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| 1. |
Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.Reason (R) : There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.Codes |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R not a the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 2. |
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?List - I (period)List - II (War)1. 1767-69First Anglo-Maratha War2. 1790-92Third Anglo-Mysore War3. 1824-26First Anglo - Burmese War4. 1845-46Second Anglo - Sikh War |
| A. | 2 and 4 |
| B. | 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1 and 2 |
| D. | 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Consider the following statements1. Robert Clive was the first Governor General of Bengal2. William Bentick was the first Governor General of India.Which of the Statement(s) given above is / are correct ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» C. Both 1 and 2 | |
| 4. |
Consider the following statements about Sikhs Gurus1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as a military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Teg Bahadur2. Guru Arjun Dev became the Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das3. Guru Angad/Anga Dev gave the Sikhs their own script GurumukhiWhich of the statements given above is / are correct ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 2 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 3 | |
| 5. |
Consider the following Princely States of the British rule in India1. Jhansi2. Sambalpur3. SataraThe correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is : |
| A. | 1-2-3 |
| B. | 1-3-2 |
| C. | 3-2-1 |
| D. | 3-1-2 |
| Answer» D. 3-1-2 | |
| 6. |
Consider the following Princely States of the British rule in India |
| A. | 1-2-3 |
| B. | 1-3-2 |
| C. | 3-2-1 |
| D. | 3-1-2 |
| Answer» D. 3-1-2 | |
| 7. |
First decisive military success of |
| A. | Battle of Buxar |
| B. | Battle of Plassey |
| C. | Battle of Panipat |
| D. | Battle of Haldi Ghati |
| Answer» B. Battle of Plassey | |
| 8. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18 century ? |
| A. | Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey - Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar |
| B. | Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar - Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey |
| C. | Battle of Wadiwash - Battle of Plassey - Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar |
| D. | Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar - Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey |
| Answer» B. Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar - Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey | |
| 9. |
Assertion (A): |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R not a the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 10. |
With reference to the colonial rule of India, which one of the following was NOT the feature |
| A. | A subsidiary British army was to maintained in the Indian State |
| B. | The determination of expenses incurred on the subsidiary British army was the duty of Indian State |
| C. | The Indian State had to keep a British resident in her capital |
| D. | Indian soldiers could be used by the company commanders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
In March 1784. on the insistence of whom the treaty of manglore was signed ? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Col. Fultern |
| C. | Tipu Sultan |
| D. | Lord Macartine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Who was the last independent |
| A. | Sirajuddaulah |
| B. | Mir Jafar |
| C. | Mir Kasim |
| D. | Nijamuddaulah |
| Answer» D. Nijamuddaulah | |
| 13. |
The state of Jhansi was made a part of the |
| A. | The Policy of Doctrine of Lapse |
| B. | The policy of Subsidiary Alliance |
| C. | Mayo's Provincial settlement |
| D. | War against Gangadhar Rao |
| Answer» B. The policy of Subsidiary Alliance | |
| 14. |
The founder of the |
| A. | Shujauddaula |
| B. | Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk |
| C. | Safdarjang |
| D. | Shershah |
| Answer» C. Safdarjang | |
| 15. |
Which was the birth place to |
| A. | Gurudaspur |
| B. | Amritsar |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Talwandi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Which Governor General is associated with |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Bentick |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» C. Lord Bentick | |
| 17. |
Who among the following was not involved in the conspiracy against |
| A. | Manikchand |
| B. | Omichand |
| C. | Mohanlal |
| D. | Clive |
| Answer» D. Clive | |
| 18. |
Whose enemiesmere |
| A. | Alvardi Khan |
| B. | Mirkasim |
| C. | Sirayuddaula |
| D. | Nand kumar |
| Answer» D. Nand kumar | |
| 19. |
Who issued Firman granting |
| A. | Ahmed Shah |
| B. | Bahadur Shah |
| C. | Farrukhsiyar |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Tipu Sultan |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | French |
| C. | Spanish |
| D. | Dutch |
| Answer» C. Spanish | |
| 21. |
Who was appointed |
| A. | Mohd Reza Khan |
| B. | Raja Shitab Rai |
| C. | Rai Durlabh |
| D. | Syed Ghulam Hussain |
| Answer» B. Raja Shitab Rai | |
| 22. |
Emperor Shah Alam II |
| A. | 12 August, 1765 |
| B. | 18 August, 1765 |
| C. | 29 August,1765 |
| D. | 21 August,1765 |
| Answer» B. 18 August, 1765 | |
| 23. |
Who converted Sikhs into a |
| A. | Arjun Dev |
| B. | Gobind Singh |
| C. | Hargovind |
| D. | Teg Bahadur |
| Answer» C. Hargovind | |
| 24. |
Which Sikh Guru assumed the title |
| A. | Guru Nanak |
| B. | Guru Teg Bahadur |
| C. | Guru Hargovind |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» C. Guru Hargovind | |
| 25. |
In which of the following years, the |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1766 |
| C. | 1767 |
| D. | 1761 |
| Answer» B. 1766 | |
| 26. |
By which one of the following Acts did the Governor General of Bengal became the Governor General of India ? |
| A. | The Regulating Act |
| B. | The Pitt's India Act |
| C. | The Charter Act of 1793 |
| D. | The Charter Act of 1833 |
| Answer» D. The Charter Act of 1833 | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following places was famous as capital of |
| A. | Srirangpattam |
| B. | Gulbarga |
| C. | Hampi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Gulbarga | |
| 28. |
The last major extension of |
| A. | Dufferin |
| B. | Lytton |
| C. | Curzon |
| D. | Minto I |
| Answer» B. Lytton | |
| 29. |
The ruler which one of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of |
| A. | Awadh |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Satara |
| Answer» B. Jhansi | |
| 30. |
In whose reign |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Humayun | |
| 31. |
Tipu Sultan |
| A. | Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | Lord Wellesley |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Hastings |
| Answer» C. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 32. |
How did the |
| A. | He was deposed by his wazir |
| B. | He died due to a slip while climbing down steps |
| C. | He was defeated by his nephew in a battle |
| D. | He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine |
| Answer» D. He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine | |
| 33. |
With reference to the treaties made by the English with native rulers of India in the 18th century, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ? |
| A. | Treaty of Allahabad : Shujauddaulah |
| B. | Treaty of Purandar : Marathas |
| C. | Treaty of Mangalore : Anwaruddin |
| D. | Treaty of Seringapattam : Tipu Sultan |
| Answer» D. Treaty of Seringapattam : Tipu Sultan | |
| 34. |
The main cause of the conflict between |
| A. | The British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaula |
| B. | The British misused the Dustaq (free duty passes) |
| C. | The British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal |
| D. | The incident of black hole and occured |
| Answer» C. The British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal | |
| 35. |
What was the reason of ground for the |
| A. | Lack of proper governance |
| B. | Death of its ruler without an heir |
| C. | Subsidiary Alliance |
| D. | Its involvement in a conspiracy against British Rule |
| Answer» C. Subsidiary Alliance | |
| 36. |
Consider the following statements about Sikhs Gurus |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 2 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 3 | |
| 37. |
Which of the following was capital of |
| A. | Amritsar |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Rawalpindi |
| D. | Peshawar |
| Answer» C. Rawalpindi | |
| 38. |
Who among the following was NOT a party to the league that was defeated by the |
| A. | Shujauddaulah |
| B. | Shah Alam |
| C. | Mir Jafar |
| D. | Mir Kasim |
| Answer» D. Mir Kasim | |
| 39. |
Hyder Ali |
| A. | Captain Pophem |
| B. | Sir Eyrecoot |
| C. | Captain Hector Munro |
| D. | General Gedard |
| Answer» C. Captain Hector Munro | |
| 40. |
Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of |
| A. | Scindia of Gwalior |
| B. | Nizam of Hyderabad |
| C. | Dalip Singh of Punjab |
| D. | Gaikwad of Baroda |
| Answer» C. Dalip Singh of Punjab | |
| 41. |
The successor of |
| A. | Kharaq Singh |
| B. | Harihar Singh Nalwa |
| C. | Sher Singh |
| D. | Naunihal Singh |
| Answer» B. Harihar Singh Nalwa | |
| 42. |
Which of the following Indians was appointed as |
| A. | Omi Chand |
| B. | Manik Chand |
| C. | Rai Durlabh |
| D. | Raja Shitab Rai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Who of the following joined |
| A. | Jahandar Shah |
| B. | Farrukhsiyar |
| C. | Muhammad Shah |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Which Governer General had entertained |
| A. | Minto I |
| B. | William Bentich |
| C. | Hasting |
| D. | Auckland |
| Answer» C. Hasting | |
| 45. |
Khalsa |
| A. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| B. | Guru Ramdas |
| C. | Guru Nanak |
| D. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| Answer» B. Guru Ramdas | |
| 46. |
Who was the Governor General when the first |
| A. | George Barlow |
| B. | Lord Hastings |
| C. | Lord Minto |
| D. | Lord Amherst |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
A group of |
| A. | Muhammad Shah (1719-48) |
| B. | Ahmed Shah (1748-54) |
| C. | Alamgir II (1754-59) |
| D. | Shah Alam II (1759-1806) |
| Answer» C. Alamgir II (1754-59) | |
| 48. |
Sirajuddaulah was defeated by |
| A. | Plassey |
| B. | Buxar |
| C. | Munger |
| D. | Wandiwash |
| Answer» B. Buxar | |
| 49. |
When was the battle of Plassey fought |
| A. | 1757 |
| B. | 1789 |
| C. | 1848 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» B. 1789 | |
| 50. |
Who of the following compiled |
| A. | Guru Nanak Dev |
| B. | Guru Teg Bahadur |
| C. | Guru Govind Singh |
| D. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| Answer» E. | |