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) The British military officer who captured Delhi during the 1857 revolt?

a) Hugh Ross b) Lt Hudsoon c) Nicholson d) Campell

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) 9th May 1857 b) 9th May 1858 c) 9th May 1890 d) 8th July 1857.

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 Ashram 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
28. Which of the following contributed greatly to the growth of Maratha power
A. Death of Aurangzeb
B. Three grants of Muhammad Shah
C. Death of Farrukhsiyar
D. None of the above
29) The third battle of Panipat was fought in the year
A 1526 B. 1656 C. 1761 D.1765
30) Who were the first European traders to settle down in India?
A The French B. The Portuguese
C. The Dutch D. The English
31) 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
32) The second Carnatic War was fought between
A. 1749-1752 B. 1749-1754 C. 1749-1753 D. 1749-1755
33) ---- come out victorious in the Second Carnatic war?
A. England B. France
C. Dutch D. Portughese
34) How many years did the third Carnatic war last?
A. Two B. Three
C. Four D. Six
35) 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
36) Name the problems which Sirajuddaula has to face after his accession
A. Opposition of East India Company B Opposition of his relatives
C. Both A and B C. None of them
37) 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
38) 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
39) 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
40) 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
41) 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

42) Mir Jafar was succeeded by

A. Mir Kasim B. Mir Ali
C. Mir Muhammad D. None of the three
43) 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
44) English Commander who led the Battle of Buxar
A Willington B. Clive
C. Munroe D None of the three
45) The Hindu ruler intervened after the battle of Buxar at the time of
treaty
A. Maharaj Sitab Singh B. Maharaj Sartaj Singh
C. Maharaj Kitab Singh D Maharaja Pratap Singh
46) Haider Ali was appointed on the post of Faujdar in
A. 1752 B. 1753
C. 1775 D. 1755
47) Haider rose to prominence due to
A. Defeat of Marathas B. Weakness of Nizam
C. Weakness of the Mughals D. All the Three
48) Who stood victorious in the First Anglo - Mysore war
A. The English B. The Nizam
C. Haider Ali D. The Marathas
49) The second Mysore war was fought between
A. 1779-1780 B. 1780-1782
C. 1781-1783 D. 1782-1783
50) the permanent settlement was introduced in India by
A. Warren Hastings B. Lord Welleseley
C. Lord Cornwallis D. Robert Clive
51) The permanent settlement was enforced on
A. 23rd March 1792 B. 23rd March 1793
C. 23rd March 1794 D. 23rd march 1795
52) 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
53) Who said for permanent settlement that it was a sad blunder
A. Marshman B. Holmes
C. V.A.Smith D. Lanepoole
54) Among the following, permenant settlement was introduced in the
province of
A. Madras B. Punjab
C. Bengal D. Bombay
55) Permanent settlement proved harmful mostly to
A. land lords B. peasants
C. Company D. Money lenders
56) Cornwallis made friendly relations with Marathas to crush
A. Haider Ali B. Tipu Sultan
C. Arcot D. Nizam
57) The role of which of the following was against the interest of India
A. The Marathas B. The Nizam
C. Nana Faranwis D. All the Above
58) Who ultimately stood victories in the Third Mysore war
A. The English B. the Marathas
C. The Nizan D. None of the three
59) Wellaslly came to India as Governor Genaral in
A. 1796 B. 1797
C. 1798 D. 1799
60) Name the successor of Wellaseley
A. Cornwallies B. Sir John Shore
C. Wellesely D. Welling ton
61) 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
62) Who was known as the tiger of Mysore?
A. Haider Ali B. Tipu Sultan
C. Shivaji D. Ranjith Singh
63) The subsidiary alliance was the most significant means for
A. Expansion of British Empire B. Consolidation of British Empire
C. Safty of British Empire D. None of the Three
64) Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance
A. Welleseley B. Dupleix
C. Both A and B D. None of them
65) A major disadvantage of subsidiary Alliance was
A. it hurt the independence of the native rulers B. native rulers becom
lazy and inactive
C. it ended the National feeling D. all the three
66) The fourth Maratha war held in
A. 1798 B. 1799
C. 1800 D. 1801
67) 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
68) The second Maratha war was occurred as a consequence of the treaty
of
A. Singhgarh B. Bassein
C. Poona D. Maharashtra
69) The treaty of Bassein gave the company the supremacy of the Daccan
A. V.A.smith B. Lannepoole
C. Owen D. Robert
70) 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
71) Up to 1704 Mysore was under the supremacy of
A. Akbar B. Jahangir
C. Shajahan D. Aurangazeb
72) Haidar Ali was born in1722 at------
 A. Siyalkot B. Budikot
C. Sherkot D. None of the above
73) The name of the Haidar Ali’s father
A. Sher Muhammd B. Sadat Ali
C. Fateh Muhammad D. Rahat Ali
74) . Haidar Ali got rid of the Marathas by
A. Diplomacy B. Giving them money
C. By granting them land D. both B and C
75) Lord William Bentick was appointed Governer Genaral of India in
A. 1824 B. 1826 C. 1827 D. 1828
76) The sepoy mutiny occurred In the year
A. 1757 B. 1857 C. 1867 D. 1878
77) 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
78) 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
79) 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
80) The revolt of 1857 failed because
A. Lack of resources B. lack of army.
C. Lack of coordination D. All the above
81) Who called the revolt of 1857 to be a ‘Mutiny of the Sepoy’
A. John Lawrence B. R.C.Majumdar
C. Dr.Ishwari Prasad D. V.A.Smith
82) Bhahadur Shah zafar was deported to
A. Rangoon B. Andaman
C. Fiji D Srilanka
83) 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
84) India came under the direct colony of British in
A. 1857 B. 1858 C. 1869 D. 1860
85) The Governer General of India came to be known as Viceroy of India
with effect from
A. 1855 B. 1856 C. 1857 D. 1858
86) 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
87) Who became the Emperor of India during the revolt of 1857?
a) Bahadur Shah II b) Tantio Tope c) Mangal Pande d) None

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

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

89) The revolt of 1857 began at ……………

 a) Delhi b) Meerut c) Allahabad d) None.

90) The Last Moghul is a book by

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

91) SNDP formed in the year…

a) 1905 b) 1903 c) 1914 d) None.

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

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

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

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

94) Sarada Mat is associated with………..

a) Ramakrushna Asram b) Aligarh ovement c) SNDP d) None.

95) Pandita Rama Bai belongs to……

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

96) Whose tomb is at Bristol?

a) Rajaram Mohan Roy b) William Bentik c) Vivekananda d) None.

97) Which was the first news paper in India?

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

98) Drain of wealth theory was introduced in India by …….

a) D B Naoroji b) Rajaram Mohan roy c) Gandhi D) none.

99) Social Back Ground of Indian Nationalism is a work by…

a) Sumit Sarkar b) A R Desai c) Bipan Chandra d) None.