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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
With which composition is Patanjali related? |
| A. | Charaka Samhita |
| B. | donation |
| C. | Ashtadhyayi |
| D. | Mahabhashya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which Viceroy was assassinated by a convicted criminal in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? |
| A. | lord ripon |
| B. | lord minto |
| C. | lord mayo |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» D. Lord Curzon | |
| 3. |
Who was the Viceroy of India for the longest time? |
| A. | lord harding |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | lord dufferin |
| D. | lord linlithigo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
When was Peshwai abolished? |
| A. | 1802 में |
| B. | 1818 में |
| C. | 1858 में |
| D. | 1861 में |
| Answer» C. 1858 में | |
| 5. |
Permanent Settlement was started during the reign of- |
| A. | lord wellesley |
| B. | lord cornwallis |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Sir John Shore |
| Answer» C. Warren Hastings | |
| 6. |
Who was the person who got the population census done for the first time in India? |
| A. | lord minto |
| B. | lord ripon |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | lord mayo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The original abode of the Aryans was |
| A. | arctic region |
| B. | Asia Minor |
| C. | South Russia |
| D. | Sapta Sandhav region |
| Answer» C. South Russia | |
| 8. |
Which of the following is associated with the policy of deft inaction? |
| A. | lord mayo |
| B. | lord canning |
| C. | John Lawrence |
| D. | William Bentick |
| Answer» D. William Bentick | |
| 9. |
Which of the following Governor General abolished slavery in India? |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Ellenborough |
| D. | Sir John Shore |
| Answer» D. Sir John Shore | |
| 10. |
Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India? |
| A. | lord canning |
| B. | lord ripon |
| C. | lord cornwallis |
| D. | lord clive |
| Answer» B. lord ripon | |
| 11. |
On November 1, 1858, Lord Canning read out the declaration of Queen Victoria - |
| A. | in Bombay |
| B. | in Allahabad |
| C. | in Madras |
| D. | in Calcutta |
| Answer» C. in Madras | |
| 12. |
British captured Sindh |
| A. | 1845 में |
| B. | 1854 में |
| C. | 1843 में |
| D. | 1849 में |
| Answer» D. 1849 में | |
| 13. |
What was not the specialty of Vedic civilization? |
| A. | polygamy |
| B. | urban life |
| C. | agricultural system |
| D. | religious life |
| Answer» C. agricultural system | |
| 14. |
On November 1, 1858, Queen Victoria's manifesto was read out in Allahabad. |
| A. | Lord Burnham |
| B. | Lord William Bentinck |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Sir Harcourt Butler |
| Answer» D. Sir Harcourt Butler | |
| 15. |
When was the first railway line started in India? |
| A. | 1890 |
| B. | 1849 |
| C. | 1850 |
| D. | 1853 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Under whose rule was the Widow Remarriage Act implemented? |
| A. | Sir Henry Harding |
| B. | lord cannig |
| C. | Lord Lawrence |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» C. Lord Lawrence | |
| 17. |
The right to adopt another heir in place of his son was restored by - |
| A. | 1858 की साम्राज्ञी की घोषणा ने |
| B. | 1858 के भारत सरकार के अधिनियम ने |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | 1860 की साम्राज्ञी की घोषणा ने |
| Answer» B. 1858 के भारत सरकार के अधिनियम ने | |
| 18. |
Who among the following was the first victim of the merger policy of Lord Dalhousie? |
| A. | satara |
| B. | Karauli |
| C. | Sambalpur |
| D. | Jhansi |
| Answer» B. Karauli | |
| 19. |
Who among the following was the British Resident of Oudh when Oudh was merged with the British Empire? |
| A. | gen lo |
| B. | James Outrum |
| C. | W. H. Sleeman |
| D. | Bishop R. haber |
| Answer» C. W. H. Sleeman | |
| 20. |
The conquest of Sindh by the British was completed by - |
| A. | Lord Amhust's time |
| B. | Lord Ellenborough's time |
| C. | At the time of Lord Hardinges |
| D. | Lord Auckland's time |
| Answer» C. At the time of Lord Hardinges | |
| 21. |
What was the basis of partition in the later Vedic period? |
| A. | varna system |
| B. | Work division |
| C. | ashram system |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. Work division | |
| 22. |
Who among the following planned and implemented the policy of merger? |
| A. | hastings |
| B. | clive |
| C. | wellesley |
| D. | Dalhousie |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Consider the order of merger of the following princely states during British rule in India - 1- Jhansi 2- Sambalpur 3- Satara |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 |
| B. | 1, 3, 2 |
| C. | 3, 2, 1 |
| D. | 3, 1, 2 |
| Answer» D. 3, 1, 2 | |
| 24. |
During which British governor was the first railway line laid in India? |
| A. | lord wellesley |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» C. Lord Curzon | |
| 25. |
In which of the following ways was Awadh merged with the British by Lord Dalhousie? |
| A. | By war |
| B. | due to maladministration |
| C. | by subsidiary alliance |
| D. | By kidnapping treaty |
| Answer» C. by subsidiary alliance | |
| 26. |
In which of the following year the export of slaves from Bengal was stopped? |
| A. | 1858 |
| B. | 1868 |
| C. | 1764 |
| D. | 1789 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Awadh was merged with the British Empire |
| A. | वर्ष 1854 में |
| B. | वर्ष 1853 में |
| C. | वर्ष 1856 में |
| D. | वर्ष 1855 में |
| Answer» D. वर्ष 1855 में | |
| 28. |
In which year the practice of Sati was abolished by William Bentinck? |
| A. | 1830 ई. |
| B. | 1829 ई. |
| C. | 1825 ई. |
| D. | 1827 ई. |
| Answer» C. 1825 ई. | |
| 29. |
In which years Sir Thomas Munro was the Governor of Madras? |
| A. | 1822-1829 ई. |
| B. | 1819-1826 ई. |
| C. | 1820-1827 ई. |
| D. | 1818-1825 ई. |
| Answer» D. 1818-1825 ई. | |
| 30. |
Who among the following Governor Generals of Bengal is associated with the Third Anglo-Mysore War? |
| A. | Sir John Shore |
| B. | Lord William Cavendis Batink |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | lord cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The main objective of the East India Company's subsidiary alliance with the Rajput states was - |
| A. | establish British sovereignty |
| B. | receiving military aid against enemies |
| C. | Protection of these states from Maratha-Pindari invasion |
| D. | receive money as a tribute |
| Answer» B. receiving military aid against enemies | |
| 32. |
The third Anglo-Maratha war is related to- |
| A. | from Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | from Sir John Shore |
| C. | from Lord Wellesley |
| D. | from lord hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Anglo-Nepal war took place during whose reign, |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | lord cornwallis |
| C. | lord wellesley |
| D. | lord hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
In the later Vedic period, the main religious activities were - |
| A. | Yajna |
| B. | Idol worship |
| C. | ritual |
| D. | tantric rituals |
| Answer» D. tantric rituals | |
| 35. |
In order to establish British dominance over the Indian states, who introduced the subsidiary alliance system in administration? |
| A. | lord wellesley |
| B. | lord cornwallis |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» B. lord cornwallis | |
| 36. |
The first ruler to accept the Subsidiary Treaty was |
| A. | Peshwa Bajirao |
| B. | Nizam of Hyderabad |
| C. | Nawab of Awadh |
| D. | king of travancore |
| Answer» D. king of travancore | |
| 37. |
Subsidiary association was not accepted among the following - |
| A. | the ruler of Mysore |
| B. | The Holkar State of Indore |
| C. | Nizam of Hyderabad |
| D. | Rajput kingdom of Jodhpur |
| Answer» C. Nizam of Hyderabad | |
| 38. |
Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the Subsidiary Treaty System? |
| A. | Scindias of Gwalior |
| B. | Dalip Singh of Punjab |
| C. | Gaikwad of Baroda |
| D. | Nizam of Hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Subsidiary treaty was implemented in whose period - |
| A. | lord auckland |
| B. | sir jan sur |
| C. | lord cornwallis |
| D. | lord wellesley |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Who was the Governor General of Bengal at the time of the establishment of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta? |
| A. | lord wellesley |
| B. | Lord Warren Hastings |
| C. | lord benthic |
| D. | lord cornwallis |
| Answer» C. lord benthic | |
| 41. |
In the pre-Vedic period, the king was controlled by - |
| A. | of assembly and committee |
| B. | priest and fighter |
| C. | Gana and Vidatha |
| D. | council and committee |
| Answer» B. priest and fighter | |
| 42. |
The Treaty of Bassein of 1802 was signed between- |
| A. | Dutch and Bajirao II |
| B. | British and Bajirao I |
| C. | The British and Bajirao II |
| D. | French and Bajirao I |
| Answer» D. French and Bajirao I | |
| 43. |
The policy of the Security Cell is related to – |
| A. | from Henry Lawrence |
| B. | from lord hastings |
| C. | from Warren Hastings |
| D. | from Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» D. from Lord Dalhousie | |
| 44. |
Who among the following abolished the diarchy system in Bengal? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | robert clive |
| C. | lord cornwallis |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. robert clive | |
| 45. |
Ring fence policy is related to which of the following? |
| A. | Dalhousie |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | lord clive |
| D. | Henry Lawrence |
| Answer» C. lord clive | |
| 46. |
Who established the judicial organization in India? |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | lord mayo |
| C. | Lord Atlee |
| D. | lord cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Consider the following statements- 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor General of Bengal 2. William Bentinck was the first Governor General of India |
| A. | केवल 1 |
| B. | केवल 2 |
| C. | 1 और 2 |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. 1 और 2 | |
| 48. |
The following European powers entered Indian trade from time to time - 1- English 2- Dutch 3- French 4- Portuguese |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 4, 2, 1, 3 |
| C. | 3, 4, 2, 1 |
| D. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| Answer» C. 3, 4, 2, 1 | |
| 49. |
Which of the following statements is not correct - |
| A. | Clive was credited with making civil and military reforms of the East India Company. |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie added rich territories to the British Empire on the basis of the principle of Dhyuti. |
| C. | Lord William Bentinck was one of the greatest British rulers, as he annexed the British Empire in India. |
| D. | The foundation of public administration was firmly laid by Warren Hastings, on which Cornwallis did the upper structure. |
| Answer» D. The foundation of public administration was firmly laid by Warren Hastings, on which Cornwallis did the upper structure. | |
| 50. |
Where is the tomb of Lord Cornwallis located? |
| A. | Varanasi |
| B. | Baliya |
| C. | Ghazipur |
| D. | Gorakhpur |
| Answer» D. Gorakhpur | |