Questions and answers for exam Preparation

MCQs

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Question 21. Give the location of the decisive battle of the second Anglo- Sikh war?

Buddewal
Chilianwala
Ramnagar
Gujarat

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Gujarat
Answer: (d)

Question 22. Who was the founder of British Empire in India?

Warren Hastings
Lord Amherst
Lord Robert Clive
Lord William Bentinck

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Lord Robert Clive
Answer: (c)

Question 23. ‘The Musalman’, the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927, is published from which one of the following places?

Chennai
Hyderabad
Mysore
Lucknow

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Lucknow
Answer: (d)

Question 24. The following are connected with the First Anglo- Maratha War 1779- 82:

Convention of Wadgaon

Treaty of Purandar

Treaty of Surat

Treaty of Salbai

Their arrangement in the correct chronological order is

3-2-1-4
2-1-3-4
4-2-1-3
1-4-3-2

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 3-2-1-4
Answer: (a)

Question 25.
List I
List II
A. Hector Munro
1. The first Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
B. Siraj-ud-daula
2. Battle of Plassey
C. Robert Clive
3. Battle of Buxar
D. Shaja-ud-din
4. The last Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.

A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

Discuss Question

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

Question 26. Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed in the Fourth Anglo- Mysore War (1799). Who of the following did not give a share in Tipu’s territories?

The Marathas
The English
The Nizam
The Hindu dynasty of Mysore

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> The Marathas
Answer: (a)

Question 27. Ghasiti Begam, Sahukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies of

Nawab Alivardi Khan
Nanda Kumar
Siraj-ud-daulah
Shuja-ud-daulah

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Siraj-ud-daulah
Answer: (c)

Question 28. Haider Ali established his authority over the Mysore state by overthrowing

Devraj
Nanjaraj
Kaviraja
Krishna Raj

Discuss Question

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

Question 29. Which of the following statements about Permanent Settlement are correct?

It conferred proprietary rights to peasants.
The Zamindars were recognised as the proprietors of land.
The government permanently fixed the land revenue demand.
The Zamindars acted as the middlemen between the peasants and the government.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)

Question 30. Statement I:
The economy of India in the 19th century came to a state of ruin under English East India Company.
Statement II:
English East India Company’s acquisition of Diwani right led to the miseries of the peasants and those associated with the traditional handicrafts industry of India.

Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Answer: (a)
Both statements are true and statement ll is the correct explanation of statement I Britain ruined India’s previous economy and industries as a result of Britain forcing them to import their goods from Britain and not buy their own goods from India.
Industries such as the handmade cloth industry, clock-making, metal, and carpentry industries, fell because cloth was made of better quality for cheaper in Britain because of mass production.