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History Class 12 Chapter 1 Objective MCQ for Students
Which of the following is a correct statement about the Indus Valley civilization?
A) Both Harappa and Mohenjodaro are located on the banks of river Ravi (Irabati).
B) Both Chanhudaro and Kalibangan were located within the boundaries of present-day Rajasthan.
C) Both Surkotada and Dholavira are located in the Kutchh region of Gujarat.
D) Lothal site was located on the bank of the Narmada River.
Option b – Both Chanhudaro and Kalibangan were located within the boundaries of present-day Rajasthan
Which twelfth-century Sanskrit scholar was first responsible for the compilation of ‘Nibandhas’ or digests of epic and Puranic texts?
A) Harsha
B) Govindachandra
C) Lakshmidhara
D) Kalidasa
Option c – Lakshmidhara
The inscription which proves the influence of the Bhagwat cult in ancient Rajasthan is ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
A) Ghatiyala Inscription
B) Besnagar Inscription of Heliodorous
C) Buchkala Inscription
D) Ghosundi Inscription
Option d – Ghosundi Inscription
In pre-medieval kingdoms of Rajasthan, the designation “Naimittika” was used for
A) Royal bard
B) Head of the public health department
C) State astrologer
D) Chief judicial officer
Option c – State astrologer
The ancient name ‘Nilotpala’ for Mahanadi was stated in ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
A) Matsya Puran
B) Markandey Puran
C) Brahm Puran
D) Vayu Puran
Option d – Vayu Puran
Which of the following clearly defines ‘Mitakshara’?
A) A work on astronomy
B) A treatise on the ancient Hindu law of inheritance
C) A text on agriculture
D) A compendium on medicine
Option b – A treatise on the ancient Hindu law of inheritance
What was the name of the ruler of Kosal in Samudragupta’s Prayag Prashasti’? ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
A) Shiv Gupta
B) Someshwar Deo
C) Mahendra
D) Mahipal
Option c – Mahendra
When was the British East India Company established in India?
(a) 1600
(b) 1601
(c) 1604
(d) 1607
Option a – 1600
Who was the ruler of India when the British East India Company was formed in London? ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Option a – Akbar
In 1600, the Charter to the English East India Company for the monopoly of Eastern trade for 15 years was given by
(a) Queen Elizabeth I
(b) Queen Victoria
(c) James I
(d) Oliver Cronwell
Option a – Queen Elizabeth I
In the reign of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India? ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Option b – Jahangir
What is the name of the fort constructed by the British in Calcutta?
(a) Fort Saint David
(b) Fort Saint Andrew
(c) Fort William
(d) Fort Victoria
Option c – Fort William
Name the first English Voyage to come to India. ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Elizabeth
(b) Bengal
(c) Red Dragon
(d) Mayflower
Option c – Red Dragon
The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of the diamond was
(a) William leads
(b) John Mildnall
(c) Ralph Fitch
(d) William Hawkins
Option a – William leads
What was the name of the ambassador sent by James l to the court of Jahangir in 1608? ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Captain Charles
(b) Captain Hawkins
(C) Sir Thomas Roe
(d) Robert Clive
Option b – Captain Hawkins
Where did the Dutch find their first factory in India?
(a) Masulipatnam
(b) Pulicat
(c) Surat
(d) Ahmedabad
Option a – Masulipatnam
Who was the first Dutch to come to India in 1596? ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Francis de
(b) Cornelis de Houtman
(c) Gabriel Broton
(d) William Hawkins
Option b – Cornelis de Houtman
At which place in Bengal did the Dutch establish its factory?
(a) Bandel
(b) Chinsura
(c) Hooghiy
(d) Srirampur
Option b – Chinsura
Why did the Dutch East India Company fail to maintain its influence in India? ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Portuguese did not allow them to trade in India.
(b) There was a growing interference from Dutch Government in the Company’s internal affairs.
(c) Dutch indulged in forcible religious conversion of the people and thus were expelled by local kings.
(d) The English forces made them leave India.
Option d – The English forces made them leave India.
Who was the first to start a Joint Stock Company to trade with India?
(a) Portuguese
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) Danish
Option c – Dutch
In which of the following places the Dutch established their trading centers in India? ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Nagapattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam
(b) Surat, Bharuch, Agra
(c) Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?
(a) 1601
(b) 1632
(c) 1774
(d) 1651
Option b – 1632
Which of the following regarding the establishment of Dutch factories in India is not correctly matched? ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Pulicat – 1610
(b) Surat – 1616
(c) Karaikal – 1645
(d) Cochin – 1670
Option d – Cochin – 1670
Which English Governor of the East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb?
(a) Aungier
(b) Sir John Child
(c) Sir John Gayer
(d) Sir Nicholas Waite
Option b – Sir John Child
The English established their first factory in India at ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Bombay
(b) Surat
(c) Sutanuti
(d) Madras
Option b – Surat
The place of the English East India Company settlement in Madras was known as ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St George
(c) Elphinston Circle
(d) Marble Palace
Option b – Fort St George
Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St George
(c) Fort St David
(d) Fort St Angelo
Option b – Fort St George
The staple commodities of export by the East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were ( History Class 12 Chapter MCQs )
(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.
Option d – cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium.
Where was the Western presidency situated in the early period of the East India company?
(a) Surat
(b) Satara
(c) Bombay
(d) Panji
Option a – Surat
Which one of the following is the correct statement?
(a) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India’s Independence.
(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
(c) The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
(d) The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
Option d – The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
Which area of India was famous for cultivating opium during the British period?
(a) Bihar
(b) South India
(c) Gujarat
(d) Assam
Option a – Bihar
The correct chronological order of the places where the trading centers were set up by the Britishers are
(a) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
(b) Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
(c) Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
(d) Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
Option c – Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
What was the main reason behind the decline of the indigo industry in the 20th century?
(a) It was less profitable.
(b) Production of synthetic indigo.
(c) British government closed the factories.
(d) None of the above
Option b – Production of synthetic indigo.
Why did the East India Company encourage the other European Companies to trade only in tea and opium?
(a) The export of tea would enrich the British tea planters in India.
(b) The export of opium would bring a return in the form of Chinese silver.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) India had enough surplus of both these commodities.
Option c – Both (a) and (b)
Where was the first coffee garden planted by the Britishers?
(a) Chikmagalur
(b) Coorg
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Wayanad
Option a – Chikmagalur
Which was organized for the development of agriculture in 1906?
(a) Indian Agricultural Service
(b) All India Agricultural Board
(c) Famine Commission
(d) Provincial Agricultural Commission
Option a – Indian Agricultural Service
Commercialization of agriculture led to further growth of rural poverty because the peasant
(a) got unremunerative prices for his produce.
(b) was exploited by the merchants and other middlemen.
(c) had to accept fixed prices for his produce.
(d) was left with no money to buy food grains during famines and other natural calamities.
Option b – was exploited by the merchants and other middlemen.
Economically, one of the results of British rule in India in the 19th century was the
(a) increase in the exports of Indian handicrafts.
(b) growth in the number of Indian-owned factories.
(c) commercialization of Indian agriculture.
(d) the rapid increase in the urban population.
Option c – commercialization of Indian agriculture.
What is the period of ‘the first phase or ‘Mercantile phase’ of British colonialism?
(a) 1757-1813
(b) 1813-1860
(c) 1713-1764
(d) 1885-1905
Option a – 1757-1813
When was the trade monopoly of East India Company ended?
(a) 1784
(b) 1813
(c) 1885
(d) 1909
Option b – 1813
In the nineteenth century, India was converted into a classic colony’ by converting her as
(a) a procedure of raw material to fused British industries.
(b) an importer and absorber of British industrially manufactured goods.
(c) a fertile ground for British capital investment.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Option d – Both (a) and (b)
Which one of the following was not a result of British Colonial rule in India?
(a) Ruin of Indian agriculture
(b) Ruin of Indian industries
(c) Ruin of Indian trade
(d) Ruin of Indian feudalism
Option d – Ruin of Indian feudalism
The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
(a) raw cotton oilseeds and opium.
(b) sugar, salt, zinc, and lead.
(c) copper, silver, gold, spices, and tea.
(d) cotton, silk, salt, Petre, and opium.
Option d – cotton, silk, salt, Petre, and opium.
Which one of the following statements about the colonial economy is not correct?
(a) The British presence inhibited indigenous capitalism.
(b) Laissez-faire actively promoted indigenous capitalism.
(c) The white collective monopoly came earliest and remained most pronounced in Eastern India.
(d) The Bombay Hinterland was difficult to penetrate before the construction of railways.
Option b – Laissez-faire actively promoted indigenous capitalism.
Consider the following statements in the context of de-industrialization. I. It was started in 1813. II. The ending of the trade monopoly of the East India Company has speed up this process. Choose the correct code given below.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor Il
Option c – Both I and II
At which place did Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar set up its first cotton mill in 1853?
(a) Bombay
(b) Allahabad
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Surat
Option a – Bombay
The only European country which did not prohibit or impose heavy duties on the import of Indian cotton goods was
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Holland
(d) Italy
Option c – Holland
The Tinkathiya system refers to
(a) Champaran tenant who was bound by law to plant three out of every part of their land.
(b) Champaran tenant was bound by law to plant three out of every twenty parts of their land.
(c) Champaran tenant was bound by law to plant three out of every kattha of their land.
(d) Champaran tenant was bound by law to plant three crops on every part of their land.
Option b – Champaran tenant was bound by law to plant three out of every twenty parts of their land.
(a) Gorakhpur-Opium
(b) Begusarai-Paddy
(c) Champaran-Neel (Indigo)
(d) Burdwan-Paddy
Option c – Champaran-Neel (Indigo)
‘Dubla Hali’ system was practiced in which region of India?
(a) Surat (Gujarat)
(b) Munger (Bihar)
(c) Midnapore (West Bengal)
(d) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
Option a – Surat (Gujarat)
Consider the following statements. I. Under the ‘Tinkathia system,’ the peasants were forced to cultivate three Kattha indigo out of every 20 Kattha of land. II. Raj Kumar Shukla was the prominent person to raise their voice against the Tinkathia system’. Which of the above-mentioned statement is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – I and II
The first tea garden in India was set up in 1835 in
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
Option b – Assam
The first tea company in Assam was established in which of the following year?
(a) 1835
(b) 1837
(c) 1839
(d) 1841
Option c – 1839
The cause of the decline of textile industries in the 18th century in Bengal was ( Modern History MCQ Book )
(a) a decline in the quality of production.
(b) non-availability of raw materials.
(c) high tariff rates on exports to Britain.
(d) non-availability of craftsmen.
Option c – high tariff rates on exports to Britain.
Consider the following statements. I. One significant development in the second half of the 19th century was the establishment of large-scale machine-based industries in India. II. The first textile mill was started in Bombay by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in 1863 and the first jute mill in Sirsha (Bengal) in 1865. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option a – Only I
Who among the following composed Tajul-Masir?
(a) Isamai
(b) Hasan Nizami
(c) Sirhindi
(d) Yahiya-bin-Ahmed
Option b – Hasan Nizami
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Pandit Bhavbhatt – Sangeetraj
(b) Ustad Chand – Rasa Chandrika Khan
(c) Pundrik Vitala – Raagmala
(d) Kumbha – Ragakalpadrum
Option c – Pundrik Vitala – Raagmala
Who among the following Rajput rulers is known to have written a book on music?
(a) Jayachandra Gahadavala.
(b) Prithviraj Chauhan.
(c) Rana Kumbha.
(d) Man Singh.
Option c – Rana Kumbha
The term ‘Apabhramsa’ was used in medieval Sanskrit text to denote
(a) outcaste among the Rajputs.
(b) deviation from Vedic rituals.
(c) early forms of some of the modern Indian languages.
(d) non-Sanskrit verse meters.
Option c – early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
“Every pearl in the Royal crown is the crystallized drops of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasants” Who made this statement?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Al-Beruni
(c) Amir Khusrau
(d) Badauni
Option c – Amir Khusrau
Tabla was introduced by
(a) Adil Shah
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) Tansen
(d) Baiju Bawara
Option b – Amir Khusrau
Consider the following statements. I. Amir Khusrau created a new literary in Persian, which came to be a style known as Sabaq-i-Hind. Khusrau was a disciple of II. Amir Nizammudin Auliya. III. He introduced the Perso-Arabic ragas etc. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only III
(b) I and II
(c) All of these
(d) None of these
Option c – All of these
(a) Hasan Nizami
(b) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Shams-e-Siraj Afif
Option c – Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni came to India with
(a) Mahmud Ghazni
(b) Muhammad Ghori
(c) Qutubuddin Aibak
(d) Mohammad-Bin-Kasim
Option a – Mahmud Ghazni
(a) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
(b) Ziauddin Barani
(c) Khwaja Abdul Samad Isami
(d) Sirajuddin Ali Yazdi
Option b – Ziauddin Barani
(a) Shaikh Jamaluddin
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(d) Ziauddin Barani
Option c – Minhaj-us-Siraj
Ibn Battuta’s work, Rihla, completed in 1355, is
(a) an autobiography.
(b) an account of the Delhi Sultans from Aibek to Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
(c) a religious text.
(d) an account of trade with Morocco.
Option d – an account of trade with Morocco
Which one of the following travelogues has given an insight into the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq?
(a) Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
(b) Francois Bernier’s Travels in the Mogul Empire
(c) Niccolao Manucci’s Storia do Mogor
(d) Tavernier’s Travels in India
Option a – Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
The Rihla was written in
(a) Arabic in the fourteenth century by Ibn Battuta
(b) Persian in the fifteenth century by Abdur Razzaq
(c) Persian in the thirteenth century by lbn Battuta
(d) Italian in the thirteenth century by Marco Polo
Option a – Arabic in the fourteenth century by Ibn Battuta
Amir Khusrau was bom in
(a) Agra
(b) Barabanki
(c) Etah
(d) Etawah
Option c – Etah
Amir Khusrau, the ‘Parrot of India’, was born at
(a) Patial (UP)
(b) Patti
(c) Pati
(d) Patiala
Option a – Patial (UP)
Who among the following called himself the parrot of India’?
(a) Qutban
(b) Usman
(c) Amir Khusrau
(d) Amir Hasan
Option c – Amir Khusrau
Amir Khusrau played a pioneering role in the development of
(a) Braj Bhasha
(b) Awadhi
(c) Khari Boli
(d) Bhojpuri
Option c – Khari Boli
The Father of the new Persian poetry style “Sabaq-i-Hind or Hindustani style was
(a) Ziyauddin Barani
(b) Afiq
(c) Isami
(d) Amir Khusrau
Option d – Amir Khusrau
Amir Khusrau was the court poet of
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Option a – Alauddin Khilji
Which among the following is a composition of Amir Khusrau?
(a) Miftah-ul-Futuh
(b) Khazin-ul-Futub
(c) Tughluq Nama
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Amir Khusrau gives the first graphic description of Jauhar of Rajput women, after the victory of Alauddin Khilji over which Rajput state?
(a) Ranthambhore
(b) Chittor
(c) Jalor
(d) Sevana
Option a – Ranthambhore
(a) Ziauddin Barani
(b) Shams Siraj Afif
(c) Amir Khusrau
(d) Yahiya-bin-Ahmed
Option c – Amir Khusrau
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