Q.

1) With reference to the history of India, consider the following

pairs:
1. Aurang In-charge of treasury of the State
2. Banian Indian agent of the East India Company
3. Mirasidar Designated revenue payer to the State

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) With reference to the Ramosi Peasant Force, consider the

following statements:

1. Its activities were confined to the Eastern part of India.

2. It saw Indian moneylenders as the real enemy and not the British
government.
3. It only used legal methods to achieve its objectives and did not
resort to violence.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

Q.3) Consider the following statements with respect to the arrival of

Europeans in India:
1. The first Portuguese factory in India was set up by Vasco da
Gama.
2. The French were the first to set up factory in Pondicherry.
3. The Dutch established their first factory in Masulipatnam.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None
Q.4) Consider the following statements with reference to Residents'
appointed in the Princely States by the Britishers:
1. They were appointed in the Indian states as political or
commercial agents of the Company.
2. They acted as the heads of Contingent army units placed in the
states by the British.
3. They never interfered in the internal affairs of Indian states,
under any circumstance.

How many of the statements given above are

correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

Q.5) Which of the following features of the State of Arcot in 18th

century South India are correct?

1. The founders of the dynasty that ruled Arcot were Daud Khan
Panni and Saadatullah Khan.
2. Arcot became the site of a protracted struggle between the
English and Dutch East India Companies from the 1740s.
3. Decentralisation was a key feature of the State of Arcot in the
18th century.
4. The other major State to emerge in South India at this time was
Mysore.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 3 and 4
d) 2 and 4

Q.6) In the context of Colonial India, consider the following

statements regarding the Damin-i-Koh‟:
1. It was a land area demarcated in the Rajmahal hills region to
accommodate Santhals.
2. The British Government prohibited the cultivation of crops in this
area.
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

Q.7) During later half of 19th Century, over 90 percent of Britain's

cotton imports originated from India. Which of the following factors
did not contributed to the surge in cotton production in India during
this period?

a) The British Indian Government encouraged cotton production in

India to suit their industrial needs back home in Britain.

b) The abolition of export duties on Indian cotton textiles by the

British Indian Government.

c) Easily available credit for farmers gave push to cotton production

in India.

d) The disruption of cotton production in the United States due to

the onset of the American Civil War.

Q.8) In context of the history of modern India, Awadh region was

referred to as 'the nursery of the Bengal Army' for which of the
following reasons?
a) The strategic establishment of the headquarters of Bengal Army
in Awadh region.
b) The Bengal Army trained its soldiers in military tactics within the
Awadh region..
c) Significant recruitment of soldiers from Awadh for the Bengal
Army.
d) Fertile plains of Awadh played an instrumental role in feeding the
Bengal Army.
Q.9) With reference to the Ahom Revolt, consider the following
statements:
1. It occurred along the North-West frontier province.
2. The main reason for this revolt was annexation of land by the
local landlords.
3. The revolt succeeded the first Anglo Burmese war.
4. The rebellion was led by Gomdhar Konwar and Dhanjoy
Borgohain.
How many of the statements given above are
correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) All four

Q.10) The British policy towards Afghanistan in the first half of the
19th century aimed at:
a) Strengthening Afghanistan as a buffer against Russia.
b) Weakening Russian influence In Afghanistan but not promoting a
strong Afghanistan either.
c) Promoting Russian influence in Afghanistan to control insurgent
tribal leaders.
d) Annexing Afghanistan as a directly controlled British Territory.

Q.11) With reference to Indian history, consider the following

statements:
1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east
coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.
2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras
on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara
empire.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.12) The work Siyar-ul- Mutakherin, which describes the Battle of
Plassey, 1757, was written by:
a) Salabat Jung
b) Qasim Khan
c) Ghulam Husain
d) Ram Mohan Roy

Q.13) Which of the following statements correctly describes the

primary cause of the Vellore Mutiny of 1806?
a) A 50% hike in land revenue by the British Indian Government.
b) Interference in the social and religious practices of the sepoys.
c) Large-scale transfer of land ownership from locals to outsiders.
d) Introduction of money lenders in the region.

Q.14) With reference to the colonial period in India, consider the

following statements:

Statement I: Rani Channamma led an antiBritish revolt in the early

nineteenth century.

Statement II: Policy of Paramountcy, initiated by Lord Hastings,

claimed that the Company could annex any Indian state since its
power was superior or paramount.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above

statements?
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is
the correct explanation for Statement-I

b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is

not the correct explanation for Statement-I

c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

Q.15) Which of the following statements about Agency Houses‟

is/are correct?
1. They were important commercial formations in the late
eighteenth and nineteenth century India.
2. The operation of managing agencies remained confined to
Calcutta.
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

Q.16) In the context of the British rule in India, which one of the
following is the correct description of the term Mahal‟?
a) A local administrative officer
b) A land granted to religious institutions
c) A revenue assessment unit
d) A type of sales tax

Q.17) “He was known as the Lighthouse of Rebellion in Awadh

(Oudh) region. He authored a pamphlet called „Fateh Islam‟ on the
need of jihad against the British, much before the Revolt of 1857.
Later, he fought in the famous Battle of Chinhat in which the British
forces under Henry Lawrence were defeated.”

Which one of the following personalities is

described in the above given paragraph?
a) Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla
b) Syed Ahmed Khan
c) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
d) Nawab Walidad Khan

Q.18) With regards to the “misls” among the Sikhs, which of the
following statements is correct?
a) Misls were groups of armed officers formed by Maharaja Ranjit
Singh.
b) Misls were democratic in nature and based on the principle of
equality.
c) Misls were formed to protect Punjab from the invasions of Nadir
Shah.
d) None of the statements (a), (b) or (c) is
correct.
Q.19) With reference to the arrival of Portuguese in India, consider
the following:
1. Arrival of Jesuit Missionaries in India.
2. Introduction of tobacco in India.
3. Introduction of printing press in India.
How many of the above are the impacts of
Portuguese arrival in India?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

Q.20) With reference to the prevalence of slavery during the Colonial

Period in India, consider the following statements:
1. Indian slaves were purchased only for domestic works and were
not traded like African slaves.
2. Slaves in India were usually treated as hereditary servants.
3. Only Men were kept as slaves, and never the Women.
4. The Colonial Government made no efforts for the abolishment of
slavery in India.
How many statements given above are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) All four

Q.21) Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta

because:
a) he was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do so.
b) he wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India.
c) he wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with
employment.
d) he wanted to train British civilians for
administrative purpose in India.

Q.22) Blackhole tragedy is an event that resulted in the suffocation-

induced deaths of British soldiers and officers confined in a small
room as prisoners. Consider the following statements regarding the
Black Hole Tragedy:
1. Robert Clive was the Governor of Bengal during this incident.
2. The incident took place at the Fort George in Calcutta.
3. It increased hostility between the Nawab and the East India
Company resulting in the Battle of Buxar.

How many of the above statements are

correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

Q.23) With reference to the British rule in India, consider the

following statements regarding the Doctrine of Lapse:
1. The doctrine asserted that if an Indian ruler dies without natural
heir, his kingdom will become a part of East India Company's
territory.
2. Udaipur became the first state to be annexed under this doctrine.
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

Q.24) In the context of Modern India, consider the following

statements regarding Indigo Commission‟:
1. The Indigo Commission was presided by Sir Thomas Munro.
2. The Commission was established mainly to expand indigo
cultivation in order to increase revenue for the East India Company.
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

Q.25) Consider the following pairs about the treaties signed

between the Marathas and the British: Treaties Major provisions of
the treaty
1. Treaty of Surat British ceded the territories of Salsette and
Bassein to the Marathas.
2. Treaty of Salbai Peshwa should not support any other
European nation than the British
3. Treaty of Bassein English troops to be kept permanently in
the Maratha territory.

How many of the pairs given above are

correctly matched?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None