1. 1. Vasco-da-Gama came to Calicut in which year?

(a) 1350 AD (b) 1498 AD (a) 1350 AD (b) 1498 AD

(c) 1530 AD (d) 1612 AD (c) 1530 AD (d) 1612 AD
2. 2. Who was the first Maratha chieftain to accept Lord
Wellesley's Subsidiary Alliance treaty?
(a) (a) Peshwa Bajirao II
(b) (b) Raghuji Bhonsle
(c) (c) Daulat Rao Scindia
(d) (d) None of the above
3. 3. Ranjit Singh received the Kohinoor diamond from?
(a) (b) (a) Shah Suja (b) Jaman Shah
(c) (d) (c) Dost Mohammad (d) Sher Ali
4. 4. Which of the following is considered the founder
of a French company in India?
(a) (b) (a) Rishlu (b) Mazare
(c) (d) (c) Colbert (d) Franco Martin
5. 5. One of the following factories of Bengal, which
was established by the Portuguese was-
(a) Bandel (b) Chinsura
(a) (b)
(c) Hooghly (d) Shrirampur
(c) (d)
6. Consider the following statements-
6. 1. Clive's return to India
1. 2. The Treaty of Allahabad
2. 3. Battle of Buxar
3. 4. Warren Hastings became the Governor of
India.
4.
In chronological order of the above events taking
place, from the following code select thec o r r e c t
sequence-
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4 (a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3
7. Who was the founder of the British Empire in India?
7. (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Amherst
(a) (b) (c) Lord Robert Clive (d) Lord William Bentick
(c) (d) 8. Where was the Western Presidency in the early
8. period of the East India Company?
(a) Surat (b) Satara
(a) (b)
(c) Bombay (d) Panaji
(c) (d)
9. 9. Who among the policy is related with Blue Water
Policy?
(a) (b) (a) Alameda (b) Albuquerque
(c) Duplex (d) Robert Clive
(c) (d)
10. The first ruler to accept the Subsidiary Alliance
10. was-
(a) (b) (a) Nawab of Awadh (b) Nizam of Hyderabad
(c) (d) (c) Peshwa Bajirao II (d) Ruler of Travancore
11. 11. Who among the following said, "God wanted me
to see all religions with one eye, that's why he took

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 the light of the other eye"?
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(a) (b)
(b) Maharaja Sher Singh
(c) (d) (c) Maharaja Dalip Singh
12. (d) None of the above
12. The French failed to establish a power centre in the
Deccan because-
(a) (a) Duplex was not a capable general.
(b) (b) The British army was powerful.
(c) (c) The Indians did not like the French.
(d) Pondicherry was a strategic centre.
(d)
13. With reference to Pondicherry (present-day
13. Puducherry) consider the following statements-
1. The first European power to occupy
1. Pondicherry was the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy
2. Pondicherry was the French.
3. The British never captured Pondicherry.
3. Which of the statements given above is / are cor-
rect?
(a) 1 (b) 2 3 (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 (d) 1, 2 3 (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
14. 14. Who was the Governor General of Bengal when
the Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta?
(a) (b) (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Warren Hastings
(c) (d) (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Bentinck
15. 15. Who among the following transferred his capital
from Murshidabar to Munger?
(a) Alivardi Khan (b) Siraj-ud-daula
(a) (b)
(c) Mir Jafar (d) Mir Qasim
(c) (d)
16. From whom did the British East India Company
16. take Bombay?
(a) (b) (a) Dutch (b) French
(c) (d) (c) Danish (d) Portuguese
17. 17. The first one to establish trade relations with India
during the medieval times were?
(a) (b) (a) Dutch (b) British
(c) (d) (c) French (d) Portuguese
18. 18. Consider the following who had a Subsidiary Alli-
ance with Lord Wellesley and select the correct
chronology of the treaties made by them with the
code given below-
1. 2. 1. Hyderabad 2. Mysore
3. 4. 3. Awadh 4. Scindia
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4, 2 (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4, 2
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4 (c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4
19. 19. The successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was-
(a) (b) (a) Hari Singh Nalwa (b) Kharag Singh
(c) (d) (c) Sher Singh (d) Naunihal Singh

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20. I II 20. Match List I with List II and select the correct an-
swer from the code given below-
I II List - I List - II
A. Pondicherry 1. Dutch
A. 1.
B. Goa 2. French
B. 2.
C. Travancore 3. Portuguese
C. 3.
D. Madras 4. Danes
D. 4.
ABCD ABCD
ABCD ABCD
(a) 2, 3, 4, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(a) 2, 3, 4, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 (c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 4, 1, 2 3
(c) 3,4, 1, 2 (d) 4, 1 ,2 3 21. Who among the following was the founder of
21. Calcutta?
(a) (b) (a) Charles Eyre (b) Job Charnock
(c) (d) (c) Garold Angiyar (d) William Nouris
22. 22. 'Ring Fence' policy is related to which of the fol-
lowing?
(a) (b)
(a) Henry Lawrence (b) Dalhousie
(c) (d) (c) Warren Hastings (d) Lord Clive
23. 23. Which of the following is considered the most im-
portant in terms of establishing British suzerainty
(a) (b) in India?
(a) Buxar (b) Plassey
(c) (d)
(c) Srirangapatam (d) Wandiwash
24. 24. Which English governor of the East India Com-
pany was expelled from India by Aurangzeb?
(a) (b) (a) Angier (b) Sir John Child
(c) Sir John Gear (d) Sir Nicholas Vaux
(c) (d)
25. Who was the first viceroy of Portuguese imperial-
25. ism in India?
(a) (b) (a) Diaz (b) Vasco-da-Gama
(c) Alameda (d) Albuquerque
(c) (d)
26. The main objective of the East India Company to
26. enter into a subsidiary alliance with the Rajput
states was-
(a) (a) Receiving military assistance against the en-
(b) emies.
(b) Protection of these states from Maratha-Pindari
(c)
invasion
(d) (c) To receive wealth in the form of Khiraj.
27. 1755 (d) Establish the sovereignty of the British.
27. Who among the following established a modern
(a) (b) armoury at Dindigul (Mysore) in 1755?
(a) Nanjraj (b) Haider Ali
(c) (d)
(c) Devraj (d) Chikka Krishnaraj
28. 28. Which region of India was famous for opium pro-
duction during the British rule?
(a) (b) (a) Bihar (b) South India
(c) (d) (c) Gujarat (d) Assam
29. Which one of the following statements is correct?
29.
(a) Kochi was a Dutch colony until India's inde-
(a) pendence.
(b) (b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and in mod-
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 (c) (c) Modern Kochi was the first Dutch colony which
was later occupied by the Portuguese.
(d) (d) Modern Kochi was never part of the British
colony.
30. Who among the following ended the Dual Govern-
30. Dual ment in Bengal?
Government (a) Robert Clive (b) Lord Cornwallis
(a) (b) (c) Warren Hastings (d) None of the above
(c) (d) 31. Which one of the following rulers gave the East
31. India Company a civil service?
(a) Farrukhsiyar (b) Shah Alam I
(a) (b) (c) Shah Alam II (d) Shuja-ud-Daula
(c) (d) 32. Which of the following was the immediate cause
32. of the first Karnataka war?
(a) Rivalry between the English and the French
(a) (b) Struggle for the throne of Austrian throne
(b) (c) The issue of the throne of Karnataka
(c) (d) Accession of French ships by the British
(d) 33. Who among the following welcomed Vasco-da-
Gama at Calicut?
33.
(a) Gaspar Correia (b) Albuquerque
(c) Zamorin (d) Don Alameda
(a) (b)
34. At the time when empires of Europe were crum-
(c) (d)
bling in front of Napoleon's power, which one of
34. the following Governor Generals kept the British
flag in India?
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Cornwallis
(a) (b) (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Hastings
(c) (d) 35. British general who defeated Hyder Ali in the Battle
of Porto Novo-
35.
(a) Captain Laupheim (b) Sir Arcot
(c) Sir Hector Munro (d) General Goddard
(a) (b)
36. Consider the following statements-
(c) (d)
1. Evaluation of land revenue based on the na-
36. ture of the soil and properties of the produce.
1. 2. Use of moving cannons in war.
3. Cultivation of tobacco and Red chilli.
2. Which of the above was / were given by the British
3. to India?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 (b) 1 2 (c) 2 and 3 only (d) None of these
(c) 2 3 (d) 37. The secret of the success of the East India Com-
pany in India was-
37.
(a) Lack of national sentiment in India
(a)
(b) The Company's army had received Western
(b) training and had modern weapons.
(c) There was a lack of national sentiment among
(c) the Indian soldiers, as a result of which some-
one who could pay them a good salary, could
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(d) All of the above
38. By whom was the Dual Government implemented
(d)
in Bengal?
38. (a) Warren Hastings (b) William Bentinck
(a) (b) (c) Robert Clive (d) Lord Curzon
39. Which of the following is the correct chronology of
(c) (d)
the battles fought in India in the 18th century?
39. 18 (a) Wandiwash Battle-Buxar Battle -Ambar Battle
-Plassy Battle
(a) (b) Ambar Battle -Plassy Battle -Wandiwash Battle
-Buxar Battle
(b)
(c) Wandiwash Battle -Plassey Battle -Ambar
(c) Battle -Buxar Battle
(d) (d) Ambar Battle -Buxar Battle - Wandiwash Battle
-Plassy Battle
40.
40. Karnataka war was fought between whom?
(a) (a) English and French
(b) (b) English and Dutch
(c) English and Marathas
(c)
(d) Hyder Ali and Marathas
(d) 41. Who among the following Indian rulers, who had
41. established embassies abroad through modern
means?
(a) Hyder Ali (b) Mir Qasim
(a) (b) (c) Shah Alam II (d) Tipu Sultan
(c) (d) 42. Anglo-Nepal War took place during the reign of-
42. (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Hastings
(c) Lord Wellesley (d) Warren Hastings
(a) (b)
43. Who commented on the East India Company that
(c) (d) "the company is an anomaly, but it is part of a sys-
43. tem where everything is incompatible"?
(a) Warren Hastings (b) G. B. Macaulay
(c) Lord Clive (d) Henry Dundas
(a) (b) 44. Which of the following was the emperor of India at
(c) (d) the time of the formation of the British East India
Company in London?
44.
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
(a) (b)
45. Of which Governor General was the impeachment
(c) (d) trial held?
45. (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Clive
(a) (b) (c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Lord Wellesley
46. Name the French commander who was defeated
(c) (d)
in the Battle of Wandiwash of 1760-
46. 1760 (a) Count Lally (b) Francis Martin
(c) Duplex (d) None of the above
(a) (b) 47. Match List I with List II and select the correct an-
(c) (d) swer from the code given below-
List - I List - II
47. I II
A. First Karnataka War 1. Ended with the treaty
of Paris
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 A. 1. B. Third Karnataka War 2. British defeat
B. 2. C. Second Karnataka War 3. Inconsequential war
C. 3. D. First Mysore War 4. Ended with the treaty
of Aix-la-Chapelle
D. 4.
ABCD ABCD
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3
ABCD ABCD
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3 48. Match List I with List II and select the correct an-
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2 swer from the code given below-
48. I II List - I (Seafarer) List - II (Country)
A. Vasco-da-Gama 1. Spain
B. Christopher Columbus 2. Portugal
I II
C. Captain Cook 3. Holland
A. 1.
D. Tasman 4. Great Britain
B. 2.
ABCD ABCD
C. 3. (a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3
D. 4. (c) 1, 4, 3, 2 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1
ABCD ABCD 49. Treaty of Sugauli was signed in-
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3 (a) 1800 AD (b) 1803 AD
(c) 1, 4, 3, 2 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1 (c) 1805 AD (d) 1815 AD
49.
50. Match List I with List II and select the correct an-
(a) 1800 (b) 1803
swer from the code given below-
(c) 1805 (d) 1815
List I List II
50. I II
A. Treaty of Allahabad 1. 1782
B. Treaty of Mangalore 2. 1784
I II
C. Treaty of Salbai 3. 1769
A. 1. 1782
B. 2. 1784 D. Treaty of Madras 4. 1765
C. 3. 1769 ABCD ABCD
D. 4. 1765 (a) 4, 2, 3, 1 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1
ABCD ABCD (c) 4, 2, 1, 3 (d) 2, 4, 1, 3
(a) 4, 2, 3, 1 (b) 2, 4, 3, 1 51. Which of the following statements is / are correct
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3 (d) 2, 4, 1, 3 with reference to the treaty of "Treaty of Aix-la-
51. 1748 Chapelle-1748”.
1. End of 1st Karnataka war
2. The British regained Madras.
1.
Select the correct answer from the code given below-
2.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1 (b) 2 52. The English East India Company established the
(c) 1 2 (d) 1, 2 first factory in India during the reign of which
52. Mughal emperor?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(a) (b) (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
53. Who founded the judicial organization in India?
(c) (d) (a) Lord Mayo (b) Lord Cornwallis
53. (c) Lord Atlee (d) Lord Curzon
(a) (b) 54. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(c) (d) (a) Battle of Buxar - Mir Jafar vs Clive

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54. (b) Battle of Wandiwash - French vs East India
(a) Company
(b) (c) Battle of Chilianwala- Dalhousie vs Marathas
(d) Battle of Khurda - Nizam vs East India
Company
(c)
55. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(d)
(a) First Battle of Karnataka – 1746-48
(b) Second Battle of Karnataka – 1750-52
55. (c) Third Battle of Karnataka – 1758-63
(a) 1746-48 (d) Third Battle of Panipat - 1761
(b) 1750-52 56. Who was the real founder of the Portuguese power
in India?
(c) 1758-63
(a) Vasco-da-Gama (b) Albuquerque
(d) 1761
(c) Bartolomeu Dias (d) George Oxden
56.
(a) (b) 57. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly
(c) (d) matched?
57. (a) Hector Munroe - Battle of Buxar
(b) Lord Hastings - Anglo-Nepal War
(a)
(c) Lord Wellesley - Fourth Anglo Mysore War
(b)
(d) Lord Cornwallis - Third Anglo-Maratha War
(c)
58. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(d)
(a) Ali Mardan Khan started revenue farming in
58. Bengal
(a) (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh established modern cast-
ing blocks for the manufacture of cannons in
(b) Lahore.
(c) Sawai Jai Singh in Amer translated Euclid's
(c) 'Elements of Geometry' into Sanskrit.
(d) In Mysore, Tipu Sultan donated the idol of the
(d) goddess Sharda to the Shringeri temple.
59. Which of the following statements is / are correct
with reference to "the success of the British in India
59.
and the failure of the French"?
1. The British got immense wealth and manpower
1.
from the victory of Bengal.
2. Better economic strength of the British.
2.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 Nor 2
(c) 1 2 (d) 1, 2
60. 1613 60. Where did the British establish their first factory in
India in 1613 AD?
(a) Goa (b) Hoogly in Bengal
(a) (b)
(c) (d) (c) Arakot (d) Surat
61. 61. Which of the following governors created
Covenanted Civil Service of India, which came to
be known as the Indian Civil Service in due course?
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Wellesley
(a) (b)
(c) Cornwallis (d) William Bentick
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62. 62. Which of the following was included in the king-
(a) (b) dom of Ranjit Singh?
(c) (d) (a) Delhi (b) Kabul
63. (c) Makrana (d) Srinagar
63. Which of the following was the first European per-
son who started the policy of participating in the
quarrels of the Indian kings with the aim of acquir-
(a) (b) ing the territory?
(c) (d) (a) Clive (b) Duplex
64. (c) Albuquerque (d) Warren Hastings
64. Which of the following statements is incorrect re-
(a) 1499 garding the entry of European powers in India?
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499.
(b)
(b) The British set up their first factory at
Machilipatnam in South India.
(c) 1633
(c) The English company set up their first factory
in Odisha in 1633.
(d) 1746 (d) The French under the leadership of Duplex cap-
tured Madras in 1746.
65. 65. Consider the following statements-
1. In the Third War of Panipat Ahmad Shah
1.
Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
2. Tipu Sultan died in the Third Anglo Mysore
2. War.
3. 3. Mir Jafar conspired with the British to defeat
Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 only
(a) 1, 2 3 (b) 3 (c) 2 and 3 only (d) None of these
(c) 2 3 (d) 66. Which Governor General took the administration
66. of Mysore State on the basis of so-called misrule?
(a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord Hastings
(c) Lord William Bentick
(a) (b) (d) Lord Hardinge
(c) (d) 67. Which one of the following was the last Governor
67. of Bengal appointed by the Mughal Emperor?
(a) Sarfaraz Khan
(b) Murshid Quli Khan
(a) (b) (c) Alivardi Khan
(c) (d) (d) Shujauddin Muhammad Khan
68. Which of the following British officers defeated the
68.
Portuguese in place called Sowlley?
Sowlley (a) William Hawkins (b) Thomas Best
(a) (b) (c) Thomas Roe (d) Josiah Child
(c) (d)
69. Where is the tomb of Lord Cornwallis located?
69. (a) Ghazipur (b) Baliya
(a) (b) (c) Varanasi (d) Gorakhpur
(c) (d)
70. Ranjit Singh was associated with which of the fol-
70.
lowing misl?
(a) (b) (a) Sukerchakia (b) Sandhwalia
(c) (d) (c) Ahluwalia (d) Ramgarhia
71. Where in India did the French set up their first
71.
factory in which of the following places?

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 (a) (b) (a) Surat (b) Pulicat
(c) (d) (c) Cochin (d) Qasim Bazar
72. At which of the following places did the Portu-
72.
guese build the first fort?
(a) Anjadiva (b) Kannur
(a) (b) (c) Cochin (d) Goa
(c) (d) 73. Which of the following was involved in the sup-
73. pression of Thugs?
(a) General Harry Prendergast
(a) (b) (b) Captain Sleeman
(c) (d) (c) Alexander Burnes
74. (d) Captain Robert Pemberton
74. Consider the following statements-
1. 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor General of
2. Bengal.
2. William Bentick was the first Governor Gen-
eral of India.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 2 (d) 1, 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 Nor 2
75. 75. Which one of the following was the battle resulted
in the British domination in India?
(a) Battle of Buxar
(a) (b) (b) Battle of Plassey
(c) (d) 1857 (c) Third Battle of Mysore
76. (d) Freedom struggle of 1857
76. Which of the following European trading compa-
nies first established its factory in Surat?
(a) (b) (a) Dutch (b) British
(c) (d) (c) The French (d) Portuguese
77. Which one of the following statements is not ap-
77.
plicable about the Subsidiary Alliance imple-
mented by Lord Wellesley?
(a) (a) Maintaining a large army at the expense of others.
(b) (b) Protecting India from the threat of Napoleon.
(c) Managing a fixed income for the company.
(c) (d) To establish British supremacy over Indian
(d) princely states.
78. 78. The capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s state was?
(a) (b) (a) Amritsar (b) Patiala
(c) (d) (c) Lahore (d) Kapurthala
79 79. French East India Company was formed during-
(a) (a) The reign of Louis XIV
(b) (b) The reign of Louis XIII
(c) (c) The reign of Louis XIV
(d) (d) The reign of Louis XVI
80. 80. Consider the following statements:
1. 1. Alivardi Khan was the Governor of Mysore be-
fore becoming the Nawab of Bengal.
2. 2. Alivardi Khan killed Nawab Sarfaraz of Ben-
gal in the Battle of Gheria.
3. It compared the yuporis to bees.
3.
Select the correct statement-
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 2 (b) 2 3 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above
(c) 1 3 (d)
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81. fljktqnkSyk ds fojks/kh xqV esa fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu dkSu 81. Who among the following was involved in the op-
lfEefyr Fkk\ posing faction of Siraj-ud-Daula?
1. ?klhVh csxe 2. 'kkSdr tax 1. Ghaseti Begum 2. Shaukat Jung
3. ehj tkQj 4. ehj dkfle 3. Mir Jafar 4. Mir Qasim
5. txrlsB 6. jk; nqyZHk 5. Jagat Seth 6. Rai Durlabh
(a) 1] 2] 4] 5] (b) 1] 3] 4] 5] 6 (a) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only (b) 1, 3, 4 , 5 and 6 only
(c) 1,2,3,5 and 6 only (d) All the above
(c) 1] 2] 3] 5] 6 (d) mi;qZä lHkh
82. Consider the following statements:
82. fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij fopkj dhft;s&
Statement A: Siraj-ud-Daula had captured
A : fljktqíkSyk us dydrk ij vf/kdkj dj mldk Calcutta and renamed it Alinagar
uke vyhuxj dj fn;k Fkk Reason R: The British stopped the Nawab from
R: vaxzstksa us uokc dks dkfle cktkj QSDVªh dk inspecting the Qasim Bazar factory
fujh{k.k djus ls jksd fn;k Fkk (a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct
(a) A R R, A explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct
(b) A R R, A explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(c) A R (d) A is false, but R is true.
(d) A R 83. Consider the following statements in the context of
the Battle of Plassey (June 23, 1757 AD)-
83. Iyklh ds ;q) ¼23 twu 1757 bZ-½ ds lanHkZ esa fuEufyf[kr 1. This war took place between The British Gen-
dFkuksa ij fopkj dhft;s& eral Lord Clive and the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-
1. ;g ;q) vaxst lsukifr ykMZ Dykbo rFkk caxky ds ud-Daula
uokc fljktqíkSyk ds e/; gqvk Fkk 2. Mir Zafar was the commander of Siraj-ud-
2. bl ;q) esa ehj tkQj fljktqnkSyk dk lsukifr Fkk Daula in this war but he supported the British.
ijUrq blus vaxzstksa dk lkFk fn;k Fkk 3. Mir Madan, Mohan Lal and the French sup-
3. blesa ehj enku] eksguyky rFkk Ýkjkalhfl;ksa us uokc ported the Nawab
dk lkFk fn;k Fkk 4. Treaty of Alinagar was signed after this war.
4. bl ;q) ds i'pkr vyhuxj dh laf/k dh x;h Fkh Select the correct statement-
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
lR; dFku crkb,&
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All the above
(a) dsoy 1]2]3 (b) dsoy 1]2]4
84. Consider the following statements regarding
(c) dsoy 1]3 (d) mi;qZä lHkh Qasim-Vansittart Treaty-
84. dkfle&osUlhVkVZ laf/k ds lEcU/k esa fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij 1. Mir Qasim gave the districts of Burdwan,
fopkj dhft;s& Midnapur and Chittagong to the English in lieu
1 esjs dkfle us cnZeku] fenukiqj o pVxk¡o ds ftys of military payment.
lSfud O;; ds :i esa vaxzstksa dks fn, 2. For three years Company will have half of the
2 rhu o"kZ rd flYgV ds pwus ds O;kikj esa vk/kk Hkkx share of limestone trade of Sylhet.
daiuh dk gksxk 3. Mir Qasim will give a sum of Rs 5 lacs for the
Company’s expedition of the South.
3 daiuh ds nf{k.k vfHk;ku ds fy, ehj dkfle 5 yk[k
Select the correct statement-
#i;s nsxk
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
lR; dFku crkb,&
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of these
(a) dsoy 1] 2 (b) dsoy 2] 3
85. Which of the following reforms were implemented
(c) dsoy 1] 3 (d) mi;qZä lHkh by Mir Qasim?
85. ehj dkfle us fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu dkSu ls lq/kkj fd;s Fks\ 1. Trained army on European lines.
1 ;wjksih; i)fr ij lsuk dks çf'kf{kr fd;k 2. Installed artillery in Munger.
2 eqaxjs esa rksi[kkuk yxok;k 3. Shifted the capital from Munger to
3 jkt/kkuh dks eqaxsj ls eqf'kZnkckn ys x;k Murshidabad.
4 lHkh vkarfjd djksa dks lekIr dj fn;k 4. Abolished all internal taxes.
5 jktLo vf/kdkfj;ksa ls f[ktjh tek uked dj olwyk 5. Revenue officers collected tax called khijri de-
posit.
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 lR; dFku crkb,& Select the correct statement-
(a) dsoy 1] 2] 3] 5 (b) dsoy 1] 3] 4 (a) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) dsoy 1] 2] 4] 5 (d) mi;qZä lHkh (c) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only (d) All the above
86. ehj dkfle rFkk vaxzstksa ds e/; dkSu dkSu ls ;q) gq, Fks\ 86. Which of the following battles took place between
Mir Qasim and the British?
1. cDlj 2. Iyklh
1. Buxar 2. Plassey
3. djok 4. fxfj;k
3. Karwa 4. Giriya
5. mík;kSyk
5. Uddayola
(a) dsoy 1] 2] 3 (b) dsoy 2] 3] 4] 5
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) dsoy 1] 3] 4] 5 (d) mi;qZä lHkh
(c) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only (d) All the above
87. cDlj ds ;q) esa fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl&fdl us Hkkx fy;k 87. Who among the following participated in the
Fkk\ Battle of Buxar?
1. 'kkg vkye 2. ehj dkfle 1. Shah Alam 2. Mir Qasim
3. 'kqtkmíkSyk 4. ehj tkQj 3. Shuja-ud-Daula 4. Mir Jaffer
5. Dykbo 6. gsDVj equjks 5. Clive 6. Hector Munro
(a) dsoy 1]2]3]5 (b) dsoy 1]2]3]6 (a) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only (b) 1, 2, 3 and 6 only
(c) dsoy 1]3]4]5]6 (d) mi;qZä lHkh (c) 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only (d) All the above
88. ckthjko çFke ds ckjs esa fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij fopkj 88. Consider the following statements about Bajirao I-
dhft;s& 1. He held the title of Hindu Padshahi.
1. blus fgUnw in&ikn'kkgh dh mikf/k /kkj.k dh Fkh 2. He had collected chauth from Gujarat and
2. blus xqtjkr rFkk ekyok ls pkSFk olwyh dh Fkh Malwa.
3. blus [ksMk ds ;q) esa 'kkgw dk lkFk fn;k Fkk 3. He supported Shahu in the Battle of Kheda.
lR; dFku crkb,& Select the correct statement-
(a) dsoy 1 o 2 (b) dsoy 2 o 3 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) dsoy 1 o 3 (d) mi;qZä lHkh (c) 1 and 3 only (d) All the above
89. Which Maratha Peshwa had collected chauth from
89. fdl ejkBk is'kok us gSnj vyh ls pkSFk olwy dh Fkh& Haider Ali?
(a) ckthjko çFke (b) ckykth ckthjko
(a) Bajirao I (b) Balaji Bajirao
(c) ek/kojko (d) ukjk;.k jko
(c) Madhav Rao (d) Narayan Rao
90. fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij fopkj dhft;s& 90. Consider the following statements-
1. j.kthrflag ds jkT; esa U;k; ç'kklu dks vk; ds lzksr 1. In Ranjit Singh’s state, the justice administra-
ds :i esa ns[kk tkrk Fkk tion was seen as a source of income.
2. j.kthrflag us xq#ukud rFkk xq# xksfoUnflag ds uke 2. Ranjit Singh issued coined the names of Guru
ds flDds pyk, Nanak and Guru Govind Singh.
3. j.kthrflag /kkfeZd :i ls dêj 'kkld Fkk 3 Ranjit Singh was an orthodox religious ruler.
lR; dFku crkb,& Select the correct statement-
(a) dsoy 1 o 2 (b) dsoy 2 o 3 (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 and 3
(c) dsoy 1 o 3 (d) mi;qZä lHkh (c) Only 1 and 3 (d) All the above
91. Vhiw lqyrku ds lUnHkZ esa fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij fopkj 91. With reference to Tipu Sultan, consider the follow-
dhft;s& ing statements-
1. blus tkxhjnkjh O;oLFkk dks grksRlkfgr fd;k 1. He discouraged the vassal system.
2. blus fcpkSfy;ksa dks grksRlkfgr djds ljdkj vkSj 2. He tried to establish a direct relationship be-
fdlku ds chp lh/kk lEcU/k LFkkfir djus dk ç;kl tween the government and the farmer by dis-
fd;k couraging middlemen.
3. blus [ksrh ds varxZr vf/kdkf/kd Hkwfe dks 'kkfey djus 3. He employed inducement-cum-compulsion to
include more and more land under cultivation.
ds fy, çyksHku&lg&ck/;rk dk fu;kstu fd;k
lR; dFku crkb,& Select the correct statement-
(a) dsoy 1 o 2 (b) dsoy 2 o 3 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) dsoy 1 o 3 (d) mi;qZä lHkh (c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above

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92. ejkBk jkT; ds lUnHkZ esa fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij fopkj 92. With reference to the Maratha state, consider the
dhft;s& following statements-
1. ckykth fo'oukFk ds le; esa is'kok ejkBk lkezkT; dk 1. In the time of Balaji Vishwanath, the Peshwa
became the de facto ruler of the Maratha Em-
okLrfod 'kkld cu x;k Fkk pire.
2. is'kok vius ewy jkT; ds ckgj fot; ds fy, ljnkjksa
2. The Peshwa was highly dependent on the chief-
ij vR;f/kd fuHkZj Fkk tains for victory outside his native state.
lR; dFku crkb,& Select the correct statement-
(a) dsoy 1 (b) dsoy 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 o 2 nksuksa (d) u rks 1 u gh 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
93. dukZVd ;q) esa Ýkalhfl;ksa dh ijkt; ds fy, dkSu dkSu ls 93. What reasons were responsible for the defeat of the
dkj.k mrjnk;h Fks\ French in the Carnatic War?
1. egk}hih; foLrkj vkSj vkSifuosf'kd vf/kxzg.kksa ds e/; 1. Division of French resources between continen-
tal expansion and colonial takeover
Ýkalhlh lalk/kuksa dk foHkktu
2. Unlike the British company, the French com-
2. fcfV'k daiuh ds foijhr] Ýkalhlh daiuh ,d LorU=
pany was an independent commercial corpo-
okf.kfT;d fuxe Fkh ration.
3. fczfV'k ljdkjh ra= dh rqyuk esa Ýkal esa çpfyr 3. The autocratic attitude of the government
ljdkj dk fujadq'k joS;k prevalent in France compared to the British
lR; dFku crkb,& government system
(a) dsoy 1 o 2 (b) dsoy 2 o 3 Select the correct statement-
(c) dsoy 1 o 3 (d) mi;qZä lHkh (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
94. futke my eqYd ds lUnHkZ esa fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij fopkj (c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above
dhft;s& 94. With reference to Nizam-ul-Mulk consider the fol-
lowing statements-
1. mlus gSnjkckn fj;klr dh LFkkiuk dh Fkh
1. He founded the princely state of Hyderabad.
2. mlus ukfnj'kkg ds fnYyh vkØe.k ds le; ukfnj'kkg
2. He assisted Nadir Shah at the time of Nadir
dh lgk;rk dh Fkh Shah's invasion of Delhi.
3. ejkBksa ls ijkftr gksus ds ckn mlus N=ifr 'kkgw dks 3. After being defeated by the Marathas, he recog-
,dek= ejkBk 'kkld ds :i ekU;rk nh nized Chhatrapati Shahu as the only Maratha
lR; dFku crkb,& ruler.
(a) dsoy 1 o 2 (b) dsoy 2 o 3 Select the correct statement-
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) dsoy 1 o 3 (d) mi;qZä lHkh
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above
95. 1773 ds jsX;wyfs Vax ,DV ds lanHkZ esa fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij 95. With reference to the Regulating Act of 1773, con-
fopkj dhft,& sider the following statements-
1. c‚Ecs vkSj eækl çslhMsalh dks dydÙkk çslhMsalh ds 1. Bombay and Madras Presidencies were made
v/khu dj fn;k x;kA subordinate to the Calcutta Presidency.
2. The Governor of Bengal was made the Gover-
2. caxky ds xouZj dks xouZj tujy cuk fn;k x;kA
nor General.
mijksä esa ls lR; dFku pqfu,& Select the correct statement from the above-
(a) dsoy 1 (b) dsoy 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa (d) uk rks 1] uk gh 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
96. With reference to the Charter Act of 1813, which of
the following statements is incorrect?
96. 1813 ds pkVZj vf/kfu;e ds lanHkZ esa fuEufyf[kr esa ls
(a) The company's monopoly was reserved only
dkSu&lk dFku vlR; gS\ on trade of tea only with China and the Eastern
(a) dsoy phu vkSj iwohZ ns'kksa ds lkFk pk; ds O;kikj ij countries.
daiuh dk ,dkf/kdkj lqjf{kr j[kk x;kA (b) The Supreme Court was established in
(b) dydÙkk esa lqçhe dksVZ dh LFkkiuk dh xbZA Calcutta.
(c) A provision was made to spend Rs. 1 lakh per
(c) Hkkjrh; f'k{kk ,oa lkfgR; ij çfro"kZ ,d yk[k #- [kpZ
year on Indian education and literature.
djus dk çko/kku fd;k x;kA
(d) Christian missionaries were allowed to enter
(d) bZlkbZ fe'kufj;ksa dks Hkkjr esa ços'k dh NwV feyhA India.

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97. fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu&lk dFku 1833 ds pkVZj vf/kfu;e
ds laca/k esa lR; ugha gS \
(a) caxky ds xouZj dks Hkkjr dk xouZj tujy dgk tkus
yxkA
(b) Hkkjrh; dkuwuksa dks fyfic) djus ds mís'; ls fof/k
vk;ksx dh LFkkiuk dh xbZA
(c) daiuh ds O;kikfjd ,dkf/kdkj dks iwjh rjg lekIr dj
fn;k x;kA
(d) bl ,DV ds rgr Hkkjrh; 'kklu esa foHkkxh; ç.kkyh dh
'kq#vkr dh xbZA
98. 1853 ds pkVZj vf/kfu;e ds lanHkZ esa lR; dFku pqfu,&
(a) Hkkjr esa igyh ckj fo/kkuifj"kn dh LFkkiuk dh xbZA
(b) dk;Zikfydk ,oa fo/kkf;dk lac/a kh 'kfä;ksa dk i`FkDdj.k
fd;k x;kA
(c) daiuh funs'kdksa ds fu;qfä laca/kh vf/kdkj lekIr dj
çfr;ksxh ijh{kkvksa dk vk;kstu çkjEHk fd;k x;kA
(d) mijksä lHkh
99. 1858 ds vf/kfu;e ds ckjs esa fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa ij fopkj
dhft,&
1- Hkkjr ds ç'kklu dk Hkkj Hkkjr jkT; lfpo ij Mky
fn;k x;kA
2- ;g Hkkjr jkT; lfpo daiuh ds funs'kd eaMy esa ls uk
gksdj] fczfV'k dSfcusV ds lnL; gksrk FkkA
mijksä esa ls lR; dFku pqfu,&
(a) dsoy 1 (b) dsoy 2
(c) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa (d) uk rks 1] uk gh 2
100. fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl vf/kfu;e ds ek/;e ls Hkkjr esa
çfrfuf/k laLFkkvksa dk tUe gqvk \
(a) 1861 dk Hkkjr ifj"kn vf/kfu;e
(b) 1892 dk Hkkjr ifj"kn vf/kfu;e
(c) 1813 dk pkVZj vf/kfu;e
(d) 1858 dk pkVZj vf/kfu;e
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97. Which of the following statement is not correct re-
garding the Charter Act of 1833?
(a) The Governor of Bengal came to be called the
Governor General of India.
(b) Law Commission was established with the pur-
pose of formulating Indian laws.
(c) The business monopoly of the Company was
completely abolished.
(d) The Departmental system was introduced in
Indian rule under this Act.
98. In the context of the Charter Act of 1853, select the
correct statement-
(a) Legislative Council was established for the first
time in India.
(b) Separation of executive and legislative pow-
ers.
(c) Competitive examinations were started by abol-
ishing the right to appoint Company Directors.
(d) All of the above
99. Consider the following statements about the Act of
1858-
1. The responsibility of administration of India
was placed on the Secretary of State for India.
2. He was a member of the British Cabinet and
not a member of the Board of Directors of the
Secretary of State for India.
Choose the true statement from the above-
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
100. Through which of the following Acts were repre-
sentative institutions born in India?
(a) Council of India Act of 1861
(b) Council of India Act of 1892
(c) Charter Act of 1813
(d) Charter Act of 1858