PTS 2024 Preparatory Test 13 QP Eng

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Q.1) In the context of Indian history, consider Q.4) Unlike the British, the French failed to
the following European powers: establish their supremacy in India. In this
1. French context, consider the following statements:
2. English 1. Unlike the English company, the French
3. Danes company being a private enterprise was
4. Dutch starved of resources.
5. Portuguese 2. Unlike the British, the French failed to
Arrange chronologically the settlement of the establish military control over Native rulers.
above given European powers in India? 3. French had poorer naval power compared to
a) 5-2-4-1-3 the British.
b) 1-5-2-4-3 4. Lack of leadership among the French forces
c) 2-5-1-4-3 compared to British forces.
d) 5-2-4-3-1 How many of the above factors are responsible
for French failure to establish their supremacy
Q.2) During the latter half of the Seventeenth in India?
Century, the Dutch retired from India. They a) Only one
mainly retired to concentrate on their more b) Only two
profitable trade in which of the following c) Only three
countries? d) All four
a) Indonesia
b) Brazil Q.5) Who among the following founded the
c) Spain independent state of Awadh after breaking out
d) China from the erstwhile Mughal empire?
a) Nizam-ul-Mulk.
Q.3) With reference to treaties signed during b) Saadat Khan.
the course of different Carnatic wars, consider c) Safdar Jang
the following pairs: d) Murshid Kuli Khan.
Treaties Implications
1. Treaty of Aix-La Madras was Q.6) With reference to the history of modern
Chapelle, 1748. surrendered back to India, consider the following statements in
the English by the respect of Ranjit Singh:
French. 1. He was the first to transform the Sikhs into a
2. Treaty of The French were militant sect in defence of their religion and
Pondicherry, 1754. barred from having liberties.
troops in Pondicherry. 2. He denied help of Europeans in modernising
3. Treaty of Peace of The British emerged as his army.
Paris, 1763. the paramount 3. He gained the territories beyond Sutlej river
European power in from the British by signing the Treaty of
India Amritsar.
How many of the pairs given above are How many of the statements given above are
correctly matched? correct?
a) Only one a) Only one
b) Only two b) Only two
c) All three c) All three
d) None d) None
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Q.7) In context of the emergence of regional Q.10) With reference to Marathas, consider the
states with the decline of Mughal empire during following:
the eighteenth century, consider the following 1. Absence of Naval power.
statements: 2. Lack of development of Science &
1. They functioned autonomously and refused Technology.
to recognise the Mughal Empire as the 3. Lack of cooperation among Marathas.
supreme authority. 4. Abolition of Agricultural tax.
2. The development of Science and Technology How many of the factors above can be
suffered as warfare became the general attributed to the failure of Marathas in
aspect of the nature of regional state establishing an all-India empire?
Which of the statements given above is/are a) Only one
correct? b) Only two
a) 1 only c) Only three
b) 2 only d) All four
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2 Q.11) In context of pre-Independence history of
India, the Treaty of Eternal Friendship was
Q.8) With reference to the status of women signed between which of the following parties?
during the eighteenth century, consider the a) British India and Amirs of Sindh
following statements: b) British India and Punjab under Maharaja
1. The practice of dowry was more prevalent in Ranjit Singh
the region of Maharashtra compared to the c) British India and Burma
rest of India. d) British India and Bhutan
2. While the purdah system was widely
prevalent in Northern India, it was absent Q.12) Consider the following statements
generally in South India. regarding the First Anglo Sikh War:
3. Generally, widow remarriage was quite 1. The war was instigated when Sikh forces
common among non-Brahmin castes. crossed the Sutlej and took offensive
How many of the statements given above are positions against the English forces.
correct? 2. The First Anglo-Sikh War ended with the
a) Only one signing of the Treaty of Bassein.
b) Only two Which of the statements given above is/are
c) All three correct?
d) None a) 1 only
b) 2 only
Q.9) With reference to treaties signed during c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
the course of various Anglo Mysore war,
consider the following statements:
Q.13) With reference to Robert Clive and Joseph
1. Under the Treaty of Madras, the English
Francis Dupleix, consider the following
promised military help to the Mysore state if
statements:
attacked by its neighbours.
1. Dupleix was the originator of the practice of
2. The Treaty of Mangalore acknowledged
Subsidiary Alliance in India.
British Supremacy over the Deccan region.
2. Unlike Robert Clive, Dupleix never led an
3. The Treaty of Seringapatam brought Mysore
army on the battlefield.
under the British policy of Subsidiary
3. Robert Clive abolished the Dual System of
Alliance.
government in Bengal.
How many of the statements given above are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
a) Only one
a) 1 and 2 only
b) Only two b) 1 only
c) All three c) 2 only
d) None d) 1, 2 and 3
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Q.14) Consider the following statements c) 1 only

regarding the causes responsible for the 1857 d) 1, 2 and 3
revolt:
1. British suffered losses in certain wars Q.18) With reference to Revolt of 1857, consider
outside India the following:
2. British government’s decision to tax 1. Absence of All-India participation
mosques and temple lands 2. Lack of Unified ideology
3. Restrictions on sepoys regarding wearing 3. Communal tension between Hindus and
caste and sectarian marks Muslims
4. Passage of Punjab Land Alienation Act by the 4. Poorly equipped Indian soldiers
British administration How many of the above are the causes of the
How many of the options given above are failure of the Revolt of 1857?
correct? a) Only one
a) Only one b) Only two
b) Only two c) Only three
c) Only three d) All four
d) All four
Q.19) With reference to the Outcomes of the
Q.15) The General Service Enlistment Act, 1856 Revolt of 1857, consider the following
was brought out by which of the following statements:
British officials? 1. The British Crown took direct
a) Lord Curzon responsibility for the country's
b) Lord Metcalfe administration.
c) Lord Ripon 2. The Crown promised to honour the dignity
d) Lord Canning and rights of the native Indian princes.
3. The number of Indian soldiers in the Army
Q.16) With reference to the Revolt of 1857, were reduced.
consider the following pairs: How many of the above were the consequences
Leader of Revolt City of the Revolt of 1857?
1. Rani Laxmibai Jhansi a) Only one
2. Tantia Tope Lucknow b) Only two
3. Khan Bahadur Khan Kanpur c) All three
4. Kunwar Singh Jagdishpur d) None
How many of the above pairs are correctly
matched? Q.20) With reference to Raja Ram Mohan Roy,
a) Only one consider the following statements:
b) Only two 1. He considered the practice of Sati as a
c) Only three murder according to every shastra.
d) All four 2. He was awarded the title of ‘Raja’ by the
Mughal Emperor Akbar II.
Q.17) Which of the following were the 3. The first published work of Raja Ram Mohan
weaknesses of People’s Uprisings before 1857? Roy was 'Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhiddin'.
1. These uprisings were localized. 4. He founded the Brahmo Samaj to preach the
2. Their resistance did not offer alternatives to idea of monotheism.
the existing social set-up. How many of the above statements are
3. Many of these revolts seemed similar to one correct?
another because of the arousing of a) Only one
nationalist impulse. b) Only two
Select the correct answer using the code given c) Only three
below. d) All four
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
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Q.21) "He joined the Brahmo Samaj in the year 3. The ideology of the followers of the
1842. He gave a new life to Brahmo Samaj and a movement had its foundation in a liberal
definite shape to the theist movement. He has interpretation of the Quran.
also served as the head of the Tattvabodhini How many of the above statements are
Sabha which was founded in 1839." correct?
Who among the following has been described a) Only one
in the above paragraph? b) Only two
a) Keshab Chandra Sen c) All three
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy d) None
c) Debendranath Tagore
d) Rabindranath Tagore Q.25) With reference to the 19th century
Reformist Movements in India, consider the
Q.22) With reference to the contributions of following:
Dhondo Keshav Karve, consider the following 1. Reconstruction of traditional knowledge
statements: 2. Translation of religious texts into vernacular
1. He was the founder of the Widow languages
Remarriage Association in Bombay. 3. Reduce the sense of humiliation among the
2. He opened a widows' home in Poona with Indians
the aim of providing widows with facilities 4. Simplify the rituals of worship
for vocational training. How many of the above options represent the
3. The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act of 1856, objectives/outcomes of the 19th century
which legalized marriage of the widows, was Reformist Movements?
passed mainly due to the efforts of Karve. a) Only one
How many of the above statements are b) Only two
correct? c) Only three
a) Only one d) All four
b) Only two
c) All three Q.26) Consider the following pairs in relation to
d) None literary works and their authors/founders:
Literary Work Author/Founder
Q.23) With reference to the Socio-Religious 1. Satyarth Dayanand
Reform Movements in India, consider the Prakash Saraswati
following pairs: 2. Darpan Karsandas Mulji
Association/ Organization Leader/Founder 3. Gulamgiri M.G. Ranade
1. Social Service League M. Malabari How many of the pairs given above are
2. Seva Sadan N. M. Joshi correctly matched?
3. Deva Samaj S. N. Agnihotri a) Only one pair
How many of the above pairs are correctly b) Only two pairs
matched? c) All three pairs
a) Only one d) None of the pairs
b) Only two
c) All three Q.27) Who among the following laid the
d) None foundation of the Central Hindu College in
Banaras in 1898?
Q.24) With reference to the Aligarh Movement, a) Madan Mohan Malaviya
consider the following statements: b) Prabhu Narayana Singh
1. It emerged among the Muslim intellectuals c) Annie Besant
based in Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental d) Jawaharlal Nehru
College.
2. It was focused on spreading modern
education among Indian Muslims.
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Q.28) Consider the following statements: 1. The ruler inherited the ‘gaddi’ not as a matter
Statement 1: The Battle of Plassey is regarded of right but as a gift from the paramount
as the starting point of British rule in India. power.
Statement 2: The British gained supreme 2. The British government decided not to
control over the affairs in entire North India intervene in the internal affairs of states.
after the Battle of Plassey. 3. The policy of creating buffer zones was
Which one of the following is correct in respect introduced to defend the Company’s
of the above statements? frontiers.
a) Both the Statement 1 and Statement 2 are How many of the above statements are
correct and Statement 2 is the correct correct?
explanation for statement 1 a) Only one
b) Both statement 1 and Statement 2 are b) Only two
correct but Statement 2 is not the correct c) All three
explanation for Statement 1 d) None
c) Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is
incorrect Q.32) Consider the description of the person
d) Statement 1 is incorrect but Statement 2 is from the paragraph given below:
correct He was the Governor General of Bengal who
initiated many reforms in British India. He
Q.29) Which of the following was the immediate relieved the zamindars of their police duties
cause of Vellore Mutiny of 1806? and established the post of superintendent of
a) The denial to due share of the crops to the police (SP) as the head of a district. He
peasants by Britishers. separated revenue administration from justice
b) The changes in dress code of sepoys administration.
ordered by British authorities. Identify the person from the above paragraph.
c) The extortionist land revenue policy by a) Warren Hastings.
Britishers. b) Lord Cornwallis.
d) The large-scale annexation of territories by c) William Bentinck
Britishers. d) Lord Wellesley
Q.30) Consider the following statements about Q.33) With reference to the advent of
the Indian Factory Act of 1891: Portuguese in India, consider the following
1. It reduced working hours for men. statements:
2. It prohibited child labour on British tea and 1. Portuguese established their first factory at
coffee plantations. Cochin.
3. It made it possible for women to work at 2. Afonso de Albuquerque abolished the
night. practice of Sati system in Goa.
4. It introduced the provision of weekly 3. The Portuguese Governor Nino da Cunha
holidays. shifted the capital from Cochin to Goa.
How many of the above are the features of the How many of the above statements are
Indian Factory Act of 1891? correct?
a) Only one a) Only one
b) Only two b) Only two
c) Only three c) All three
d) All four d) None
Q.31) Consider the following statements about

the British policy towards the Princely States
after 1857:
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Q.34) Consider the following statements: 2. The Charter Act of 1813 allowed free trade
1. Introduction of a number of commercial from India to Britain leading to high returns
crops. for Indian products in European markets.
2. The export of textile products increased Which of the statements given above is/are
manifold. correct?
3. The Indian handicrafts groomed and a) 1 only
captured foreign markets. b) 2 only
4. The rise of a new middle class. c) Both 1 and 2
How many of the above were the impact of d) Neither 1 nor 2
British rule in India?
a) Only one Q.38) With reference to the Modern Indian
b) Only two history, consider the following statements:
c) Only three 1. Jotedars were the sharecroppers who used
d) All four to lease the land of large peasants for
cultivation.
Q.35) Consider the following nationalist 2. Gomasthas were the large landowners who
leaders: cultivated their agricultural lands by hiring
1. Dadabhai Naoroji labours.
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale 3. Bargadars were the rural officials
3. Romesh Chandra Dutt responsible for the collection of revenue
4. G. Subramaniya Iyer from peasants.
5. Prithwishchandra Ray How many of the above statements are
How many of the above were the nationalist correct?
critiques of the colonial economy? a) Only one
a) Only two b) Only two
b) Only three c) All three
c) Only four d) None
d) All five
Q.39) Which of the following statements is/are
Q.36) With reference to the expansion of British correct regarding the social and cultural life
Empire, consider the following events: during 18th century India?
1. Signing of the Treaty of Lhasa 1. No strict regulations prevailed to follow the
2. First Anglo-Afghan War norms of castes.
3. First Anglo-Sikh War 2. Caste system existed among the Hindus
4. Signing of the Treaty of Amritsar only and not among the Muslims.
What is the correct chronological sequence of 3. Purdah system was found only among the
the above events? Hindus and not Muslims.
a) 1-2-4-3 4. Dowry was widely prevalent in Bengal and
b) 2-4-3-1 Rajputana regions.
c) 4-2-1-3 Select the correct answer using the code given
d) 4-2-3-1 below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
Q.37) Consider the following statements: b) 1 and 4 only
1. Under Britishers rule, India became the c) 4 only
importer of finished goods and exporter of d) 2, 3 and 4 only
raw materials and foodstuffs.
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Q.40) With reference to the Ramosi Peasant 1. Dupleix played a decisive role in the Battle
Force, consider the following statements: of Wandiwash.
1. Its activities were confined to the Eastern 2. This battle left the English East India
part of India. Company with no European rival in India.
2. It saw Indian moneylenders as the real 3. Indian natives joined the English army and
enemy and not the British government. not the French.
3. It only used legal methods to achieve its How many of the above statements are
objectives, and did not resort to violence. correct?
4. It aimed to raise funds for its activities a) Only one
through dacoities. b) Only two
How many of the above statements are c) All three
correct? d) None
a) Only one
b) Only two Q.44) With reference to education in British
c) Only three period of Indian history, consider the following
d) All four statements:
1. Raja Rammohan Roy with David Hare
Q.41) Dayananda Saraswati was the founder of founded the Hindu College in Calcutta.
the Arya Samaj. With reference to him, 2. The Sanskrit College was opened in Calcutta
consider the following statements: by Radhakanta Deb to impart education to
1. His vision of India included classless but not students belonging to the non-Brahmin
casteless society. community.
2. He was critical about the escapist Hindu 3. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar was the first
belief in Maya. Secretary of Bethune School.
3. He considered Vedas to be ‘India’s Rock of How many of the above statements are
Ages'. correct?
4. He rejected modernity and displayed a a) Only one
patriotic attitude to national problems. b) Only two
How many of the above statements are c) All three
correct? d) None
a) Only one
b) Only two Q.45) With reference to ‘Prarthana Samaj’,
c) Only three consider the following statements:
d) All four 1. It was established by Atmaram Pandurang in
1867 with the help of Keshub Chandra Sen.
Q.42) Consider the following statements: 2. The movement discarded the ideas of the
1. In India, Dutch established their first factory Bhakti cult of Maratha region and
in Surat. propagated liberal principles of social
2. The Dutch traded in Indian commodities reform.
like silk, cotton, indigo, rice and opium. 3. R.G. Bhandarkar and N.G. Chandavarkar
3. Dutch were more interested in building an were associated with the activities of the
Empire in India than in trade. Samaj.
How many of the above statements are 4. The samaj focused on education and
correct? persuasion rather than confrontation with
a) Only one Hindu orthodoxy.
b) Only two How many of the above statements are
c) All three correct?
d) None a) Only one
b) Only two
Q.43) Consider the following statements c) Only three
regarding the Battle of Wandiwash: d) All four
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Q.46) Consider the following statements How many of the above statements are
regarding development of modern industries in correct?
British India: a) Only one
1. Britishers encouraged the growth of Indian b) Only two
steel industry in order to fulfil the supply c) All three
gap in the international markets. d) None
2. Heavy industries and power generation
were neglected during British period in Q.49) With reference to Haider Ali, consider the
India. following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are 1. He established arms factory at Dindigul,
correct? with the help from French.
a) 1 only 2. He maintained friendly relations with the
b) 2 only Nawab of Arcot.
c) Both 1 and 2 3. He forced the English forces to accept a very
d) Neither 1 nor 2 humiliating treaty of Madras.
4. His attack on Travancore for restoration of
Q.47) With reference to the Ahom Revolt, his sovereign rights led to the second Anglo-
consider the following statements: Mysore war.
1. It occurred along the North-West frontier How many of the above statements are
province. correct?
2. The main reason for this revolt was a) Only one
annexation of their land by the local b) Only two
landlords. c) Only three
3. The revolt occurred after the first Anglo d) All four
Burmese war.
4. The rebellion was led by Gomdhar Konwar Q.50) Consider the following statements
and Dhanjoy Borgohain. regarding the British Policy of Paramountcy:
How many of the above statements are 1. The Policy was first initiated under the
correct? Governor General Canning.
a) Only one 2. Under this policy, the Company’s authority
b) Only two was considered supreme.
c) Only three 3. The policy justified the annexation of Indian
d) All four states by the British.
How many of the above statements are
Q.48) With reference to Socio-Religious Reform correct?
Movements in British India, consider the a) Only one
following statements: b) Only two
1. Keshab Chandra Sen organized a society c) All three
‘Naba Bidhan’ to preach a combined d) None
knowledge of Hindu philosophy and
Christian theology.
2. In advocating widow remarriage and
opposing child marriage, Akshay Kumar
Dutt extensively sought the ancient
religious scriptures.
3. Dev Samaj defended orthodox Hinduism
against the teachings of Arya Samaj and
Ramakrishna Mission.

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