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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts (BA) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
| 151. |
Who formed the gadar party in the United States of America in 1913? |
| A. | Lala Hardayal |
| B. | V.D. Savarkar |
| C. | Madame Gama |
| D. | Madan Lal Hingra |
| Answer» B. V.D. Savarkar | |
| 152. |
Who among the following concluded the Treaty of Srirangapatanam with Tipu Sultan? |
| A. | Hasting |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Wellesley |
| Answer» A. Hasting | |
| 153. |
Which of the following was the first proprietary holding of the English in India? |
| A. | Madra |
| B. | Masulipatanam |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Hariharpur |
| Answer» A. Madra | |
| 154. |
What were calicoes? |
| A. | Indigo exported from India |
| B. | cotton exported from India |
| C. | Textile exported from India |
| D. | Precious stones exported from India |
| Answer» C. Textile exported from India | |
| 155. |
Which of the following British strong holds were fortified? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Calcutta | |
| 156. |
The first article in which the English started trading was |
| A. | Indigo |
| B. | Saltpetre |
| C. | Pepper |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» B. Saltpetre | |
| 157. |
The first carnatic war ended with |
| A. | Treaty of aix la chappale |
| B. | Treaty of Paris |
| C. | Treaty of Ryswick |
| D. | Treaty of Bassein |
| Answer» A. Treaty of aix la chappale | |
| 158. |
Which one of the following European wars is associated with the Third Carnatic War? |
| A. | seven years war |
| B. | war of the Austrian succession |
| C. | War of Roses |
| D. | Austro Prussian war |
| Answer» A. seven years war | |
| 159. |
The first printing press in India was set up by |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | French |
| D. | English |
| Answer» A. Portuguese | |
| 160. |
The first modern arsenal was established at |
| A. | Dindigal |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» A. Dindigal | |
| 161. |
Clive returned to Bengal as its Governor in |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1766 |
| D. | 1767 |
| Answer» B. 1765 | |
| 162. |
The first governor general of Bengal was |
| A. | Lord Clive |
| B. | Lord Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Cornwallis |
| D. | Lord John Shore |
| Answer» B. Lord Warren Hastings | |
| 163. |
Who said “our island has scarcely produced a man more truly great either in arms or in council |
| A. | John shore |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Macaulay |
| D. | Ellen borough |
| Answer» C. Macaulay | |
| 164. |
After return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to |
| A. | a dreadful disease |
| B. | committed suicide |
| C. | was assassinated |
| D. | Died under mysterious circumstances |
| Answer» B. committed suicide | |
| 165. |
Which of the following did not hold the governorship of Bengal? |
| A. | Holwell |
| B. | Cartier |
| C. | Vansittart |
| D. | Macaulay |
| Answer» D. Macaulay | |
| 166. |
Lord Dalhousie proposed a railway system for the whole country in ---- ----- |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1859 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» A. 1853 | |
| 167. |
When did the English start draining Bengal of her wealth on a larger scale? |
| A. | 1757 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1770 |
| D. | 1793 |
| Answer» A. 1757 | |
| 168. |
Which one of the following destroyed the peasants’ rights over the land cultivated by them? |
| A. | Riot wari settlement |
| B. | Mahalwari settlement |
| C. | Permanent settlement |
| D. | Annual settlement |
| Answer» C. Permanent settlement | |
| 169. |
Permanent settlement was introduced in Bengal and Bihar in 1793 A.D. by |
| A. | Cornwalli |
| B. | John shore |
| C. | Hastings |
| D. | Clive |
| Answer» A. Cornwalli | |
| 170. |
With whom did the British government work out the riotwari settlement? |
| A. | Zamindar |
| B. | Cultivators |
| C. | Village communities |
| D. | Muqqadams |
| Answer» A. Zamindar | |
| 171. |
Who benefited most by under the British? |
| A. | Money lender |
| B. | Peasant |
| C. | Merchant |
| D. | Zamindar |
| Answer» A. Money lender | |
| 172. |
The book “History of British India” was written by |
| A. | James Mill |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | John Marshal |
| D. | Elphinston |
| Answer» A. James Mill | |
| 173. |
Who belongs to nationalist school of economic historians? |
| A. | Altekar |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Naoroji |
| D. | Jayaswal |
| Answer» C. Naoroji | |
| 174. |
The Berlin revolution started by --------- |
| A. | Ranke |
| B. | Srivastava |
| C. | Majumdar |
| D. | Sardesai |
| Answer» A. Ranke | |
| 175. |
------ deals with the history of Indian economy from the Battle of Plassey up to 1900 |
| A. | Hunter |
| B. | Smith |
| C. | R.C.Dutt |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» C. R.C.Dutt | |
| 176. |
Who inaugurated the writing of history in a scientific way? |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | Ranke |
| C. | Carlyle |
| D. | Collingwood |
| Answer» B. Ranke | |
| 177. |
What has been described by V.A.Smith as the monument of Akbars Folly? |
| A. | Revenue policy |
| B. | Marriage relations |
| C. | Din – i- IIahi |
| D. | Rajput policy |
| Answer» B. Marriage relations | |
| 178. |
Myth and Reality in Indian History was written by |
| A. | D.D Kosambi |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Bipan Chandra |
| D. | Irfan habib |
| Answer» A. D.D Kosambi | |
| 179. |
Who was adopted the Marxian approach in the interpretation of Indian History |
| A. | Ranke |
| B. | Vincent Smith |
| C. | D.Kosambi |
| D. | R.C. Dutt |
| Answer» C. D.Kosambi | |
| 180. |
Who defines communalism as “the belief that because a group of people follow a particular religion, they have as a result common social political and economic interests?” |
| A. | Bipin Chandra |
| B. | Irfan Habib |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | William Logan |
| Answer» A. Bipin Chandra | |
| 181. |
“Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857” was published by -------- |
| A. | R.C. Majumdar |
| B. | K.K. Datta |
| C. | Ray Chaudhari |
| D. | Sardesai |
| Answer» A. R.C. Majumdar | |
| 182. |
Where was the Panchayath Raj first introduced? |
| A. | Tamilnadu |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Rajasthan. |
| Answer» D. Rajasthan. | |
| 183. |
The first English factory in India was established at |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Surat |
| C. | Hooghly |
| D. | Calcutta. |
| Answer» B. Surat | |
| 184. |
Who among the following were the pioneers in opening oceanic trade with India.? |
| A. | English |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | Portuguese |
| D. | French. |
| Answer» C. Portuguese | |
| 185. |
Which of the following congress sessions adopted a resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy? |
| A. | Belgaum,1934 |
| B. | Culcutta,1928 |
| C. | Lahore,1929 |
| D. | Karachi, 1930. |
| Answer» D. Karachi, 1930. | |
| 186. |
Charles grant was a ............. historian? |
| A. | evangelical |
| B. | subaltern |
| C. | nationalist |
| D. | Marxist. |
| Answer» A. evangelical | |
| 187. |
Who the following was an administrative historian? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | R. Guha |
| C. | William Hunter |
| D. | James Mill. |
| Answer» C. William Hunter | |
| 188. |
Who wrote the book, Observation on State and Society? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Charles Grant |
| C. | William Hunter |
| D. | James Mill. |
| Answer» B. Charles Grant | |
| 189. |
Indian antiquities was a work of ............? |
| A. | Christian Lassen |
| B. | William Hunter |
| C. | Naoroji |
| D. | Nehru. |
| Answer» A. Christian Lassen | |
| 190. |
The book entitled Indo-Aryans was authored by? |
| A. | R. Mitra |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Bipan Chandra |
| D. | Irfan Habib |
| Answer» A. R. Mitra | |
| 191. |
K.P Jayaswal wrote book entitled ...........? |
| A. | Indian antiquitie |
| B. | Hindu polity |
| C. | Carnaticwars |
| D. | India today. |
| Answer» B. Hindu polity | |
| 192. |
India today was considered as an authoritative ......... work? |
| A. | Marxist |
| B. | Nationalist |
| C. | Subaltern |
| D. | English. |
| Answer» A. Marxist | |
| 193. |
The Emergence 0f Indian Nationalism was written by ...........? |
| A. | J. Brown |
| B. | Anil Seal |
| C. | Washbrook |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Anil Seal | |
| 194. |
The important Indian subaltern writers are ...............? |
| A. | David Arnold |
| B. | Gyan Pandey |
| C. | Partha Chatterjee |
| D. | Shahid Amin |
| Answer» B. Gyan Pandey | |
| 195. |
The subaltern historians focussed on .............? |
| A. | Cultural |
| B. | Subjugated |
| C. | Women |
| D. | Workers. |
| Answer» B. Subjugated | |
| 196. |
The neo imperialist historians also known as.............? |
| A. | Cambridge |
| B. | Utilitarian |
| C. | Economic |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» A. Cambridge | |
| 197. |
The Nehru Report was finalized in ------- |
| A. | May 1928 |
| B. | June 1928 |
| C. | August 1928 |
| D. | October 1928 |
| Answer» A. May 1928 | |
| 198. |
Who brought out a daily called new India |
| A. | G |
| B. | Tilak b) Gandhi |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Bahadur Sapru |
| Answer» C. Annie Besant | |
| 199. |
Which was the shortest session of the congress? |
| A. | Belgam |
| B. | Bankipore |
| C. | Haripura |
| D. | Belur |
| Answer» C. Haripura | |
| 200. |
Congress leaders attended the last session of the congress |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1913 |
| D. | 1912 |
| Answer» A. 1915 | |
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