Q. What was the main cause of the growth of money-lending class during the British rule? (a) Failure of crops caused by the natural calamities (b) Extravagant habits of the people (c) Demand of high revenue from the peasants (d) Need of capital for the cultivation Ans: (b) ...

Q. The treaty of Mangalore was signed between (a) the English East India Company and Hyder Ali (b) the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan (c) Hyder Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut (d) the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan Ans: (b) the English East India Company and ...

Q. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year (a) 1833 (b) 1853 (c) 1858 (d) 1882 Ans: (b) 1853 Explanation: In India, the English officials included these exams so that even Indians could participate in the civil services. This ...

Q. The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 sought to (a) introduce some parliamentary control over the English East India Company  (b) reduce the armed forces of the East India Company to curtail the company’s trading rights (c) curtail the company’s trading rights (d) convert the company ...

Q. The Indian ruler who defeated the English in the early stage of English rule in India was (a) Ranjit Singh (b) Mahadaji Sindhia (c) Hyder Ali (d) Tipu Sultan Ans: (c) Hyder Ali Explanation: Hyder Ali is an Indian Ruler who defeated the British in their early stage of the rule ...

Q. The bill to cancel the exemption given to the European community from the jurisdiction of the magistrates and the criminal courts established by the East India Company was proposed in (a) 1849 (b) 1861 (c) 1879 (d) 1882 Ans: (d) 1882

Q. Raj Ballabh, Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jung were the arch foes of (a) Alivardi Khan (b) Siraj-ud-Daulah (c) Mir Qasim (d) Nanda Kumar Ans: (b) Siraj-ud-Daulah

Q. Monopoly of the East India Company to trade with China was abolished by the Charter Act of (a) 1793 (b) 1813 (c) 1833 (d) 1853 Ans: (c) 1833 Explanation: The monopoly of the East India Company to trade with China was abolished by the Charter Act of (c) 1833. The Charter Act ...

Q. In the early decades of Maratha rule, the most popular unit of land revenue measurement was (a) Gaj (b) Kathi (c) Jurib (d) Janjit Ans: (b) Kathi Explanation: The Maratha government utilized various units for measuring the land but they continued the Kathi as the unit of ...

Q. In March 1784, the Treaty of Mangalore was concluded mainly at the insistence of (a) Warren Hastings (b) Colonel Fullarton (c) Tipu Sultan (d) Lord Macartney Ans: (d) Lord Macartney

Q. ‘Ring fence’ is associated with (a) Henry Lawrence (b) Dalhousie (c) Warren Hastings (d) Lord Hastings Ans: (c) Warren Hastings Explanation: The Ring-Fence policy was a doctrine enacted by Warren Hasting which involved defending their neighbors' frontiers in order to safeguard ...

Q. Where did the Dutch set up their factory in Bengal? (a) Chinsurah (b) Hooghly (c) Calcutta (d) Qasimbazar Ans: (a) Chinsurah Explanation: The Dutch set up their factory in Bengal at (a) Chinsurah. Chinsurah, also known as Hugli-Chinsurah or Hooghly-Chinsurah, is a city ...