Eastern Academy of Science and Technology, Khordha All Questions

Question : Comprehension:
India is a diverse nation with many different cultures. Although some eating habits are considered staples of Indian cuisine, these habits may not be practiced by all the cultures of India. Cuisine differs across India's diverse regions as a result of variations in local culture, geographical location (proximity to the sea, desert, or mountains), and economics. It also varies seasonally, depending on which fruits and vegetables are ripe. Also, Middle Eastern and Central Asian influences have occurred in North Indian cuisine since the years of Mughal rule. Indian cuisine is still evolving as a result of the nation's cultural interactions with other societies.

Historical incidents such as foreign invasions, trade relations, and colonialism have played a role in introducing certain foods to the country. For instance, potato, a staple of the diet in some regions of India, was brought to India by the Portuguese, who also introduced chilies and breadfruit. Indian cuisine has shaped the history of international relations; the spice trade between India and Europe was the primary catalyst for Europe's Age of Discovery. Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia. Indian cuisine has influenced other cuisines across the world, especially those from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the British Isles, Fiji, and the Caribbean.

Indian food is rich in flavor. However, spices do more than flavor a dish; they are also used to cool and warm the body during hot or cold weather. Yogurt is commonly used to flavor dishes or as a sauce to chill spicy dishes. Many Indian dishes are cooked in vegetable oil, but peanut oil is popular in northern and western India, mustard oil in eastern India, and coconut oil along the western coast, especially in Kerala. Gingelly (sesame) oil is common in the south since it imparts a fragrant, nutty aroma. In recent decades, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, and soybean oils have become popular across India. Butter-based ghee, or deshi ghee, is used frequently, though less than in the past.

Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.

Question

According to the passage, choose the correct synonym of the word 'catalyst'.

Option 1: Micro

Option 2: Disregard

Option 3: Activator

Option 4: Animosity

Question : In which year the Battle of Plassey was fought between the British East India Company and Nawab of Bengal?

Option 1: 1750 A.D.

Option 2: 1754 A.D.

Option 3: 1757 A.D.

Option 4: 1761 A.D.

Question : In which year did the East India Company cease to work and India was completely taken over by the British Government?

Option 1: 1838

Option 2: 1919

Option 3: 1858

Option 4: 1898

Question : Which act of the British Parliament was also known as the East India Company Act 1793?

Option 1: The Government of India Act, 1793

Option 2: The Charter Act, 1793

Option 3: The Regulating Act, of 1793

Option 4: The Indian Councils Act, 1793

Question : Who among the following Peshwas signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British East India Company?

Option 1: Baji Rao II

Option 2: Madhav Rao

Option 3: Narayan Rao

Option 4: Balaji Baji Rao

Question : Lord Hastings initiated the ______ where the East India Company claimed that its authority was supreme and hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.

Option 1: Government's Stores Policy

Option 2: Policy of ‘Paramountcy’

Option 3: Imperial Policy

Option 4: Doctrine of Lapse

Question : Which of the following countries lies in the east of India?

Option 1: Sri Lanka

Option 2: Nepal

Option 3: Bangladesh

Option 4: Afghanistan

Question : What was the impact of the Revolt of 1857 on British rule in India?

Option 1: Abolition of the East India Company's rule

Option 2: Introduction of the Doctrine of Lapse

Option 3: Establishment of the Indian National Congress

Option 4: Start of the British Raj

Question : Ambubachi Mela (Fair) is held in which of the temples of North-East India?

Option 1: Dakshineswar Kali

Option 2: Bhuvaneswari

Option 3: Billeswar

Option 4: Kamakhya

Question : What significant change occurred in the administration of India after the suppression of the Revolt of 1857 ?

Option 1: The establishment of the Indian National Congress

Option 2: The introduction of the Indian Penal Code

Option 3: The transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown

Option 4: The creation of the Indian Civil Service