INDIAN NATIONAL MOVMENT – 10

1.Why did the Sepoy mutiny of 1857 failed?

[A] Lack of effective organisation
[B] Lack of unity of purpose
[C] Lack of unified system of leadership
[D] All of the above

2.Who was the ruler of Calicut when Vasco Da Gama arrived in India with three ships?

[A] Zamorin
[B] Abdul Majid
[C] Cabral
[D] Adil Shah

3.Who led the English mission to the court of the Mughal emperor Farrukshiyar in 1715?

[A] William Hawkings
[B] Thomas Roe
[C] William Aldworth
[D] John Surman

4.Asaf Jah Nizam-ul-Mulk died in which year?

[A] 1748
[B] 1750
[C] 1757
[D] 1764

5.How was Siraj-ud-Daula related to Ali Vardi Khan?

[A] Son
[B] Grandson
[C] Nephew
[D] Son-in-law

6.Who of the following governor-general suppressed the nuisance of Thuggee?

[A] William Bentinck
[B] Lord Hastings
[C] Lord Minto
[D] Lord Auckland

7.Who of the following was sent by William Bentinck to sign a treaty with Amirs of Sind?

[A] Harry Smith
[B] Henry Pottinger
[C] John Davis
[D] None of the above

8.Which of the following clearly defines ‘Batai’ which was reintroduced during the time of Ranit Singh?

[A] The land where cultivation occurred throughout the whole year
[B] The land where cultivation occurred at least half of a year
[C] The proportion of the crop which was divided between Peasant and the Government
[D] The charge levied on the basis of land holdings

9.Which among the following took place during the Viceroyship of Lord Dufferin?
1. Indian National Congress was established
2. Third Anglo Burmese war took place
3. The silver jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1 & 3
[C] 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

10.Which among the following incidents took place during the time of Lord Chelmsford?
1. Gandhiji returned from South Africa
2. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place
3. Montagu Chelmsford Reforms passed
4. Third Anglo-Afghan war was fought
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 2 & 4
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

Answer-

1. D
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. D
10. D