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Modern History MCQ UPSC for Students

Who gifted the Badshah Nama to King George in 1799?

(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Abdul Hamid Lahori
(c) Nawab of Awadh
(d) William Jones

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Who founded Karnataka as an independent state in 1720?

(a) Yusuf Adil Shah
(b) Asaf Shah
(c) Hussain Shah
(d) Sadatullah Khan

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St Thome War is related to

(a) Anglo-Sikh War
(b) Anglo-Mysore War
(c) Anglo-Maratha VWar
(d) Carnatic War

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Between whom were the Carnatic wars fought?

(a) French East India Corporation and English East India Corporation.
(b) French East India Corporation art Dutch East India Corporation.
(c) Dutch East India Corporation and the Portuguese.
(d) English East India Corporation and the Dutch.

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Assertion (A) The French wet defeated by the British in the third Carnatic War. Reason (R) The Indian rulers did support the French. Codes

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true

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Who founded Hyderabad during the reign of Muhammad Shah ‘Rangila’?

(a) Nizam-u-Mulk, (Asaf Jah)
(b) Hasan Gangu
(c) Mir Jumla
(d) Quli Qutub Shah

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Hyderabad state was established in

(a) 1723
(b) 1724
(c) 1725
(d) 1726

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Who was the first Nawab Wazir of Awadh in the 18th century?

(a) Nawab Safdar Jang
(b) Nawab Saadat Ali Khan
(c) Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula
(d) Nawab Saadat khan

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Who founded the independent state of Awadh?

(a) Saadat Khan

(b) Yusuf Adil Shah
(c) Nizam-ul-Mulk

(d) Alivardi Khan

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Which state was known as a Buffer State during the British reign?

(a) Awadh

(b) Bengal
(c) Mysore
(d) Punjab

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Who was the second Nawab of Awadh?

(a) Shuja-ud-Daula

(b) Safdar Jang
(c) Asaf-ud-Daula

(d) Asaf Shah

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Which city was developed as the full-fledged capital city by Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula?

(a) Lucknow

(b) Kannauj
(c) Faizabad
(d) Prayag

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The Nawab of Awadh who permanently transferred his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow was

(a) Safdar Jang

(b) Shuja-ud-Daula
(c) Asaf-ud-Daula
(d) Saadat Khan

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Bara Imambara was built in 1784 in Lucknow by

(a) Wazir Ali
(b) Asaf-ud-Daula
(c) Shuja-ud-Daula

(d) Safdar Jang

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Who was Birjis Qadr?

(a) The Nizam of Hyderabad
(b) The Nawab of Awadh
(c) The Mughal Emperor
(d) The Nawab of Bengal

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Who established the powerful kingdom of Bharatpur in 1720?

(a) Churaman
(b) Surajmal
(c) Gokul
(d) Badan Singh

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Which Jat leader got the title of ‘Raja’ from Ahmed Shah Abdali?

(a) Badan Singh
(b) Rajarama
(c) Surajmal
(d) Deep Singh

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Which of the following is remembered as the Plato of Jat tribe’ and as ‘Jat ulysses?

(a) Badan Singh
(b) Gokul Jat
(c) Surajmal
(d) Durga Singh

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At which of the following places did Haider Ali build a modern Arsenal with the help of the French in 1755?

(a) Mysore
(b) Dindigul
(c) Srirangapatna
(d) Arcot

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Who was the first South Indian ruler to defeat British armies?

(a) Tipu Sultan
(b) Haider Ali
(c) Nizam of Hyderabad
(d) None of the above

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Tipu Sultan was the ruler of which state?

(a) Magadh
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Bangalore
(d) Mysore

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At which place did Tipu Sultan establish his capital?

(a) Mysore
(b) Bangalore
(c) Srirangapatna

(d) Coimbatore

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Who considered Tipu’s Mysore as “the most simple and despotic monarchy in the world”?

(a) Charles Napier

(b) Thomas Best
(c) Lord Cornwallis

(d) Thomas Munro

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the impact of contemporary European movements on the rise of modern nationalism in India in the late 19th and early 20th century?

1. Savarkar brothers organized a secret society called Mitra Mela, which later merged with Abhinav Bharat (after Garibaldi’s ‘Young Italy’) in 1904.
2. The national liberation movements of Greece and Italy had the deepest influence upon the nationalist ranks among other European nationalist movements.

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(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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With reference to the Moderates, consider the following statements:

1. Important leaders of this faction were Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta, D.E. Wacha, W.C. Bonnerjea, and S.N. Banerjea.
2. The Moderates believed that the British were inherently just but were not aware of the real conditions of the natives.
3. They used the method of ‘prayer and petition’ but did not resort to other means like protest or constitutional agitation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 3 only

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Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?

(a) Swadeshi Movement

(b) Quit India Movement

(c) Non-Cooperation Movement

(d) Civil Disobedience Movement

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With reference to Dadabhai Naoroji, consider the following statements:

1. The Drain of Wealth theory was put forward by him.
2. He pledged “loyalty to the backbone” to the British Crown and desired the permanent continuance of the British rule in India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Consider the following statements with reference to the ‘Home Charges’:

1. It referred to the expenditure incurred in England by the Secretary of State on behalf of India.
2. It included remittances to England in the form of charges for effective and non-effective services of British troops on the Indian establishment and the pension of British military and civil officials.
3. Interest on money expended in India on railways was not a part of home charges.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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With reference to the book Desher Katha written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements:

1. It warned against the colonial state’s hypnotic conquest of the mind.
2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.
3. The use of ‘desh’ by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the formation of the Indian National Congress?

1. The Safety Valve theory proposes that A.O. Hume formed the Congress with the idea that it would prove to be a ‘safety valve’ for releasing the growing discontent of the Indians.
2. Bipan Chandra observed that the early Congress leaders used Hume as a ‘lightning conductor’, i.e., as a catalyst to bring together the nationalistic forces.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Which of the following were the factors responsible for the growth of early nationalism in India?

1. Introduction of a modern system of education
2. The unprecedented growth of the Indian Press
3. Effect of racial myths of white superiority
4. Organization of grand Delhi Durbar of 1877
5. The Indo-Aryan theory by European scholars

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

(b) 2, 3 and 5 only

(c) 1, 4 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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Arrange the following leaders in the chronological order in which they held the Presidency of the Indian National Congress:

1. George Yule
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
4. Syed Badruddin Tyabji
5. William Wedderburn

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1-2-3-4-5

(b) 3-5-1-2-4

(c) 3-2-4-1-5

(d) 1-3-2-4-5

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Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress session of 1916:

1. The death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Pherozeshah Mehta facilitated the reunion of moderate and extremist sections of the Congress.
2. The Congress and Muslim League joined forces due to growing anti-imperialist sentiment within the Muslim League.
3. It was the first time a woman, Annie Besant, presided over a session of the Indian National Congress.

How many of the statements given above are not correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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Which of the following statements regarding Aurobindo Ghosh is not correct?

(a) The Alipore Bomb case was a historic trial in which the British Government tried to implicate Sri Aurobindo in various revolutionary activities.

(b) The Life Divine by Sri Aurobindo was purely based on eastern spirituality while neglecting western thoughts as shallow.

(c) Yugantar was a Bengali weekly newspaper started by Sri Aurobindo that preached open revolt.

(d) Bande Mataram was an English language newspaper published from Calcutta by Bipin Chandra Pal and edited by Aurobindo Ghosh.

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Consider the following statements with respect to the Lucknow Pact of 1916:

1. The Indian National Congress session was presided over by Ambika Charan Majumdar.
2. The moderates and extremists reconciled due to the efforts of Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Pherozeshah Mehta.
3. The Indian National Congress accepted the Muslim League’s position on separate electorates.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 3 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

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Consider the following events in the history of India:

1. Publication of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
2. First INC session held
3. Lord Ripon’s resolution on local self-government
4. Vande Mataram recited in the form of a song by Rabindranath Tagore at the INC session

What is the correct chronological order of the above events, starting from the earliest time?

(a) 4-1-2-3

(b) 3-2-4-1

(c) 1-2-4-3

(d) 3-4-1-2

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Consider the following statements:

1. The French were the last Europeans to come to India with the purpose of trade.
2. The French introduced tomatoes and chillies in India.
3. The first English factory in India was established at Surat.
4. The Battle of Wandiwash was won by the French in 1760 at Vandavasi in Tamil Nadu.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 3 and 4 only

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The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were:

(a) Raw cotton, oil seeds and opium

(b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead

(c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea

(d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium

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Consider the following statements:

1. In accordance with the terms of the pact signed in 1760, Mir Jafar consented to hand over the districts of Burdwan, Midnapur, and Chittagong to the Company.
2. After the 3rd Anglo-Maratha War, the Peshwa’s territories were absorbed into the Bombay Presidency, and the territories seized from the Pindaris became the Central Provinces of British India.
3. Due to internal anarchy in Sindh and Punjab, it became imperative for the British to annex the Sindh and Punjab regions to safeguard their western frontier.
4. Auckland followed the Policy of Proud Reserve which was aimed at having scientific frontiers and safeguarding ‘spheres of influence’.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 4 only

(d) 1 and 2 only

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With reference to India’s struggle for freedom, ‘Avanti Bai Lodhi’ is best related to which one of the following?

(a) Running community kitchens for freedom fighters during the Quit India Movement.

(b) Fight against the British during the Revolt of 1857.

(c) Participation in the Dharasana Satyagraha in 1931.

(d) Participation in the Indigo revolt

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With reference to the revolt of 1857, consider the following statements:

1. The Azamgarh Proclamation of August 1857 was one of the main sources of our knowledge about what the rebels wanted.
2. British officer Colonel Oncell captured Banaras during the revolt of 1857.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

(a) Akbar

(b) Jahangir

(c) Shahjahan

(d) Aurangzeb

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Consider the following statements about Third and Fourth Anglo Mysore wars:

1. The governor general during the Third Anglo Mysore war was Lord Wellesley.
2. The governor general during the Fourth Anglo Mysore war was Lord Cornwallis.
3. After the 4th Anglo Mysore war, the British restored Wodeyars to the throne by way of a subsidiary alliance.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 2 and 3 only

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Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding Tipu Sultan?

(a) The Jacobin Club of Mysore was founded by French Republican officers.

(b) He is credited as the ‘pioneer of rocket technology’ in India.

(c) Tipu was unable to fulfill the terms of the Treaty of Seringapatam.

(d) Tipu embraced western military methods like artillery and rockets.

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Consider the following statements about Anglo-Maratha wars:

1. The Treaty of Salbai ended the First Anglo-Maratha war.
2. As per the Treaty of Bassein, Baji Rao II agreed to the maintenance of British troops in his empire.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Consider the following statements about Anglo-Sikh wars:

1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh maintained an army consisting only of Sikh men.
2. The Treaty of Lahore was signed between the British East India Company (EIC) and Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Mangal Pande belonged to which one of the following native infantries?

(a) 3rd Native Infantry

(b) 19th Native Infantry

(c) 34th Native Infantry

(d) 7th Native Infantry

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Which of the following measures were taken by Mir Qasim to check the rising British power and strengthen his position in Bengal?

1. He shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger to keep a strategic distance from the Company.
2. He abolished all customs duties to bring equality between local traders and European traders.
3. He conferred the Zamindari of 24 parganas and janglimahals (small administrative units) to the British East India Company.

Choose the correct code:

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) All of the above

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What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Who among the following called the revolt of 1857 as the first war of national independence in his book?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) R.P. Dutt

(c) V.D. Savarkar

(d) R.C. Majumdar

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With reference to the causes that led to the Battle of Plassey, consider the following statements:

1. The rampant misuse of the trade privileges given to the East India Company by the Nawab of Bengal was one of the reasons that led to the battle.
2. Fortification of Calcutta by the French without the Nawab’s permission.
3. Non-payment of tax and duty by the workers of East India Company.

How many of the statements given above are not correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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Consider the following statements about the Battle of Buxar:

1. The battle was fought between the French Forces and a joint army of the Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal.
2. Nawab of Bengal and Nawab of Awadh lost the battle which led to France becoming the greatest power in Northern India.
3. The French army was led by Hector Munro.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) None of the above

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