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History Exam Questions for Students
Quick Quiz
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
(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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