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This section includes 141 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
In which year was the Central Province formed? |
| A. | 1861 |
| B. | 1863 |
| C. | 1862 |
| D. | 1860 |
| Answer» B. 1863 | |
| 52. |
Examine the following statements:A. Drain theory has been found to be the root cause for the economic impoverishment of India under the British rule.B. The export of Indian raw materials to England and the import of British manufactured goods into India, besides sending away the savings of Englishmen in India to England, have all resulted in the drain of Indian wealth.Choose the correct answer: |
| A. | Only A is correct. |
| B. | Only B is correct. |
| C. | Both A and B are correct. |
| D. | Both A and B are incorrect. |
| Answer» D. Both A and B are incorrect. | |
| 53. |
In India, the growth of anti-colonial movement led to: |
| A. | Sectarianism |
| B. | Conflict |
| C. | Diversity |
| D. | Unity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
How did the British consolidate their control over India after the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | By transfer of powers of the East India Company to the British crown for more responsible management of Indian affairs. |
| B. | By recruiting more soldiers from Awadh, Bihar, Central India and South India. |
| C. | By making policies to protect the landless and peasants. |
| D. | By appeasement and safeguarding property rights. |
| Answer» B. By recruiting more soldiers from Awadh, Bihar, Central India and South India. | |
| 55. |
Name the nomadic warriors from Central Asia who invaded early India |
| A. | Aryans |
| B. | Kushans |
| C. | Pashtuns |
| D. | Mongols |
| Answer» C. Pashtuns | |
| 56. |
On the basis of maladministration, Dalhousie annexed, which of the following states in British empire? |
| A. | Satara |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Awadh |
| D. | Nagpur |
| Answer» D. Nagpur | |
| 57. |
In which of the following places the Dutch established their trading centres in India? |
| A. | Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam |
| B. | Surat, Bharuch, Agra |
| C. | Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Given below are four important events from Sikh history:1. Chhota Ghallughara2. The execution of Bhai Mani Singh3. Vadda Ghallughara4. The execution of Baba Banda SinghThe correct chronological sequence of these events is |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 4, 2, 1, 3 |
| C. | 1, 3, 4, 2 |
| D. | 1, 3, 2, 4 |
| Answer» C. 1, 3, 4, 2 | |
| 59. |
Examine the following statements:A. 'Indian Association' was established in Benaras.B. The 'Dacca Anushilan Samithi' was started in the year 2009.C. 'The East India Association' was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji.D. The 'Treaty of Salbai' was signed in 1782.Choose the correct answer: |
| A. | A and B only |
| B. | B and C only |
| C. | C and D only |
| D. | A, C and D only |
| Answer» D. A, C and D only | |
| 60. |
Prarthana Samaj started ________ newspaper for social awareness. |
| A. | Prarthana Samachar |
| B. | Subodhapatrika |
| C. | Digdarshan |
| D. | Prarthana |
| Answer» C. Digdarshan | |
| 61. |
In which year the Pakistan resolution was adopted by the Muslim League and where? |
| A. | 1929, Lahore |
| B. | 1930, Allahabad |
| C. | 1940, Lahore |
| D. | 1940, Dhaka |
| Answer» D. 1940, Dhaka | |
| 62. |
Given below are two statements one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):Assertion (A): The British Government introduced different land revenue systems in different parts of India.Reason (R): It led to creating different classes in the Indian peasantry.Select the correct answer from the codes given below. |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| C. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) | |
| 63. |
Between whom Carnatic Wars were fought? |
| A. | French East India Co. and English East India Co. |
| B. | French East India Co. and Dutch East India Co. |
| C. | Dutch East India Co. and the Portuguese |
| D. | English East India Co. and the Dutch (OLONDAZ) |
| Answer» B. French East India Co. and Dutch East India Co. | |
| 64. |
One of the main reasons for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey was that the forces led by ______, one of his commanders, never fought the battle. |
| A. | Mahabat Khan |
| B. | Mir Jafar |
| C. | Mir Khalifa |
| D. | Mir Jumla II |
| Answer» C. Mir Khalifa | |
| 65. |
In which year was the 'Native Marriage Act' passed? |
| A. | 1870 |
| B. | 1872 |
| C. | 1874 |
| D. | 1876 |
| Answer» C. 1874 | |
| 66. |
King James-I of England did send which ambassador to the court of Jahangir in 1608? |
| A. | Francis Drake |
| B. | Sir Thomas Roe |
| C. | Hawkins |
| D. | Melborne |
| Answer» D. Melborne | |
| 67. |
In order to control the media in India, 'Acts' were passed in? |
| A. | 1835, 1867, 1878, 1908 |
| B. | 1854, 1864, 1872, 1910 |
| C. | 1854, 1872, 1908, 1910 |
| D. | 1867, 1908, 1910, 1919 |
| Answer» B. 1854, 1864, 1872, 1910 | |
| 68. |
Consider the following statements about 'the Charter Act of 1813':1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.Which of the statements given above are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 and 3 only | |
| 69. |
Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the |
| A. | increase in the export of Indian handicrafts |
| B. | growth in the number of Indian owned factories |
| C. | commercialization of Indian agriculture |
| D. | rapid increase in the urban population |
| Answer» D. rapid increase in the urban population | |
| 70. |
In which order were the states annexed by Britishers under Doctrine of Lapse? |
| A. | Udaipur - Jhansi - Nagpur |
| B. | Satara - Udaipur - Jhansi |
| C. | Nagpur - Satara - Jhansi |
| D. | Jhansi - Satara - Nagpur |
| Answer» C. Nagpur - Satara - Jhansi | |
| 71. |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with :1. Poona Sarvajinik Sabha2. The Age of Consent Bill3. Gaurakshini Sabha4. Atmiya SabhaSelect the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 2 and 4 only |
| Answer» B. 1, 2 and 4 | |
| 72. |
Match the following:List - IList – IIA. Nadva-tul-ulama1. BombayB. Mohammedan Educational Conference2. DeobandC. Darul-Uloom3. AligarhD. Rahanumai Mazdayasan Sabha4. Lucknow |
| A. | A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 |
| B. | A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 |
| C. | A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 |
| D. | A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 |
| Answer» C. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 | |
| 73. |
Consider the following statements:1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.2. N.M.Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.Which of the above statements 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 | |
| 74. |
______ was the founder of the Shuddhi Movement. |
| A. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Swami Vivekananda |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» B. Swami Vivekananda | |
| 75. |
About Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, it was said that his empire extended from |
| A. | Chandni Chowk to Palam |
| B. | Delhi to Bihar |
| C. | Peshawar to Bihar |
| D. | Peshawar to Varanasi |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» B. Delhi to Bihar | |
| 76. |
Consider the following statements:1. Warren Hastings set up the Calcutta Madrassa for the study and teaching of Muslim law-related subjects.2. Jonathan Duncan started a Sanskrit College at Varanasi for the study of Hindu law and philosophy.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 77. |
Match the following :A. Raymondi. Hali-Sikka CurrencyB. Salarjungiii. GunfoundryC. Mir Mahaboob Ali Khaniii. Qunooncha-i-MubarakD. Mir Osman Ali Khaniv. Kachiguda Railway Station |
| A. | A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv |
| B. | A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i |
| C. | A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii |
| D. | A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
In which year did Alfonso de Albuquerque capture Goa, with the help of some locals? |
| A. | 1523 |
| B. | 1510 |
| C. | 1531 |
| D. | 1502 |
| Answer» C. 1531 | |
| 79. |
‘A Plan of Economic Development for India’, which was prepared by a cross-section of India’s leading capitalists in 1944, was popularly known as the ______ Plan. |
| A. | Mysore |
| B. | Allahabad |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
In which year did the British gain control of Delhi after defeating the Marathas? |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1764 |
| C. | 1803 |
| D. | 1833 |
| Answer» D. 1833 | |
| 81. |
Arrange the establishment of the following in a chronological order (starting with the earliest) :1. The East India Association2. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha3. The Madras Mahajan Sabha4. The Bombay Presidency AsociationSelect the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 1, 3, 2, 4 |
| C. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| D. | 3, 2, 1, 4 |
| Answer» B. 1, 3, 2, 4 | |
| 82. |
_______ was the center of the Aligarh movement. |
| A. | The Deoband School |
| B. | The Anglo-Oriental College |
| C. | Pir-Fakir Majlis |
| D. | The Khilafat Committee |
| Answer» C. Pir-Fakir Majlis | |
| 83. |
Direction: Answer the following questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.Consider the statements (A) and (B) on Diwani Adalat established in 1772 in India and choose the correct answer:(A) It was a criminal court.(B) It was presided over by the European district collectors. |
| A. | (A) is true, (B) is false. |
| B. | (A) is false, (B) is true. |
| C. | Both (A) and (B) are true. |
| D. | Both (A) and (B) are false. |
| Answer» C. Both (A) and (B) are true. | |
| 84. |
In the 1857 Revolt, Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt from which of the following places? |
| A. | Banaras |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Jhansi |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Jhansi | |
| 85. |
Manjarabad Fort, a 8 pointed star shaped fort was built by ________. |
| A. | Quli Qutub Shah |
| B. | Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Hyder Ali |
| D. | Salar jung |
| Answer» C. Hyder Ali | |
| 86. |
"Poona Sarvajanik Sabha" worked with which of the following ideas? |
| A. | Secular |
| B. | Socialism |
| C. | Equality |
| D. | Sovereign |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
Kunwar Singh was a leader of the Revolt of 1857 in which of the following States? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Bengal |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 88. |
Identify the person from the description given below.a. A great scholar of Sanskrit, yet accepted the western thoughts.b. Participation in the Tatwabodhini Sabha.c. Started teaching western education in Sanskrit College.d. Gave evidence from the ancient religious books for the widow remarriage. |
| A. | Keshavchandra Sen |
| B. | Surendranath Banerji |
| C. | Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Justice Ranade |
| Answer» D. Justice Ranade | |
| 89. |
Direction: Answer the following questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.In the late 18th century, the presidencies of Bombay, Madras and Bengal developed from which of the following East India Company’s trading posts? |
| A. | Surat, Madras, Calcutta |
| B. | Nagpur, Madurai, Delhi |
| C. | Pune, Madras, Calcutta |
| D. | Surat, Madurai, Delhi |
| Answer» B. Nagpur, Madurai, Delhi | |
| 90. |
India liberated Goa from the Portuguese in? |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1961 |
| D. | 1960 |
| Answer» D. 1960 | |
| 91. |
Identify the correctly matched pair of the founder and the social/socio-religious organisation founded. |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Ray – Arya Samaj |
| B. | Rama Krishna Paramahansa – Ramakrishna Mission |
| C. | Dayanand Saraswati – Brahmo Samaj |
| D. | Swami Vivekananda – Ramakrishna Mission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
In which year 'Brahmo Samaj' was established? |
| A. | 1830 A.D. |
| B. | 1828 A.D. |
| C. | 1800 A.D. |
| D. | 1784 A.D. |
| Answer» C. 1800 A.D. | |
| 93. |
Choose the correct option from the following |
| A. | Due to various land and revenue policies, Indian peasants became rich |
| B. | British land and revenue policies led to the indebtedness of Indian peasants |
| C. | The judicial system helped the poor to rise against their oppressors |
| D. | Traditional Zamindars and chiefs were favourably dealt-with by the British |
| Answer» C. The judicial system helped the poor to rise against their oppressors | |
| 94. |
In which of the following forms were India’s capital and wealth transferred to Britain?a. Salaries and pensions of the British civil and military officials working in India.b. Profits of the British capitalists in India.c. Expenses of the Indian government in Britain.d. Interests on loans by the Indian government. |
| A. | Only a, c and d |
| B. | Only a, b and c |
| C. | a, b, c and d |
| D. | Only b, c and d |
| Answer» D. Only b, c and d | |
| 95. |
_____ was not the centre of ship building industry in Bengal in Colonial times. |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Hooghly |
| C. | Dhaka |
| D. | Chittagong |
| Answer» B. Hooghly | |
| 96. |
Consider the following statements:1. By Pitt’s India Act, the members of the Governor General’s Council were reduced to three.2. Pitt’s India Act abolished the monopoly of the Company’s Indian Trade.3. By Pitt’s India Act, through a supplementary act, the Governor-General was empowered to hold the office of commander-in-chief in special cases.Which of the above statements is correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 97. |
Consider the following statements about the Treaty of Amritsar (1809):1. The Treaty fixed the Sutlej as the boundary between the Punjab and British India.2. It was after this treaty that Maharaj Ranjit Singh was able to annex Jammu, Multan, and Kashmir to his domains.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 98. |
Assertion (A) : The British parliament passed a new act in 1858. Transferred the powers of East India company to the British crown.Reason (R) : To ensure a more responsible management of Indian affairs.In the context the above two statements which of the following is correct? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct one |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct |
| C. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct | |
| 99. |
Match the following:(a)The rising of the Gonds(i)Guang Gyi(b)Outbreak of Salween(ii)Karen leader(c)Outbreak of Tharawaaddy(iii)Balabhadra Deo(d)The Revolt of Henzada(iv)Naga Myat Htun |
| A. | (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv) |
| B. | (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i) |
| C. | (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv) |
| D. | (a) - (i), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii) |
| Answer» D. (a) - (i), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii) | |
| 100. |
_________ granted charter to East India Company to established trading posts in India in 1600.A. Queen Elizabeth IB. Queen Elizabeth IIC. King George VD. King George VI |
| A. | B |
| B. | A |
| C. | D |
| D. | C |
| Answer» B. A | |