Indian History Solved Objective Quiz
History Sample Question Paper
1. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come
to pre-independence India as traders?
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
Answer. (c)
2. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. AD 1767-69 - First Anglo- Maratha War
2. AD179O-92 - Third Mysore War
3. AD 1824-26 - First Anglo- Burmese War
4. AD 1845-46 - Second Sikh War
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
Answer. (d)
3. The ‘Dual Government’ recommended by Lord Clive provided that the:
(a) Criminal justice would be left to the Nawabi officials, while civil and fiscal
matters would be controlled by the Company
(b) Company will look after fiscal matters and all the rest would be dealt by the
Indian rulers
(c) Indian rulers will deal with all the matters of administration under the supervision
of a Company official
(d) Indian rulers will be only titular heads and all the powers shall be directly dealt
by the Company
Answer. (a)
4. Match the following:
A. Bhonsle 1. lndore
B. Gaekwar 2. Berar
C. Holkar 3. Poona
D. Scindhia 4. Baroda
5. Gwalior
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 5
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 5 3 2
(d) 1 4 3 2
Answer. (a)
5. Match the following:
A. Pondicherry 1. Danish
B. Goa 2. Dutch
C. Tranquebar 3. English
D. Nagapattinam 4. Portuguese
5. French
A B C D
(a) 5 4 1 2
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 4 1 2
Answer. (a)
6. In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at:
(a) Surat
(b) Pulicat
(c) Cochin
(d) Kasimbazar
Answer. (b)
7. The earliest Surat factories were established by the:
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) English
(d) French
Answer. (c)
8. In Bengal, the headquarters of East India Company were located at
(a) Fort St. David
(b) Fort William
(c) Fort St. George
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
9. Who laid the foundations of Portuguese power in India?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Bartholomew Dias
(c) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
10. Match the following:
Place Settlement
A. Chandranagore 1. Dutch
B. Pulicat 2. Portuguese
C. Diu 3. French
D. Surat 4. English
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 2 4 1 3
Answer. (c)
11. Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of:
(a) Bijapur
(b) Golconda
(c) Ahmednagar
(d) Vijayanagar
Answer. (a)
12. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in:
(a) 1470 A.D.
(b) 1510 A.D.
(c) 1570 A.D.
(d) 1610 A.D.
Answer. (b)
13. Tranquebar on the Tamil Nadu coast was a colonial outpost of the:
(a) Portuguese
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) Danish
Answer. (d)
14. Tipu Sultan died fighting the English forces under:
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Hastings
Answer. (a)
15. The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Sirajuddaulah and the East India
Company was that:
(a) The British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaulah
(b) The British misused the trade concessions
(c) The British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal
(d) The incident of Black hole had occurred
Answer. (d)
16. Which of the following were reasons for the failure of the French in establishing
political control over India?
I. The French navy was inferior to that of its rival, the English navy
II. The French Company, being a private enterprise, did not enjoy the patronage of
the French government
III. The French subordinated their commercial interests to territorial ambitions, and so
became short of funds
IV. The French held only one important place-Pondicherry- while their rivals, the English,
had established control over Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
(a) I and II
(b) II and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) III and IV
Answer. (c)
17. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following
statements is NOT correct?
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633.
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746.
Answer. (a)
18. In 1757, Siraj-ud-daula was defeated by:
(a) Canning
(b) Hastings
(c) Clive
(d) Cornwallis
Answer. (c)
19. Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daulah as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?
(a) Aliwardi Khan
(b) Mir Jafar
(c) Mir Kasim
(d) Shuja-ud-Daulah
Answer. (b)
20. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Battle of Buxar - Mir Jafar vs Clive
(b) Battle of Wandiwash - French vs East India Company
(c) Battle of Chilianwala - Dalhousie vs Marathas
(d) Battle of Kharda - Nizam vs East India Company
Answer. (b)
21. Who amon the following was not a party to the league great was defeated
by the British in the Battle of Buxar?
(a) Shuja-ud-Daulah
(b) Shah Alam
(c) Mir Jafar
(d) Mir Kasim
Answer. (c)
22. Black Hole episode in which 146 English prisoners were confined in a very small room
and only 23 survived, occurred during the regime of:
(a) Shuja-ud-daula
(b) Alivardi Khan
(c) Siraj-ud-daula
(d) Mir Qasim
Answer. (c)
23. Consider the following statements
1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi
2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War
3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab
Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Only 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
Answer. (b)
24. Who was the founder of the French East India Company?
(a) Dumas
(b) Colbert
(c) Dupleix
(d) De La Haye
Answer. (b)
25. Who among the following was the second Portuguese Govemor in India?
(a) Vasco de Gama
(b) Francisco de Almeida
(c) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(d) Francisco Xavi
Answer. (c)
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