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| 1251. |
The British government wanted to give modern education to Indians, what was their purpose in this? |
| A. | To strengthen the foundation of our political power in India |
| B. | raising the standard of education in india |
| C. | Developing Mass Literacy in India |
| D. | To remove the anarchy prevailing among illiterate Indians |
| Answer» B. raising the standard of education in india | |
| 1252. |
Who ended the dual rule - |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | curzon |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | lord ripon |
| Answer» D. lord ripon | |
| 1253. |
Clive was made the governor of Bengal |
| A. | 1756 AD In |
| B. | 1757 AD In |
| C. | 1758 AD In |
| D. | 1759 AD In |
| Answer» D. 1759 AD In | |
| 1254. |
Who among the following along with Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-daula declared war on English East India and they were later defeated by the British in the Battle of Buxar? |
| A. | Jahandar Shah |
| B. | Farrukhsiyar's decree |
| C. | Muhammad Shah |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1255. |
The Battle of Plassey (1757 AD) was of great historical importance because - |
| A. | It put an end to French power in India |
| B. | This paved the way for British domination in Bengal and then for British control over the whole of India. |
| C. | Admiral Watson - The entire army under Colonel Clive was wiped out |
| D. | All the treacherous against Sirajudaula were killed |
| Answer» C. Admiral Watson - The entire army under Colonel Clive was wiped out | |
| 1256. |
Indian Penal Code, Civil Procedure Code and Criminal Procedure Code were passed during the reign of which of the following Viceroys in India? |
| A. | lord mayo |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | lord canning |
| D. | lord dufferin |
| Answer» D. lord dufferin | |
| 1257. |
The capital of Tipu Sultan was |
| A. | Srirangapatna |
| B. | Mysore |
| C. | Bangalore |
| D. | Bhagyanagar |
| Answer» B. Mysore | |
| 1258. |
Who is credited for ending the practice of Sati and ending thugs? |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord William Bentinck |
| C. | lord auckland |
| D. | lord cannig |
| Answer» C. lord auckland | |
| 1259. |
Who among the following was the Governor General of the British Government who introduced postage stamps in India? |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord William Bentinck |
| C. | lord cannig |
| D. | lord auckland |
| Answer» B. Lord William Bentinck | |
| 1260. |
What laid the foundation of modern education system in India? |
| A. | From the Charter Act of 1813 |
| B. | From Macaulay's Minute of 1835 |
| C. | From the Hunter Commission of 1882 |
| D. | From Wood's Dispatches of 1854 |
| Answer» C. From the Hunter Commission of 1882 | |
| 1261. |
The secret of the success of the East India Company in India was |
| A. | lack of national spirit in india |
| B. | The Company's army had received western training and had modern weapons. |
| C. | Lack of national spirit among Indian soldiers |
| D. | all three of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1262. |
Who among the following was the successor of Robert Clive in the leadership of East India Company? |
| A. | benthic |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | hastings |
| D. | wellesley |
| Answer» D. wellesley | |
| 1263. |
Where did the dungeon (black hole) incident, in which 123 out of 146 people died due to being locked in a small cell? |
| A. | Murshidabad |
| B. | Dhaka |
| C. | Munger |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1264. |
Who was the Mughal emperor when the Battle of Plassey took place between the East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal? |
| A. | Ahmed Shah |
| B. | Azizuddin Alamgir II |
| C. | Muhammad Shah |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Shah | |
| 1265. |
fter the Battle of Plassey, a dark night of eternal sorrow began for India- this is the statement of which Bengali poet? |
| A. | Naveen Chandra Sen |
| B. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Kazi Nazrul Islam |
| Answer» B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee | |
| 1266. |
On November 1, 1858, the declaration of Queen Victoria was read out in Allahabad - |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord Burnham |
| D. | Sir High Court Butler |
| Answer» C. Lord Burnham | |
| 1267. |
The main reason for the conflict between Nawab Sirajudaula and the East India Company was – |
| A. | British opposed the accession of Sirajudaula |
| B. | British abused trade concessions |
| C. | The British attacked Chandranagar, a colony of the French in Bengal. |
| D. | occurrence of black hole |
| Answer» C. The British attacked Chandranagar, a colony of the French in Bengal. | |
| 1268. |
The successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was |
| A. | Harisingh Nalwa |
| B. | Kharak Singh |
| C. | Sher Singh |
| D. | Naunihal Singh |
| Answer» C. Sher Singh | |
| 1269. |
Ranjit Singh had received the famous Kohinoor diamond - |
| A. | from shah shuja |
| B. | from zaman shah |
| C. | from friend Muhammad |
| D. | from Sher Ali |
| Answer» B. from zaman shah | |
| 1270. |
British general who defeated Hyder Ali in the Battle of Portonova |
| A. | Captain Pope |
| B. | Sir Ayerkoot |
| C. | Sir Hector Munro |
| D. | general goddard |
| Answer» C. Sir Hector Munro | |
| 1271. |
The most decisive battle which established the dominance of the British in India was- |
| A. | war of Plasi |
| B. | Battle of Buxar |
| C. | Battle of Wandiwash |
| D. | third battle of panipat |
| Answer» C. Battle of Wandiwash | |
| 1272. |
Which Sikh Guru, with the help of rebellious prince Khusro, did it with money and blessings? |
| A. | Guru Hargobind |
| B. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| C. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| D. | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| Answer» D. Guru Tegh Bahadur | |
| 1273. |
After the Treaty of Allahabad (1765) who was appointed as the Updiwan of Murshidabad by Robert Clive? |
| A. | Muhammad Raza Khan |
| B. | Raja Shitab Rai |
| C. | opinion rare |
| D. | Syed Ghulam Hussain |
| Answer» B. Raja Shitab Rai | |
| 1274. |
ecurity Cell Policyis related to - |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | from Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | from Henry Lawrence |
| D. | from lord hastings |
| Answer» B. from Lord Dalhousie | |
| 1275. |
Which Governor General took over the administration of Mysore State on the basis of so called misrule? |
| A. | Lord Wellesley |
| B. | Lord Hastings |
| C. | Lord William Batink |
| D. | Lord Hardinge |
| Answer» D. Lord Hardinge | |
| 1276. |
Who was the last Guru of Sikhs? |
| A. | guru arjundev |
| B. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| C. | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Guru Tegh Bahadur | |
| 1277. |
During whose reign theBlack Holeaccident happened - |
| A. | Alivardi Khan |
| B. | mir jafar |
| C. | sirajuddaula |
| D. | mir kasim |
| Answer» D. mir kasim | |
| 1278. |
Who was the ruler of Delhi during the Battle of Buxar (1764)? |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Shah Alam - First |
| C. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| D. | Shah Alam - II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1279. |
Which one of the following was the war that marked the beginning of British dominance in India? |
| A. | war of Plasi |
| B. | Battle of Buxar |
| C. | Third Battle of Mysore |
| D. | Revolt of 1857 |
| Answer» B. Battle of Buxar | |
| 1280. |
Nande Gurudwara is considered holy by the Sikhs because of whose samadhi? |
| A. | Guru Ramdas |
| B. | Guru Angad |
| C. | guru arjundev |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1281. |
Dindigul name is - |
| A. | of a bird sanctuary in Kerala |
| B. | of a town in Tamil Nadu |
| C. | of a festival in Kannotak |
| D. | of a coastal town in Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. of a festival in Kannotak | |
| 1282. |
During the time of which governor of Bengal the government treasury was transferred from Murshidabad to Calcutta? |
| A. | robert clive |
| B. | veniceart |
| C. | curtier |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1283. |
Pitts India Act (1784) was passed during which Governor General of Bengal? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | wellesley |
| D. | Lord Minto |
| Answer» B. Cornwallis | |
| 1284. |
Who among the following Indian rulers had established embassies abroad in the modern way? |
| A. | Hyder Ali |
| B. | mir kasim |
| C. | Shah Alam - II |
| D. | Tipu Sultan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1285. |
1707 AD By what name did Muhammad Mualjam sit on the Mughal throne after the death of Aurangzeb? |
| A. | Muhammad Shah |
| B. | Bahadur Shah - I |
| C. | Jahandarshah |
| D. | Shah Alam - II |
| Answer» C. Jahandarshah | |
| 1286. |
In whose time the first court was established in Calcutta? |
| A. | robert clive |
| B. | veniceart |
| C. | Verelst |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1287. |
Under which act Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of Bengal? |
| A. | Regulating Act of 1773 |
| B. | Charter Act of 1793 |
| C. | Charter Act of 1813 |
| D. | Charter Act of 1833 |
| Answer» B. Charter Act of 1793 | |
| 1288. |
The last major expansion of British Indian territory took place in - |
| A. | from Dufferin's time |
| B. | from the time of Dalhousie |
| C. | from the time of Lytton |
| D. | from the time of Curzon |
| Answer» C. from the time of Lytton | |
| 1289. |
After the death of Bahadur Shah I, Jahadar Shah ascended the Mughal throne - with whose help he became the emperor - |
| A. | Zulfikar Khan |
| B. | Hussain Ali Khan |
| C. | Abdullah Khan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Hussain Ali Khan | |
| 1290. |
Who among the following was involved in the suppression of thugs? |
| A. | General Henry Prendergrant |
| B. | Colonel Sleeman |
| C. | alexander burns |
| D. | Captain Robert Pemberton |
| Answer» C. alexander burns | |
| 1291. |
Awadh, Hyderabad, Bharatpur, Rohilkhand and Farrukhabad became independent during the time of which Mughal ruler? |
| A. | farrukhsiyar |
| B. | Muhammad ShahRangeela |
| C. | ahmedshah |
| D. | Shah Alam - II |
| Answer» C. ahmedshah | |
| 1292. |
With whose cooperation Farrukhsiyar became the Mughal emperor? |
| A. | Zulfikar Khan |
| B. | syed brothers |
| C. | Muhammad Amir Khan |
| D. | mir jumla |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Amir Khan | |
| 1293. |
In whose time did the Sayyid brothers fall? |
| A. | farrukhsiyar |
| B. | Rafi - Ud - Darjat |
| C. | Muhammad Shah |
| D. | Shah Alam - II |
| Answer» D. Shah Alam - II | |
| 1294. |
Kinhe is known as the maker of Nripa - |
| A. | mir jumla |
| B. | Zulfikar Khan |
| C. | Chinkilich Khan |
| D. | Sayyid Brothers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1295. |
Ahmad Shah Abdali attacked India a total of 7 times, out of which 3 times were attacked during the time of which Mughal ruler? |
| A. | Muhammad - Shah - I |
| B. | ahmedshah |
| C. | Alamgir - II |
| D. | Shah Alam - II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1296. |
Which Mughal emperor was overthrown and killed by the Sayyid brothers with the help of the Marathas? |
| A. | Jahandar Shah |
| B. | farrukhsiyar |
| C. | Rafi-ud-Darjat |
| D. | rafi ud daula |
| Answer» C. Rafi-ud-Darjat | |
| 1297. |
Which Mughal emperor was also a great poet, by whom this lion is famous in his last times: How much are unlucky for the burial of Zafar / Do Gaz Zamin Bhi Na Mili Ku-e-Yar Mein? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah - I |
| B. | Muhammad Shah - I |
| C. | Ahmad Shah - the first |
| D. | Bahadur Shah - II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1298. |
Who was the Mughal emperor during the first invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali? |
| A. | Muhammad Shah Rangeela |
| B. | Akbar - II |
| C. | Alamgir - II |
| D. | Shah Alam - II |
| Answer» B. Akbar - II | |
| 1299. |
Who among the following is calledAflatoon of Jatsand respected and learned person of Jats - |
| A. | Churaman |
| B. | Badansingh |
| C. | Surajmal |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1300. |
Who was the Nawab of Bengal who knew that he could drive the British out of the land of Bengal, but in such a situation, in his own words, theseawould catch fire - |
| A. | Alivardi Khan |
| B. | sirajuddaula |
| C. | mir jafar |
| D. | mir kasim |
| Answer» B. sirajuddaula | |