Q. Which Mughal ruler drove away the Portuguese from Hughli? (a) Akbar (b) Shah Jahan (c) Jahangir (d) Aurangzeb Ans: (b) Shah Jahan Explanation: The explosion of a magazine during Hugli campaign (June-October 1632) when Shah-Jahan's army attacked the Portuguese trading ...

Q. What led to the war between Mir Qasim and the East India Company? (a) The dispute over the realization of revenue (b) The dispute over the jurisdiction of courts (c) Their dispute over the strength of armed forces (d) Factional in-fighting in the camp of East India Company Ans: ...

Q. Who founded the sovereign kingdom of Avadh? (a) Nizam ul Mulk (b) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk (c) Safdarjung (d) Quli Qutub Shah Ans: (b) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk. Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk founded the ...

Q. Which of the following native states was the first to introduce military training based on the European model? (a) Punjab (b) Mysore (c) Golconda (d) Kashmir Ans: (b) Mysore Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Mysore. Mysore was the first native state in India to ...

Q. Which of the following made a confederation against Tipu Sultan in the Third Mysore War? (a) the English, the Marathas and the Nizam (b) the Marathas, the English and the Nawab of Carnatic (c) the Nizam, the Nawab of Carnatic and the English (d) the Raja of Travancore, the Marathas ...

Q. What was the reason for Siraj-ud- Daulah to lose his Mansad? (a) He had a very weak army (b) His enemies conspired against him at home (c) He could not control widespread economic distress (d) He followed a very rigid religious policy Ans: (b) His enemies conspired against him at ...

Q. Which of the following trading company was granted territorial concessions by Muzaffar Jung, the Nizam of Hyderabad? (a) French (b) English (c) Portuguese (d) Dutch Ans: (a) French Explanation: The correct answer is (a) French. The French trading company was granted ...

Q. Who a founded Jacobin club at Srirangapattanam in 1797? (a) Napoleon (b) Hyder Ali (c) Tipu Sultan (d) Col. Bussey Ans: (c) Tipu Sultan Explanation:  The correct answer is (c) Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan founded the Jacobin club at Srirangapatnam in 1797. The Jacobin ...

Q. Under which of the following states was Hyder Ali serving as a Faujdar when he consolidated his position? (a) Budikota (b) Dindigul (c) Arcot (d) Devanhalli Ans: (b) Dindigul Explanation: Later Haider Ali became the Maharaja of Mysore and in 1777, he appointed Purshana ...

Q. What is the correct chronological order of the Indian states annexed by the British? (a) Sikhs, Bengal, Marathas, Mysore (b) Bengal, Mysore, Marathas, Sikhs (c) Bengal, Marathas, Mysore, Sikhs (d) Mysore, Bengal, Marathas, Sikhs Ans: (b) Bengal, Mysore, Marathas, Sikhs

Q. Which of the following statements about Tipu Sultan are correct? 1. He tried to make an alliance with the French. 2. He had no rivalry with the Marathas. 3. He did not enter into any treaty with the British. 4. He died fighting against the British. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and ...

Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events? (i) First Afghan war (ii) First Burmese war (iii) First Sikh war (iv) Third Maratha war (a) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (c) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (d) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) Ans: (d) (iii) (i) (ii) ...