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This section includes 333 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Modern History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Who founded independent state of Bengal? |
| A. | Ilias |
| B. | Hussain Shah |
| C. | Murshid Quli Khan |
| D. | Alivardi Khan |
| Answer» D. Alivardi Khan | |
| 52. |
Which one of the following Mughal emperors gave an important Firman to the English of facilitating their trade in India? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah I |
| B. | Bahadur Shah II |
| C. | Shah Alam II |
| D. | Farrukhsiyar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | English |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | Danish |
| Answer» C. Dutch | |
| 54. |
Who among the following introduced Cashewnut, Pineapple and Tabacco in India? |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | English |
| C. | Frensh |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary alliance? |
| A. | Sindhia of Gwalior |
| B. | Nawab of Awadh |
| C. | Dilip Singh of Punjab |
| D. | Nizam of Hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
The statement, "We have crippled over enemy without making our friends too formidable", is associated with |
| A. | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War |
| B. | Third Anglo-Mysore War |
| C. | Second Anglo-Mysore War |
| D. | First Anglo-Mysore War |
| Answer» C. Second Anglo-Mysore War | |
| 57. |
The greatest Portuguese governor who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was |
| A. | Francisco de Almedia |
| B. | Francis Drake |
| C. | Albuquerque |
| D. | Vascoda Gama |
| Answer» D. Vascoda Gama | |
| 58. |
Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders? |
| A. | French |
| B. | English |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» B. English | |
| 59. |
What was the bone of contention between Nizam Ali, the ruler of Hydrabad and the English? |
| A. | Masulipatanum |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | The Sarkar of Guntur |
| D. | The Northern Sarkars |
| Answer» D. The Northern Sarkars | |
| 60. |
Who among the following Mughal emperors granted permission to trade free of tax in the territories of Bengal, Hyderabad and Gujarat to the British? |
| A. | Muhammad Shah |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Bahadur Shah |
| D. | Farrukhsiyar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
Who was Sir George Oxenden? |
| A. | First president of Council of Surat |
| B. | First governor of Bombay |
| C. | First president of Council of Madras |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. First president of Council of Madras | |
| 62. |
The book "Zij Muhammad Shahi" related to knowledge of astrology produced in 1733 is written by |
| A. | Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur |
| B. | Raja Bharmall of Amber |
| C. | Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur |
| D. | Maharana Amar Singh of Udaipur |
| Answer» D. Maharana Amar Singh of Udaipur | |
| 63. |
Which of the following European wars flared up the first Karnatic Wars in India? |
| A. | War of Spanish succession |
| B. | War of Austrian succession |
| C. | War of devolution |
| D. | Franco-Prussian war |
| Answer» C. War of devolution | |
| 64. |
Where in India, did the Portuguese build their first fortress? |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | Goa |
| C. | Anjidiv |
| D. | Cannanore |
| Answer» B. Goa | |
| 65. |
The Whitley Commission was concerned with |
| A. | Labour |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Public Health |
| D. | Reorganisation of civil services |
| Answer» B. Education | |
| 66. |
Whom did Sir Charles Napier replace as British resident of Sindh? |
| A. | Alexander Burnier |
| B. | James Outram |
| C. | Sir John Karne |
| D. | Sir Eyre Coote |
| Answer» C. Sir John Karne | |
| 67. |
Which English governor of East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb? |
| A. | Aungier |
| B. | Sir John Child |
| C. | Sir John William |
| D. | Sir Nicholas Waite |
| Answer» C. Sir John William | |
| 68. |
Which one of the following European trading companies adopted the "Blue Water Policy" in India? |
| A. | Dutch company |
| B. | French company |
| C. | Portuguese company |
| D. | British East India company |
| Answer» D. British East India company | |
| 69. |
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which one of the following years? |
| A. | 1453 |
| B. | 1492 |
| C. | 1494 |
| D. | 1498 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India? |
| A. | Fort St. Angelo |
| B. | Fort St. George |
| C. | Fort St. David |
| D. | Fort William |
| Answer» C. Fort St. David | |
| 71. |
The battle of Wandiwas was fought between |
| A. | British and French companies |
| B. | British and Dutch companies |
| C. | Dutch and Portuguese companies |
| D. | French and Dutch companies |
| Answer» B. British and Dutch companies | |
| 72. |
Who of the following was not amongst the members of Governor General's Council named in the Regulating Act 1773? |
| A. | Clavering |
| B. | Monson |
| C. | Barwell |
| D. | Hyde |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
In the beginning, the motive of British East India Company was |
| A. | Trade and territory |
| B. | Trade, not territory |
| C. | Only territory |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Only territory | |
| 74. |
What was the name of the first ship of East India Company of England which reached here on August 24, 1600 AD? |
| A. | Edward |
| B. | Hector |
| C. | Henary |
| D. | William |
| Answer» C. Henary | |
| 75. |
Eden gardens of Calcutta was built in 1840. It was named 'Eden' after the name of a sister of a Governor General of India. Who was the Governor General? |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Charles Metacalfe |
| C. | Lord Auckland |
| D. | Lord Ellenbourough |
| Answer» D. Lord Ellenbourough | |
| 76. |
Which European power did assist Balaji Baji Rao against the Angres? |
| A. | The Portuguese |
| B. | The Dutch |
| C. | The English |
| D. | The French |
| Answer» D. The French | |
| 77. |
The British East India Company was formed during the reign of |
| A. | Henry VIII |
| B. | James I |
| C. | Charles I |
| D. | Elizabeth I |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
Who granted the permission to establish the first British factory of Hoogly in Bengal? |
| A. | Shah Shuja |
| B. | Murshid Quli Khan |
| C. | Shujauddin |
| D. | Alivardi Khan |
| Answer» B. Murshid Quli Khan | |
| 79. |
The South Indian ruler who introduced sericulture as an agro-industry in his kingdom was |
| A. | Tipu Sultan |
| B. | Hyder Ali |
| C. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| D. | Rajaraja II |
| Answer» B. Hyder Ali | |
| 80. |
Who was the first President of Fort William ? |
| A. | Job Charnoka |
| B. | Sir John Clive |
| C. | Sir Lord Clive |
| D. | Sir Charls Ayar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Who was the chairman of the committee which was to study the development in education after 1854 AD? |
| A. | H.T. Princep |
| B. | W.W. Hunter |
| C. | H.H. Wilson |
| D. | W. Jones |
| Answer» C. H.H. Wilson | |
| 82. |
Who was the Governor General who changed the official language of the courts of Justice from Persian to English? |
| A. | Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | Lord William Bentick |
| C. | Lord Hardinge |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» C. Lord Hardinge | |
| 83. |
Who signed the Treaty of Pune on the 13th June 1817? |
| A. | Daulat Rao Schindhia |
| B. | Baji Rao II |
| C. | Appa Saheb |
| D. | Malhar Rao Holkar |
| Answer» C. Appa Saheb | |
| 84. |
The first Vernacular newspaper of India was published on May 31, 1818 by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. It was in Bengali language. What was its name? |
| A. | Samachar Sandhaya |
| B. | Samachar Bhumi |
| C. | Samachar Darpan |
| D. | Pratham Samachar |
| Answer» D. Pratham Samachar | |
| 85. |
Who among the following was the author of a Drama "Nila Darpana"? |
| A. | Sharat Chandra |
| B. | Harishchandra Mukherji |
| C. | Bankimchandra Chatterji |
| D. | Dinabandhu Mitra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
In 1717, who among the following Mughal emperors had issued the royal edict to allow the business privilege to Britain's East India Company |
| A. | Shah Alam II |
| B. | Bahadur Shah |
| C. | Jahandar Shah |
| D. | Farrukhsiyar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
Kamiauti system prevalent in Bihar and Orissa meant |
| A. | A social custom |
| B. | A religious rite |
| C. | A from of bonded labour |
| D. | A traditional village institution |
| Answer» D. A traditional village institution | |
| 88. |
With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry) consider the following statements 1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.3. The English never occupied PondicherryWhich of the statement(s) given above is / are correct ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 3 and 3 only |
| C. | 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 3 and 3 only | |
| 89. |
Assertion (A) : The French were defeated by the British in the Third Carnatic War at the battle of Wandiwash.Reason (R) : The Indian rulers did not support the French. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 90. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the ListsList - I (Company)List - II (Factory)F. French1.CalicutG. English2.MasulipattamH. Dutch3.PondicherryJ. Portuguese4.HooglyCodes : FGHJA.3412B.3421C.4312D.4321 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» C. C. | |
| 91. |
Which one of the following was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic War |
| A. | Anglo- French Rivalry |
| B. | Austrian War of Succession |
| C. | Issues of Carnatic Succession |
| D. | Capture of French ships by the British |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
Why did Dutch East India Company fail to maintain its influence in India |
| A. | Portuguese did not allow them to trade in India |
| B. | There was a growing interference of Dutch Government in the Company's internal affairs |
| C. | Dutch indulged in forcible religious conversion of the people and thus were expelled by local kings |
| D. | The English forces made them to leave India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
With reference to the entry of European powers into India which one of the following statements is NOT correct ? |
| A. | The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499 |
| B. | The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipattam. |
| C. | In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633 |
| D. | Under the Leadership of Duplex, the French occupied Madras in 1746 |
| Answer» B. The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipattam. | |
| 94. |
In the year 1611, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (Trading Post)? |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Masulipattnam |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East India Company was taken by |
| A. | The Regulating Act of 1773 |
| B. | The Pitt's India Act of 1784 |
| C. | The Charter Act of 1793 |
| D. | The Charter Act of 1813 |
| Answer» B. The Pitt's India Act of 1784 | |
| 96. |
The battle of Wandiwash (1760) was fought between |
| A. | Marathas and the Portuguese |
| B. | The English and the French |
| C. | The English and the Potuguese |
| D. | Marathas and the English |
| Answer» C. The English and the Potuguese | |
| 97. |
The 'Filtration Theory' in educational policy of India was propagated by |
| A. | W.C. Wood |
| B. | Lord Macaulay |
| C. | J. Mill |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» C. J. Mill | |
| 98. |
The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at surat in the year |
| A. | 1611 |
| B. | 1613 |
| C. | 1621 |
| D. | 1626 |
| Answer» C. 1621 | |
| 99. |
Who was Francisco de Almeida? |
| A. | Portuguese Viceroy in india |
| B. | English Viceroy in india |
| C. | Dutch Viceroy in india |
| D. | French Viceroy in india |
| Answer» B. English Viceroy in india | |
| 100. |
The Bengali leader who opposed socio-religious reforms and supported orthodoxy was |
| A. | Radhakant Dev |
| B. | Nemisadhan Bose |
| C. | Hemchandra Biswas |
| D. | Hemchandra De |
| Answer» B. Nemisadhan Bose | |