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e rcg u l_a r , [Link] rcfl'rl' nCl' to the e ntr y
·t,e
atte n d ance a I t •· Mu gha l cou rt to sec ure com m e rcia of Eur ope an pow e rs into
l Ind ia, w hi ch o ne of th e foll
,. pri vile ge ? ow ing '!ta ten11.:,, t'> ic, NOT
co rrec t ?
(a) Akb ar (b) Jah ang ir
(a) The Po rtu gue se ca ptu red
(c) Sha hja han (d) Au ran gze b /Cns 20or,f Goa in 149 9

r 22. Wh o w as Francis co (b) The Eng lish op en ed thei

de Alm eid a? r fi rs t fa ctor y in Sou th Ind ia
(a) Por tug ues e Vic ero y in Ind at Ma sul ipa tta m
ia (c) ln Eas tern lnd ia, the En
(b) Eng lish Viceroy in Ind glis h Com pan y ope ned it.,
ia
I (c) Du tch Viceroy in Ind ia firs t fact o ry in Ori ssa in 163 3
(d) Fre nch Vicero y in Ind ia (d) Un der the \ead ers hi p of Du
(CD S 200 7} pl ei x, the Fre nch occu pied
2 . Wh ich of the
23 Ma dra s in 174 6.
Bri tish Off icia ls def eat ed Por { Cf", r_ 2 r;
Sow lley ? tug ues e at 32. In Ind ia, am ong the
fo \\ow ing loca tion s, the Du
esta blis hed the ir ear lies t fact tch
(a) Wil liam Ha wk ins ory at-
(b) Tho ma s Bes t (a) Ma sul ipa ttan am
(c) Tho ma s Roe
(d) Jos iah chi ld (b) Pul ica t
{44tl1 BPSC 2001 } (c) Cho chi n
224 . Wh ich one
of the foll ow ing wa s the imm (d) Kas im Baz ar
edi ate cau se of
the Firs t Cam atic Wa r ? [C.:P Sc 2 , -
33. In the yea r 1611, wh ere
(a)) An glo - Fre nch Riv alry wa s the Eng lish Eas t Ind ia
Co mp any giv en per mis sio n
(b)) Au stri an Wa r of Suc ces to set up a factory (Tra ding
sio n pos t)?
(c)) Issu es of Cam atic Suc ces (a) Ban gal ore
sio n
(d)) Cap tur e of Fre nch shi ps (c) Ma sul ipa ttam
(b) Ma dra s
by the Bri tish (d) Sur at [L'PSC 2CGf..
[44tli BPS C 2001} 34. Wh ich one of the foll
25.
25. Which one of the foll ow ing Mu owi ng wa s the firs t fort con stru
ghal Emperors gav e an by the Bri tish in Ind ia ? cted
important Farman to the English of facilitating the (a) For t St. Geo rge
in Ind ia? ir trad e (b) For t St. Dav id
(c) For t St. Wi llia m (d) For t St. An gel o
a) Bahadur Sha
(a) hI (b) Farrukhsiyar [UPSC
(c)
(c) Shah Ala m II dur 35. Wh o am ong the foll
4 (d) BahataaduPol
r Sha h II ow ing Eur ope ans , we re the
[45t h BPSC 2002, WB PSC com e to pre - ind epe nde nce I last to
Ko /ka ta Poli ce Exa m 200 7} Ind ia as trad ers ?
26. Wh
W o wa t
26. s the first Portuguese Viceroy y
in I (a) Du tch
((b) Eng lish
(a) Dia z
in Ind ia ? (c) Fre nch
(a) ((d) Por tug ues e
(b) Vasco da
(b) Gama , S
[UP SC .:nr .'
(c) Francii sco
(c) 36. Du rin g the tim e of
de Almeida wh ich Mu gha l Em per or did
(d) Albuqu q erque [ Eng lish Eas t Ind ia Co mp any ac the
CISec.
{45tl1 BPS C 2002, SSC esta blis h its firs t fact ory in
Sec. O ff. (A ud .) 2008} Ind ia?
27. O
27. e in
On e of the following rulers, wh gran
o had granted Diw ani to ((a) Ak bar
th In my,
the East India Company, wa s- ((c) Sha hja
(
(b) Jah ang ir
(a) Farruk k hsiy ah Ala
han ((d) Au ran gze
(a) ar (b) Shah Alam I
b
(c) hujaud [ UPS C 2008, .:'L1t14 ' \

(c) Shah Alam II

(d) Shujauddaula e
37. Wi th refe ren ce h ucyl,
to Pon dic her ry (no w Pud
[U PCS (P) 200
004 ccon sid er the ll men uch erry ),
28. A {UP 4} foll ow ing sta tem ent s :
28. Among the
the folloowing fac tori es in Ben one
1l. The firs t Eur ope an power dirry
ested by e ug in Bengal, the one
s_ er to occ upy Pon dic her ry
established by the Portuguese re
wer e the Fre
(a) Kas im
m Ba
wa s- nch .
(a) Baz ar hinsura 2. d owe y dirry
(c) gly
(b) Ch ins ura 2. The sec ond Eur ope an pow er to occ upy
(c) Ho ogl y rirampur w o Pon dic her ry
(d) Sri ram pur we re the Por tug ues e.
IUI' PCS
PCS (004] 3.
The
29. Who were the first Euro ea
29. Wh o wer e the firs t Eur
{UP (P) 2004 } The Eng lish
3. ve cupied Per
lish nev er occ upi ed Pon dic her
ope
P ans
ns to set up
up sea trade
sea trad tres ry
Which
Wh ich ofof the
the statement
sta tem ent (s) given abo s/ cort ?
in Ind
India
ia?? e cen tres
(s) giv en abo ve is/ are cor rect
(a) The Eng
The English (b) The French
(a)
(a) 11 only
onl y (b) 2 an o ?
lish (b)
(C)
(c) The Portuguese
The Por tug ues e
(b) The Fre nch (c)
(c) 33 only
onl y (d) 2 1, and
2 3 onl 3 y PC 010]
(d) The Dutch (d) 1, 2 and 3 {UPCS 201 0)
(d) The Du tch 38.
38. In
In the
the first
firs t quarter
qua rter of seventeenth century, in which
of sev ent een th cen tury , in wh
of
lun. I'SC (P) 200
{ Utt . !'SC wus/
30. Which of East India Com an (P) 5} the following was/ were the factory / factories of English
ich of
30. Wh ich English
Eng lish Governor
Go ver nor of Eas t lnd ia Co mp p y in India
the foll ow ing wa s/ we re the
fac tory / fac tori es of English
was expelled by Aurangzeb ? any in lnd ia East India
Eas t lnd ia CoCompany located ?
wa s exp elle d by Aurangzeb ? mp any loc ate d ?
(a) Aungier
(a) Au ngi er (b) Sir john Child 1l.. Broach
Bro ach 2.
2. Chincacole
Chi nca col e 3. Trinchinopoly
(b) Sir Joh n Ch ild 3. Tri nch ino pol y
(c) Sir
(c) Sir john Gayer
Joh n Ga yer (d) Sir Nicholas Waite Select the correct answer using
Sel ect the cor rec t ans we r usi the code given below :
(d) Sir Nic hol as Wa ite ng the cod e giv en bel ow :
/AW/' /':L M
(a)
(a) 1lonly
onl y (b) 1 and 2
{MP PSC (P) 2008]
2UU8/ (C)
(c) 33 only
(b) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
1.
"-.-= Answers
An sw ers
onl y (d) 2 and 3 [UPSC
[UP SC 2nz1l
2021)
1. (c) 2.
2. (a) 3.
3. (b) 4. (a)
(a) 5.
5. (c)
(c)
14. 15. 6. (b) 7.
7. (b)
(b) 8.
14.. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d) (d) 18.
8. (b)
(b) 9. (a)
(a) 10.
10. 11.
17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20.
(b) 11. (a) 12. (a) 13.
12. 13. (b)
27.
27. (c) 28. 20. (b)
(b) 21.
21. (b) (b)
28. (c) 29. (c)
(c) (b) 31. (b) 22. (a)
(a) 23.
23. (b) 24. 25.
30. (b) 31. (I)
(a) 32. (a) 33. 24. (d) 25 . (b) 26.
26. (c)
(a) 33. (d)
(d) 34.
34. (a) 36.
(c)
35. (c) 36. (b) 37.
37. (a) 38.
38. (a)
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18. Mi sce lla ne ou s(M ed iev al
c1 l C hillo r was r .,,,1 1 Li st-II
The Vijay Sata mbh a (Tow e r of Victo ry ) h proc laim ed 1. 1298
1. A. Af a uddi n Ba hm a n Sha
built by- kin g of Decca n
(a) Rana Prat ap (b) Ran a Kum bh a
e rnor o f Ma lwa mad e hims elf 2. 1336
(d) Bapp a Rava l B. Gov
(c) Rana Sang a Sul ta nate
2/JO / /
/SSC C,r.1d. inde pe nd e nt o f Delhi
3. 1347
r)? C. Alau ddin Khilji co nqu e red G uja rat
Who is cons idere d the fathe r of Saht ara (Sita s 4. 1401
(b) Baiju Baw ara D. Foun datio n of Vijay naga r on the bank
z. (a) Mian Tans en of Tung abha dra
(c) Khu rshro Kha n (d) Bade Ghu lamA li Kha n C D
{SSC Grad. 2003 } Cod es : A B
3 4 1 2
corre ct answ er (a)
Match List-I with List-II andthselec t the (b) 4 3 2 1
3. using the code s give n belo w e Lis ts : 4 2 1
(c) 3
List-I (Place) List-II (Ass ocia ted with ) 4 3 1 2 f'vDA 2001}
(d)
A. Tugh Jaqa bad 1. Alau ddin Khilji ed by-
2. Shah jaha n 9. Dhr upad Dha mar style of sing ing was start
B. Red Fort, Delh i (a) Ami r Khu srau
C. Hauj Khas 3. Firo z Shah Tugh laq
4. Ghiy asud din Tugh laq (b) Raja Man Sing h Tom ar
D . The City of Siri (c) Tans en
B C D {CDS 2(1(J(Jj
Code s : A (d) Vish nu Diga mba r Palu skar
(a) 1 2 3 4 t the corre ct answ er
3 1 10. Matc h List-I with List-II and selec
~ 4 2 List s::
e Lists
2 1 usin g the code s give n belo w the
(rj 4 3 Lis t-II
2 [SSC Tax Assit . 2009 )
List-I
(d) 3 1 4 1. Qutu budd in Aiba k
A lbad atkh ana
In whic h of the follo wing citie s is Cha
rmin ar situa ted ? i 2. Ran a Kurn bha
4. B. Jama Mas jid, Delh
(a) Mys ore (b) Rajk ot Ka Jhon pada 3. Shah jaha n
C. Adh ai Din
(d) Luck now bha, Chit tor 4. Meh rnud Bega da
(c) Hyderabad D. Vijay Stam
[Bih ar SSC LDC 2005 } 5 . Akb ar
B C D
5. Matc h the follo wing : Cod es : A
State 5 3 1 2
Tem ple / Heri tage Site (a)
ple 1. Oris sa 5 3 4 2
A. Brih ades wara Tem (b)
2. Tam il Nad u (c) 2 4 5 1
B. Dilw ara Tem ple 4 [CDS 20CO}
3. Karn atak a (d) 3 5 1
C. Ling araja Tem ple
stha n t the corr ect answ er
D. Ham piGr oupo f 4. Raja 11. Mat ch Lis t-I with List-II and selec
Mon ume nts 5. Kera la usin g the code s give n belo w the Lists :
B C D List-I (Dyn asty ) List- II (Stat e)
Code s : A
3 5 4 A. Kad amb a 1. Oris sa
(a) 1
1 3 2. Karn atak a
(b) 2 4 B. Kha rvela
4 3. Beng al
(c) 2 3 1 C. Cha luky a
5 3 [CPO AC 2003) D. Pala 4. Guja rat
(d) 1 4
C D
6. Matc h List-I with List-II and selec
t the corr ect answ er C od es : A B
(a) 1 2 4 3
usin g the code s give n belo w the Lists :
(b) 1 2 3 4
List-I Lis t-If
2 1 3 4
A. Dtut mish 1. Mau sole um at Sasa ram (c)
3 [CD~ :!000/
(d) 2 1 4
B. Quli Qutu b Shah 2. Agra Fort
3. Cha rmin ar 1 2. Con side r the follo wing stat eme
nts-
C. Sher Shah emp orar y of Gur u Nan ak
. r 4.. Qut ub Min ar 1.. Mira bai was a cont
D. Akb ar Shiv aji
of Shiva
Codes: A B
B C D 2.
2. Ramdas cont emp orar y of
Ram das was a contemporary
Code s : A e is/ aare corr ect?
(a) 33 4 2 1 state men ts given
Whi ch of the statements
Which abov is/
give n above rrect ?
(a) 2 only
(b) 2 only
™
(b)
(c)
(c)
44
4
4
33
3
11
2
2
2
1
1
(a) 11 only
(c) Both 11 and 2
(b)
(d) Neit her 1 norr 22
(d) Neither
[(l7S
[CDS 2005]
2005)
(d) 3 2 /NDA ZUHUl
2000/
(d) 3 4
4 11 2 [NDA
7. 13. Con side r the following
13. Consider stat eme
follo wing statements nts-
Which one of the following pairs of Hist
History land mar k
ory landmark
7- Which one of the follo wing pair s was the
(1719-48) was
Muh amm ad Shah (1719-48)
1. Muhammad
1.
the first
first Mughal
Mug hal
matc hed
and the associated person is NOT correctly matched
and the asso ciate d pers on is NOT corr ectly ruler
rule r to Urdu
patr oniz e Urdu.
to patronize .
(a) Slave Dynasty
Dyn asty : Qut ubu
Qutubuddin
ddin Aiba k
Aibak epic
(a) Slav e 2. Muh amm ad jayasi wrot e the
Jaya si wrote famo us epic
the famous
(b) Tughlaq asud din 2. Malik
Mali k Muhammad
(b) Tugh laq Dynasty
Dyn asty Ghiy
: Chiyasuddin
Hind i.
(C) Second Anglolo - Mys
- Mys or War Hyd Ali
er Ali 'Pad mav at' in Hindi.
'Padmavat'
(c) Seco nd Ang Hyder abov e is/
give n above
ts given corr ect??
are correct
is/ are
(d) Battle of Buxar Sira judd aula h Which state men
Whi ch of the statements
(d) Battl e of Bux ar : Sirajuddaulah
(a) 1
1 only only
(b) 22 only
(b)
2001 /
[NOA 2uu1I
[NDA
(c) Both 11 and 2 (d)
nor 22
Neit her 11 nor
(d) Neither
8.
8 II (Years) the
selec t the
(Years) and select [CDS 2005]}
- Match
Matc h List-1
List- I (Events)
(Eve nts) with List-
List-ll [ CDS 2005
correct
corre ct answer
answ er using give below the Lists ::
code s given
usin g the codes n belo w the Lists
 .r-..~u1~il-:~a1:° -\. UU _ -I I

48 ( >1 ,j,•1 1lv1• t ;, ,, 11 •1.i l K11 11 w l1•d g , •

01 ~, •l, •t I II H' ( W n ·c I .011,,w,•r fro m th< · cod1 •<, given be lo w :

14. Who of the followin g built thl' temple of lh l' Su n C od < 11,I, ·, I' 11 ' fJ
Konark? ( o) I 2 1 4
(a) Anantvarman (b) Norosimh o I
(h ) 4 1 2 I
(c) Kapilendra (d) Puru sho ttom o
{ ( I >S ) !HV. / (c ) 2 4 I 1
(d) 2 4 '3
Match Li s t-I with Li ~t If a nd sele~I the co rrec t ans we r ff, I flt' J f\,{J 2f){Jcj
JS . using the codes given be low the Lis ts :
22. Ma tch Li s t-I wit h L1·,t- fl o n the bas ic, of cod es :
Li , t-1 (Author) Lis t-JI (Boo k) . Lis t-I (Dy nasty) r,I - I (Ca p ita l)
A. Abul Fazl 1. Tabqat-i-Akban A. Pra tih a ra 1. Ta njo re
B. Nizamuddin Ahmed 2. Akbarnan:ia_ B. Cho la 2. Anhil wad a
C. Krishnadeva Raya 3. Rajtarangml1 d C. Parmara 3. Oha ra
D. Kalhana 4. Amuktama ya a D. Solankj 4. Ka n nau j
Codes : A B C D Codes : A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3 (a) 4 1 2 3
~) 3 1 4 2 (b) 4 3 2 1
(d 2 1 4 3 (c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 4 1 2 [CDS 2006} (d) 4 1 3 2 [C PSC fP1 2 r
16. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly
23. The clan of Rajputs who ruled the princely s ta te of Jaipur
matched? was-
(a) Sheikh Shihabuddin Suhrawardi Sufi Saint (a) Sisodiyas (b) Kachhawahas
(b) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Bhakti Saint (c) Rathors (d) Hadas [RAS/ RTS 2 1 - -
(c) Minhas-us-Siraj Founder of Sufi
Order 24. To which school of painting Bani Tham was related ?
(a) Bundi School (b) Kishangarh School
(d) Lalleshwari Bhakti Saint (c) Chawand School (d) Jaipur School
[CDS 2006) [RAS I RTS .:cu•,
17. The meaning of word Bantai during medieval period 25. Consider the following events-
was- 1. Reign of Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar
(a) Religion Tax 2. Construction of Qutub Minar
(b) System of calculating revenue 3. Arrival of Portuguese in India
(c) Wealth Tax 4. Death of Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Property Tax [48th - 52nd BPSC 2008} The correct chronological sequence of these events is :
18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer (a) 2-4-3-1 (b) 2-4-1-3
from the codes given below: (c) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3 (d) 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 { UPSC 20cc
List-I (Place) List-II (Monument) 26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
A. Elephanta 1. Stupa using the codes given below the Lists :
B. Shravanbelgola 2. Temple List-I List-ll
C. Khajuraho 3. Cave A. Iqta 1. Marathas
D. Sanchi 4. Statue B. Jagir 2. Delhi Sultans
l.h... C. Amaram 3. Mughals
Codes : A B C D

►
(a) 2 4 3 1 D. Mokasa 4. Vijayanagar
(b) 3 4 2 1 C od es : A B C D
(c) 2 4 1 3 (a) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1 [UP PCS(P) 2003) (b) 2 3 4 1
19. Arrange the following in chronological order and find the (c) 2 3 I 4
(d) 3 2 4 1 [UPSC 2000}
correct answer with the help of the codes given below :
1. Ahalya Bai 2. Durgawati 27. The initial design and construction of which massive
3. Padmini 4. Tarabai temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?
Codes : (a) Sri Mariamman Temple (b) Angkorvat Temple
(a) 1-2- 3-4 (b) 3-2-4-1 (c) Batu Cave Temple (d) Kamakhya Temple
(c) 3-4-1-2 [UPSC 2006}
(d) 2-1-3-4
28. The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are the-
[UP PCS (P) 2003/
(a) three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent
20. The poet king who wrote verses in praise of Krishna
(b) three main linguistic divisions into which the
under the name of Nagari Das was-
languages of India can be classified
(a) Raja Ummed Singh (b) Raja Ram Singh (c) three main styles of Indian temple architecture
(c) Raja Chhatrasal (d) Raja Savant Singh (d) three main musical Gharanas prevalent in India
/UP PCS (M) 200-/j [UPSC2012}
21. Match the following : 29. Who among the following European travellers was the
A. 1192 1. Third Battle of Panipat physician of Prince Dara Shikoh?
B. 1707 2. Second Battle of Tarain (a) Niccolao Manucci (b) Francois Bernier
C. 1761 3. Death of Akbar (c) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (d) Jean de Thevenot
D . 1605 4. Death of Aurangzeb [CTSF 2021/
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49

t\ II NW1• 1 t•
(b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) h (b) (d) ,,
1.
14, (b)
(b)
15.
28.
(c)
(c)
16.
29.
(c)
(b)
17. (b) 11( (b)
"'· (b) '
20 (d)
II.
J'
(n)
(r) '})
(I-,)
(d)
IIJ
J \
(o )
/bJ ,,.
11 /d)
lb)
12
?5
(c)
(a)
13.
21, .
(c)
(b)
27,

1 9 · Expan s ion of Briti s h Pow<~r

(In th e c ontex t of B e n g al, Mysore , Punjab etc )
Khalsa was fo unded by- Rea son (R) The Mughal Empe ro r fr u st ra ted all
l . (a) Guru Gobind Singh (b) G uru Ra md as
the atte mpts o f Nizam - ul - Mulk at
(c) Guru Nanak (d) Guru Arjun Dev
re fo rmin g t he administ ration of the
f SSC Gra d . 2005} empire.
2. Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?
Code :
(a) Gurdaspur (b) Amritsar (a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation
(c) Lahore (d) Talwandi {SSC 2006} of A
3. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh (b) Both A and R is true, but R is not a correct ex planation
with great honour at Ropar ? of A
(a) Minto I (b) William Bentick (c) A is true, but R is false
(c) Hastings (d) Auckland {SSC 2007} (d) A is false, but R is true {.VOA 2(]1)4/
4, Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of 12. Who issued Firman granting DiwaniofBengal, Bihar and
Lapse? Orissa to the English ?
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie (a) Ahmed Shah (b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Lord Bentick (d) Lord Curzon (c) Farrukhsiyar (d) Shah Alam Il
[ .'\iD A 2GG6]
{SSC Grad. 2010}
s. Tipu Sultan took support of which one of the following 13. Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system
powers to fight the English ? of Subsidiary Alliance ?
(a) Portuguese (b) French (a) Scindia of Gwalior
(b) Nizam of Hyderabad
(c) Spanish (d) Dutch [SCRA 2005}
(c) Dalip Singh of Punjab
6. In which of the following years, the Battle of Buxar was (d) Gaikwad of Baroda
fought? {NOA 2007, CDS 2003, MP PSC(P) 2009}
(a) 1764 (b) 1766 (c) 1767 (d) 1761 14 . The state of Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire
{RRB2006} in India through-
7. Which one of the following places was famous as capital (a) The policy of Doctrine of Lapse
of Tipu Sultan ? (b) The policy of Subsidiary Alliance
(a) Srirangpattam (b) Gulbarga (c) Mayo's Provincial settlement
(c) Hampi (d) None of these (d) War against Gangadhar Rao {CDS ~001]
{RRB 2008} 15. With reference to the colonial rule of India, which one of
8. Tipu Sultan died fighting the English forces under- the following was NOT the feature of subsidiary Alliance
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Wellesley System?
(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Hastings (a) A subsidiary British army was to be maintained in
{CPF Assi t. Com mt. 2008} the Indian State
9. When did the British Government start ruling India (b) The determination of expenses incurred on the
directly? subsidiary British army was the duty of Indian State
(a) After the Battle of Plassey (c) The Indian State had to keep a British resident in her
(b) After the Battle of Panipat capital
(c) After the War of Mysore (d) Indian soldiers could be used by the company
(d) After Sepoy Mutiny {CPO S I 2002} commanders {CDS 2002}
10. Consider the following statements : 16. The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh
1. The Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and
was-
(a) Shujauddaula
killed during the reign of Emperor Farrukhsiyar.
(b) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
2. Th~ Marathas fought with Ahmed Shah Abdali at
(c) Safdarjang
Panipat during the reign of Emperor Shah Alam II.
(d) Sher Shah {CDS 2004}
Which of the above statements is/ are correct ?
17. Who of the follow ingjoined MirQasim and Shujauddaula
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
in declaring war upon the English East India Company
(c} Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of
{NDA 2004}
Buxar?
ll. Assertion (A) : The state of Hyderabad was founded by (a) Jahandar Shah (b) Farrukhsiyar
Nizam - ul - Mulk, a wazir of Mughal (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Shah Alam II
Emperor. [CDS 2004, 2006}
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state men ts
1 The treaty o f Laho re was cone ,:u d ed betw een Sikh s 28. Emp e ror Shah Alam II ga ve the
di wa ni o f Beng al, Bihar
. and English Com pany duri ng the tenu re of Lo rd and O ri ssa to East In d ia Co mpa ny on-
-
Ellen boro ugh . (a) 12 Aug ust, 1765 (b) 18 Au g us t, 1765
.
2 _ Lord Dalh ousie mad e the anne xati on of Pun iab to (c) 29 Aug ust, 1765 (d) 21 Aug us t, 1765
the British dom inio n. f IHth -2nJ HI r..r
Whi ch of the state men ts give n abov e is/
are corr ect? 29. Hyd er Ali was defe ated at Port o Nov
(a) J only o by w hich Briti 5h
(b) 2 only Gen eral ?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neit her 1 nor 2 (a) Cap tain Pop hem (b ) Sir Eyre coot
[CDS 2005} (c) Cap tain Hec tor Mun ro (d ) Gen eral Ged ard
20. Who amo ng the follo wing was
the first Gov erno r Gen eral {JI'5C :2 ,.r
of Ben gal?
(a) Rob ert Cliv e 30. The succ esso r of Mah araj a Ran jit Sing h was --
(b) Will iam Bentick (a) Kha raq Sing h
(c) Mar ques s Wel lesle y (d) War en Has ting s (b) Har ihar Sing h Nalw a
(c) Sher Sing h (d) Nau niha l Sing h
[CDS 2006} {JPS C 2
21. By whic h one of the follo wing Acts -
did the Gov erno r 31. Whi ch Sikh Gur u help ed the rebe l prin ce Khu
Gen eral of Ben gal beca me the Gov erno sro with
r Gen eral of Indi a? mon ey and bles sing s ?
(a) The Reg ulat ing Act (b) The Pitt's Indi a Act
(c) The Cha rter Act of 1793 (d) The (a) Gur u Har gov ind (b) Gur u Gov ind Sing h
Cha rter Acto f183 3 (c) Gur u Arju n Dev (d) Gur u Teg h Bah adur
[CDS 2006}
22. With refe renc e to the treat ies mad [UP PCS 1P 2c'.:
e by the Eng lish with 32. A grou p of eunu ches and ladi
nati ve rule rs of Indi a in the 18th cent es dom inat ed in the
ury, whi ch one of Gov ernm ent und er-
the follo wing pair s is NOT corr ectly mat
: ched ? (a) Muh amm ad Sha h (1719-48)
(a) Trea ty of Alla haba d Shu jaud dau lah
: (b) Ahm ed Sha h (1748-54)
(b) Trea ty of Pura nda r Mar atha s
: _(c) Alam gir Il (1754-59)
(c) Trea ty of Man galo re Anw arud din (d) Shah Alam II (1759-1806)
(d) Trea ty of Seri ngap atta m : Tipu Sult an [CDS 2006} { UP PC- (_\ JI .:,Y'~.
23. Wha t was the reas on of grou nd for 33. Sira judd aula hwa sdef eate d by Lord
the Brit ish Emp ire to Cliv e in the batt le of -
(a) Plas sey (b) Bux ar
anne x Sam balp ur in 1850 ? i
(a) Lack of prop er gove rnan ce (c) Mun ger (d) Wan diw ash /LPPc--S: 5
(b) Dea th of its rule r with out an heir 34. In who se reig n, Gur uNa nak Dev aest
abli shed Sikh ism ?
(c) Sub sidia ry Allia nce (a) Firo z Sha h Tug hlaq (b) Sika nda r Lod i
(d) Its invo lvem ent in a cons pira cy agai (c) Hum ayu n (d) Akb ar
nst Brit ish Rule [GPP SC 2 L'l,'
{CDS 2008} 35. Who of the follo wing com pile d
'Adi gran th' or 'G urn
24 . Who amo ng the follo wing was NOT Gra nth Sahe b' ?
a part y to the leag ue
that was defe ated by the Briti sh in the (a) Gur u Nan ak Dev
Batt le of Bux ar ? (b) Gur u Teg Bah adur
(a) Shu jaud daul ah (b) Shah Alam (c) Gur u Gov ind Sing h (d) Gur u Arju n Dev
(c) Mir Jafar (d) Mir Kasi m {CDS 2009} {L'tt. PSC .2VL15 /
25. The Dua l Gov ernm ent reco mm ende 36. The first Gov erno r Gen eral of Indi
d by Lord Cliv e a was app oint ed in-
prov ided that the - (a) 1774 (b) 1833 (c) 1858 (d) 1911
(a) Crim inal justi ce wou ld be left to the
Naw abi offic ials / Utt.P SC 200,- J
whil e civil and fiscal matt ers wou ld be 37. Whi ch of the follo wing was capi
cont rolle d b; tal of Raja Ran jit Sing h
the com pany of Pun jab?
(b) Com pany will look after fiscal matt (a) Amr itsar
ers and all the (b) Lah ore
rest wou ld be deal t by the Indi an rule (c) Raw alpi ndi
rs (d) Pesh awa r [[Link] 2005/
(c) Indi an rule rs will deal with all 38. Whe n was the Batt le of Plassey foug
the mat ters of ht ?
adm inist ratio n und er the supe rvis ion (a) 1757 (b) 1789 (c) 1848
of a co mpa ny (d) 1857
official
{MP PSC 200.J}
(d) Indi an rule rs will only titul ar head 39. Firs t deci sive mili tary succ ess
and all the po wers of Eng lish East Indi a
shall be dire ctly deal t by the Com pany. Co mpa ny in lndi a is mar ked by -
[CDS 2010}
26. ~c h of th~ follo wing Indi ans was (a) Batt le of Bux ar (b) Batt le of Plas sey
app oint ed as Dep uty
Diwan of B1har by Rob ert Cliv e? (c) Batt le of Pan ipat (d) Batt le of Hal di Gha ti
[MP PSC 2008]
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The book 'Jiz Muha mm ad Sha hi ' re la ted lo know ll'dge (c) Sa wa i Ja i Singh o f Am be r had Euclid' s 'Elements of
40
· of Astrology pro du ced in 1733 is w ritte n by- Ccomctry' tra nHlatcd into Sans krit
(a) Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur (cl) Sullnn Tipu of My,,iorc gave mo ne y for the construction
(b) Raja Bharmall of Ambe r of the ido l o f Codd csH Sha rda in Sringeri temple
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of~ a ipur . /UPSC 2003}
{d) Maharana Am ar Smgh of Ud a ,pur / RAS/ RTS 2007} 54 . Ho w did the Mu g ha l Empe ro r Jah andar Shah 's re ign
Who converted Sikhs into a m a rti a l race? co me to a n ea rl y e nd?
41
· (a) Arjun Dev (b) Cobind Singh (a) He was d ep osed by hi H waz ir
{c) Hargobind (d) Teg Bah adur (b) He di ed du e to a s lip while cl im bin g d o wn steps
[WBPSC 2007} (c) He wa s d e fea ted by hi s ne phew in a battle
42 Who founded independent sultanate of Bengal ? (d) He died of sickness du e to too mu ch con s umpti on of
· (a) Ilias Shah (b) Murshid Quli Khan wine / U PSC 2003J
(c) Hussain Shah (d) Alivardi Khan 55. A ssertion (A) : Shah Alam U spent the in itia l years as
[WBPSC 2007} an Emperor far awa y from his capital.
43. Who founded Sikhism ? Reason (R) : There was always a lurking danger of
(a) Gobind Singh (b) Ramdas foreign invasion from the no rth-west
(c) Nanak (d) Hargobind frontier.
[WBPSC 2007} (a) Both A and R is true and A is the correct explanation
44. Which Sikh Guru assumed the title 'Sachcha Padshah' ? of A
(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Teg Bahadur (b) Both A and Ris true, butAisnot a correct explanation
(c) Guru Hargovind (d) Guru Gobind Singh of A
[WBPSC 2007} (c) A is true, but R is false
45. The first Governor General of India was- (d) A is false, but R is true [UPSC 2003}
(a) Lord Clive (b) Lord Canning 56. Consider the following Princely States of the British rule
(c) Lord William Bentick (d) Lord Lytton in India:
[WBPSC 2007} 1. Jhansi 2. Sambalpur 3 . Satara
46. Who among the following was not involved in the The correct chronological order in which they w ere
conspiracy against Sirajuddaulah ? annexed by the British is :
(a) Manikchand (b) Omichand (a) 1- 2-3 (b) 1-3-2
(c) Mohanlal (d) Clive [WBPSC 2008} (c) 3-2-1 (d) 3 -1- 2 [L'PSC 2003]
47. The East India Company secured the Diwani from : 57. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Sujauddaulah (b) Aurangzeb List-I (Period) Lis t-II (War)
(c) Bahadur Shah (d) Shah Alam II 1. 1767-69 FirstAnglo-Maratha War
[WBPSC 2008}
2. 1790-92 ThirdAnglo-Mysyore War
48. The Gurumukhi script was introduced by- 3. 1824-26 First Anglo-Burmese War
(a) Guru Amardas (b) Guru Ramdas 4. 1845-46 Second Anglo-Sikh War
(c) Guru Angad (d) Guru Nanak Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
[WBPSC 2008} (a) 2and4 (b) 3and4
49. Who was the Governor General when the first Anglo- (c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3 {UPSC ~00-JJ
Burmese was started ? 58. Consider the following statements about Sikhs Gurus-
(a) George Barlow (b) Lord Hastings 1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as a military leader
(c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Amherst of the Sikhs by Guru Teg Bahadur
[WBPSC 2008}
2. Guru Arjun Dev became the Sikh Gu.m after Guru
SO. Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal ? Ram Das
(a) Sirajuddaulah (b) Najmuddaulah 3. Guru Angad / Anga Dev gave the Sikhs their own
(c) Mir Kasim (d) Mir }afar {WBPSC 2008} script Gurumukhi
Sl . The last major extension of British Indian territory took Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
place during the time of- (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(a) Dufferin (b) Dalhousie (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2 [UPSC 20().Jj
(c) Lytton (d) Curzon {UPSC 2000} 59. Which one of the following is the correct chronological
52
- Who among the following Indian rulers established order of the battles fought in India in the 18th century ?
embassies in foreign countries on modern lines ? (a) Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey - Battle of
(a) Haider Ali (b) Mir Qasim Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar
(c) ShahAlamll (d) TipuSultan [ UPSC200 /] (b) Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar - Battle of
53 Ambur - Battle of Plassey
· Which one of the following statement is NOT correct ?
(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue (c) Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey - Battle of
fanning in Bengal Ambur - Battle of Buxar
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to (d) Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar - Battle of
manufacture cannons at Lahore Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey [UPSC 2005}
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e Impact
? of British Rule
1
1. What was the first cotton mill in India established ? 9
9. Indian Factory
Factory Act
Act was prd
was promulga ted in_
in-
(a) Suratt (b) Mumbai (a) 18611 (b) 1881
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(c) Ahmedabad (d) Coimbatore (c) 1887 (d) 1898
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2. 10. Assertion
10. Assertion (A)
(A : Within half a century of the Battle of
2. Which is the oldest trade union organisation in India) ? ritv of
(a) Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) Plassey, the phenomenal prosparity of
(b) Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) Bengal suffered a serious set-back.
e
(c) All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) eason (R
Reason (R)) : The manufacture of cotton goods the
(d) Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) [SSC Sec. O ff 2007} ] most important item of export from
a er
3.. Where was the first iron and steel industry of India India, enormously increased in other
l.
established ? ? parts of India, while it declined in Bengal.
a t A and R is true and R is the correct exlanation
(a) Bhadravatii (b) Bumpur (a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct e xplanation
]
(c) Jamshedpurr (d) Bhilai[SSC Sec. Off 2008}
_ of A
4.. The British introduced the railways in India in order to- (b) Both A andand RR is true, but R is not a correct explanation
is true, but R is not a correct explanation
(a) promote heavy industries in India of A
(b) facilitate British commerce and administrative (c) A is true, but R is false
controll (d) A is false, but A is true [CDS .:Ct'5e'
(c)) move foodstuff in case of famine 11. Who among the following Indian freedom fighters miaade
(d) enable Indians to move freely within the country '
an attempt to estimate the per capita income of India ?
[SSC Tax A ssit. 2009}]
5.. During the coloniall rule in India, the Permanent
, (a)) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (b) Feroz Shah Mehta
c) Surendranath
(c) urenranat Banerjee (d) Dadabhai
Settlement was introduced by- Banerjee (d) Dadabhai N aoroji
(a)) Lord Bentick (b) Lord Cornwallis fCDj .:vv~J
(c)) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Wellesely 12.. Under which of the following systems, the British
[SCRA2001} lected reven
Government collected .
revenue directly from thetarmers 1.
the farmers?
6.. r~
The first railway line in India was opened in the year- (a) Zamindarii
(b) Ry otw ari
(a) 1833 (b) 1853 (c) 1857 (d) 1861 (c) Annawari (d) Desaiwari [ Cf>5 .:OtW]
(RRB M umbai Supervisor/ IESM 2006} started the Public Works
13.. Who among the following has s tarted the Public Wo rks
7. Gandhi 's intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike 4
e Department in India in 1848 ?
in 1918 resulted in the enhancement of wages for the er tick
(a) Lord William Bentick (b) Lord Dalhousie
workers by- c or eesley (d) Lord Corn
(c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord C o rnw allis
(a) 10% (b) 15% (c) 25% (d) 35% [CDS2009]
[UCC NET/ JRF (f-l is tory) 2007}
14.. In which of the following years was the
the first
first Railway
Railway line
line
8. The main grievance of the peasants in the Champaran omay and
between Bombay and Than
Thane laid ?
Satyagraha (1917) was regarding the-
(a) 1853 (b) 1854
(a) Abwabs on iJJegaJ taxes
(c) 1856 (d) 1858 / CDS 2009]
(b) Oppression of the JandJords
line of textile industries in
15. The cause of decline in 18th century
century
(c) Land revenue demands
n Bengal
in enga was_
was-
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16. First railway

line were lai d down in India unde r which (b) 1 4 2 3
British Governor ? (c) 3 4 1 2
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Curzon (d) 2 1 3 4 /Ul'SC2000}
(c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Ly tton[BPSC 2008} 25. Under the Permane nt Settleme nt, 1793, the Zamindars
17. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic
drain o f were required to issue Pattas to farmers which were not
India during the British rule ? issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was--
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) M.N. Roy (a) The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan (d) Ram Manohar Lohiya (b) There was no official check upon the Zamindars
[UPPCS 2002, 2004; SSC 2006, 2007] (c) It was the responsibility of the British Governme nt
18. The English introduced Ryotwari settlement in- (d) The farmers were not interested in getting pattas
(a) Bengal Presidency {UPSC 2001]
(b) Madras Presidency 26. In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by
(c) Bombay Presidency Indians and founded in 1881 was--
(d) Madras and Bombay Presidency [UPPCS 2003} (a) Hindustan Commercial Bank
19. Who authored the book 'Poverty and the Un-British Rule (b) Punjab and Sind Bank
in India'? (c) Punjab National Bank
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Ramesh Chandra Dutt (d) Oudh (Awadh) Commercial Bank [UPSC 2003}
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (d) Amrtya Kumar Sen 27. Who among the following used the phrase 'Un-British'
[UPPCS 2004} to criticize the English colonial control of India ?
20. Who is credited with the introduction of Permanent (a) Anand Mohan Bose (b) Badruddin Tyabji
settlement in Bengal and Bihar- (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Pherozeshah Mehta
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Cornwallis {UPSC 2008)
(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Wellesely 28. With reference to Ryatwari settlement, consider the
[UPPCS 2005} following statements--
21. Who was associated with Ryotwari settlement of Madras? 1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the
(a) Malcom (b) Metcalfe Government
(c) Munro (d) E1phinstone[UPPCS2008} 2. The Government gave pattas to Ryots.
22. Permanent settlement was a feature of - 3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being
(a) Zamindari System (b) Ryotwari System taxed.
(c) Mahalwari System (d) None of these (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
[WBPSC 2008} (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None [UPSC 2012]
23. Nameofthejournali stwhowhole-hearte dlychampioned 29. Consider the following statements :
the cause of Indigo Movement was-- The most effective constribution made by Dadabhai
(a) Sisir Kumar Ghosh Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was
(b) Barindra Ghosh that he-
(c) Harish Chandra Mukherjee 1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by the
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal / WB PSC (P) 2008} British
24. Match List-I with List-JJ and select the correct answer 2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the
using the codes given below the Lists : self confidence of Indians
List-I List-II 3. stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils
A . Land allotted to big feudal 1. Jagirdari System before anything else
landlords Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?
B. Land allotted to revenue 2. Ryotwari System (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
farmers or rent collectors (c) 1 and 3 only (d) l, 2 and 3 [UPSC 2012}
C. Land allotted to each peasant 3. Mahalwari System 30. 'Hali' system concerned-
with the right to sublet, (a) bonded labour (b) untouchability
mortage transfer, gift or sell (c) exploitation of peasants (d) illiteracy [UPPCS 2014}
Answers
1. (b ) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (e) 11 . (d) 12. (b) 13. (b)
1 4. fa) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21 . (c) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (d)
17. {c) 28. (c_) 29. (a) 30. (a)
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21.1. Socio - Religious Movc1nents in 19th- 20th Centuries

1. The M oh e mmadan A ng lo-O rie nt a l Co llege o f A liga rh 11. Co ns id e r the fo ll o win g Hta lc m e n ts re la te d to Raja Rarn
w as fo unded b y- Mo ha n Roy :
(a) Md . Ali Jinnah (b) Mo ha mm a d Ali 1. He ad voca te d wi d o w re m a r riage
(c) Sh auka t Ali (d} Sir Syed A hme d Kha n 2. He s tro ng ly ad voca te d fo r the a bo li tio n o f Sa ti system
/SSC [Link] .(Aud.) 20()(,; I VTJ PSC (I') 2007] 3. He a dvoca te d for the p rom o ti o n o f En g lis h Edu cation
2 The Ary a Sam aj was fo unded by- (a ) o nl y ·1 (b) 1 a nd 2
· (a) Sw ami Dayananda Saraswati (c) 2 a nd 3 (d ) 1, 2 a nd '3 fr f '(J 2fJrnJ
(b) Sw ami Vivekanand 12. Ma tch Li s t- I with Li<; t-11 a nd select the correct ans wer
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen u s ing the codes g iven be low the Li s ts:
(d) lsh w ar Chandra Vidyasagar Li st-I (Society) Li s t- fJ (Fou n d er)
{SSC Sec. Off.(Aud.) 2007) A. Theosophical Society 1. Dadabha i Naoroji
3. Which of the following reform movements was the first B. London Indian Society 2. Lala Lajp at Rai
to be started in the 19th century? C. Servants of India Society 3. Annie Besan t
(a) Prarthana Samaj (b) [Link] Samaj D. Servants of People Society 4. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(c) Arya Samaj (d) Ram Krishna Mission Cod es : A B C D
{SSC Sec. O ff(Aud.) 2007/ (a) 1 3 4 2
4. Who was the founder of Aligarh Movement? (b) 3 1 2 4
(a) Sir Agha Khan (c) 3 1 4 2
(b) Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali (d) 1 3 2 4 {N D A 2002]
(c) Maulana Shibli Numani 13. Who among the following set up the Atmiya Sabha in
(d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan [SSC M at. 2008; N OA 2000} Calcutta in the first half of the nineteenth century?
5. When was the All India Women's Conference founded? (a) Radhakant Dev (b) Ram Mohan Roy
(a) 1924 (b) 1925 (c) 1926 (d) 1927 (c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
{SSC [Link]. (Aud.) 2008) (d) Debendranath Tagore {N D A 2002; WB PCS 2004]
6. Which religious reformer of Western India was known 14. During the colonial period of India, Asiatic Society of
as 'Lokhitwadi'? Bengal was founded-
(a) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (b) R.G. Bhandarkar (a) For carrying on researches into the past history and
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade antiquities of India
(d) B.G. Tilak (b) To examine the policy of colonial discrimination
{NOA 2003; SSC Tax Assit. 2009; CPF A ssit. 2008} against the Indians
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer (c) For developing English education in India
using the codes given below the Lists : (d) For carrying out social reforms [ND-4. ::uOJ}
List-I (institution) Lis t-II (Associated Person) 15. Who founded the Brahma Samaj?
A Atmiya Sabha 1. Ishwar Chandra
(a) Debendranath Tagore (b) Keshavchandra Sen
Vidyasagar (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Sanskrit College 2. Aurobindo Ghosh (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. National Council of 3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy [Utt. PSC (P) 2005; Utt. PCS(M) 2007, MTS SSC ~017]
, Education
16. Select the correct chronological sequence of the formation
D. Adi Brahmo Samaj 4. Devendra Nath Tagore
of the given organisations-
Codes : A B C D
(a) Brahma Sabha-Arya Samaj-Madras Mahajan Sabha
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) Brahma Sabha-Madras Mahajan Sabha-Arya Samaj
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) Madras Mahajan Sabha-Brahma Sabha-Arya Samaj
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) Madras Mahajan Sabha-Arya Samaj-Brahma Sabha
(d) 3 4 2 1 [SCRA 2005}
{NOA 200-J]
B. Who founded the Bethune College in Calcutta ? 17. Who amon~ the following was the founder o f the Servants
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar of India Society ?
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Dadabha i Naoroji
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Sureodranath Banerji / UCC NET/ /RF (Hist.) 2007} {NOA2005]
9. The original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was- 18. Who founded the Fort william College at Calcutta ?
(a) Mula Shankar (b) Abhi Shankar (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Ellenborough
(c) Gauri Shankar (d) Daya Shankar (c) Lord Macalay (d) Lo rd Wellesely
{CPO S I 2003} {NOA 2006]

10. The 19th century reawakening in India was confined to 19. Sati was declared ille gal and punishable by the Regulation
the- XVII during the Governor Generalship o f-
(a ) priestly dass (b) upper middle class (a) Lord William Bentick (b) Lord C a nning
(d) urban landlords (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Dalhousie
(c) rich peasantry [NOA 2009}
[CPO SI 2003]
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In dian HI Al o ry

zo. Match List-I with Lisi-I I a nd select th e co rrect onAwcr (c) Kcshab C ha ndra Sen and Radhakan t Deb
using the codes given be l0w th e Li s ts : (d) Dcbe nd ra nath Tagore a nd Radhakan t Deb [CDS 200B}
Lisl-1 (Movemen t) l.i 1- t-ll (Pen:,onoll ty) 27. Kuko Move ment wa R o rganised by-
Satya Shodhaka Ma nd a ( 1 . Ba l Sh as tri Jovc kar (o) G uru Ra m Om, (b) Cu ru Na nak
A. (d) G uru Gobind Singh
0harma Sa bha 2. Jyotiba Phul c (c) G uru Ra m Singh
B. Manav f 1 5th BPSC 2002}
3. He nry Vivian Derozio
C. Darpan
D . Young Benga l Moven1 e nt 4. M e h taj i Durgaram 28. Wh o was Shardama nl ?
Ma n cha ra m (a) Wife of Raja Rnmmoha n Roy
Codes : A B C D (b) Wife of Ra makrishna Paramaha n~a
(a) 1 2 3 4 (c) Mother of Vivekanan d
4 1 3 (d) Daughter of Keshab Chandra Sen {47th BPSC 2005}
(b) 2
2 1 3 29. Raja Ram Mohan Roy establishe d Brahmo Samaj in-
(c) 4
(d) 2 1 3 4 [CDS 2000} (a) 1816 AD. (b) 1820 AD.
List-I w ith List-II and select the correct answer (c) 1828 AD. (d) 1830 AD.{47 BPSC 2005}
21. Match
the codes given below the Lists :
u sing 30. 'Satyartha Prakash' was written by-
u List-I (Year) List-II (Event) (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
A. 1764 1. Wood's Despatch (b) Mahatma Gandhi
8 . 1829 2. Widow Remarriag e Act (c) Swami Vivekana nda
c. 1854 3. Abolition of Sati (d) Swami Dyanand Saraswati {47th BPSC 2W 5J
o. 1856 4. Battle of Buxar 31. Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang ?
5. Assumpti on of Diwani (a) Haridas Swami (b) Siva Dayal Saheb
Codes : A B C D (c) Siva Narayan Agnihotri (d) Swami Sraddhan anda
2 5 [UP PCS (P) 2002]
(a) 4 1
(b) 5 4 1 2 32. Who among the following was the founder of Dev Samaj?
(c) 4 3 1 2 (a) Vallabhbh ai Patel
(d) 1 3 2 5 [CDS 2001}
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
22. Who among the following founded the Theosoph ical (c) Siva Narayan Agnihotri
Society in India in 1879 ? (d) Ram Krishna Paramaha nsa [TJP PCS (P) 200'2]
(a) Madam Blavatsky and H.S. Olcott 33. Who was the founder of Ram Krishna Mission ?
(b) Madam Blavatsky and Annie Besant (a) Swami Vivekana nda
(c) H . S. Olcott and Annie Besant (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) A.O. Hume and Annie Besant [CDS 2003, 2006} (c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
23. Assertion (A) : The Vernacula r Press Act was repealed (d) Ram Krishna Paramaha nsa [UP PCS (.'vJ) 200-lj
in 1882 by Lord Ripon. 34. The leading light of the renaissan ce movemen t in India
Reason (R) : The act did not discrimin ate between was-
English Press and the Vernacula r Pre~s. (a) Debendra nath Tagore
(a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanatio n (b) Keshav Chandra Sen
of A (c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasag ar
(d) Ram Mohan Roy [UP PCS ( \ti) 2005}
(b) Both A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanatio n
of A 35. Who one of the following had vigorousl y advocated for
(c) A is true, but R is false religious education in the Indian Universit ies?
(d) A is false, but R is true [CDS 2005} (a) Bal Gangadha r Tilak (b) Swami Vivekana nd
24 - During the period of the Indian freedom struggle, who (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) MadanM ohanMalv iya
[UP PCS (M ) 20o._::;J
among the following started the Central Hindu School?
(a) Annie Besant (b) Bhikaji Cama 36. Who among the following is known as 'Martin Luther of
(c) M.G. Ranade India'?
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya [CDS 2006} (a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
25 · Amongst the following , who co-operat ed with Raja _Ram (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Mohan Roy in the implemen tation of his education al (c) Swami Vivekana nd
' PCS (M ) 2005}
[UP
programm es ? (d) Swami Sraddhan and
(a) Dwarkana th Tagore (b) David Hare 37. Where was first Madarasa setupby the British in India?
(c) Henri Vivian Derozio (d) WilliarnJo nes (a) Madras (b) Bombay
[CD52008} (c) Aligarh (d) Calcutta
26 [UP PCS (M) 2006}
' After the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the _Br~m~
5illllaj split into two sections; the Brahmo Sama/ of India 38. Lord Macaulay is associated with-
and the Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of the (a) Reforms in Army
two sections respective ly ? (b) Abolition of Sati System
(a) Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendra nath Tagore (c) English Education
(b) Radhakan t Deb and Debendra nath Tagore (d) Permanen t Settlemen t [UP PCS(P) 2 007)
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(n) Mad hwwda n Dutt

39. Which Govern or Genera l had abo lis hl'd s lovery?
(b) Lord Wllll om Rc nt lck (h) I ll'nry Vi vian Dc:mzio
(a) Sir John Shore
(d) Lord Co rn wo ll l1,1
(c) Krl 11 hn a Mo han 13a nc rjc:c
(c) Lo rd Ell enborou gh f WfJ PSC (P) 2007/
/ LIi' I'<:..:; .',pt>clnl (/ ') W0.'1/ (d) Rom C;opa l C hm1h
'1 I . Wh o IR known aR th(' 'Fathe r o f Mode rn India ' ?
40. Who of the fo ll owing soid 'Good Govern ment iA no (b) Ja waha r Lal Nehru
(o) Rom Mo han Roy
substitu te for self-Gov e rnm e nt '? (d) W. C. Ba nne rjee
(b) Swa mi Vive ka nand (c) Ma ha tm a Ga ndhi
(a) Lokman ya Til ak f WB I'S• (/') 2{J0ffj
(c) Swami Dayana nd (d) Rab indra Nath Tagore
/ V II . ! 'SC (!') 2005/ 52. The Academ ic A ssociati on waa found ed by-
(a) Ram Mo ha n Roy (b) H enry Vi vian Oernzi o
41. Who among the foll owing, pioneer ed the social and Cha ndra Vidyasa ga r
(c) lsh war
religiou s moveme nt of the 19th Century in India? (d) rshwar C handra G upta {VIB v,r {f-'J 2r,,1J11/
(a) Ram Mohan Roy (b) Dayana nd Saraswa ti
53. Who initiated regener ation o f Indian Mus lims in the 19th
(c) Vivekan and (d) Aurobin do Ghosh
[Utt. PSC (M) 2007] Century ?
(a) Syed Ahmed Khan (b) Nawab SaJimul lah
42. From which area the social and religiou s reform h Khan (d) Abu I Kalam Azad
(c) Badsha
moveme nts started ? [WB P5C{P) 20013/
(a) Bihar (b) Bengal (c) Orissa (d) Madras
{Utt. PSC (M) 2007] 54. Who was Titu Mir?
(a) Leader of Wahabi Movem ent
43. In which year did Swami Vivekan and particip ate the (b) Leader of Faraji Movem ent
World Parliam ent of Religion s at Chicago ?
(c) 1897 (d) 1899 (c) Leader of Sepoy Mutiny
(a) 1893 (b) 1895 [WB PSC (P) 2CC8/
{Utt. PSC (M) 2007; RAS / RTS 2007; UP PCS Spedal (P) 2008] (d) Leader of the Indigo Revolt
44. The Scientifi c Society was founded by-
55. Who among the followi ng was a propon ent of Fabianism
(a) Wilton Compan y (b) Lord Cornwa llis as a movem ent?
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) None of these (a) Annie Besant
{MP PSC (P) 2009] (b) A.O. Hume
(c) Michae l Madhu sudan Dutt
45. Who among the followin g Mughal Kings had sent Raja {L;PSc 2005}
(d) R. Palme Dutt
Ram Mohan Roy as his envoy to London ?
(b) Shah Alam II 56. Conside r the followi ng stateme nt :
(a) Alamgi r II
(c) Akbar II (d) Bahadu r Shah II 1. Ishwar Chandr a Vidyas agar founde d the Bethune
[MP PSC (P) 2009] School at Calcutt a with the main aim of encoura ging
, - - educati on for women .
46. Read the followin g stateme nt careful ly-
1. Brahmo Samaj support ed Monoth eism 2. Bankim Chandr a Chattop adhyay a was the first
graduat e of the Calcutt a Univers ity.
2. Arya Samaj contrib uted for the develop ment of
educatio n. 3. Keshav Chandr a Sen's compai gn against Sati Jed
3. Swami Vivekan and founded Ram Krishna Mission . to the enactm ent of a law to ban Sati by the then
Govern or General .
Answer s on the basis of followi ng codes :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are true (b) 1 and 2 are -true Which of the stateme nt given above is/ are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) I and 3 are true (d) 2 and 3 are t~ue
[C PSC (P) 2008] (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 [UPSC 200."i}
57. Who among the followi ng started the newspa per Shome
47. Which was commo n among Brahmo Samaj, Ram Krishna
Prakash ?
Mission and Arya Sama;?
(a) Dayana nd Sarasw ati
(a) None of these three had a politica l mission , but they
(b) Ishwar Chandr a Vidyas agar
helped to develop a spirit of patrioti sm
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) All the three origina ted from Bengal [UPSC 2007/
(d) Surend ranath Banerje e
(c) Founde rs of all the three were educate d in England
58. Who among the followi ng wrote the book 'Bahuvi vah' ?
(d) Founde rs of all the three took active part in politics
[RAS/ RTS 2008} (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Pandita Ramaba i
48. Who was the founde r of Prarthana Samaj?
(c) lshwar Chandr a Vidyasa gar
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Debend ranath Tagore [UPSC 2007}
(d) Rabind ranath Tagore
(c) Atmara m Pandur ang (d) Dayana nd Sarasw ati
[WB PSC 2004; CDS 2006/
59. ln collabo ration with David Hare and Alexan der Duff,

49. When did the Akali Movem ent start ? who of the followi ng establis hed Hindu College at
(d) 1931 Calcutt a?
(a) 1901 (b) 1911 (c) 1921
[WB PSC (P) 2007} (a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
(b) Ishwar Chandr a Vidyasa gar
50. Who was the inspira tor behind the Young Bengal (c) Keshav Chandr a Sen
Movem ent? (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy /UPSC 2009}

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(d) None of the state me nts ' a' ' 'b' a nd 'c' g ive n above12 is1
•ng India n freed o m s tru gg le, th e Na li o na l Sociac l
60. Dun Confe rence was fo rm ed . Wh a t was the reason for its co rrect In th is co ntex t {UPSC 20 1

<>J. Which of the fo ll o w ing s tate me n ts is / a re

correc t
fo rm ati on ? .
(a) Di ffe rent s_oc1a l ~e form g roups_o r orga ni zations o f regardi ng Bra h mo Sa maj?
Benga l regwn urnted to form a s in g le body to d iscuss .
1. It o ppo8ed idolat ry.
the issues o f la rger interes t a nd to pre pa re a p p ropriat e class fo r in terpre ting
petiti ons / r~prese nta ti o ns to ._the gove rnme n t 2. It d e ni ed the need fo r a pries tly
(b) Indian N a ti o na l Con gress d id not w ant to includ e the religio us tex ts.
social reform s in its de libe ra ti o ns a nd d ecided to 3. It po pulariz ed the d octrine that Ved as are infalli a ble.
fo rm a se parate bod y fo r su ch a purpos e Select the correct answ e r us ing the codes gjven below :
(c) Behramji Ma labari and M .G . Ranad e decide d to (a) 1 only (b ) 1 and 2 on ly
bri ng togethe r a ll th e social reform groups of the (d ) 1, 2 and 3 {l,'PSC 2012}
cou ntry unde r one o rganiz ation (c) 3 only
Answ ers
4. (d ) 5. 6. 7. 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (d ) 12. (c) 13. (b )
2. (a) 3. (b) (d) (a) (b) 8. (a)
(a)
1. (d ) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25 . (b) 26.
15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (c) 22. (a)
}4. (a)
36. (a) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (c)
28. (b ) 29. (c) 30. (d) 31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (b)
27. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b) 51. (a) 52. (b)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (c)
40. (c) (b)
54. (b) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (d) 60 (b) 61.
53. (a)

eme nts
21.11 . Cas te, Trib al, Pea sant and Trad e Uni on Mov
1. The Kuka movem ent started in mid-ni neteen th centur y 6. Who among the follow ing were the leader s of the Indigo
in- Revolt ?
(a) Western Punjab (b) Mahar ashtra (a) Digam bar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas
(d) Madhy a Bharat (b) Budhu Bhaga t and Jhinda ri Manki
(c) Bengal
[SSC Sec. Off (Aud.) 2008] (c) Dinba ndhu Mitra and Madhu sudan Dutt
(d) Birsa Munda and Gaya Mund a [CDS 2006]
2. Match List-I w ith List-II and select the correct answe r
7. Who were the leader s associ ated with the Santha l
using the codes given below the Lists :
List-I List- II Rebell ion of 185~5 6?
(a) Siddhu and Kanhu (b} Siddh u and Chaka ra
(Reform ers) (Regio ntheyb elonge d to) (d) Dora and Chaka ra
(c) Chaka ra and Bogra
A . Viresal ingam 1. Mahar ashtra [CDS2007]
B. Banda Bahad ur 2. Jarnmu and Kashm ir
8. Who wrote the famou s drama 'Neel [Link] n', which
C. Naraya n Guru 3. Kerala
depict ed the agony of the indigo cultiva tors and brutal ity
D. B.R. Ambed kar 4. Andhr a Prades h
D of the plante rs ?
Codes : A B C
(a) Harish Chand ra Mukhe rji
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) Dinba ndhu Mitra
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) Sisir Kuma r Ghosh
(c) 2 4 3 1 [CDS 2007]
(d) Ram Gopal Ghosh
(d) 4 2 3 1 [NDA 2000]
9. In which of the follow ing years was the All India Trade
3
· Indian Factory Act was promu lgated in- Union Congr ess (AITU C) formed in Bomba y ?
(a) 1861 (b) 1881 (c) 1887 (d) 1898 ~) 1~8 ~) 1~9
[NDA 2001] (d) 1921
(c) 1920
4 the {CDS 2009; 47th BPSC 2005]
· After the Santha l Uprisi ng subsid ed, what was/ were
measure I measu res taken by the coloni al govern ment ? 10. Birsa Munda was in favour of-
(a) Jharkh and ~) Uttara nchal
1. The territor ies called 'Santh al Paraganas' were
created . (c) Chatti sgarh (d) Mund a Raj
[-M th BPSC 2001]
2· It became illegal for a Santha l to transfe r land to a
11. Kuka Movem ent was organi sed by-
non-Sa nthal. (b) Guru Nanak
(a) Guru Ram Das
Select the correct answe r using the code given below : (c) Guru Ram Singh (d) Guru Gobin d Singh
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only [45th BPSC 2002]
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neithe r 1 nor 2 12. Munda s rose revolt in-
(UP5C 2018} (b) 1888
5 (a) 1885
· The
f
fi rst All India Trade Union Congr ess (AITU C) was (c) 1890 (d) 1899 [45th BPSC 2002)
ound ed in 1920 b y- 13. The first President of All India Trade Union Cong
(a) N.M. Joshi (AITU C) was- ress
(b) P h (a) V.V. Giri
( ) urus ottamd as Thaku rdas (b) [Link] nge
C V. V. Giri (c) Pt. Nehru (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Shyam a Prasad Mukhe rji (CDS 200l} [47th BPSC 2005; 48th -52n d BPSC 2008)
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ge

9_ 29. Ga nd h ijl's C h a mpa ra n Mo ve m e nt wa s fo r-

r-
14. Wh o wa s th e lea d e r of re vo lt of th e Mun d as in '18 99
the sec u rity o f ri g h ts o f H a r ija ns
-
?
(o) ns
1900 ?
u (b) Bu dd hu Bhaganll 1
(b) Civ il Di so bed ie n ce Move m e n t
(a) Siddhu
(c) m a inta inin g the uni ty o f H indu Socie ty y
(c) Birsa M un dai (d) Sh a m bhu d a n
l'i/
{47th fJl 'Sc . 200',f (d) sovng
Ro lv in g thlve proe
pro b le m o f Indi go Wo r kers
ls
f WH
WB I'5IC`
PS C (P)
(P) 2007]
2007}
15. Which British Comm a n d e r w as d e fea ted by the Sa nth a ls a f-larijan Se vak Sang h '?
30. Wh o fo un ded A ll In dia
in 1855 ??
(b ) Lt Basta in (a ) B.R. Ambe dka r (b) M a h a tm a G a n d h ii
(a) Cap tain Nek Fev illloe in
hs (d ) Colo ne l Whi te c Jay
(c) ay Prakas
raas h N a raya
yann (d) Ra j Na raya n
(c) Major Burrou gh ,'i/ wn PDF
/WB PSC (P)(P) 20071
2007}
f 47ll1 Bl'SC 2005}
n acoy
31. The firs t In d ia n Fac to ry A ct (1881) wa s passed by-y-
16. Wh o p resided over the first session of A ll In d ia Ki sa n
a Lo rd C urzo n
(a) (b) Lo rd We llesley
Sabha?? n/pcc
(a) Swami Sahajanand d k
(b ) Indulal Yajnik (c) Lord Co rnwa llis (d) Lo rd Ripon /WB~C 2W71
2007/
c N , N , Ran ga
(c) a (d) P C Joshi 32. Whe re did the Tebhaga M ovem ent occu r in 1946?"
]
/47tl1 BPSC 2005} a Biha r
(a) (b ) P unjabb
a 07]
17. The m ili tant phase o f the tra d e union m ovement in India arat
(c) Gujarat engal
(d) Ben g al / WBPSC 2 fJ07]
wa s-
s- 33. Siddhu was associated with-
a 1939-45
(a) 5 9
(b) 1926-39 (c) 1918-26 (d) 1914-18] on
(a) Santhal Rebellion (b) Munda Re be lli on
/48th-52nd BPSC 2008)
? (c)
C Kol
o Rebellion
eeon anyas
(d) Sany a s i Rebellion
. 18. Who was the leader of Champaran Indigo Movement ? C 2008}
[WBPSC 2008]
(a) Mah atm a Gandhii (b) Birsa Munda a ,
(c) Baba Ram chandraa (d) Ram Singh ]
34. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was--
i
/48th-52nd BPSC 2008} (a) SardarVallabhbhaiPatel (b) Mahatma Gandhi
19. Which was the w o rking area of Birsa Munda ?
? (c) Vitthalbhai Patell (d) Mahadev Desai ]
n [UPSC 2003; Utt. PCS (P) 2 005}
(a ) Champaran (b) Ranchii te
a
(c) Balia (d) Alipur 35. Who among the following was not associated with the
] a n eruary, °
/48tl1 -52nd BPSC 2008) formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February, 1918 ?
20. Moplah Revolt of 1921 took place in- (a) Indra Narayan Dwivedi i
(a) Kashmirr (b) N .W.F.P. (c) Kerala r

r (d) Assam ] (b) Gauri Shankar Mishra

[4Bth -52nd BPSC 2008; JPSC 2003} (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
005]
21. Where w as the first All India Kisan Sabha formed ? (d) Madan Mohan Malviya [UPSC 2005,'
(a ) Calcutta (b) Madras (c) Lucknow (d) Patna ] 36. Which of the following pairs rs ced ?
are correctly matched ?
/4Bth- 52nd BPS C 2008; UP PCS Special (P) 2008}
Movement/Satyagraha Person A ctively
22. Kol Revolt of 1831-32 was led by- Associa ted With
(a)) Buddhu Bhagat (b)) Surga 1.. Champaran :: Rajendra Prasad ad
(c)) Singraii (d) Jatra Bhagat [JPSC 2003} ers :
2.. Ahmedabad Mill Workers : Morarji Desai
23.. Santhal Revolt (1855-56) was led by- 3.. Kheda : Vallabhbhai
aaai Patel Patel
(a)) Siddhu-Kanhu (b) Chand-Bhairav Codes :
(c) Both a and b (d) Neither a nor b (a) 1 and 2
[JPSC 2003} (b) 2 and 3
(c)) 1 and 3
24.. Who among the following was the founder of the Satya (d) 1, 2 and 3 / UPSC 2005)
37.. Whic~ one of the following revolts was made famous by
Shodhak Samaj? n s nove nand Math
(a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Jyotiba Phule Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
(c) Narayan Guru (d) Rama Swami Naiker (a) Bhil uprising ·
(b) R~ngpur and Dinajpur uprising
[UPPCS 2 006} um reeion
25. Where had Baba Ramchandra organised the farmers ? (c) B1shnupur and Birbhum rebellion
(a ) Awadh (b) Bihar (d) Sanyasi rebellion /orL'P5C .201Jo/
`
. une medabad [Link]'
(c) Be ngal (d) Andhra [UPPCS 2 008} 38. Who of the following founded Ahmedabad Textile
26. Bhil re volts against the British in- labour Association ?
. (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(a) M.P and Maharashtra (b) M.P. and Bihar a ae
(c) Bihar and Bengal (b) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Pa te l
(d) Be ngal and Maharashtra /MPPSC 2008} (c) N. M. Jos hi
27. Which one o_f the following may be regarded as the first (d) J.. B. Kriplani /UUPSC "(109
PSC 2009}
labo ur associah o n in Jndia ? 39.. Consider the following s tate m e nts-
(a) The Bo mbay Millhand's Association 1.. Rajendra Prasad pe rs uaded M . Gandhi to come to
(b) The Bo mbay Worke r 's A ssociatio n Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
(c) The Indi a n Worker 's Association 2.. J.B.
.. Kripalani w as o n e o f the Mahatma Gandis
Gandhi's
(d) Th e Printe r 's Union, Calcutta / WB PSC {P) 2007} colleagues in his C hampa ran Satyagraha.
sare correct
28. Th e All lndia Ki s an Sabha was form ed in : Which of the s tatement(s) give n a bove is/ are correct?
(a ) 1926 (b) 1936 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1946 (d) 1956
(c) Both 1 and 2 eer 1 n
(d) Neither nor 2
/WB PSC (P) 2007/ [UPSC201
/UPSC 2010/
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59
Indian IHiRtory

Th u
The founder president of A ll India K~ sa n Sabha was- (c) T he Ind igo Revolt of 1859-60
40. h Narend_ra Dev (b) Sa haJa na nd Sa raswat i (d) Birsa Munda ' R Revolt of 1899-1900 / UPSC 2020}
4o. (a)
(a) Acharya
(c) 5ankirn
n Mukheqee (d) Ja y Prakash Naraya n 43. Wh ich of the fo llow ing state men ts abo u t the first indian
/U/1/'CS 2014/ Factory Act passed in 1881 is / a re co rrect?
The [Link]-i-Ko h was created by_the Briti sh Gove rnmen t 1. Th e Act dea lt prim a ril y with the p roblem of child
Th
41.
41 labo ur.
to settlee wruch one of the fo llowm g co mmunities?
· to
(a)
(a) t als (b) Mundas (c) Oraons
santh (d) Saoras 2. Th e A ct la id d o wn th a t chil d ren between 7 years and
[CDS 2019] 12 yea rs of age w o uld no t w o rk fo r m ore than 9 hours
a day.
With reference
Wi f to the history of India, " Ulgulan" or the
42.
42 · Great Tumult is the d escri ption of w hich of the follow ing Select the correct aswer us ing the cod e gjven belo w-
Gr u (a) Onl y 1 (b) Only 2
7
ev
events?. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) The e Revolt of 1857 [NOA 2021}
(b ) The
(b) e Mappila Rebellion of 1921
n
Answ ers
'7. (d) 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (d)
((a ) 2.
2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10.
1. 20. (a) (c) 24. {b} 25. (a) 26. (a)
5
15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c) 21. (c) 22. 23.
14. ((c) (d) 38 . (a) 39. (b)
8 (b) 29. (d) 30. (b) 31 . (d) 32. (d) 33
33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (d) · 36. (c) 37.
27. ((a) 28.
1
41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (c)
40. ({b)
do m Strugg le
2 2. Freedo
I.. The Revolt
e of 1857
Th s Governor General and Viceroy off British India dia List-I (Leaders) List- II (Area under their
1.
1. The First ·operation)
was-
wa

(a) Lordr Dalhousie aw

(b) John Lawrence (a) Maulavi Ahmed Shah 1. Barrackpor e
(a) 2. Faizabad
(b) Mangal Pandey
(c) r
(c) Warren Hastings (d) Lord anni08]
Canning[SS C200Bj
Khan 3. Kanpur
(c) [Link]
2. Th m
The administrati ns
ve consequenc volt of 1857 was
e of the Revolt as (d) Nana Sahib 4. Delhi
trar
transfer of power from- Cod~ : A B C D
(a) st India Company
(a) East n to thehe British Crown
row (a) 2 4 1 3
(b) ti Crown to th
(b) British the Eastt IIndia Companypa ~) 3 4 1 2
(c) st n he Governor r G
General (c) 2 1 4 3
(c) East India Company to the
(d) 3 1 4 2 [NDA 2001]
(d) iti
(d) British Crown to th
the Boardrd of ors
Directors 008]
[SSC 2008}
9.
9. During India's freedom struggle, the Sepoy Mutiny
3. M]Pa
3. Mangal Pandey fired th the first sshot of the Rev
Revolt of 1857 7at
at
started from which one of the following places ?
(a) rrac
(a) Barrackpore (b
(b) Meerut (a) Agra (b) Gwalior (c) Jhansi (d) Meerut
(c) npu
(c) Kanpur (d
(d) Jhansi 009]
[SSC 2009} 0
[NOA 2004; [Link] 2007}
4. W mon the following wi was as NOT associated
ocia with the 10. o is
is te
the aut
author of the book 'The Last M
Mughal : The fall
4.. Who among 10. Who
Re
Revolt of
of 11857 ? of a
a Dynasty,
Dynasty, Delhi,
Delhi, 18
1857' ?
(a) har
(a) Maharaja ~jitnj Singh
i (b ahi
(b) Nana Sahib (a)) Iohn
John Kirkland
Kirkland m Dalrymple
(b) William pl
(c) gu ra a (d aha
Bahadur ) Thomas Wilson
(c) Thomas Wilson (d) SimonDigb y /u vs30
[CDS2007}
(c) Begum Hazrat Mahal (d) Khan
005]
[SCRA2005] 11. umar Singh
11. Kunwar Singh led
led the
the rrevolt of 1857 in-
s.
5 ) Punjab
(a) Punjab (b) Bengall
· O
One of the ia's ft
the India's first fm
freedom fighter gai
fighters against h is.
British is.
) Bihar
(a) ahat Gandhi (c) Bihar (d)) Maharashtr
rash a
(a) Mahatma Gandhi l 'S 2002,, 2008;
[BPSC HM UPSC
PSC 2005}
"0
(b) ttur Rani
(b) l(jttur Rani Chermam
Chennamm a 12. The
12. The Revolt
Revolt of
of 1857 was witnessed
itnessed b by theeppoet-
(c) ani Laxmi
(c) Rani Lax mi BaiBai (a)
(a) Mir
Mir Taqi
Taqi Mir
Mir (b) Zauq
to)
(d) None
None of of these
these [RR82008]
[RR8 2008] RIC 2002]
°00°}
(c)
(c) Ghalib
Ghalib (d)
(d) Iqbal
Iqbal [BPSC
6.
6
. The Sepoy Mutin
The sepoy Mutinyy took
took p lace in
place in the
the year
year :: 13. Who of the following
13. Who of the following was the bitterest enemy of the
(a)
(a) 1757 1836 1857
(d) 1857 British
l757 (b) 1761 (c) 1836 (d) British during
during thethe Revolt of 1857 ??
Ilndraprasth
/lndraprasth Univ.
Unjv. 2007]
2007} (a)
(a) Maulavi
Maulavi Ahmdullah
Ahmdullah Shah
7,
C0f\sider the followin native rulers-
rulers- (b)
(b) Maulavi
Maulavi lmadulah
Imadulah
'· Consider the followingg native
1. Kunwar Sin h (c) Nawab
(c) Nawab Liaquat
Liaquat Ali
1. I<unwar Singh 2.
2 . Nana
Nana Sahib
Sahib
3 . 5cLndh1a
. . of Gwalior
s (d)
(d) Maulana
Maulana Fazi-i-Haq
Fazi-i-Haq Khairabadi
Khairabadi [BPSC2002]
[BPSC 2002}
~cindhia of Gwalior 4.
4. Nizam
Nizam ofof Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Who anion 8 these native
' ' NOT artici P ate in
in 14.
14. Which
Which one
one ofof the
the following
following commissions
commission s isis associated
associated
the
•L among these native rulers
rulers did participate
NOT p
Revolt of 1857 ? with
with the
the Army
Army Re-organisation
Re-organisa tion after
after the
the suppression
suppressio n of
uie Revolt of 1857 ?
the
the Revolt of 1857
Revolt of 1857??
(a)
(a) l,
l, 22 and
and 44 and 33
(b) 22 and
(b) (a) Public
(a) Public Service
Service Commission
Commissio n
3
(c) and 4 (d) 1, 2,
(d) 1, and 44 /NDA
2, 33 and 2000}
/NOA 2000]
8, (b)
(b) Peal
Peal Commission
Commissio n
M°*C*\ List-I
List~l answer
B. ~tch with List-ll
Lis t- 11 and select the correct answer (c)
(c) Hunter Commission
Commissio n
"Ms the
Using the codes
codes g iven bel
given belowo w the
the lists
lists:: (d)
(d) Simon
Simon Commission
Commissio n [BPSC
[B PSC 2002]
2002.f
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60 Objective General Knowledg e

1.5 . After the revolt of 1857 the British recruited the soldiers (b) Champar an Satyagra ha (1917)
from the- (c) Khilafat and Non-Coo peration Moveme nt
(a) Brahmins of UP and Bihar (d) August Moveme nt of 1942 [UPSC 2000}
(b) Bengalis and Orrias from the East 22. Which one of the following territorie s was NOT affected
(c) Gurkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis in the North by the Revolt of 1857 ?
(d) Madras Presidenc y and Marathas [BPSC 2008) (a) Jhansi (b) Chittor
16. When did Queen Victoria declared the taking over of (c) Jagdishp ur (d) Lucknow [UPSC 2005]
Indian Administ ration under British Crown ? 23. With reference to the 'revolt of the year 1857', who of the
(a) l Novembe r, 1858 (b) 31 December , 1857 following was betrayed by a friend captured and put to
(c) 6 January, 1958 (d} 17 Novembe r, 1859 death by the British ?
[BPSC 2008, UPPCS 2015)
(a) Nana Sahib (b) Kunwar Singh
17. The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by-
(a) Begum Hazarat Mahal (b) Tantia Tope (c) Khan Bahadur Khan (d) Tantiya Tope [UPSC..?OUe>]
(c) Rani Laxmi Bai 24. Who was the Governor General of India during the sepoy
(d} Nana Sahib [BPSC 2008)
18. 'India war of Independ ence 1857' is written by- Mutiny?
(a) S.N. Sen (b) RC. Majumda r (a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Dalhousi e
(c) V.D . Savarkar (d} S.B. Chaudhar i (c) Lord Hardings (d) Lord Lytton
[UPSC 2006; SSC 2008; WBPSC 2008, BPSC 20N]
[UPPCS 2004; SSC 2010)
19. The birth place of Maharani Lax mi Bai, the heroine of the 25. Who among the following was known during the days
1857 freedom struggle is- of the Revolt of 1857 as 'Danka Shah' ?
(a) Agra (b) Jhansi (a) Shah Mal
(c) Varanas i (d) Vrindaba n [UPPCS20 08} (b) Maulavi Ahmudu llah Shah
20. The modern hi storian who called the revolt of 1857 as the (c) Nana Sahib
' first war of independ ence' was- (d) Tantia Tope [CDS 2019]
(a) R.C. Majumda r (b) S.N. Sen 26. Which one of the following statemen ts about the ishtahars
(c) V.D. Savarkar (d) Ashok Mehta
issued during the Revolt of 1857 in correct?
[MPPSC 2008} (a) They glorified the muslim rule in India
21 . 'In this instance we could not play off the Mohamm edans
a?ains_t the Hindus'. To which one of the following events (b) They glorified the co-existan ce of different
did this remark of Aitchison relate ? communi ties under the Mughal Empire
(a) Revolt of 1857 (c) They glorified the message of Islam
(d) They glorified the role of Queen Victoria [N OA 2021}

1. {d ) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (d )

Answers
7. (c) 8. (c) 9.
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14. {b) 15. (c) (d ) 10. (p) 11. (c) 12. (c)
16. (a) 17. (a ) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. 13. (a)
(c) 21. (a) 22. lb) 23. (d) 24. (a) 2c::; . (h\ .,, fh