HISTORY PRELIMS & MAINS TEST

1. Which Nawab of Bengal shifted his capital (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 4, 2, 1, 3

from Murshidabad to Monghyr? (c) 3, 4, 5, 1 (d) 2, 3, 4, 1

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(a) Mir Qasim (b) Mir Jafar 7. The main aim of the Portuguese in India
(c) Siraj-ud-aulah (d) Shuja-ud-din was to

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2. Which one of the following was the last (a) Capture territories on the western coast of
Governor of Benal appointed by the India
Mughal emperor? (b) Oust Arabs and Persians from India’s
(a) Safaraz Khan (b) Murshid Quli Khan maritime trade
(c) Alivardi khan (c) Capture pepper and other spices trade
(d) Shujauddin Muhammad Khan (d) Propagate Christianity
3. Whihc one of the following rulers had 8. During the time of which Mughal Emperor

4.
granted Diwani to the East India
Company?
(a) Farukhsiyar (b) Shah Alam I
(c) Shah Alam II (d) Shuja-ud-Daula
1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmad
Cla did the English East India Company
establish its first factory in India?
(a) Akbar
(c) Shah Jahan
(b) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
9. Consider the following :
Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi. 1. Assessment of land revenue of the basis
2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third of nature of the soil and the quality of
Anglo-Mysore War. crops.
3. Mir Jafar entered in conspiracy with the 2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare.
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English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud- 3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies.
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daulah in the Battle of Plassey. Which of the above was/were introduced

Which of the statements give above is/are into India by the English?
correct? (a) only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) None of these
(c) 2 and 3 10. Which of the following statement(s) regarding
5. In which of the following praces the Dutch Portuguese is/are correct?
established their trading centre in Inida? 1. Portuguese rose to power under General
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(a) Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam Albuguergue

(b) Surat, Bharuch, Agra 2. The Portuguese established political power
(c) Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna along the Eastern coast of India.
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(d) All of the above (a) 1 and 2 both (b) only 1

6. The following European Powers entered (c) 2 only (d) None
into Indian trade at one time or the other. 11. Which of the British officials defeated
1. The English 2. The Dutch Portuguese at Sowlley?
3. The French 4. The Portuguese (a) William Hawkins
Select the correct chronological order of their (b) Thomas Best
entry from the code given below. (c) Thomas Roe
(d) Josiah Child

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12. With reference to the entry of European 16. Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the
powers into India, which one of the Battle of Buxar was fought?
following statements is not correct? (a) Siraj-ud-Daula (b) Mir Jafar
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499 (c) Mir Qasim (d) Najmuddaula
(b) The English opened their first factory in 17. Math List-I with List-II and select the

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South India at Masulipatnam correct answer from the codes given
(c) In Eastern India, the English company below the lists:

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opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633 List I List II
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French A. Mahalwari 1. Johnthan Duncan
occupied Madras in 1746 Settlement
13. Which of the following statements are B. Permanent 2. Thomad Munro of
correct about Warren Hastings? Settlement Bengal
1. He was the first Governor General of C. Ryotwari 3. Cornwallis
India
2. He established courts of appeal
3. He made a pact with Bengali Zamindars
to make his Permanent Settlement
System successful
4. He introduceed the policy of Doctrine
Cla Settlement
D. Permanent
Settlement
(a) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 1 4 2
4. Halt Mackenzie of
Banaras
(b) 2 4 1 3
(d) 4 3 2 1
18. Which one of the following is incorrect
lapse about Warren Hastings?
Select the correct option from the codes (a) He shifted treasury from Murshidad to
given below : Calcutta
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(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 4 only (b) He ended the dual system
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 and 4 only (c) He founded the Calcutta Madrassa
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14. Which one of the following is the correct (d) He pursued permanent settlement in Bengal
chronological order of the the battles 19. Anglo Maratha was was done due to
fought in India in the 18th Centur? (a) Failure to Purandar pact
(a) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar-Battle (b) Failure of Suract pact
of Ambur-Battle of Plassey (c) Failure of salbai pact
(b) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Plassey-Battle (d) None of the above
of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar
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(c) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey- Mainst Test:-

Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar 1. Discuss reasons and results of carnatic wars
(d) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar - Battle (150 words)
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of Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey 2. Discuss revenue system during BEID (150

15. An India ruler of the 18th century who
words)
planted “the Tree of liberty” at his capital,
3. Discuss governance of BEIC (200 words)
enrolled himself as a member of the
Jacobin club of France and loved himself
to the called ‘Citizen’, was
(a) Mir Jafar (b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Haider Ali (d) Banda Bahadur
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