BPSC Special Quiz: Modern History for Other State PSC Exams

Question 1

Choose the correct statement about Portuguese governors-

Question 2

Consider the following statements:
1. French were the last Europeans to come to India with the purpose of trade.
2. Dutch defeated the French in the Battle of Bidara.
3. Under the Treaty of Ryswick, Dutch restored Pondicherry to the French.
4. English were the first Europeans to interfere in the internal matters of Indian rulers.
Which of the above statements are true?

Question 3

Match the following correct pair:
Battles
1) Battle of Ambur
2) Battle of Wandiwash
3) Battle of Chilhanwala
4) Battle of Bidara
Fought between
A) British & French
B) Muzaffar Jung & Nawab of Carnatic
C) British & Dutch
D) British & Sikh
Choose the correct match:

Question 4

Consider the following statements:
1. Robert Clive introduced the dual system of government in Bengal.
2. The company acquired the Diwani rights from the Subahdar and Nizamat functions from the emperor.
3. The company exercised the Nizamat rights through its right to nominate the deputy Suhabdar.
4. Lord Cornwallis did away with the dual system in Bengal.
Which of the above statements are true?

Question 5

Consider the following statements:
A. Satara was the first state which was annexed by British on the ground of Doctrine of lapse.
B. Warren Hastings brought the policy of Subsidiary Alliance in India.
C. Under the policy of Ring- fence, British used its political power to monopolize trade and used the revenue to finance exports to England.
D. Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to accept the Subsidiary Alliance under the British.
Which of the above statements are correct?

Question 6

In the Indian history, which event is known as the Black-hole tragedy?

Question 7

With regard to the arrival of Europeans in India, which of the following statement is incorrect?

Question 8

Which of the following statement is correct about the Anglo-Mysore war?

Question 9

In British India, many acts were passed to improve the position of the women. Some of them are given below:
a) Native Marriage Act
b) Age of Consent Act
c) Sarda Act
d) Hindu Widow’s Remarriage Act
Arrange the following acts in chronological order:

Question 10

Which of the following event happened earliest?

Question 11

With reference to the 1857 revolt, consider the following statements:
1) At Bareilly, the revolt was led by Maulvi Ahmadullah who was a native of Madras.
2) In Bihar, the revolt was led by Kunwar Singh, the zamindar of Jagdishpur.
3) In Delhi, the command was taken by Khan Bahadur Khan, military general of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
4) Nana Saheb continued the revolt after the death of Rani Laxmibai through guerrilla warfare.
Which of the above statements are correct?

Question 12

Which of the following event did not happen in the reign of Lord Lytton?

Question 13

Consider the following statements:
a) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded by MG Ranade.
b) The Bombay Presidency Association was started by Dadabhai Naoroji.
c) The Madras Mahajan Sabha was founded by B. Subramanian Iyer.
Which of the following statements are correct?

Question 14

What was the reason behind the controversy of the Ilbert Bill?

Question 15

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Council Act, 1892:
a) Numbers of additional members were increased in Imperial Legislative Council and Provincial Legislative Council both.
b) A system of direct elections was introduced.
c) The budget could be discussed by the members with the right to vote on it.
d) The provincial legislative council was empowered to make new laws and to repeal old ones.
Which of the following statements are correct?

Question 16

Which of the following event happened earliest?

Question 17

Surat session of Indian National Congress is very significant in Indian History because

Question 18

Nationalists had a different response to the British participation in the World War I. Consider the following statements:
A) Moderates supported the empire in the War as a matter of duty.
B) Extremists remained neutral during this war period.
C) Revolutionaries decided to wage a war on British rule and liberate the country.
Which of the following statements are correct?

Question 19

With reference to the Komagata Maru incident, consider the following statements:
A) Komagata Maru was a ship carrying passengers from India to Canada.
B) They were turned back by Canadian authorities as they were influenced by the British government.
Which of the following statements are true?

Question 20

Which of the following are correctly matched?
Journal - Founder
1) Bharat Mata - Ajit Singh
2) Maharatta - Lala Lajpat Rai
3) Bande Mataram - Aurobindo Ghosh
Choose the correctly matched pair:

Question 21

Consider the following statements regarding Montagu Chelmsford Reforms:
A) The act introduced diarchy for the executive at the level of Central government.
B) Women were also given the right to vote.
C) A bicameral legislative arrangement was introduced.
D) The legislature could now pass bills without the assent of the Governor General.
Which of the following statements are correct?

Question 22

Consider the following statements regarding Lucknow Pact:
A) Lucknow session of Congress was presided over by a moderate, Ambika Charan Majumdar.
B) Congress and Muslim league came together to present a joint demand to the British government.
C) Congress accepted the Muslim league position on separate electorates.
D) One of the demands was that half of the members of the viceroy’s executive council should be Indians.
Which of the following statements are correct?

Question 23

Arrange the advent of Europeans in India in Chronological order
1) Advent of Portuguese
2) Advent of Dutch
3) Advent of French
4) Advent of English
Choose the correct option using the codes given below

Question 24

Arrange the following events in the chronological order-
1) Individual Satyagraha
2) Cripps Mission
3) August offer
4) Quit India Movement
Choose the correct option using the codes below

Question 25

Choose the incorrect statement among the following statements: