Questions and answers for exam Preparation

MCQs

Total Questions : 66 | Page 4 of 7 pages

Question 31. “White Mutiny” by the European soldiers, was staged during the period of:

Canning
Ripon
Dalhousie
Mayo

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Canning
Answer: (a)

Question 32. After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through–

Indian merchants or money-lenders
Private enterprise
State Agency
A and B both

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> A and B both
Answer: (d)

Question 33. Due to commercial rivalry the Dutch indulged in the massacre of Englishmen at

Malacca
Amboyna
Surat
Cassimbazar

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Amboyna
Answer: (b)

Question 34. Which of the following statement is true with regard to the Golden Farman

It granted the privilege of trading in Bengal in return for a fixed annual payment of duties worth Rs. 3000
It allowed free trade in the ports belonging to the kingdom of Golkunda on payment of duties with 500 pagodas
The English factories were not bothered with demands of customs for goods imported or exported by land or by water
The English were allowed to fortify their positions on Indian soil

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> It allowed free trade in the ports belonging to the kingdom of Golkunda on payment of duties with 500 pagodas
Answer: (b)

Question 35.
List I
List-II
A. Hindu widow’s remarriage
1. William Bentinck
B. Prohibition of Sati
2. Lansdowne
C. Age of Consent Act
3. Ellenborough
D. Abolition of slavery
4. Dalhousie

A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1
A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D – 3
A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
Answer: (c)

Question 36. Arrange the following in correct chronological order

Third Carnatic War
First Burmese War
First Mysore War
Second Afghan War

Codes :

1, 4, 3, 2
1, 3, 2, 4
2, 4, 1, 3
3, 1, 2, 4

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> 1, 3, 2, 4
Answer: (b)

Question 37. By which clause, did the Charter Act of 1833 accepted educational qualifications for Indian Civil Service appointment?

Clause 86
Clause 76
Clause 87
Clause 82

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Clause 87
Answer: (c)

Question 38. What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?

Growth of peaceful relations between the English and the Portuguese as a result of Portugal’s independence from the control of Spain.
The marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princes Catherine of Braganza.
The defeat of Spanish Armada by the British in 1588.
The Treaty of Madrid concluded in 1630.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> The marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princes Catherine of Braganza.
Answer: (b)

Question 39. From which Mughal Emperor did John Middenhall tried to obtain a farman for trade in Gujarat?