Q. Identify the positive effects of the beginning of European Commerce in India. (1) Money economy grew up. (2) International market relations were set-up. (3) Increased quantity of India’s export. (4) Indian agriculture was further commercialised. (a) 1, 4, 5 (b) 2, 3, 4 (c) ...

Q. Which one among the following thinkers argued that Maratha rule in general and Shivaji in particular represented early nationalist consciousness in India? (a) Pandita Ramabai (b) MG Ranade (c) Bipin Chandra Pal (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Ans: (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q. The fortification of Calcutta by the British in 1756 was regarded by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, as (a) growth of large-scale British trade (b) an attack upon his sovereignty (c) insecurity of the British in India (d) British control over Bengal Ans: (b) an attack upon ...

Q. Which one among the following was the immediate cause of attack by Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula on Calcutta in 1756? (a) Refusal of the English Company to pay the overdue trade tax (b) The English conspired against the Nawab with a view to depose him from the Throne (c) Siraj-ud-Daula wanted ...

Q. Which one among the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775–1982? (a) The British won the war (b) The Marathas won the war (c) There was no victory for either side (d) It helped Haider Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a ...

Q. In 1856, Awadh would not have been annexed with the British empire if the Nawab of Awadh had (a) allied with the British (b) not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British (c) fought against the British (d) a natural heir Ans: (b) not refused to introduce reforms ...

Q. Under which one of the following systems of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers? (a) Zamindari (b) Ryotwari (c) Annawari (d) Desaiwari Ans: (b) Ryotwari Explanation: The system of assessment under which the British Government ...

Q. ‘The Musalman’, the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927, is published from which one of the following places? (a) Chennai (b) Hyderabad (c) Mysore (d) Lucknow Ans: (d) Lucknow Explanation: The newspaper 'The Musalman' is published from (d) Lucknow. 'The ...

Q. Identify the name of the wife of the Mughal Emperor who is believed to have sabotaged the work of the rebels by acting as an informer to the British. (a) Zeenat Mahal (b) Fatima Begum (c) Hazrat Mahal (d) Mumtaz Mahal Ans: (a) Zeenat Mahal

Q. Under the dual government in Bengal, the administration was carried on by (a) The East India Company and the British government. (b) The English Company and the Mughal emperor of India. (c) The British government and the Indian government (d) The East India Company and the Nawab of ...