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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.
| 101. |
Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Akbar II |
| C. | Followers of Brahma Samaj |
| D. | Intellectuals opposing the custom of Sati |
| Answer» C. Followers of Brahma Samaj | |
| 102. |
The kingdom of Ranjeet Singh included |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Kabul |
| C. | Makran |
| D. | Srinagar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
Sharada Act fixed the minimum age of marriage of girls and boys respectively as |
| A. | 12 and 16 |
| B. | 14 and 18 |
| C. | 15 and 21 |
| D. | 16 and 22 |
| Answer» C. 15 and 21 | |
| 104. |
Who among the following was founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal? |
| A. | J.A. Hickey |
| B. | Max. Muller |
| C. | Willkins |
| D. | William Jones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
The leading light of the Renaissance Movement in India was |
| A. | Devendra Nath Tagore |
| B. | Keshav Chandra Sen |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
Who among the following was the founder of Calcutta? |
| A. | Charles Ayar |
| B. | Job Charnock |
| C. | Garold Angiyar |
| D. | William Novris |
| Answer» C. Garold Angiyar | |
| 107. |
In which of the following Acts, the provision was made for the establishment of Supreme Court at Calcutta? |
| A. | Regulating Act, 1773 |
| B. | Pitt's India Act, 1784 |
| C. | Charter Act, 1813 |
| D. | Charter Act, 1833 |
| Answer» B. Pitt's India Act, 1784 | |
| 108. |
The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at |
| A. | Ghazipur |
| B. | Gorakhpur |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Ballia |
| Answer» B. Gorakhpur | |
| 109. |
The last King of Sikh Kingdom was |
| A. | Ranjeet Singh |
| B. | Navnihal Singh |
| C. | Daleep Singh |
| D. | Sher Singh |
| Answer» D. Sher Singh | |
| 110. |
Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash? |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Akshay Kumar Datta |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 111. |
Which Governor General had abolished slavery in India? |
| A. | Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | Lord Wellesley |
| C. | Lord William Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Ellenborough |
| Answer» E. | |
| 112. |
Kol revolt of 1831 - 32 was led by |
| A. | Buddhu Bhagat |
| B. | Surga |
| C. | Siddhu |
| D. | Ram Singh |
| Answer» B. Surga | |
| 113. |
Which British Commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855? |
| A. | Captain Nek Feville |
| B. | Lt. Bastain |
| C. | Major Burrough |
| D. | Colonel White |
| Answer» D. Colonel White | |
| 114. |
During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 115. |
The journal 'Bengal Gazette' was |
| A. | daily |
| B. | weekly |
| C. | fortnightly |
| D. | monthly |
| Answer» C. fortnightly | |
| 116. |
By virtue of whose efforts, Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856? |
| A. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | H.V. Derozio |
| D. | Vishnu Shastri Pandit |
| Answer» B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 117. |
Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian Princes with a view to acquire territories? |
| A. | Lord Clive |
| B. | Dupleix |
| C. | Albuquerque |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» C. Albuquerque | |
| 118. |
Which one among the following states was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse? |
| A. | Hydarabad |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Sambalpur |
| D. | Satara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
At the time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors General Kept the British flag flying high in India? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
Who was first Governor General of Bengal? |
| A. | Lord Clive |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Hastings |
| Answer» C. Lord Wellesley | |
| 121. |
Whom did Sir Charles Napier replace as the British resident of Sindh? |
| A. | Alexander Burner |
| B. | Major James Outram |
| C. | Sir John Karne |
| D. | Sir Eyer Coote |
| Answer» C. Sir John Karne | |
| 122. |
The first Englishman to acquire the knowledge of Sanskrit was |
| A. | James Princep |
| B. | Sir William Jones |
| C. | Charles Wilkins |
| D. | Max Muller |
| Answer» D. Max Muller | |
| 123. |
Which one of the following had received the title of 'Jagat Seth' from Muhammad Shah? |
| A. | Hiranand Shah |
| B. | Omichand |
| C. | Fatehchand |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 124. |
Who was the Marathee Sardar when Alivardi Khan ceded the revenues of a part of Orissa? |
| A. | Raghuji Bhonsle |
| B. | Trimbak Rao Dhabade |
| C. | Ranoji Sindhi |
| D. | Malhar Rao Holkar |
| Answer» B. Trimbak Rao Dhabade | |
| 125. |
Who of the following introduced the revenue system called Permanent Settlement? |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» C. Lord Wellesley | |
| 126. |
In which year, Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj? |
| A. | 1822 |
| B. | 1828 |
| C. | 1830 |
| D. | 1833 |
| Answer» C. 1830 | |
| 127. |
In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Pulicat |
| C. | Cochin |
| D. | Cassimbazar |
| Answer» D. Cassimbazar | |
| 128. |
Who of the following led the army of the East India Company in the battle of Buxar in 1764? |
| A. | Hector Munro |
| B. | Watson |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Lord Clive |
| Answer» B. Watson | |
| 129. |
Which one of the following regulations declared the custom of sati as illegal? |
| A. | Regulation XIV of 1829 |
| B. | Regulation XV of 1829 |
| C. | Regulation XVI of 1829 |
| D. | Regulation XVII of 1829 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
Who started the socio-religious organization "Tattvabodhini Sabha" and its appended journal 'Tattvabodhini'? |
| A. | Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Radhakant Dev |
| C. | Devendranath Tagore |
| D. | Dwarkanath Tagore |
| Answer» D. Dwarkanath Tagore | |
| 131. |
Who among the following authored the book entitled "The Precepts of Jesus, the Guide to Peace and Happiness"? |
| A. | Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Michael Madhusudan Dutt |
| C. | Thomas Babington Macaulay |
| D. | William Carey |
| Answer» B. Michael Madhusudan Dutt | |
| 132. |
Who among the following was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British dominion? |
| A. | James Outram |
| B. | W.H. Sleeman |
| C. | General Low |
| D. | Bishop R. Hebar |
| Answer» B. W.H. Sleeman | |
| 133. |
The name of the Act enabling the Hindus converted into Christianity to inherit their ancestral property was |
| A. | Act XXI, 1850 |
| B. | Act XXII, 1850 |
| C. | Act XXIII, 1850 |
| D. | Act XXIV, 1850 |
| Answer» B. Act XXII, 1850 | |
| 134. |
Which one of the following settlements did comprise Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue? |
| A. | Mahalwari settlement |
| B. | Ryotwari settlement |
| C. | Permanent settlement |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 135. |
The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East East India Company was taken by |
| A. | Regulating Act 1773 |
| B. | Pitt's India Act 1784 |
| C. | Charter Act 1793 |
| D. | Charter Act 1833 |
| Answer» B. Pitt's India Act 1784 | |
| 136. |
Marathas signed the treaty of Salbai in 1782 with the English at the instance of |
| A. | Peshwa |
| B. | Gaekwar |
| C. | Sindhia |
| D. | Holkar |
| Answer» D. Holkar | |
| 137. |
In the permanent settlement, the share of Zamindar stood at |
| A. | 1/4 |
| B. | 1/6 |
| C. | 1/11 |
| D. | 1/2 |
| Answer» D. 1/2 | |
| 138. |
Who said, "Bantinck infused into oriented despotism the spirit of British freedom"? |
| A. | Jeremy Bentham |
| B. | J.S. Mill |
| C. | Lord Macaulay |
| D. | Grenville |
| Answer» D. Grenville | |
| 139. |
Who granted the permission to establish the French factory at Masulipattam? |
| A. | Abdulla Kutub Shah |
| B. | Nasir Jung |
| C. | Muzaffar Jung |
| D. | Salabat Jung |
| Answer» B. Nasir Jung | |
| 140. |
Which one of the following had for the first time accepted that British victory at Plasy was the victory of breach of faith? |
| A. | Lord Clive |
| B. | Vansittort |
| C. | Hector Munro |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Vansittort | |
| 141. |
When was the treaty of Alinagar signed? |
| A. | February 1756 |
| B. | September 1756 |
| C. | February 1757 |
| D. | April 1757 |
| Answer» D. April 1757 | |
| 142. |
Which one of the following had drafted the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act? |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Hardinge |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Lord Hardinge | |
| 143. |
Who among the following had started the Public Works Department in India in 1848? |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» C. Lord Wellesley | |
| 144. |
Who founded the independent state of Awadh? |
| A. | Shujauddaula |
| B. | Aasfuddaula |
| C. | Safdarjung |
| D. | Saadat Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
The Treaty of Alinagar was concluded between |
| A. | Murshid Quili Khan and Lord Wellesely |
| B. | Shuja-ud-Daulah and Warren Hastings |
| C. | Siraj-ud-Daulah and Lord Clive |
| D. | Mir Jafar and Lord Clive |
| Answer» D. Mir Jafar and Lord Clive | |
| 146. |
The Treaty of Bassein was signed with the British by Peshwa |
| A. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| B. | Baji Rao I |
| C. | Baji Rao II |
| D. | Madhav Rao |
| Answer» D. Madhav Rao | |
| 147. |
Which Maratha state was the last to accept the subsidiary alliance of the British? |
| A. | Gaikwad |
| B. | Sindhia |
| C. | Holkar |
| D. | Bhonsle |
| Answer» D. Bhonsle | |
| 148. |
Who among the following Governors General formed the triple alliance against Tipu Sultan? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord William Bentick |
| Answer» C. Lord Wellesley | |
| 149. |
Who was the Governor General of India at the time of Sindh-annexation? |
| A. | Lord Auckland |
| B. | Lord Mayo |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Ellenborough |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
Identify the districts of Bengal whose revenue administration was transferred to the East India Company for the acquisition of the Nawabship of Bengal by Mir Qasim in 1760 |
| A. | Burdwan, Midnapur and Hoggly |
| B. | Decca, Chattagaon and Hoogly |
| C. | Howrah, Midnapur and Hoogly |
| D. | Murshidabad, Balasore and Chandranagar |
| Answer» B. Decca, Chattagaon and Hoogly | |