UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

Modern Indian History

(1857 to the present)

India under colonial Rule and Early Resistances

(1857 – 1885)

Complementary Course for BA English/ Economics/ Sociology (CUCBCSS - 2014 Admission)

SEMESTER I

Multiple Choice Questions

1) Who was the last Mughal Emperor?

a) Aurangaseb b) Bhahadur Shah II c) Ibrahim Lodhi d) Sha Alam

2 Who described revolt of 1857 as “not a military mutiny, but a national revolt”. A)R.C.Majumdar B)Karl Marx C) A.R. Desai D) V.D.Savarkar.

3) Who called the 1857 revolt as the first war of Indian Independence a) Dada Bhai Naoroji b) V D Savarkar c) A L Mehtha d) R C Majumdar .

4) Mangal Panday was Executed on

A) 1858 B)1859 C)1857 D)1855.

5) “The Meerut outbreak was sudden and short-lived like a summer gale”. This statement with reference to 1857 mutiny was of __? a) S N Sen b) S B Choudhari c) Gnadhi d) Savarkar.

6) Who was the first martyr of the revolt? a) a) Mangal panday b ) Nehru c) Ranin LaxmiBhai d) Tantio Tope

7) Who founded Brahmasamaj?

a) Mohan Roy b) Benkim Chandra Chatterji c) Tagore d) None.

8) Dayanatha Saraswathy founded …………. a) Arya samaj b) Prarthana samaj c) Algarh Movement d) Phule.

9) Hindu College Calcutta was founded by……………..

a) Rajaram Mohan Roy b) Vivakanatha c) Syyed Ahmed Khan d) None.

10) ……………… is known as father of Modern India

a) Gandhi b) Nehru c) Vivekanata d) Rajaram Mohan Roy

11) Which part of India witnessed the revolt in 1857?

a)North India b) South India c) Eastern India d) North east 12) The revolt of 1857 was “Neither first nor war of Independence” whose remarks was this? a) R C Majumdar b) J L Nehru c) Disraeli d) Churchil

13) The leader of revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was __ ? a) Beeegum Hazrath Mahal b) Tanteo Tope c) Birjis Qadir d) None

14) ‘India’s Struggle for Independence’ is a book edited by a) Bipan Chandra b) Satish Chandra c) Sumit Sarkar d) None.

15) The battle of Plassey took place in the year a) 1757 b) 1787 c) 1907 d) 1717

16) Battle Buxar took place in the year a) 1757 b) 1764c) 1907 d) 1717

17) The treaty of Sreerangapattinam was between………… a) Tipu and British b) Hyder and British c) Tipu and French d) Hyder and French.

18) India came directly under the British Empire by…… a) Victorian proclamation b) Act of 1813 c) Act of 1909 d) act of 1919.

19) Eighteen Fifty Seven is a book by ……………. a) J L Nehru b) S N Sen c) S B Choudhari d) Tarachand

20) Sharda sadan was set up by...... A) Rajaram Mohan roy B) Pandita Rama Bai C) M

G Ranade D) M K Gandhi

21) 21) Name the Nawab of Bengal who fought with the British in the Battle of Plassey A. Siraju Dawla B. Mir Kasim C. Mir Kasim D. Akbar II

22) The Drain Theory was propounded by A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Dadabhai Naoroji C. R.C. Dutt

D. M.K. Gandhi

23) The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and A. Robert Clive B. Cornwallis

C. Dalhousie

D. Warren Hastings

24) The treaty of Mangalore was signed between

A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan

25)Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of A. Travancore B. Baroda C. Hyderabad D. Mysore

26) Tipu sultan was the ruler of A. Hyderabad B. Madurai C. Mysore D. Vijayanagar

27) The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of A. Clive

B. Comwallis C. Waren Hastings

D. William Bentinck

28) What does the word peshwa meas A. A great personality

B. Agreat Commander of Army C. Head of Justice Department

D. Leader or Prime Minister

29. The chief monastic disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was... A)Dayanand Saraswathi B) Atmaram Pandurang C) Swami Vivekananda D) Rajaram

Mohan Roy.

30) The third battle of Panipat was fought in the year A 1526 B. 1656 C. 1761 D.1765

31) Who were the first European traders to settle down in India? A The French B. The Portuguese C. The Dutch D. The English

32) Which treaty was concluded after end of the First Carnatic War A. Treaty of Paris B. Treaty of London C. Aix- la- Chapelle Treaty D. None of the Above

33) The second Carnatic War was fought between A. 1749-1752 B. 1749-1754 C. 1749-1753 D. 1749-1755

34) ---- come out victorious in the Second Carnatic war? A. England B. France C. Dutch D. Portughese

35) The Third Carnatic war was started in the year.... A) 1757 B)1756 C)1763 D) 1758 36) Which treaty was concluded after the end of the Third Carnatic War? A. Treaty of Paris B. Treaty of London C. Aix- la- Chapelle Treaty D. None of the Above

37) Which Mughal emperor had sanctioned the English to trade in Bengal without

any payment of tax?

A) Bhadur Shah B) Aurangazeb C) Farrukh Siyar D)Akbar.

38) Which treaty was concluded between the Nawab and the English after Calcutta invasion? A. Aalam nagar treaty B. Alinagar treaty C. Calcutta treaty D. None of them

39) What was the prominent reason of the outbreak of the Battle of Plassey? A. Violation of the terms of the treaty of Alinagar B. Inefficiency of Nawab Sirajuddaula C. Ambition of the English

D. None of the three

40) Name the chief who deceived Sirajuddaula at the time of battle of Plassey A. Mir Jafar B. Mir Kasim C.

Jagat sait D. None of them

41) The most significant result of the Battle of Plassey A. End of Sirajuddaula’s regime B. Enthronement of Mir Jafar

C. The English become Nawab makers D. It founded British Empire

42) Mir Jafar failed to rule for a long time because A. He was a weak king B. He acted as puppet king C. Both A and B D. None of the three

43) Mir Jafar was succeeded by A. Mir Kasim B. Mir Ali

C. Mir Muhammad D. None of the three

44) What were the chief causes of the outbreak of Buxar war

A. Issue of supremacy B Issue of trading

C. Ram Narain’s case D. All the Three

45) English Commander who led the Battle of Buxar A Willington B. Clive C. Munroe D None of the three

46) The treaty of Allahabad was signed by which Mughal ruler? A) Alamgir II B)

Bahadur shah c) Aurangazeb D) Shah Alam II. 47) Haider Ali was appointed on the post of Faujdar in

A. 1752 B. 1753 C. 1775 D. 1755

48) In 1779, the English captured Mahi from which colonial power? A) Dutch B) Portugese

C) French D) Danish.

49) Who stood victorious in the First Anglo - Mysore war A. The English B. The Nizam

C. Haider Ali D. The Marathas

50) The second Mysore war was fought between

A. 1779-1780 B. 1780-1782 C. 1781-1783 D. 1780-1784

51) the permanent settlement was introduced in India by A. Warren Hastings B. Lord Welleseley C. Lord Cornwallis D. Robert Clive

52) The permanent settlement was enforced on A. 23rd March 1792 B. 23rd March 1793

C. 23rd March 1794 D. 23rd march 1795

53) The permanent settlement made the land lords A. Owners of the land B. Tenent of the land C. Contracter of the land D. None of the three

54) Who said for permanent settlement that it was a sad blunder A. Marshman B. Holmes C. V.A.Smith D. Lanepoole

55) Among the following, permenant settlement was introduced in the province of A. Madras B. Punjab

C. Bengal D. Bombay

56) Permanent settlement proved harmful mostly to

A. land lords B. peasants

C. Company D. Money lenders

57) Cornwallis made friendly relations with Marathas to crush A. Haider Ali B. Tipu Sultan C. Arcot D. Nizam

58) Which Maratha ruler accepted the subsidiary alliance after the IIIrd Anglo- Maratha war?

A) Blaji Viswanath B)Baji Rao I C)Balaji Baji Rao D) Baji Rao II.

59) Who became victorious in the Third Anglo- Mysore war? A) Mysore B) British C)

Awadh D)Alliance formed by British.

60) Wellaslly came to India as Governor Genaral in A. 1796 B. 1797

C. 1798 D. 1799

61) Name the successor of Wellaseley

A. Cornwallies B. Sir John Shore

C. Wellesely D. Welling ton

62) Which of the following was the most powerful enemy of the English A. The Marathas B. TipuSultan C. Both A and B D. None of them

63) Who was known as the tiger of Mysore? A. Haider Ali B. Tipu Sultan

C. Shivaji D. Ranjith Singh

64) Which Indian state signed the subsidiary alliance for the first time? A. Mysore

B. Maratha C. Hyderabad D. Travancore . 65) Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance A. Welleseley B. Dupleix

C. Both A and B D. None of them

66) Mysore became a subsidiary state after which war? A. Ist Anglo Mysore war B.

IInd Anglo Mysore war C. IIIrd Anglo Mysore war D. IVth Anglo Mysore war.

67) The Third Anglo Maratha War held in which year? A. 1803 B. 1817 C. 1775 D. 1820

68) The second Maratha war fought between A. the English and the Marathas B. the Freach and the Marathas C. the Dutch and the Marathas D. None of the above

69) The English force participated in II Anglo Maratha war under which leader?

A) Cornwallis B) Canning C) Wellesley D) Dalhousie.

70) The Pindari War is also known as________. A) Ist Anglo Maratha war B) IInd Anglo-Maratha war C) IIIrd Anglo Marath War D) None of the above.

71) The chief aim of Haider and tipu was A. To oust the English from India B. To help the English in India C. To befriend the English D. None of the three

72) "Better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep" is the statement

of which ruler? A) Hyder Ali B) Tipu Sultan C) Nizam D) Napoleon.

73) Haidar Ali was born in1722 at------

A. Siyalkot B. Budikot C. Sherkot D. None of the above

74) The name of the Haidar Ali’s father

A. Sher Muhammd B. Sadat Ali C. Fateh Muhammad D. Rahat Ali

75) The Treaty of Srirangapattanam was signed in which year? A) 1790 B) 1792 C) 1793

D)1795.

76) Lord William Bentick was appointed Governer Genaral of India in A. 1824 B. 1826 C. 1827 D. 1828

77) The sepoy mutiny occurred In the year A. 1757 B. 1857 C. 1867 D. 1878

78) What was the immediate causes of the out break of the revolt of 1857 A. Greased Cartridges B. Transfer policy of English C. Behaviour of the English D. None of the above

79) The Indian soldier who instigated the sepoys to the revolt of 1857 was A. Mangal Pandey B. Suresh Pandey C. Rmesh Pandey D. None of the three

80) Which of the following took active part in the revolt of 1857 A. Nana Sahib B. Tantia tope

C. Lakshmi Bai D. All the three

81) The revolt of 1857 failed because

A. Lack of resources B. lack of army.

C. Lack of coordination D. All the above

82) Who was the last Mughal emperor? A) Alamgir B) Shah Alam II C) Shuja Ud- Daula

D) Bahadur shah II.

83) Bhahadur Shah zafar was deported to A. Rangoon B. Andaman

C. Fiji D Srilanka

84) Which was the important result of the revolt of 1857 A. It strengthened the British Power B. it touched the conscience of the English C. It strengthened native rulers D. Queen Victoria’s proclamation

85) India came under the direct colony of British in A. 1857 B. 1858 C. 1869 D. 1860

86) The Governer General of India came to be known as Viceroy of India with effect from A. 1855 B. 1856 C. 1857 D. 1858

87) What were the result of the effort of crushing the revolt of 1857 A. Discontentment prevailed B. Feeling of Nationalism went on nourishing

C. Desire for freedom went on burning D. All the three

88) Who became the Emperor of India during the revolt of 1857?

a) Bahadur Shah II b) Tantio Tope c) Mangal Pande d) None

89) ……………… was the immediate reason for the revolt

a) Enfield Rifle b) Enfield Bullet c) A K 47 d) None.

90) The revolt of 1857 began at …………… a) Delhi b) Meerut c) Allahabad d) None.

91) The Last Moghul is a book by

a) William Darlimple b) V A Smith c) S B Choudhari d) None.

92) SNDP formed in the year… a) 1905 b) 1903 c) 1914 d) None.

93) Satyartha Prakash is written by ………..

a) Dayananda Saraswathy b) Rajaram Mohan roy c) Gandhi d) None

94) The Head Quarters of the Ramakrishna Asram is at ………

a) Calcutta b) Bombay c) Delhi d) Dhakka

95) Sarada Mat is associated with……….. a) Ramakrushna Asram b) Aligarh ovement c) SNDP d) None.

96) Pandita Rama Bai belongs to……

a) Karnataka b) Delhi c) Bengal d) Kerala.

97) Whose tomb is at Bristol? a) Rajaram Mohan Roy b) William Bentik c) Vivekananda d) None.

98) Which was the first news paper in India?

a) Bengal Gazate b) Malyala Manorama c) Mathrubhumi d) The Hindu

99) Drain of wealth theory was introduced in India by ……. a) D B Naoroji b) Rajaram Mohan roy c) Gandhi D) none.

100) Social Back Ground of Indian Nationalism is a work by… a) Sumit Sarkar b) A R Desai c) Bipan Chandra d) None.

Answer key

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. A

41. A 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. D 48. C 49. C 50. D 51. C 52. B 53. A 54. B 55. C 56. B 57. A 58. D 59. D 60. C 61. A 62. B 63. B 64. C

65. A

66. D 67. B 68. A 69. C. 70. C. 71. A 72. B 73. B 74. C 75. B 76. D 77. B 78. A 79. A 80. D 81. D 82. D

83. A 84. D 85. B 86. D 87. D 88. A 89. A 90. B 91. A 92. B 93. A 94. A 95. A 96. A 97. A 98. A 99. A 100. B