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Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion

34 questions in Modern History.

Asked in 2026, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2012, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

2026 · Q7Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856 : 1. The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts. 2. A Summary Revenue Settlement was made in 1856 assuming that the taluqdars were outsiders. 3. The British believed in taking revenue directly from the peasants by removing the taluqdars. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. (a)2 and 3 only
  2. (b)1 and 3 only
  3. (c)1, 2 and 3
  4. (d)2 only
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Official answer(a) 2 and 3 only

2022 · Q59Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements : 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. 3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. (a)1 and 2 only
  2. (b)2 and 3 only
  3. (c)1 and 3 only
  4. (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(b) 2 and 3 only

2010 · Q139Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?

  1. (a)He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
  2. (b)The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
  3. (c)He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
  4. (d)He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom
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Official answer(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore

2005 · Q25Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?

  1. (a)Battle of Wandawash - Battle of Buxar - Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey
  2. (b)Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey - Battle of Wandawash - Battle of Buxar
  3. (c)Battle of Wandawash - Battle of Plassey - Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar
  4. (d)Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar - Battle of Wandawash - Battle of Plassey
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Official answer(b) Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey - Battle of Wandawash - Battle of Buxar

2003 · Q80Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
  2. (b)The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatnam
  3. (c)In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
  4. (d)Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
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Official answer(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499

2003 · Q112Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital. Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. (c)A is true but R is false
  4. (d)A is false but R is true
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Official answer(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

2003 · Q115Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire. Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have clear concept of a united Indian nation.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. (c)A is true but R is false
  4. (d)A is false but R is true
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Official answer(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

2003 · Q123Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

  1. (a)Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
  2. (b)Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
  3. (c)Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid’s ‘Elements of Geometry’ translated into Sanskrit
  4. (d)Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sarda in the Sringeri temple
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Official answer(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal