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| 1301. |
Who organized the rural Jats into a military force? |
| A. | gokula |
| B. | King Rama |
| C. | churaman (chudamani) |
| D. | Badansingh |
| Answer» D. Badansingh | |
| 1302. |
Murshid Quli Jafar Khan got the Subedari of Bengal (1717 AD) and Orissa (1719 AD) from which Mughal emperor - |
| A. | Bahadur Shah - I |
| B. | Jahandarshah |
| C. | farrukhsiyar |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Shah | |
| 1303. |
The first Mughal emperor to become a British pensioner was- |
| A. | Shah Alam - II |
| B. | Akbar - II |
| C. | Alamgir - II |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Akbar - II | |
| 1304. |
The real name of which Mughal ruler was Ali Gauhar? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah - I |
| B. | Muhammad Shah - I |
| C. | Bahadur Shah - II |
| D. | Shah Alam - II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1305. |
Which Mughal emperor ruled in 1733 AD? The Subedari of Bihar was given to Shujauddin, the Nawab of Bengal. |
| A. | Bahadur Shah - I |
| B. | farrukhsiyar |
| C. | Muhammad Shah Rangeela |
| D. | Ahmad Shah - the first |
| Answer» D. Ahmad Shah - the first | |
| 1306. |
Which Nawab of Bengal opposed the strengthening of the fortifications of Calcutta by the British and Chandranagar by the French, saidYou are a merchant, what do you have to do with the fort? You have no fear of enemies while under my protection - |
| A. | Shujauddaula |
| B. | Sarfaraz Khan |
| C. | Alivardi Khan |
| D. | sirajuddaula |
| Answer» D. sirajuddaula | |
| 1307. |
Which Nawab of Bengal advised his successor,Do not think of weakening the three - the British, the French and the Dutch - together. The British are the most powerful of these three. First to put an end to it and others will not give you much trouble - |
| A. | Alivardi Khan |
| B. | sirajuddaula |
| C. | mir jafar |
| D. | mir kasim |
| Answer» B. sirajuddaula | |
| 1308. |
Which Nawab of Bengal compared European people to abee hive which if not tampered with, would give honey, but if the hive was tampered with, the bees could bite and die - |
| A. | Alivardi Khan |
| B. | sirajuddaula |
| C. | mir jafar |
| D. | mir kasim |
| Answer» B. sirajuddaula | |
| 1309. |
Who founded Murshidabad and made it the capital of Bengal in place of Dacca? |
| A. | Murshid Quli Jafar Khan |
| B. | Shujauddin |
| C. | Alivardi Khan |
| D. | sirajuddaula |
| Answer» B. Shujauddin | |
| 1310. |
The main reason for the dispute between the Bengal ruler Murshid Quli Jafar Khan and the English East India Company was – |
| A. | 1717 AD by the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar. Different interpretations by Murshid Ali Jafar Khan and the British Company of the decree issued in |
| B. | British attack on Murshid Quli Zafar Khan |
| C. | Calcutta Fortifications |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. British attack on Murshid Quli Zafar Khan | |
| 1311. |
Who established a modern museum in Dindigul with the help of French experts? |
| A. | Ismadi Chikka Krishnaraja |
| B. | Hyder Ali |
| C. | Tipu Sultan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Tipu Sultan | |
| 1312. |
The Second Treaty of Allahabad (16 August 1765) was between - |
| A. | Shah Alam - II u0026 Clive |
| B. | Shuja-ud-Daulah and Clive |
| C. | Mir Qasim and Clive |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Mir Qasim and Clive | |
| 1313. |
Which Sikh Guru started collecting tenths of religious tax from every Sikh and started wearing royal clothes by renouncing the guise of a monk? |
| A. | Arjundev |
| B. | Hargobind |
| C. | tegh bahadur |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» B. Hargobind | |
| 1314. |
Colonel Malson said: The officers of the Company now have only one object - to plunder, plunder as much as they can, and thatheis such a bag of gold in which he can put his hand whenever he pleases - in whichheis used - |
| A. | sirajuddaula |
| B. | mir jafar |
| C. | mir kasim |
| D. | najmuddaula |
| Answer» C. mir kasim | |
| 1315. |
Which Nawab of Bengal had taken a very extraordinary step by abolishing all commercial taxes and levies for all traders for two years? |
| A. | Alivardi Khan |
| B. | sirajuddaula |
| C. | mir jafar |
| D. | mir kasim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1316. |
Which Nawab of Bengal was mentioned by a judge of the Supreme Court of Calcutta as a 'phantom' filled with straw? |
| A. | mir jafar |
| B. | najmuddaula |
| C. | Saifudaula |
| D. | Mubarakuddaula |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1317. |
Who had declared thathe will first drive the British out of Akart and finally from India - |
| A. | Chandra Sahib |
| B. | Muhammad Ali |
| C. | Hyder Ali |
| D. | Tipu Sultan |
| Answer» D. Tipu Sultan | |
| 1318. |
To end the Second Anglo-Mysore War, the Treaty of Mangalore (1784 AD) was signed between Tipu Sultan and the British. What was the name of the Governor of Madras who signed this treaty on behalf of the British? |
| A. | lord harris |
| B. | lord hamilton |
| C. | lord mackerin |
| D. | Lord Stephenson |
| Answer» D. Lord Stephenson | |
| 1319. |
Hyder Ali died (1782 AD) during which war? |
| A. | First Anglo-Mysore War |
| B. | Second Anglo-Mysore War |
| C. | Third Anglo-Mysore War |
| D. | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War |
| Answer» C. Third Anglo-Mysore War | |
| 1320. |
Who was the Governor-General during the Second Anglo-Mysore War? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | lord cornwallis |
| C. | sir jaan shor |
| D. | lord wellesley |
| Answer» B. lord cornwallis | |
| 1321. |
Which one of the following methods was not used by Wellesley to achieve his political objectives? |
| A. | subsidiary alliance |
| B. | the seminar |
| C. | War |
| D. | fraud |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1322. |
Who said that I can destroy the land resources of the British but cannot dry up the sea? |
| A. | Hyder Ali |
| B. | Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Alivardi Khan |
| D. | mir kasim |
| Answer» C. Alivardi Khan | |
| 1323. |
Who built a strong fort named Lohagarh / Lohagarh from Mukhlishpur? |
| A. | tegh bahadur |
| B. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| C. | Banda Bahadur (Veer Banda Bairagi) |
| D. | Ranjit Singh |
| Answer» D. Ranjit Singh | |
| 1324. |
Which Sikh Guru had said: Sir Dad, Sirre (Sar) ne Dad(I got my head chopped off but didn't tell my secret - |
| A. | Arjundev |
| B. | Hargobind |
| C. | tegh bahadur |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» D. Guru Gobind Singh | |
| 1325. |
On the orders of which Mughal emperor, Banda Bahadur was murdered? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah - I |
| B. | farrukhsiyar |
| C. | Muhammad Shah - I |
| D. | Shah Alam - II |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Shah - I | |
| 1326. |
Which Sikh Guru is known asBakla the Baba(Baba of Bakla)? |
| A. | Arjundev |
| B. | tegh bahadur |
| C. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Guru Gobind Singh | |
| 1327. |
As a result of which victory campaign did Ranjit Singh get a cannon named Jamjaman? |
| A. | Lahore conquest |
| B. | Amritsar conquest |
| C. | Malwa conquest |
| D. | Kangra conquest |
| Answer» C. Malwa conquest | |
| 1328. |
Who gave a definite and comprehensive form to the subsidiary treaty? |
| A. | dupe |
| B. | lord wellesley |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | clive |
| Answer» C. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 1329. |
From which example did Ranjit Singh snatch Lahore (political capital of Punjab) and Amritsar (religious capital of Punjab)? |
| A. | Posture |
| B. | ahluwalia |
| C. | sukarchakia |
| D. | Singhpuria |
| Answer» B. ahluwalia | |
| 1330. |
The governor general who banned adoption was |
| A. | lord wellesley |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | lord harding |
| D. | William Bentinck |
| Answer» C. lord harding | |
| 1331. |
The founder of the Sikh state in Punjab was- |
| A. | tegh bahadur |
| B. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| C. | Banda Bahadur |
| D. | Ranjit Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1332. |
The ruler of Punjab state during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845 - 46) and Second Anglo-Sikh War (1948 - 49) was - |
| A. | Kharak Singh |
| B. | Naunihal Singh |
| C. | Sher Singh |
| D. | Dilip Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1333. |
In the Treaty of Amritsar (1809 AD) between Ranjit Singh and the British, the boundary between the territories of the two rivers was determined - |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Jhelum |
| C. | ravi |
| D. | Sutlej |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1334. |
Who is credited with the conquest of Sindh? |
| A. | macaulay |
| B. | Alexander Burns |
| C. | outrum |
| D. | Sir Charles Napier |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1335. |
During the time of which Governor General of India, Sindh was merged (1843) into the British state? |
| A. | lord allenborough |
| B. | lord auckland |
| C. | Lord Hardinge - First |
| D. | lord hastings |
| Answer» B. lord auckland | |
| 1336. |
Who said with respect to the subsidiary alliance:The existence of local kings ceased on the day they were secured by the company or the company became their subsidiary - |
| A. | lord wellesley |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Thomas Munro |
| Answer» C. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 1337. |
The creator / inventor of the subsidiary alliance in India was- |
| A. | dupe |
| B. | lord wellesley |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. lord wellesley | |
| 1338. |
Which one of the following is not true about Raja Matanda Varma of Kerala? |
| A. | he ruled travancore |
| B. | he oppressed the feudatories |
| C. | He organized a strong and modern army |
| D. | He paid huge bribes to European officials to keep the peace |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1339. |
Which one of the following was not a possible reason for the success of Nadir Shah's military campaign in Delhi? |
| A. | weak Mughal emperor |
| B. | Lack of strong defense in the North-West Frontier |
| C. | Late preparations for the defense of Delhi |
| D. | Use of superior military technology by the invading army |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1340. |
After which important event did the British loot in India start? |
| A. | After the Battle of Plassey |
| B. | After the Battle of Buxar |
| C. | After the company is permitted to do business in India |
| D. | After the Charter Act of 1813 |
| Answer» B. After the Battle of Buxar | |
| 1341. |
In which city was the first cotton textile mill established in India? |
| A. | face |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | coimbatore |
| Answer» C. Ahmedabad | |
| 1342. |
When was the Mahalwari system formally introduced for the first time? |
| A. | in 1793 |
| B. | in 1816 |
| C. | in 1820 |
| D. | in 1822 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1343. |
Which one of the following is correct about the state kidnapping policy? |
| A. | In this, the Indian rulers were not allowed to adopt any successor. |
| B. | It did not allow the adopted successor to rule after the death of the ruler. |
| C. | After the death of a ruler, it made the Indian State Convention mandatory. |
| D. | This made the convention of the Indian state mandatory if the adoption of a successor was not approved by the British authority. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1344. |
Who propounded the theory ofdiffusion of wealthfrom India to Britain? |
| A. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Surendra Nath Banerjee |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» C. Surendra Nath Banerjee | |
| 1345. |
Which of the following land revenue system was not adopted during the British period? |
| A. | permanent settlement |
| B. | Ryotwari system |
| C. | Mahalwari system |
| D. | dahsala system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1346. |
When was the Ryotwari system introduced? |
| A. | in 1816 |
| B. | in 1818 |
| C. | in 1820 |
| D. | in 1822 |
| Answer» D. in 1822 | |
| 1347. |
Year 1853 AD The first telegraph line started by Lord Dalhousie in |
| A. | Bombay and Thane |
| B. | Calcutta and Madras |
| C. | Bombay and Agra |
| D. | Calcutta and Agra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1348. |
Permanent Settlement of Bengal and Bihar was started by the British - |
| A. | robert clive |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | lord wellesley |
| D. | lord cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1349. |
When did the British Government implement Permanent Settlement in India? |
| A. | in 1753 |
| B. | in 1793 |
| C. | in 1762 |
| D. | in 1803 |
| Answer» C. in 1762 | |
| 1350. |
The reason responsible for the decline of the textile industry in Bengal in the 18th century was |
| A. | lack of quality of production |
| B. | non-availability of raw material |
| C. | Far from high on goods exported to the British |
| D. | non-availability of artisans |
| Answer» D. non-availability of artisans | |