Question : The British Indian State experienced the 'wind of change' with the arrival of Lord William Bentinck.
(1999)
Answer : William Cavendish Bentinck took charge of Indian administration in July, 1828.He followed the policy of non-interference into the affairs of Indian states very much against the wishes of the Court of Directors. In 1828, public expenditure far exceeded the revenue. Bentinck appointed two committees, one military and other civil, to make recommendations for effecting economy in expenditure. He adopted better measures for the collection of land revenue in Bengal. He had also stimulated the economy ....
Question : The Christian Missionary propaganda from 1813 onwards was 'often insensitive and wounding'.
(1999)
Answer : The Character Act of 1813 was the first constitutional measure for propagation of Christianity in India. Officials were appointed for this purpose. The policy of modernising Indian society and culture was also encouraged by the Christian missionaries and religious minded persons such as William Wilberforce and Charles Grant, the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India company, who wanted to spread Christianity in India. They, too adopted a critical attitude towards Indian ....
Question : 'India broke her British fetters with western hammers.'
(1997)
Answer : As a result of the spread of modern western education and thought during the 19th century, a large number of Indians imbibed a modern rational, secular, democratic and nationalist political outlook. They also began to study, admire and emulate the contemporary nationalsit movements of European nations. Rousseau, Paine, John Stuart Mill and other western thinkers become their political guides, while Mazzini, Garibaldi and Irish nationalsit leaders became their political heroes. These educated Indians were the ....
Question : The Government of India from Canning to Curozn was regarded as a white man's burden rahter than was a call to creative effort or the preparation for a new era.'
(1995)
Answer : The revolt of 1857 gave a several golt to the British administration in India and made its reorganisation inevitable. The Government of India's structure and policies underwent significant changes in the decades following the Revolt. But more important for changes in Indian economy and Government was the inauguration of a new stage of Colonialism in India. An act of Parliament in 1858 transferred the power to govern from the East Indian Company to the British ....
