Practice Quiz set 1 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   “White Mutiny” by the European soldiers, was staged during the period of:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-2)   Due to commercial rivalry the Dutch indulged in the massacre of Englishmen at

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   The Portuguese established their first business centre at

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Find out the wrongly matched one/ones
  1. Lytton-Lee Commission
  2. Mayo-Scholarship scheme
  3. Ripon-Repeal of Vernacular Press Act
  4. Canning-Queen Victoria’s Proclamation

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-5)   Which one of the following powers was the first to establish trade links with India?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   By which clause, did the Charter Act of 1833 accepted educational qualifications for Indian Civil Service appointment?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-7)   Match the following List I List II
List-I (Battle) List-II (Treaty)
A. The Third Carnatic War 1. Treaty of Salbai
B. The Third Mysore War 2. Treaty of Lahore
C. The First Maratha War 3. Treaty of Paris
D. The First Anglo Sikh War 4. Treaty of Srirangapatam
 Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

  • The Third Carnatic war - Treaty of Paris (1763)
  • The Third Mysore war - Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792)
  • The First Maratha war - Treaty of salbai(1782)
  • The First Anglo Sikh war - Treaty of Lahore (1846)


Q-8)   In which year were Factories opened for the first time in Orissa.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-9)   The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre office of the Governor-General of India for the first-time in

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-10)   Who among the following Mughal Emperors, granted permission to trade of tax in the territories of Bengal. Hyderabad and Gujarat to the British?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)