east india company MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who among the following has been called as a ‘Heaven Born General’?

a) Albuquerque

b) Robert Clive

c) Francois Dupleix

d) Lord Cornwallis

Question : 2

a) 4 1 2 5

b) 3 5 4 1

c) 4 5 2 1

d) 3 1 4 5

Question : 3

Which of the following statements above Ryotwari settlement is/are correct?

1. It recognised the cultivators as the owner of land.
2. It was a temporary settlement.
3. It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) Only 1

d) All of these

Question : 4

Haider Ali’s administration is remembered for its:

a) Leniency

b) Severity

c) Nobel innovations

d) Welfare measures

Question : 5

An Indian ruler of the 18th century who planted “the Tree of liberty” at his capital, enrolled himself as a member of the Jacobin club of France and loved himself to be called ‘Citizen’, was

a) Mir Jafar

b) Tipu Sultan

c) Haider Ali

d) Banda Bahadur

Question : 6

Which one among the following thinkers argued that Maratha rule in general and Shivaji in particular represented early nationalist consciousness in India?

a) Pandita Ramabai

b) MG Ranade

c) Bipin Chandra Pal

d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale