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History PYQ Practice: Set 04

Authored CAPF-level history MCQs (moderate to hard) on European arrival, British conquest, 1857 and reform movements, with answer key and explanations, not verbatim PYQs

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Authored practice, not a verbatim PYQ. Twenty-five questions on the advent of the Europeans, the British conquest, the Revolt of 1857, and the nineteenth-century socio-religious reform movements. Attempt closed-book, then check the key.

Questions

Q1The first European power to establish trade links with India by sea was:
  1. AThe British
  2. BThe Portuguese
  3. CThe French
  4. DThe Dutch
Q2Vasco da Gama reached the Indian port of Calicut in:
  1. A1492
  2. B1498
  3. C1510
  4. D1600
Q3The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between the English East India Company and:
  1. ATipu Sultan
  2. BSiraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal
  3. CThe Marathas
  4. DThe Mughals directly

Q4 (statement-based). Consider the following about the Battle of Buxar (1764):

  1. It was fought against the combined forces of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal emperor.
  2. It led to the grant of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the Company.
  3. It confirmed British supremacy in eastern India. How many are correct?
  • (a) Only one
  • (b) Only two
  • (c) All three
  • (d) None
Q5The Diwani rights granted to the East India Company in 1765 gave it the power to:
  1. AMaintain an army only
  2. BCollect revenue in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
  3. CAppoint the Mughal emperor
  4. DMint coins in Britain
Q6Which Governor-General introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793?
  1. AWarren Hastings
  2. BLord Cornwallis
  3. CLord Wellesley
  4. DLord Dalhousie
Q7The policy of "Subsidiary Alliance" to extend British control over Indian states was associated with:
  1. ALord Cornwallis
  2. BLord Wellesley
  3. CLord Dalhousie
  4. DWarren Hastings
Q8The "Doctrine of Lapse", under which states without a natural heir were annexed, was vigorously applied by:
  1. ALord Wellesley
  2. BLord Dalhousie
  3. CLord Canning
  4. DLord Ripon
Q9Match List I (Governor-General or Viceroy) with List II (Measure):
  1. ALord William Bentinck
  2. BLord Dalhousie
  3. CLord Ripon
  4. DLord Curzon
  1. Abolition of sati (1829)
  2. Doctrine of Lapse
  3. Partition of Bengal (1905)
  4. Local self-government reforms Codes:
  • (a) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
  • (b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
  • (c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  • (d) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
Q10The Revolt of 1857 is widely regarded as having begun with the mutiny at:
  1. ADelhi
  2. BMeerut
  3. CBarrackpore
  4. DKanpur
Q11The immediate trigger of the Revolt of 1857 was the controversy over:
  1. AThe salt tax
  2. BThe greased cartridges of the Enfield rifle
  3. CThe partition of Bengal
  4. DThe Vernacular Press Act

Q12 (statement-based). Consider the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857:

  1. Rani Lakshmibai led the revolt at Jhansi.
  2. Nana Saheb led the revolt at Kanpur.
  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar was proclaimed the symbolic leader at Delhi. How many are correct?
  • (a) Only one
  • (b) Only two
  • (c) All three
  • (d) None
Q13A major administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was that:
  1. AThe Company continued to rule India unchanged
  2. BThe Crown took over direct rule under the Government of India Act, 1858
  3. CIndia became independent
  4. DThe Mughal Empire was restored
Q14The founder of the Brahmo Samaj, who campaigned against sati, was:
  1. ADayananda Saraswati
  2. BRaja Ram Mohan Roy
  3. CSwami Vivekananda
  4. DIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Q15The slogan "Back to the Vedas" is associated with:
  1. AThe Brahmo Samaj
  2. BThe Arya Samaj
  3. CThe Ramakrishna Mission
  4. DThe Theosophical Society
Q16Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875?
  1. ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
  2. BSwami Dayananda Saraswati
  3. CSwami Vivekananda
  4. DKeshab Chandra Sen
Q17Match List I (Reformer or organisation) with List II (Contribution):
  1. AIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  2. BJyotiba Phule
  3. CSwami Vivekananda
  4. DSir Syed Ahmed Khan
  1. Aligarh movement
  2. Widow remarriage advocacy
  3. Ramakrishna Mission
  4. Education for women and lower castes (Satyashodhak Samaj) Codes:
  • (a) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
  • (b) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
  • (c) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  • (d) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
Q18The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekananda in:
  1. A1828
  2. B1875
  3. C1897
  4. D1905

Q19 (assertion-reason). Assertion (A): The nineteenth-century reform movements challenged social evils such as sati, child marriage and caste discrimination. Reason (R): Exposure to Western education and the printing press encouraged a re-examination of Indian society.

  • (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  • (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • (c) A is true, R is false
  • (d) A is false, R is true
Q20The practice of sati was legally abolished in 1829 during the tenure of:
  1. ALord Cornwallis
  2. BLord William Bentinck
  3. CLord Dalhousie
  4. DLord Canning
Q21The Aligarh movement led by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan focused mainly on:
  1. AWidow remarriage
  2. BModern education for Muslims
  3. CAbolition of sati
  4. DVedic revival

Q22 (statement-based). Consider the following about the East India Company's expansion:

  1. The Anglo-Mysore Wars were fought against Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.
  2. The Anglo-Maratha Wars led to the end of Maratha power.
  3. The Anglo-Sikh Wars resulted in the annexation of Punjab in 1849. How many are correct?
  • (a) Only one
  • (b) Only two
  • (c) All three
  • (d) None
Q23The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal the:
  1. AGovernor-General of India
  2. BViceroy of India
  3. CSecretary of State
  4. DCommander-in-Chief
Q24Which reformer is associated with the cause of widow remarriage and the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856?
  1. ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
  2. BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. CDayananda Saraswati
  4. DJyotiba Phule

Q25 (assertion-reason). Assertion (A): The Revolt of 1857 failed to achieve its immediate aims. Reason (R): It lacked unified leadership, a common programme and pan-Indian participation.

  • (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  • (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • (c) A is true, R is false
  • (d) A is false, R is true

Answer key

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Q Answer
1 (b) The Portuguese
2 (b) 1498
3 (b) Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal
4 (c) All three
5 (b) Collect revenue in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
6 (b) Lord Cornwallis
7 (b) Lord Wellesley
8 (b) Lord Dalhousie
9 (a) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
10 (b) Meerut
11 (b) The greased cartridges of the Enfield rifle
12 (c) All three
13 (b) The Crown took over under the Government of India Act, 1858
14 (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
15 (b) The Arya Samaj
16 (b) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
17 (a) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
18 (c) 1897
19 (a) Both true, R is the correct explanation
20 (b) Lord William Bentinck
21 (b) Modern education for Muslims
22 (c) All three
23 (a) Governor-General of India
24 (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
25 (a) Both true, R is the correct explanation

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