspaper in Bengal ?
a. British Government in London
b. James Augustus Hicky
c. Company’s government in India
d. Adams
Answer:
a. British Government in London
Question 3.
Of the following which was the first newspaper of India ?
a. Sambad Prabhakar
b. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
c. Samachar Darpan
d. Tattvabodhini Patrika
Answer:
b. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
Question 4.
In which year did Hicky set up his printing press in Bengal ?
a. 1757
b. 1777
c. 1780
d. 1793
Answer:
c. 1780
Question 5.
Of the following which is generally accepted as the first Bengali newsweekly?
a. Sambad Prabhakar
b. Bengal Gazette
c. Sambad Kaumadi
d. Samachar Darpan
Answer:
b. Bengal Gazette
Question 6.
Of the following who imposed strict supervision on the Press?
a. Warren Hastings
b. Lord Cornwallis
c. Lord Wellesley
d. Lord Minto
Answer:
c. Lord Wellesley
Question 7.
One of the newspapers that was published in English following Hicky’s newspaper was :
a. Bengal Gazette
b. Sambad Prabhakar
c. Samachar Darpan
d. The Calcutta Gazette
Answer:
d. The Calcutta Gazette
Question 8.
In which of the following years was the first Bengali newspaper published?
a. 1780
b. 1790
c. 1818
d. 1823
Answer:
c. 1818
Question 9.
Of the following which was the Bengali weekly published under the editorship of J.C. Marshman?
a. Samachar Darpan
b. Sambad Kaumadi
c. The India Gazette
d. The Calcutta Gazette
Answer:
a. Samachar Darpan
Question 10.
Which of the following Governor-Generals reimposed regulations: to control the press?
a. Lord Cornwallis
b. John Adam
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Wellesley
Answer:
b. John Adam
Question 11.
Of the following who repealed Adam’s Press Regulation?
a. Charles Metcalfe
b. Lord Cornwallis
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Wellesley
Answer:
a. Charles Metcalfe
Question 12.
Of the following who made no distinction between publications in Indian vernacular languages and English in introducing the repressive Act of 1857 ?
a. Lord Cornwallis
b. Lord Canning
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Wellesley
Answer:
b. Lord Canning
Question 13.
Of the following the Indian paper that was charged before the Supreme Court with publishing seditious articles was :
a. Samachar Darpan
b. Samachar Chandrika
c. Tattuabodhini Patrika
d. Samachar Sudhabarshan
Answer:
d. Samachar Sudhabarshan
Question 14.
After which of the following did the Bengali press get a trew lease of life?
a. Revolt of 1857
b. End of the Company’s rule in India
c. Queen’s Proclamation
d. None of the above
Answer:
b. End of the Company’s rule in India
Question 15.
The first daily newspaper in Bengali language was :
a. Hindoo Patriot
b. Sambad Kaumadi
c. Sambad Prabhakar
d. Samachar Darpan
Answer:
c. Sambad Prabhakar
Question 16.
Of the following who was editor of the first daily newspaper in vernacular language?
a. Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
b. Debendranath Tagore
c. Girish Chandra Ghosh
d. Iswarchanddra Gupta
Answer:
d. Iswarchandra Gupta
Question 17.
Of the following newspapers which was published under the editorship of Harish Chandra Mukherjee?
a. Samachar Sudhabarshan
b. Tattvabodhini Patrika
Samachar Darrepresive pan
d. Hindu Patriot
Answer:
d. Hindu Patriot
Question 18.
Under which of the following Viceroys repressive Acts were passed restricting the vernacular press ?
a. Lord Canning
b. Lord Curzon
c. Lord Lytton
d. Lord Hastings
Answer:
c. Lord Lytton
Question 19.
Of the following Bengali newspapers which was founded by Debendranath Tagore?
a. Samachar Darpan
b. Samachar Sudhabarshan
c. Tattvabodhini Patrika
d. Sambad Prabhakar
Answer:
c. Tattvabodhini Patrika
Question 20.
Under which of the following Viceroys was the Vernacular Press Act passed in 1878 ?
a. Lord Canning
b. John Adam
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Lytton
Answer:
d. Lord Lytton
Question 21.
Of the following who was the founder of the Fort William College ?
a. Lord Cornwallis
b. John Adam
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Wellesley
Answer:
d. Lord Wellesley
Question 22.
Of the following who was the first Bengalee to establish press in Calcutta?
a. Hicky
b. Baboo-Ram
c. Gangakishore Bhattacharyya
d. Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
Answer:
b. Baboo-Ram
Question 23.
Of the following who was the first to conceive the idea of printing in the current language as a means of acquiring wealth?
a. Hicky
b. Baboo-Ram
c. Gangakishore Bhattacharyya
d. Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
Answer:
c. Gangakishore Bhattacharyya
Question 24.
Of the following who was the painter pioneering the art of engraving in the country?
a. Satyajit Roy
b. Upendrakishore Roy
c. Gangakishore Bhattacharyya
d. Sukumar Roy
Answer:
b. Upendrakishore Roy
Question 25.
Of the following who set up a modern printing press under the name ‘U.N.Roy & Sons’ ?
a. Satyajit Roy
b. Upendrakishore Roy
c. Gangakishore Bhattacharyya
d. Sukummar Roy
Answer:
b. Upendrakishore Roy
Question 26.
One of the two illustrious teachers of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science was :
a. Mahendralal Sircar
b. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy
c. C.V. Raman
d. Eugene Lafont
Answer:
c. C.V. Raman
Question 27.
Of the following the institution that was founded in 1914 in Calcutta for the cultivation of science and technology without any aid from the colonial British government was :
a. Calcutta Medical College
b. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
c. Basu Bigyan Mandir
d. The Science College
Answer:
d. The Science College
Question 28.
Of the following who infringed upon the autonomy of the University of Calcutta by the Act of 1904 ?
a Lord Cornwallis
b. John Adam
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Wellesley
Answer:
c. Lord Curzon
Question 29.
In which of the following years was the Brahmacharyasram inaugurated at Santiniketan?
a. 1898
b. 1901
c. 1902
d. 1903
Answer:
b. 1901
Tick off True or False
1. For permission to set up a printing press Hicky sent a proposal to the British Government in England.
Answer: True
2. The British Government in England did not approve Hicky’s proposal for printing a newspaper in Bengal.
Answer: False
3. Hicky set up his printing press in 1780, and in the same year brought out the first newspaper of India.
Answer: True
4. Several prosecutions were instituted against Hicky as his paper exposed many scandals that were not proved by facts.
Answer: False
5. A host of newspapers followed in quick succession Hicky’s newspapers in the last two decades of the 18th century.
Answer: True
6. In 1799 a rigid press censorship was imposed by Wellesley, the then Governor-General of India.
Answer: True
7. The Samachar Darpan is not considered as the first newspaper published in the Bengali language.
Answer: True
8. John Adam was not in favour of reimposition of regulations to control the press.
Answer: False
9. Bangal Gazette is considered as the first weekly newspaper published in the Bengali language.
Answer: True
10. Rammohan Roy fought bravely in defence of a free press against Adam’s Press Regulation.
Answer: True
11. Sambad Prabhakar is the first vernacular daily published by the Indians.
Answer: True
12. Gangakishore Bhattacharyya was the publisher of Bengal Gazette.
Answer: False
13. John Adam made no clear distinction between publications in Indian vernacular languages and English in application of the repressive Act of 1857
Answer: False
14. It was Charles Metcalfe who repealed the Press Regulation of 1827 that had been introduced by Lord Canning.
Answer: False
15. The Sambad Prabhakar, edited by Iswarchandra Gupta, came out on 14 June 1839.
Answer: True
16. The Revolt of 1857 gave a stunning blow to the Indian press in general.
Answer: True
17. Indian papers like Samachar Sudhabarshan were charged before the Supreme Court with publishing seditious articles.
Answer: True
18. Under Lord Lytton restrictions were imposed on the newspapers published in vernacular languages by the ill-famed Vernacular Press Act of 1788.
Answer: False
19. The Fort William College was founded by Lord Wellesley in Calcutta in 1800
Answer: True
20. It was Serampore Baptist Mission that supplied books to the trainee civilians of the Fort William College.
Answer: False
21. The printing press apart from supplying various information helped the spread of education.
Ans: True
22. When there was no printing press the scribes copied manuscripts by hand. But the copies made by hand were sometimes unreadable.
Answer: True
23. Upendrakishore Roy Choudhury alias Upendrakishore Roy was the man who first introduced the art of modern block-making.
Answer: True
24. The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science was the first official (government) scientific research institution.
Answer: False
25. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose and C.V. Raman were the two illustrious students of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
Answer: False
26. The University College of Science and Technology under the University of Calcutta is also known as the Rajabazar Science College.
Answer: True
Fill in the gaps by choosing the correct words
1. It first occurred in the mind of ____ that great benefit might arise from setting on foot a public newspaper in the country’
Answer: Hicky
2. The first newspaper in English language was published in India by Hicky in _____
Answer: 1780
3. In 1782 Hicky’s Bengal Gazette was __________ and the types of the press was seized.
Answer: Closed
4. After Hicky’s newspaper a host of newspapers were published in the last _____ decades of the eighteenth century.
Answer: Two
5. The Governor-Generals like Cornwallis, Wellesley and __________ were very much sensitive to the criticisms of the press.
Answer: Minto
6. In 1799 a rigid press censorship was imposed by Lord ______
Answer: Wellesley
7. Bangal Gazette was the first _________ newspaper published in Bengali language.
Answer: Weekly
8. It was Charles Metcalfe who took bold step of repealing ______ the Press Regulation in 1827
Answer: Adam’s
9. The Sambad Prabhakar edited by Iswarchandra Gupta was the first ________ paper in Bengali language.
Answer: Daily
10. The first vernacular daily run by the Indians was _______
Answer: Sambad Prabhakar
11. Tattuabodhini Patrika was founded by _______ Tagore.
Answer: Debendranath
12. The ill-fomed Vernacular Fress Act was introduced by Lord ________
Answer: Lytton
13. The elementary Bengali text-book that deserves special mention was Varna Parichay of ________
Answer: Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
14. The first Bengalee who established press in Calcutta was _________
Answer: Baboo-Ram
15. _______ was the author of Chheleder Ramayana.
Answer: Upendrakishore Roy
16. Besides being pioneer in the art of engraving __________ also was the first to attempt colour printing in India.
Answer: Upendrakishore Roy
17. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose was one of the two illustrious _______ of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
Answer: Teachers
18. Establishment of the science division of the University of Calcutta was possible due to the financial support of ____ and Taraknath Palit.
Answer: Rashbehari Ghosh
19. A split in the National Council became inevitable when there developed two different opinions regarding the ____ of instruction,
Answer: Method
20. The school set up by Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan was based on the model of forest schools of _______ period in India.
Answer: Vedic
Statement and Assertion
Question 1.
Statement : The East India Company’s Government in India were very much sensitive to the criticism of the press.
Assertion :
(a) A host of newspapers followed in quick succession Hick’s newspapers in the last two decades of the eighteenth century.
(b) The criticisms and exposures by the independent papers aroused anger and fear of the colonial rulers.
(c) In 1799 a rigid press censorship was imposed by Wellesley.
(d) Hicky is the pioneer of the Indian press.
Answer:
(c) In 1799 a rigid press censorship was imposed by Wellesley.
Question 2.
Statement : The Revolt of 1857 gave a stunning blow to the Indian press in general.
Assertion :
(a) The Indian press got a new lease of life after the British Crown took over the Indian administration from the Esat India Company.
(b) Many Indian papers were charged before the Supreme Court with publishing seditious articles.
(c) In introducing the repressive Act of 1857 Lord Canning made no distinction between publications in Indian vernacular languages and English.
(d) Various repressive Acts were passed by the Government of Lord Lytton.
Answer:
(c) In introducing the repressive Act of 1857 Lord Canning made no distinction between publications in Indian vernacular languages and English.
Question 3.
Statement : Printing press helped dissemination of knowledge. Assertion :
(a) It was the Serampore Press that supplied books to the trainee civilians of the Fort William College.
(b) The Baptist Mission Press started printing books in Bengali and other Indian languages.
(c) It was stated in the Bangal Gazette that diffusion of general knowledge and information amongst the natives ‘must lead to beneficial effects’.
(d) Books translated from English to Bengali facilitated assimilation of Eastern and Western cultures in the country.
Answer:
(a) It was the Serampore Press that supplied books to the trainee civilians of the Fort William College.
Question 4.
Statement : Upendrakishore Roy spearheaded the cultural rejuvenation of Bengal.
Assertion :
(a) Upendrakishore learnt the process of block-making in stages.
(b) In reproducing some illustrations using wood cut in his book Chheleder Ramayana Upendrakishore found that these were very poor.
(c) Upendrakishore was the first to introduce the art of modern blockmaking in India.
(d) Upendrakishore introduced the art of engraving and colour printing in India at a time when these had been developing in Western countries too.
Answer:
(d) Upendrakishore introduced the art of engraving and colour printing in India at a time when these had been developing in Western countries too.
Question 5.
Statement : Rabindranath Tagore felt that under the colonial system of education the child found no joy in learning.
Assertion :
(a) In the colonial system primary and secondary level education the emphasis was on imparting education through the medium of English.
(b) English could hardly evoke any impression in the minds of the learners.
(c) English education hardly touched the core of life of the learners as such education was delinked to child’s living world.
(d) Rabindranath’s approach to education was humanistic as he believed in an inner harmony amongst man, nature and god.
Answer:
(d) Rabindranath’s approach to education was humanistic as he believed in an inner harmony amongst man, nature and god.
Match List I with List II
Question 1.
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| (a) First printing press and newspaper | (a) First printing press and newspaper |
| (b) First newspaper of India in English language | (b) First newspaper of India in English language |
| (c) Being scared of the criticisms published in the press restrictions imposed | (c) Being scared of the criticisms published in the press restrictions imposed |
| (d) Not admitted as the first Bengali weekly | (d) Not admitted as the first Bengali weekly |
Answer:
(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Question 2.
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| (a) The first Bengali news weekly | (i) John Adam |
| (b) Regulation imposed to control the press | (ii) Bangal Gazette |
| (c) Revocation of Adam’s Press Regulation | (iii) Debendranath Tagore |
| (d) Tattvabodhini Patrika | (iv) Metcalfe |
Answer:
(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
Question 3.
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| (a) Stunning blow to the Indian press in general | (i) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar |
| (b) Lord Lytton | (ii) Lord Ripon |
| (c) Revocation of the Vernacular Press Act | (iii) 1857 |
| (d) Varna Parichay | (iv) Vernacular Press Act |
Answer:
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Question 4.
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| (a) Baptist Mission founded | (i) Upendrakishore Roy |
| (b) Supply of books to Fort William College | (ii) 1800 |
| (c) Printing Press | (iv) Spread of education |
| (d) Cultural rejuvenation of Bengal | (iv) Spread of education |
Answer:
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Question 5.
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| (a) Pioneer in the art of engraving in the country | (i) Upendrakishore Roy |
| (b) Art of modern block-making | (ii) Baboo-Ram |
| (c) First Bangalee to set up printing press in Calcutta | (iii) 1876 |
| (d) Indian Association for the Cultivation of science | (iv) Upendrakishore Roy |
Answer:
(a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
Question 6.
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| (a) Rashbehari Siksha Prangan | (i) Santiniketan school |
| (b) Basu Bigyan Mandir | (ii) 1904 |
| (c) National Council of Education | (iii) Rajabazar Science College |
| (d) Brahmacharyasram | (iv) Bose Institute |
Answer:
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)