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Which one of the following statements about Tattvabodhini Patrika is correct?

(a) It promoted a systematic study of India’s past in the Bengali language.

(b) It promoted a systematic study of India’s past through Sanskrit sources.

(c) It promoted a systematic study of India’s past through Persian sources.

(d) It promoted a systematic study of India’s past through Western sources.

Option a – It promoted a systematic study of India’s past in the Bengali language

In which one of the following years did the British demarcate a large area of land as Damin-i-koh for setting the Santhals? ( History Exam Questions )

(a) 1810

(b) 1793

(c) 1885

(d) 1832

Option d – 1832

Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

(a) Annie Besant

(b) Debendranath Tagore

(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(d) Sarojini Naidu

Option c – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

What was the original name of Titumir? ( History Exam Questions )

(a) Syed Amanullah Khan

(b) Syed Mir Nasar Ali

(c) Syed Amir Ali

(d) Syed Mir Muhammad Khan

Option b – Syed Mir Nasar Ali

The founders of the Paramhansa Mandali founded in Maharashtra believed in which one of the following?

(a) Social distancing along caste lines

(b) Glorification of caste system

(c) Forbidding widow remarriage

(d) One God and in breaking caste rules

Option d – One God and in breaking caste rules

Which one of the following statements about the ishtahars issued during the Revolt in 1857 is correct?

(a) They glorified the Muslim rule in India.

(b) They glorified the co-existence of different communities under the Mughal Empire.

(c) They glorified the message of Islam.

(d) The Queen glorified the role of Victoria.

Option b – They glorified the co-existence of different communities under the Mughal Empire

Ramakrishna’s message of bhakti emphasized

(a) quiet inner devotion

(b) belief only in sacred texts

(c) ritualism

(d) worldliness

Option a – quiet inner devotion

Who said, “Caste is proof of the fact that our people are not really civilized people”?

(a) E.V. Ramasami Periyar

(b) Vivekananda

(c) Dayanand

(d) B.R. Ambedkar

Option a – E.V. Ramasami Periyar

Who said, “We have to build the Maha Bharata again”?

(a) Vivekananda

(b) Sister Nivedita

(c) Sarada Debi

(d) Ramakrishna

Option b – Sister Nivedita

Who said ‘no mercy, but service for man must be regarded as God’?

(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(b) Ramakrishna Paramhansa

(c) Swami Vivekananda

(d) M G Ranade

Option b – Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Who was the Peshwa when the Third Battle of Panipat (1761 A.D.) was fought between the Marathas and the Afghans?

(a) Balaji Baji Rao

(b) Baji Rao

(c) Narayan Rao

(d) Madho Rao

Option a – Balaji Baji Rao

Tipu Sultan died fighting the English forces under:

(a) Lord Cornwallis

(b) Lord Wellesley

(c) Lord Dalhousie

(d) Lord Hastings

Option a – Lord Cornwallis

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year:

(a) 1707

(b) 1739

(c) 1757

(d) 1761

Option d – 1761

The most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India was that of:

(a) Wandiwash

(b) Plassey

(c) Buxar

(d) Seringapatnam

Option c – Buxar

The Third Carnatic War ended with the Treaty of:

(a) Paris

(b) Bassein

(c) Aix-la-Chapelle

(d) Surat

Option a – Paris

Who commanded the Maratha army in the Third Battle of Panipat?

(a) Dattaji Sindhia

(b) Vishwas Rao

(c) Sadashiv Rao Bhau

(d) Malhar Rao Holkar

Option c – Sadashiv Rao Bhau

The final defeat of the Maratha Confederacy came during the time of:

(a) Wellesley

(b) Minto

(c) Hastings

(d) Cornwallis

Option c – Hastings

When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by:

(a) Hanovarians

(b) Stuarts

(c) Normans

(d) Tudors

Option d – Tudors

The Maratha power reached its zenith during the Peshwaship of:

(a) Narayan Rao

(b) Bajirao I

(c) Madhav Rao

(d) Balaji II

Option b – Bajirao I

The Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abdali’s invasion of India was:

(a) Bahadur Shah I

(b) Shah Alam I

(c) Bahadur Shah II

(d) Shah Alam II

Option d – Shah Alam II

Nadir Shah invaded India during the reign of:

(a) Shah Alam

(b) Bahadur Shah

(c) Muhammed Shah

(d) Farrukhsiyar

Option c – Muhammed Shah

Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab?

(a) Guru Nanak

(b) Guru Gobind Singh

(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur

Option c – Maharaja Ranjit Singh

The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was:

(a) Patiala

(b) Amritsar

(c) Lahore

(d) Kapurthala

Option d – Kapurthala

The British allowed Ranjit Singh to rule over the territories west of the Sutlej because:

(a) they were afraid of his French-trained army

(b) he proved to be a faithful ally

(c) he was amenable to British pressure

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(d) they needed his help in conquering Afghanistan

Option a – they were afraid of his French trained army

In 1809, Maharaja Ranjit Singh signed a treaty with:

(a) East India Company

(b) Shah Alam

(c) King of Kashmir

(d) Ruler of Sindh

Option a – East India Company

The ‘Misl’ of which Ranjit Singh was the leader, was:

(a) Sukerchakia

(b) Ahluwalia

(c) Phulkia

(d) Ramgarhia

Option a – Sukerchakia

The fort of Lohagarh was built by:

(a) Banda Bahadur

(b) Surajmal

(c) Ranjit Singh

(d) None of these

Option b – Surajmal

Which among the following Mughal Emperor was also known as “Ali Gauhar”?

(a) Bahadur Shah II

(b) Shah Alam II

(c) Muhammad Shah

(d) Aurangzeb

Option b – Shah Alam II

Pipali in Bengal is best known for which of the following?

(a) First Dutch Factory

(b) First Portuguese Factory

(c) First French Factory

(d) First British Factory

Option a – First Dutch Factory

The Asian empire of Portuguese was divided into three independent presidencies. Identify the correct set of these presidencies from the given options :

(a) Goa, Mozambique, Malacca

(b) Goa, Madagascar, Mauritius

(c) Goa, Mozambique, Mauritius

(d) Goa, Reunion, Malacca

Option a – Goa, Mozambique, Malacca

In the name of which among the following Mughal emperors, the East India Company struck the first coins in India?

(a) Jahangir

(b) Farrukhsiyar

(c) Muhammad Shah

(d) Jahandar Shah

Option b – Farrukhsiyar

Which among the following was the first European nation that broke through the Portuguese monopoly in the east?

(a) France

(b) Netherlands

(c) Britain

(d) Sweden

Option b – Netherlands

The main factor that contributed to the final success of the British against other European traders in India was

(a) superior business skills

(b) improved quality of merchandise

(c) naval superiority

(d) good relation with Indian rulers

Option c – naval superiority

Which of the following was the first fortified English garrison in India?

(a) Masulipatnam

(b) Armagaon

(c) Surat

(d) Fort St. George

Option d – Fort St. George

The Discovery of Brazil was one of the prominent reasons for the decline of which of the following forces in India?

(a) Portuguese

(b) French

(c) Dutch

(d) English

Option a – Portuguese

The founder of the Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was :

(a) Charles Andrews

(b) Baden Powell

(c) Richard Temple

(d) Robert Montgomery

Option b – Baden Powell

The first Governor-General of Bengal was :

(a) Lord Cornwallis

(b) Lord Clive

(c) Lord Wellesley

(d) Warren Hastings

Option d – Warren Hastings

The state of Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through :

(a) the Policy of Doctrine of Lapse

(b) the Policy of Subsidiary Alliance

(c) Mayo’s Provincial Settlement

(d) war against Gangadhar Rao

Option a – the Policy of Doctrine of Lapse

Which of the following was associated with the Indian Association?

(a) S. N. Banerjee

(b) Anandmohan Bose

(c) Both of them

(d) Neither of them

Option c – Both of them

Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?

(a) Bombay Samachar

(b) Bengal Gazette

(c) Bengal Chronicle

(d) The Hindu

Option b – Bengal Gazette

Which of the following Governors of Bengal committed suicide in 1774?

(a) Warren Hastings

(b) Robert Clive

(c) Cartier

(d) None of these

Option b – Robert Clive

The Vernacular Press Act was passed by :

(a) Lord Curzon

(b) Lord Wellesley

(c) Lord Lytton

(d) Lord Hardinge

Option c – Lord Lytton

A bill in the Imperial Legislative Council for compulsory and free primary education was introduced by :

(a) Firozshah Mehta

(b) Shankaran Nair

(c) Mohammad Shafi

(d) G.K. Gokhale

Option d – G.K. Gokhale

To encourage British investments in India, Dalhousie :

(a) encouraged industries

(b) patronized agriculture

(c) introduced railways and telegraphs

(d) introduced postal system

Option c – introduced railways and telegraphs

The Indian states that were annexed by invoking the Doctrine of Lapse included :

(a) Jhansi, Nagpur and Travancore

(b) Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara

(c) Jhansi, Satara and Mysore

(d) Mysore, Satara and Bhavnagar

Option b – Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara

The system of budget was introduced in India during the viceroyalty of :

(a) Dalhousie

(b) Canning

(c) Elgin

(d) Ripon

Option b – Canning

A Public Works Department was set up in India by :

(a) Lord Ripon

(b) William Bentinck

(c) Lord Dalhousie

(d) Warren Hastings

Option c – Lord Dalhousie

Which of the following Land tenure systems was introduced by Lord Cornwallis?

(a) Mahalwari

(b) Ryotwari

(c) Zamindari

(d) Inamdari

Option c – Zamindari

Lord Warren Hastings was not associated with :

(a) Rohilla war

(b) Chait Singh’s case

(c) Afghan war

(d) Nand Kumar’s case

Option c – Afghan war

Under which one of the following systems of assessment, did the British Government collect revenue directly from the farmers?

(a) Zamindari

(b) Ryotwari

(c) Annawari

(d) Desaiwari

Option b – Ryotwari

The first Indian university opened in 1857 was in :

(a) Madras

(b) Calcutta

(c) Banaras

(d) Bombay

Option b – Calcutta

The first census was conducted in India at the time of :

(a) Lord Dufferin

(b) Lord Lytton

(c) Lord Mayo

(d) Lord Ripon

Option c – Lord Mayo

When was the monopoly of the East India Company in trade brought under the control of the British Crown?

(a) 1773 A.D.

(b) 1784 A.D.

(c) 1793 A.D.

(d) 1813 A.D.

Option a – 1773 A.D.

Who among the following was impeached in England for his actions in India?

(a) Lord Wavell

(b) Warren Hastings

(c) Lord Ripon

(d) Lord Cornwallis

Option b – Warren Hastings

Who was known as the ‘Liberator of the Press’?

(a) Bentick

(b) Hastings

(c) Metcalfe

(d) Macaulay

Option c – Metcalfe

Who was responsible for the introduction of English as the official language in India?

(a) Lord William Bentinck

(b) Sir Charles Wood

(c) Marquess of Dalhousie

(d) Allan Octavian Hume

Option b – Sir Charles Wood

Where would you find Alinagar?

(a) Madras

(b) Delhi

(c) Calcutta

(d) Bombay

Option c – Calcutta

The British law which provoked Mahatma Gandhi to crusade for the Asians in South Africa was called :

(a) The Blacks Registration Act

(b) The Asiatic Registration Act

(c) The Coloured’s Licence Act

(d) The Apartheid Act

Option b – The Asiatic Registration Act

Who followed the policy of ‘masterly inactivity’ towards Afghanistan?

(a) Sir John Lawrence

(b) Lord Lytton

(c) Lord Auckland

(d) Sir John Napier

Option a – Sir John Lawrence

Who was the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament?

(a) Badruddin Tayyabji

(b) W. C. Banerjee

(c) D. Wacha

(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Option d – Dadabhai Naoroji

Who among the following Englishmen was a fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa?

(a) C.F. Andrews

(b) Polak

(c) Peterson

(d) None of these

Option b – Polak

Who among the following is associated with the Local Self-Government Act?

(a) Cornwallis

(b) William Bentinck

(c) Dalhousie

(d) Ripon

Option d – Ripon

What was the recommendation of Hunter’s Commission?

(a) Gradual withdrawal of state support from higher education

(b) Women’s education

(c) New regulation for the organized senate system

(d) Introduction of civic education at the college and university level

Option a – Gradual withdrawal of state support from higher education

Which of the following universities was not established by Lord Canning?

(a) Bombay

(b) Delhi

(c) Madras

(d) Calcutta

Option b – Delhi

Which of the following states was not annexed by the Doctrine of Lapse?

(a) Satara

(b) Jhansi

(c) Nagpur

(d) Travancore

Option d – Travancore

Peasants lost their rights over the land cultivated by them due to :

(a) the Mahalwari Settlement

(b) the Permanent Settlement

(c) the Ryotwari Settlement

(d) None of these

Option b – the Permanent Settlement

Which one of the following was the Magna Carta of the Western educational system in India?

(a) The Report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823

(b) The Charter Act of 1833

(c) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854

(d) The Report of the Hunter Commission

Option c – Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854

With whom was a settlement for revenue made under the Mahalwari system?

(a) The cultivators

(b) The Zamindars

(c) The Zamindars and cultivators jointly

(d) The village community as a whole

Option d – The village community as a whole

Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Calcutta established under the Regulating Act of 1773?

(a) William Pitt

(b) Henry Vansittart

(c) Elijah Impey

(d) Job Charnok

Option c – Elijah Impey

Who was the only Governor-General/ Viceroy to be assassinated in India?

(a) Lord Mintol

(b) Lord Mountbatten

(c) Lord Mayo

(d) Lord Cornwallis

Option c – Lord Mayo

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