Practice Test

Q1) Consider the following statements in the context of Anglo-Tibet conflict and select which is/are correct?
1. A Commercial Mission under George Bogle to Tibet was sent in 1774-75 by Warren Hastings.
2. The Tibetians invaded Assam in 1887.
3. The Lahasa treaty was signed in 1890.
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Q2) Assertion (A) Raja of Travancore purchased Cranganore from the Dutch.
Reason (R) In the Third Anglo-Mysore war Raja of Travancore sided with British against Tipu.
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Q3) Consider the following statements and select which is/are true?
1. Ranjit Singh came to power in 1792.
2. Gulab Singh purchased Kashmir from Ranjit Singh.
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Q4) Consider the following statements
1. At the Battle of Ambur fought in 1749, Nawab Anwar-ud-din was defeated by Duplex, with the support of Chandra Sahib.
2. The First Anglo-French War in India started because of their hostilities in Europe.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q5) Which one of the following was the historical significance of the Battle of Buxar (1764) ? Show Answer

Q6) Who among the following joined Mir Qassim and Shuja-ud-daula in declaring war upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar? Show Answer

Q7) Consider the following statements
1. Shuja-ud-Din was first appointed Diwan and Deputy Governor of Bengal.
2. Murshid Quli Khan was appointed as the Diwan of Bengal in 1707.
3. Siraj-ud-Daulah ascended the throne of Bengal with the help of his cousin Shakat Jang.
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Q8) How did Murshid Quli Khan lay the foundation of a new landed aristocracy in Bengal? Show Answer

Q9) Assertion (A) The Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjeet Singh and East India Company on 25th April, 1809.
Reason (R) Ranjit Singh wanted to expand his empire with the help of the company.
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Q10) Which one of the following is the correct statements? Show Answer

Q11) In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company give permission to set up a factory (trading post)? Show Answer

Q12) With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat? Show Answer

Q13) Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by: Show Answer

Q14) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Show Answer

Q15) Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrel of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories? Show Answer

Q16) Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs? Show Answer

Q17) There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the: Show Answer

Q18) The Governor-General who followed a spirited "Forward"policy towards Afghanistan was: Show Answer

Q19) At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors Generals kept the British flag flying high in India? Show Answer

Q20) The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of : Show Answer

Q21) Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated Bhagavad -Gita into English? Show Answer

Q22) With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765? Show Answer

Q23) Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his Executive Council by substituting "Portfolio" or departmental system for corporate functioning? Show Answer

Q24) With reference to the entry of European powers into India,
which one of the following statement is not correct? Show Answer

Q25) In India, among the following location, the Dutch established their earliest factory at : Show Answer

Q26) With reference to colonial rule in India, What was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883? Show Answer

Q27) The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance? Show Answer

Q28) Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to per-independence India as traders? Show Answer

Q29) Which one of the following was the first constructed by the British in India? Show Answer

Q30) Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Services? Show Answer

Q31) Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because : Show Answer

Q32) Who fought the battle of Buxar ? Show Answer

Q33) Who organised the East India Association in Landon to mobilize public opinion for Indian welfare? Show Answer

Q34) To remove growing instances of social discrimination in India, Ilbert Bill was proposed by : Show Answer

Q35) Who of the following gave the town Masulipatam to the french ? Show Answer

Q36) In the year 1856, the Awadh was annexed to the British dominion on which of the following grounds? Show Answer

Q37) Who among the following Mughal rulers granted the English Company Dewani over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by the trety of Allahabad? Show Answer

Q38) Who founded the fort William College at Calcutta? Show Answer

Q39) Which one among the following newspaper was published first? Show Answer

Q40) Who was the first Indian Native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance? Show Answer

Q41) Who of the following was associated with the August Offer? Show Answer

Q42) Which one among the following was fought earliest? Show Answer

Q43) Sati was declared illegal and punishable by the Regulation XVII during the Governor Genralship of Show Answer

Q44) Which one among the following was a reason for which French could not succeed in India in the 18th Century ? Show Answer

Q45) What was the reason or ground for the British Empire to annex Sambalpur in 1850 ? Show Answer

Q46) Who was responsible for the enactment of the Hindu widow's Remarriage Act of 1856? Show Answer

Q47) Which was not exported to Europe by English in 17th Century? Show Answer

Q48) In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India? Show Answer

Q49) Who was the Governor General to merge shindh in British India? Show Answer

Q50) In March 1784, on the insistence of whom the treaty of Manglore was singed? Show Answer

Q51) What was the main cause of IV Anglo Maratha war? Show Answer

Q52) Who started the modern local self Government ? Show Answer

Q53) Under whom the first Railway track was laid down? Show Answer

Q54) By which Act the empire was transferred to British crown from the East India Company? Show Answer

Q55) Who abolished the Dual Government of Bengal? Show Answer

Q56) Who was the Governor General to start Civil Service Examination in India? Show Answer

Q57) Who passed the Ancient building conservation Act ? Show Answer

Q58) With reference to the Battle of Buxar, Consider the statements -
1) Mir Jafar son-in-law of Mir Kasim claimed for the Nawabship of Bengal.
2) The combined armies of the three powers met an English army commanded by major Munro in the Battle of Buxar.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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Q59) Who started the work of Census? Show Answer

Q60) Who established the first Printing Press in India? Show Answer

Q61) When was the final expansion of British rule complete? Show Answer

Q62) Which of the following is not true about the three carnatic wars fought between the English and the French?
1) The first carnatic war proved a landmark of British supremacy over the french.
2) Godeheu replaced Dupleix as a governor of Pondicherry after the third carnatic war.
3) During third carnatic war the french government sent count de lally to India .
4) Dupeix the french governor general of Pondicherry defeated an English fleet with the help of La bourdonnais the French governor of Mauritius in Ist carnatic war .
Which of the above is/are not correct? Show Answer

Q63) What is the correct chronological order of the following governor general?
1) Wellesby
2) Marquess of Hasting
3) Amherst
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Q64) Which of the following statement is wrong.
1) The first french factory was established at Surat.
2) The British launched the first offensive in the second carnatic war.
3) The English east India company was founded in 1700 AD.
4) The English east India company had a monopoly over the opium trade.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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Q65) What was the impact of commercialization of Agriculture?
Consider the following statement -
1) it stabilized India's rural economy
2) It checked the growth of Labour market, input market and credit market.
3) It brought various kind of land settlements.
4) It brought hereditary system of peasants.
Which of the is/are correct? Show Answer

Q66) What were the purpose of socio-religious movement?
1) It criticised social evils, faith in truth, reasoning and freedom
2) Wahalu movement opposed Hindu and Sikh.
3) Brahmo samaj prohibited sati, Avtarvada, Brahman, idolatry and publication of many journals.
4) it also enhanced casteism and secularism,
Which of the above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q67) Which of the following are true regarding Haidar Ali?
1) Haider Ali was constantly at war with his neighbours
2) Haider Ali who was originally an adventurer established his rule by defeating Nanjaraj.
3) He was a religious person
4) Haider Ali fought the Ist and IInd Anglo-mysore war, Show Answer

Q68) With reference to the Doctrine of Laps, consider the following statement -
1) Rejected the hereditary law of succession.
2) Refused adopted heirs the right ascending the throne on the death of a ruler. Show Answer

Q69) Which of the statement is true about the Tipu Sultan -
1) The Anglo-Mysore war begin in 1789 and Tipu was defeated by English.
2) The treaty of Podicherry Occurred between the English and Tipu Sultan.
3) Founded Jacobians club and planted the tree of liberty at Serinagaatnam. Show Answer

Q70) With reference to the cause of the Battle of Plassey, consider the following statement-
1) The English did not pay any tax on trade as permitted by Farcukhshiyar.
2) The British were paying taxes on the trade.
3) Sirajuddaulah enforced taxes and occupied Fort Williams.
4) Mir Jafar played important role in the Battle of Plassey as he was bribed.
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Q71) Consider the statements regarding the Mahalwari settlement -
1) IT was introduced in Madhya Pradesh, U. P and Punjab
2) This settlement was between the village headman and the British.
3) It was started by William Bentrick.
4) The term mahal means a village court room.
Which of the above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q72) What were the important reforms of warren Hastings?
1) Warren Hasting worked in the East India company as a police officer.
2) He prohibited dual system of administration
3) He tried the quinquennial settlement in order to remove the confusion that prevailed in the revenue system.
4) He banned Purda system from the Society.
Which of the above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q73) Consider the statements -
1) The Dutch East India company was formed in 1602
2) In masulipatnam they established their first in 1602.
3) French East India company set up a factory at calcutta and Vishakhapattanam.
4) The word mercantile is used for an enterprise that makes profit through trade buying goods at a higher price.
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Q74) With reference to Nij system, consider the statement-
1) Indigo could be cultivated on fertile lands and these lands were densely populated.
2) The planter produced indigo in lands that be controlled directly. Show Answer

Q75) What were the causes of coming of the Europeans to India?
Consider the statement-
1) Great demand of the Indian species into European countries.
2) Venice and Geneva had established their trade monopoly over Asia and Europe.
3) The economic & political weakness of India.
Which of the above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q76) Which of the following statements regarding Permanent Settlement is/are correct?
1) The permanent settlement was introduced in part of the Madras and Bombay Presidencies.
2) The Permanent Settlement created a new class of Landlords with hereditary right on land.
3) The landlords created by the Permanent Settlement could never be removed under any circumstance.
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Q77) Which of the following was/were reason/reasons for the success of European trading companies in south India during the 17th Century?
1) The presence of the Mughals in the South was not as much as in the North.
2) The Vijaya Nagar Kingdom had been overthrown in the late 16th Century.
3) The South had many small and weak states.
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Q78) Consider the following statements, regarding the Act, 1858
1. Under the act, government was to be carried by the Governor-General who was given the title of viceroy of crown's personal representative.
2. The power of the Court of Directors and the Board of Control was now to be exercised by a Council of 20 Members.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q79) Consider the following statement -
1) In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
2) Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
3) Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q80) With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, Home Charges formed an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted home charges?
1. Funds used to support the Indian Office in London.
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
3. funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.
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Q81) Consider the following statements
The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he
1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British.
2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians.
3. stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q82) Which of the following is wrongly matched? Show Answer

Q83) Through which one of the following were commercial activities of the East India Company finally put to an end? Show Answer

Q84) The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions? Show Answer

Q85) Why did the East India Company encourage the other European Companies to trade only in tea and opium? Show Answer

Q86) Consider the following statements
1. Better labour laws passed in the 20th century under the pressure of the rising trade union movement.
2. The Indian Factory Act of 1881, dealt primarily with the problem of child labour.
3. The Indian Factory act of 1881, laid down that children between 7 and 12 would not work for more than 9 hours a day.
Which of these is/are correct statement? Show Answer

Q87) Consider the following statement
1) Warren Hasting was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
2) A Supreme court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act 1773
3) The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
Which of the statements given above are correct? Show Answer

Q88) Consider the following statement -
10 The charter act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.
2) Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the rule of East India Company and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Q89) With a reference to the Pondicherry ( now Puducherry), consider the following statement-
1) The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese .
2) The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3) The English never occupied Pondicherry.
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Q90) Which of the following is/are the principal features(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
1) Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces
2) Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.
3) Devolution of legislative authority by the central to the provinces.
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Q91) Consider the following ;
1) Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops
2) Use of mobile cannons in warfare.
3) Cultivation of tobacco and red chilies.
Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English? Show Answer

Q92) Consider the following statement ;
1)Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Land settlement in Bengal.
2) Lord Wellesley introduced the subsidiary Alliance system.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q93) Consider the following statements
1. Impact of British rule in India was started with the very first Christian missionaries arriving to India, with the intention to turn a majority of population into Christians.
2. The Christian missionaries tried to cast Christianity in the light of a better religion and with economic inducements convinced the poor Indians into Christianity
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Show Answer

Q94) Consider the following statements about Socio-economic condition of Eighteenth Century India
1. The socio-economic condition of the eighteenth century of India was infected by political conclusions and instability .
2. The institution of castes was the striking feature
3. Dowry system was prevalent among the upper castes.
4. Polygamy was in common and was mainly practiced by the aristocrats.
5. The Peshwas discouraged Sati in their dominion with limited success.
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Q95) Assertion : By Pitt's India Act, the member of the governor general's council were reduced to three.
Reason : Pitt's India Act abolished the monopoly of the company's Indian trade. Show Answer

Q96) Assertion : Anwar-ud-din,the nawab of the carnatic intervened in the war on the behalf of the English.
Reason : First carnatic war began in 1746 and ended in 1748 Show Answer

Q97) Assertion : The English East India company was a group of nine private companies ruled by a Board of Directors.
Reason : Captain William Hawkins was the leader of the first group of traders of the EEIC Show Answer

Q98) Assertion : Oudh was one of the richest provinces in the Indian subcontinent.
Reason : Siraj-ud-daula allacked English factory at Kashimbazar before the battle of plassey Show Answer

Q99) Assertion : Warren Hastings had to face impeachment in the British parliament.
Reason : He waged an unjustifiable war against the Rohillas. Show Answer

Q100) Assertion : Dalhousie introduced a new idea to annex more territories that was Doctrine of lapse.
Reason : Dalhousie issued a proclamation in 1856 AD which granted a pension of 12 lakhs rupees year. Show Answer

Q101) Assertion : The East India company distributed the revenue it collected to commercial purpose among the peasants.
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Q102) Assertion : The Indian Civil service was introduced during the time Lord Curzon.
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Q103) Assertion : Dutch made many attempts to monopolies the channels of trade between India and west.
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Q104) Assertion : The Maratha confederacy was dissolved after the third Battle of Panipat
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Q105) The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the Show Answer

Q106) Initially, the Mughals tried to develop friendly relations with the English. Why?
1. They could use the English to counter the Portuguese on the sea.
2. They could use English to keep them in opening trading points in spice Islands.
3. Indian merchants could certainly benefit by competition among their foreign buyers.
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Q107) Which of the following was not one of the steps taken by the British, from time to time, to protect their own textile industry, before the conquest of Bengal? Show Answer

Q108) Which of the following is true about the Portuguese? Show Answer

Q109) Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese cartaz was a naval trade license or pass to the ships carrying commodities.
2. Dutch's headquarters were initially established at Masulipatnam.
3. The England Ambassador captain Hawkins arrived at Jahangir's Court.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q110) Fort St George (White town), the first English (British) fortress in India was founded at Show Answer

Q111) The French East India Company was founded in 1664. It made rapid progress and was finally established at progress and was finally established at Show Answer

Q112) The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the Show Answer

Q113) Bheemunipatnam of the Eastern Coast was used as a site for a factory by the Show Answer

Q114) In 1600, the Charter to the English East India Company for monopoly of Eastern trade for 15 years was given by Show Answer

Q115) Which among the following provided a common factor for tribal instruction in India in the 19th century?
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Q116) What is the chronology of the established of the French factories?
1. Chandenagar
2. Surat
3. Masulipatnam
4. Pondicherry
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Q117) Who was sir George Oxenden? Show Answer

Q118) Which is not true about the French East India Company? Show Answer

Q119) Which of the following was the cause for the decline of the Portuguese in India? Show Answer

Q120) The foundation of Portuguese maritime empire in India was laid under Albuquerque when? Show Answer

Q121) Arrange the following in chronological order
1. Francisco martin
2. Lenoir
3. Dumas
4. Dupleix
5. Comte de Lally
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Q122) In 1656, a war broke out in Bengal between Aurangzeb and English East India Company. What was its outcome? Show Answer

Q123) Consider the following statements
1. The headquarters of the Dutch Company was in India was at Pulicat.
2. Even though the French Company was a Joint State Company, it was under imperial control.
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Q124) Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese were the first to follow mercantilist philosophy in India.
2. Bune Ocean Policy meant vast control over sea routes but only where environment was sustainable.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q125) Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese were the first to introduce the concept of Trade concessions in India.
2. The English were the first to introduce press on a large systematic scale in India.
3. The Dutch had Crown Monopoly over textiles.
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Q126) Which of the following statements is/are not correct?
1. After the advent of the British, a few new types of schools giving instruction in English language and other branches of Western learning had started functioning first in the Bengal and Bombay region and then in Madras.
2. These were mostly run by British administrators.
3. The first educational institutions supported by the government were the Calcutta Madarsa and the Benaras Sanskrit College.
4. The purpose of opening them was to give mass education.
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Q127) Consider the following statements
1. Farman issued by Farrukhsiyar in favour of British (for duty free trade) was known as Magna Carta of the British Company.
2. the British opened their first factory at Surat.
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Q128) Consider the following statements about the expansion of European powers in India?
1. The Portuguese captured Goa from the Ahmednagar Kingdom in 1510.
2. The trading interests of the Dutch East India Company in India were subsidiary to its interests in South-East Asia.
3. The English East India Company established its first commercial factory at Surat in 1613.
4. Francisco Martin was the founder of the French Settlement at Pondicherry.
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Q129) Who granted the permission to establish the French Factory at Masulipatnam? Show Answer

Q130) What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Third Maratha War
2. Third Battle of Panipat
3. Third Mysore War
4. Third Burmese War
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Q131) Which of the following statements regarding Danish are correct?
1. They could not establish their position in India.
2. They sold all their settlements to Portuguese.
3. They were more concerned with the missionary activities than trade.
4. They established their factory at Masulipatnam and Portonovo.
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Q132) Which of the following statements regarding French Company is/are correct?
1. French East India Company was formed under state patronage.
2. The Supreme body of French Company was known as Director's Council of Indies and headed by Director-General.
3. It was highly dependent on French Government for its grants, subsidies and loans.
4. French readily acknowledged the authority of Shivaji.
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Q133) The French challenge to British in India came to an end with Show Answer

Q134) Consider the following statements about Allahabad Treaty of 1765
1. Shuja was to pay Rs. 50 lakh as war indemnity.
2. Raja Balwant Singh was to continue to hold Banaras, Ghazipur and other districts.
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Q135) The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the Land Settlement System of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions? Show Answer

Q136) Which of the following is correct regarding the lease of madras to the English by the local Raja in 1639? Show Answer

Q137) The Revolution of 1768 in Bengal refers to Show Answer

Q138) Which one of the following was the historical significance of the Battle of Buxar (1764)? Show Answer

Q139) What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and WS Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893? Show Answer

Q140) Which of the following statements is correct? Show Answer

Q141) For nearly 20 years from 1744 to 1763, which two powers were to wage a bitter war for control over the trade, wealth and territory of India? Show Answer

Q142) who among the following dropped Masterly inactively policy and followed forward policy which resulted in second Afghan War ? Show Answer

Q143) Which system was derived by European Factories in India to enforce standardisation? Show Answer

Q144) The true impact of European Commerce in India was seen Show Answer

Q145) Consider the following statements
1. Lord Wellesely was responsible for the forth Anglo-Mysore War and British victory and death of Tipu of Sultan.
2. Tipu Sultan initiated the policy of expansion of Mysore.
3. Raghunath Rao was also known as Madhav Rao Narayan
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Q146) Arrange the following to their chronological order.
1. First Anglo-Mysore war
2. First Carnatic War
3. First Afghan War
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Q147) Which of the following statements is false with regard o the Dutch interest and activities in India?
1. They treated the local inhabitants cruelly and exploited them.
2. They became their carrier of trade between India and the Islands of the far East.
3. They did not get involved in the politics.
4. Many attempt were made by them to monopolise the channels of trade between India and the West.
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Q148) arrange the following treaties in chronological order
1. Treaty of Faizabad
2. Treaty of Banaras
3. Treaty of Allahabad
4. Treaty of Bassein
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Q149) Which of the following was not mentioned in the Charter Act of 1833?
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Q150) Consider the following statements
1. After the Battle of Plassey, the English signed a treaty with Siraj-ud-Daullah, who was later executed by Maron.
2. The Black Hole Episode was one of the key reason why the English were against the Nawab of Bengal.
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Q151) Consider the following statements
1. At the Battle of Ambur fought in 1749, Nawab Anwaruddin, was defeated by Dupleix, with the support of Chandra Sahib.
2. The First Anglo-French War in India started because of their hostilities in Europe.
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Q152) Consider the following statements
1. The Anglo-French Wars were fought in Carnatic region.
2. Madras was captured by the French during the First Anglo-French War and was given back to the English in 1748.
3. Battle of St Tome was fought between Nawab of Carnatic and the French.
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Q153) Consider the following statements
1. Pindaris were responsible for decline of the Marathas by the third Anglo-Maratha War.
2. Sir Thomas Hislop played an important role in the war against Pindaris.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q154) Consider the following statements
1. The Battle of Plassey was fought on 22nd October, 1757.
2. The Battle of Buxar was fought at the time when Peshwa Madhav Rao was ruling the Marathas.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q155) Consider the following statements
1. The Battle of Wandiwash was won by the English against the French under the Command of Hector Murno.
2. Major Kilpatrick played an important role in Second Anglo-French War.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q156) Assertion (A) In the beginning the Indian rulers tolerated and even encouraged the establishment of the East India Company's factories in India.
Reason (R) The nature of the business of the company initially increased the export of Indian manufacturers and thus encouraged their production. Show Answer

Q157) Assertion (A) The era of 1775 to 1782 is called a 'dark hour' for the British power in India.
Reason (R) The British were faced with combined forces of Maratha, Mysore and Hyderabad in India as well as they were losing war against France in Europe and Africa. Show Answer

Q158) Why did the trade and industries of Bengal suffer heavily after the Battle of Plassey? Show Answer

Q159) Which one of the following wars was regarded as a disaster for the British power in India? Show Answer

Q160) Who described the first Afghan War as "The most unqualified blunder committed in the whole history of British in India"? Show Answer

Q161) when did the British Government start ruling India directly? Show Answer

Q162) Consider the following statements
1. St Thome was occupied by Frenchmen De La Haye from the Sultan of Golconda.
2. Pondichery was given back to the French by the Treaty of Ryswich.
3. In the Battle of Wandiwash, the French were led by Count De Lally and the English led by Calonel Eyre Coute.
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Q163) Which one among the following was not one of the causes of the Third Anglo-Maratha War? Show Answer

Q164) Which among the following statements is/are correct?
1. Battle of Plassey was won by the British more by their diplomatic skill than by their strength of arms.
2. The Battle of Buxar was culminated with the Treaty of Allahabad and settlement with the Nawab of Awadh.
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Q165) Which one of the following was the cause of the Battle of Plassey? Show Answer

Q166) Which one of the following statements about the battle of Wandiwash, fought between the English and the French is incorrect? Show Answer

Q167) A group of eunuchs and ladies dominated the Government under Show Answer

Q168) Siraj-ud-Daulah was defeated by Lord Clive in the battle of Show Answer

Q169) First decisive military success of English East India Company in India is marked by Show Answer

Q170) The East India Company secured the Diwani from Show Answer

Q171) which of the following was not one of the reasons, why it is said that Clive won the Battle of Plassey inspite of himself? Show Answer

Q172) Which among the following regarding the Carnatic wars fought between French and EIC is/are not true?
1. The First Carnatic War was provoked by the outbreak of hostilities in Europe in 1742 between France and England.
2. Dupleix, the French Governor general in India played a significant role in the Third Carnatic War.
3. The Second Carnatic War was fought purely on domestic issue.
4. The Battle of Wandiwash in 1760 marked the elimination of French influence in India and the resultant treaty of Paris in 1763 reduced the French Company to a pure trading body without any political privileges.
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Q173) The Treaty of Alinagar signed between the English and the Nawab on February, 1757 did not provide for Show Answer

Q174) The advantage(s) secured by the English from the Treaty of Calcutta (1757), with Nawab Siraj-ud-Daullah was Show Answer

Q175) Assertion (A) The French Company in India suffered a defeat at the hands of East India Company in the struggle for establishing its supremacy over Indian Territories.
Reason (R) The very nature of the Company, its being almost a department of the state, proved disastrous for it.
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Q176) Consider the following statements
1. In the Battle of Buxar, Shuja-ud-Daullah, Shah Alam and Mir Qasim were defeated by Munro.
2. Battle of Buxar took place in 1764.
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Q177) which of the following were the aims of Anglo-Burmese Wars?
1. To control forest resources
2. To increase exports
3. To check French influence
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Q178) Industrial Revolution in Europe mainly emerged due to
1. locating the production process in the countryside.
2. declining of the guilds because of non-farming production coming under a single roof (the factory).
3. growing role of merchant capitalists in the production process.
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Q179) In Indian history, which one of the following wars occurred earliest? Show Answer

Q180) Who among the following joined Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daullah in declaring war upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar? Show Answer

Q181) Consider the following statements regarding the greatest failure of Aurangzeb in contributing the rise of the European powers in India.
1. He thought that the European companies were only commercial in nature.
2. He permitted the Dutch and English to use their military power against Portuguese.
3. He failed o understand the political and military implications of the fortified factories.
4. He could not stop the exercise of administrative authority by the Europeans in their settlements.
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Q182) Arrange the following rulers of Bengal in chronological order
1. Shuj-au-ddin
2. Murshid Quli Khan
3. Sarfaraj Khan
4. Alivardi Khan
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Q183) Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battle fought in India in the 18th Century? Show Answer

Q184) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Show Answer

Q185) Consider the following statements
1. Robert Clive inflicted a crushing defeat on the allied army of Mir Qasim at Buxar in 1764.
2. Battle of Plassey made the English only the controller of Bengal while Buxar raised the political prestige of the company throughout India.
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Q186) Which of the following privileges obtained by the English under the Royal Farman of 1717 proved to be a Bone of contention between them and the Nawab of Bengal? Show Answer

Q187) Which among the following formed a confederacy against Tipu Sultan in the Third Anglo-Mysore War? Show Answer

Q188) Consider the following statements
1. The root cause of the Ahom revolt lay in the first Burmese war.
2. Ahom revolt failed as a result of discreet use of military oppression.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Q189) Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the British Company?
1. In India, each factory was administered by a Governor-in -Council.
2. The Members of Council consisted of all merchants who were Members of the Company.
3. Queen Elizabeth was one of the shareholders of the company.
4. The company had power to enforce law to maintain discipline on long voyages.
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Q190) Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India? Show Answer

Q191) The main cause of the War between Mir Kasim and East India Company was Show Answer

Q192) Who was appointed Deputy Diwan of Murshidabad (Bengal) by Robert Clive after Allahabad treaty? Show Answer

Q193) Emperor Shah Alam II gave the Diwani of Bengal , Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on Show Answer

Q194) The Dual Governement recommended by Lord Clive provided that the Show Answer

Q195) Which of the following Indians was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by Robert Clive? Show Answer

Q196) which of the main Dutch trade centre? Show Answer

Q197) Which thing was used by Dutch for exchange spices? Show Answer

Q198) In the proposed federal polity of the Government of India act 1935, how many members had to be elected on communal basis for the Upper House of the bicameral legislature at the center? Show Answer

Q199) The Battle of Chillianwalla was a part of? Show Answer

Q200) Rosetta -a town on the north coast of Egypt- is known for - Show Answer

Q201) Herodotus is considered as the father of— Show Answer