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Explore a comprehensive collection of medieval and modern Indian history questions designed for exam preparation. The topics cover major wars, treaties, regional conflicts, and colonial administration. This material helps candidates appearing for civil services and other competitive examinations to test their knowledge effectively.

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Medieval and Modern Indian History Questions

Multiple choice history traders to rulers (ii) dalhousie's policy of expansion and subsidiary alliance system the policy of subsidiary alliance and doctrine of lapse the subsidiary alliance anddoctrine of lapse

Which of the following statement is not true about "Doctrine of Lapse"?

  1. It was started by Lord Dalhousie

  2. It was in operations between $1848$ and $1856$
  3. Nagpur was the first state annexed under this rule

  4. Satara, Jaipur, Jhasi and Nagpur states were annexed under this rule

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Satara was the first state annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1848, not Nagpur. Nagpur was annexed in 1854.

Multiple choice history traders to rulers (ii) dalhousie's policy of expansion and subsidiary alliance system the policy of subsidiary alliance and doctrine of lapse the subsidiary alliance anddoctrine of lapse

The Indian states that were annexed by invoking the Doctrine of Lapse included _______________________ .

  1. Jhansi, Nagpur and Travancore

  2. Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara

  3. Jhansi, Satara and Mysore

  4. Mysore, Satara and Bhavnagar

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dalhousie provided the British with the tool called Doctrine of lapse that they used to annex an Indian kingdom if its ruler died without a male heir. They annexed Satara(1848), Sambalpur(1850), Udaipur(1852), Nagpur(1853) and Jhansi(1854) using that.

Multiple choice history traders to rulers (ii) dalhousie's policy of expansion and subsidiary alliance system the policy of subsidiary alliance and doctrine of lapse the subsidiary alliance anddoctrine of lapse

Which states were merged into the British empire due to Doctrine of Lapse ?

  1. Nagpur

  2. Sambalpur

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie as per which any princely state or territory under the British East India Company would automatically be annexed if the ruler died without a male heir. States annexed under this policy were:
1. The States of Satara (1848 AD)
2. Jaipur (1849 AD)
3. Sambhalpur (1849 AD)
4. Bahat (1850 A.D)
5. Udaipur (1852 AD)
6. Jhansi (1853 AD)
7. Nagpur (1854 AD)
Multiple choice history bahmani adil shahs bahamani kingdoms bahmani kingdom foundation,rulers and contribution of bahmani kingdom

For the effective administration, the Bahamani kings divided their empire into ______.

  1. jagirs

  2. Provinces

  3. Iqtas

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hasan Gangu was the founder of Bahamani Kingdom. In 1347 AD, he established the Bahamani Kingdom. In the Bahamani Kingdom, the Sultans followed the feudal type of administration. The kingdom was divided into provinces called Tarafs. The Governor who controlled tarafs were called Tarafdar or Amir.

Multiple choice history the marathas marathas rule of shivaji shahajiraje and veermata jijabai successors of shivaji successors of shivaji and peshwas marathas after shivaji

Which of the following were captured by Shivaji?

  1. Raigarh

  2. Purandhar

  3. Torna

  4. All the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Raigarh , Purandhar , Torna all these forts were captured by Shivaji.Raigarh fort was seized by Shivaji and then he renovated and built the fort and it became the capital of Shivaji Maharaj's Empire . At the age of 19 yeas he captured the Torna fort and than Purandhar.

Multiple choice work, life and leisure work, life and leisure during industrial revolution colonialism and urban change history

What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?

  1. The Treaty of Madrid concluded in 1630.

  2. The defeat of Spanish Armada by the British in 1588.

  3. The marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza.

  4. Growth of peaceful relations between the English and the Portuguese as a result of Portugal's independence from the control of Spain.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bombay was handed over to the British as part of the dowry when King Charles II of England married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza in 1661.

Multiple choice civics education and british rule history of mass media mass media mass media and history

Who established an English class in Calcutta and Madras?

  1. British Government

  2. East India Company

  3. Bengal Government

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The western system of education was introduced in a number of schools. In 1829, the Bengal government established an English class in the Calcutta Madrasa, which was a Muslim institution. Later English classes were introduced in Benaras Sanskrit College.

Multiple choice history the marathas anglo-maratha wars the anglo-maratha wars anglo-maratha and anglo-sikh war

Which of the following was the consequences of Anglo-Maratha war?

  1. Bombay came under the control of English East India Company.

  2. Shifting of export base from Surat port to Bombay port.

  3. Establishment of $1$st cotton mill in Bombay.
  4. Bombay became the capital of Bombay presidency.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Anglo-Maratha war was fought between the Maratha Army and the English East India Company. The Surat Treaty was the direct provocation for the first war between Maratha Army and the British East India Company. The consequences of this war was Bombay became the capital of Bombay presidency.

Multiple choice history the marathas anglo-maratha wars the anglo-maratha wars anglo-maratha and anglo-sikh war

The treaty of Salbai was signed between _________.

  1. The British and the French

  2. The French and the Marathas

  3. The Marathas and the British

  4. The Sikhs and the British

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Treaty of Salbai was signed on May 17, 1782, by representatives of the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company after long negotiations to settle the outcome of the First Anglo-Maratha War. Under its terms, the Company retained control of Salsette and Broach and acquired guarantees that the Marathas would defeat Hyder Ali of Mysore and retake territories in the Carnatic. 

The Treaty of Salbai resulted in a period of relative peace between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company until the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1802. David Anderson concluded the Treaty of Salbai on behalf of the East India Company.

Multiple choice history the marathas anglo-maratha wars the anglo-maratha wars anglo-maratha and anglo-sikh war

The Treaty of Surat signed by the English and Raghunath Rao became the cause for _____________ .

  1. the First Anglo-Maratha War

  2. the Third Carnatic War

  3. the Third Anglo-Maratha War

  4. the Third Anglo-Mysore War

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Treaty of Surat was a treaty by which Raghunathrao, one of the claimants to the throne of the Peshwa, agreed to cede Salsette and Bassein Fort to the English, in consideration of being himself restored to Poona.The first Anglo-Maratha war fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India was the result of this treaty. The combined Maratha forces fought with the forces of the British and Raghunath Rao at Wadgaon. The British were badly defeated in this war which ended with Treaty of Saibai.

Multiple choice history the marathas anglo-maratha wars the anglo-maratha wars anglo-maratha and anglo-sikh war

After the death of Nana Phadnavis, the two Maratha chiefs who tried to control the Peshwa were ____________ .

  1. Gaikwad and Bhonsle

  2. Gaikwad and Holkar

  3. Holkar and Scindhia

  4. Scindhia and Bhonsle

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Following the death of Nana Phadnavis in 1800, the Maratha confederacy faced a power vacuum. The two prominent chiefs who vied for control over the Peshwa were Daulat Rao Scindhia and Yashwant Rao Holkar.

Multiple choice history the marathas anglo-maratha wars the anglo-maratha wars anglo-maratha and anglo-sikh war

Battle of Pratapgad took place in

  1. $1670$
  2. $1659$
  3. $1665$
  4. $1669$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Battle of Pratapgad was fought between the force of  Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Adil Shah general Afzal Khan. The Marathas defeated the Adil Shah force. The battle was fought on 10 November 1659, at the fort of Pratapgad, Maharashtra.