301. Shivaji was crowned as Chhatrapati in:
A. 1664
B. 1670
C. 1674
D. 1680
Ans: C
302. The capital of Shivaji was:
A. Pune
B. Raigarh
C. Satara
D. Kolhapur
Ans: B
303. The administrative council of Shivaji was known as:
A. Ashtapradhan
B. Panchayat
C. Rajya Sabha
D. Dandanayaka
Ans: A
304. The Peshwa system was introduced by:
A. Shivaji
B. Balaji Vishwanath
C. Shahu
D. Baji Rao I
Ans: A
305. The Maratha tax equivalent to land revenue was:
A. Sardeshmukhi
B. Chauth
C. Jizya
D. Patta
Ans: B
306. The Maratha Empire reached its peak under:
A. Shivaji
B. Baji Rao I
C. Balaji Baji Rao
D. Shahu
Ans: C
307. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in:
A. 1757
B. 1761
C. 1764
D. 1771
Ans: B
308. The Marathas were defeated at Panipat by:
A. Ahmad Shah Abdali
B. Nizam of Hyderabad
C. Tipu Sultan
D. Mughals
Ans: A
309. The founder of the Sikh religion was:
A. Guru Arjan
B. Guru Nanak
C. Guru Tegh Bahadur
D. Guru Gobind Singh
Ans: B
310. Guru Nanak was born during the reign of:
A. Bahlul Lodi
B. Babur
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Akbar
Ans: C
311. The Guru Granth Sahib was compiled by:
A. Guru Nanak
B. Guru Angad
C. Guru Arjan Dev
D. Guru Hargobind
Ans: C
312. The tenth and last Sikh Guru was:
A. Guru Arjan
B. Guru Harkishan
C. Guru Tegh Bahadur
D. Guru Gobind Singh
Ans: D
313. The Khalsa Panth was founded in:
A. 1699
B. 1701
C. 1707
D. 1715
Ans: A
314. The Misl system is associated with:
A. Marathas
B. Sikhs
C. Afghans
D. Rajputs
Ans: B
315. The Sikh empire was consolidated by:
A. Guru Gobind Singh
B. Banda Bahadur
C. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
D. Dal Khalsa
Ans: C
316. The founder of the Bahmani Kingdom was:
A. Mahmud Gawan
B. Ala-ud-din Bahman Shah
C. Malik Ambar
D. Quli Qutb Shah
Ans: B
317. The Bahmani Kingdom broke into how many Deccan Sultanates?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 6
Ans: B
318. Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in India, is located at:
A. Golconda
B. Gulbarga
C. Bijapur
D. Bidar
Ans: C
319. The founder of the Qutb Shahi dynasty in Golconda was:
A. Quli Qutb Shah
B. Ibrahim Adil Shah
C. Yusuf Adil Shah
D. Malik Kafur
Ans: A
320. The Deccan policy of Aurangzeb led to:
A. Consolidation of Mughal rule
B. Exhaustion of Mughal resources
C. Religious unity
D. British alliance
Ans: B
321. The Mughal emperor during the Battle of Plassey was:
A. Alamgir II
B. Ahmad Shah
C. Shah Alam II
D. Farrukhsiyar
Ans: A
322. Who introduced the Dual Government in Bengal?
A. Robert Clive
B. Warren Hastings
C. Mir Jafar
D. Sir Eyre Coote
Ans: A
323. The first English factory was established in India at:
A. Surat
B. Calicut
C. Madras
D. Masulipatnam
Ans: A
324. Which Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India?
A. Bartholomew Diaz
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Cabral
D. Columbus
Ans: B
325. Vasco da Gama landed in India in:
A. 1492
B. 1498
C. 1501
D. 1505
Ans: B
326. The first Portuguese Governor in India was:
A. Francisco de Almeida
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Alfonso de Albuquerque
D. Cabral
Ans: A
327. The Dutch East India Company was formed in:
A. 1602
B. 1605
C. 1612
D. 1620
Ans: A
328. The English East India Company received a farman from Jahangir in:
A. 1600
B. 1608
C. 1615
D. 1617
Ans: C
329. The French East India Company established its first factory at:
A. Surat
B. Pondicherry
C. Masulipatnam
D. Calicut
Ans: C
330. Pondicherry was founded as a French settlement in:
A. 1670
B. 1674
C. 1680
D. 1690
Ans: B
331. The Battle of Swally (1612) was fought between:
A. English and Dutch
B. English and Portuguese
C. Portuguese and Mughals
D. Dutch and French
Ans: B
332. The last strong Mughal ruler before British rise was:
A. Bahadur Shah Zafar
B. Shah Alam II
C. Aurangzeb
D. Farrukhsiyar
Ans: C
333. The Nawab of Bengal during Plassey was:
A. Siraj-ud-Daulah
B. Mir Jafar
C. Shuja-ud-Daulah
D. Alivardi Khan
Ans: A
334. The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the British and:
A. Siraj-ud-Daulah
B. Shuja-ud-Daulah, Shah Alam II, and Mir Qasim
C. Hyder Ali
D. Ranjit Singh
Ans: B
335. Who was known as the “Tiger of Mysore”?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Haidar Ali
C. Shuja-ud-Daulah
D. Ali Adil Shah
Ans: A
336. The French Governor who revived French fortunes in India was:
A. Dupleix
B. Labourdonnais
C. Bussy
D. Lally
Ans: A
337. The British defeated the French finally in:
A. Battle of Swally
B. Battle of Wandiwash
C. Battle of Buxar
D. Battle of Carnatic
Ans: B
338. The system of Diwani in Bengal was granted to the British in:
A. 1757
B. 1764
C. 1765
D. 1772
Ans: C
339. The French East India Company was founded in:
A. 1600
B. 1615
C. 1664
D. 1700
Ans: C
340. The Dutch were finally defeated by the British at:
A. Cochin
B. Nagapattinam
C. Masulipatnam
D. Pulicat
Ans: B
341. The Black Hole Tragedy occurred in:
A. 1745
B. 1756
C. 1757
D. 1764
Ans: B
342. The dual administration in Bengal ended in:
A. 1765
B. 1767
C. 1772
D. 1781
Ans: C
343. The last independent Nawab of Bengal was:
A. Mir Jafar
B. Mir Qasim
C. Siraj-ud-Daulah
D. Shuja-ud-Daulah
Ans: C
344. Hyder Ali was succeeded by:
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Nizam of Hyderabad
C. Mir Qasim
D. Ali Bahadur
Ans: A
345. The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) ended:
A. First Carnatic War
B. Second Carnatic War
C. Anglo-Mysore War
D. Battle of Buxar
Ans: A
346. The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended:
A. Third Carnatic War
B. First Anglo-Maratha War
C. Anglo-French rivalry in India
D. Battle of Plassey
Ans: A
347. The British political power began to rise after:
A. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
B. Battle of Wandiwash
C. Battle of Plassey
D. Battle of Buxar
Ans: C
348. The ruler of Hyderabad who aligned with the British was:
A. Asaf Jah I
B. Nizam-ul-Mulk
C. Salabat Jang
D. Mir Osman Ali
Ans: C
349. Who ceded the Northern Circars to the British?
A. Nizam of Hyderabad
B. Nawab of Bengal
C. Tipu Sultan
D. French Governor
Ans: A
350. The most important result of the Battle of Plassey was:
A. End of French power
B. Beginning of British political control
C. Rise of Marathas
D. Decline of Mughals
Ans: B