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786.Who built the Saraswathi Mahal Library in Tanjore which contains valuable books and manuscripts
Raja Sarbhoji
Wellesleys
Zaman Shah
Nawab of Oudh
787.When did the Nawab Nawab of Oudh died
1799
1796
1798
1797
788.When did the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War held
1799
1796
1798
1795
789.Tipu secure help to fight British imperialism and seek the help from
France
Arabia
Kabul and Turkey
All the Above
790..
Who provided the leadership to the Marathas after Mysore War?
Nana Fadnavis
Peshwa Baji Rao II
Cornwallis
Peshwa Baji Rao I
791.When did Treaty of Bassein is Signed
1802
1803
1800
1801
792.With whom Treaty of Bassein is signed
French
British
Marathas
Nawabs
793.Which two leaders took the Treaty of Bassein as an insult to the national honour of the Marathas
Daulat Rao Scindia
Raghoji Bhonsle
Both A and B
None of the Above
794.When did the The Second Maratha War held
1802-1805
1803-1805
1806
1801-1802
795.In which Treaty the The Second Maratha War ended with
Treaty of Deogaon
Treaty of Bassein
Treaty of Srirangapattinam
None of the Above
796.The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 took place during whose administration.
Sir George Barlow
Wellesley
Tipu Sultan
Scindia
797.What is the Period of Lord Hastings
1813-1820
1813-1818
1813-1823
1813-1822
798.Nepal emerged as a powerful Gurkha state in _______ Year
1768
1770
1769
1766
799.During which year Hastings declared war against Gurkhas
1814-1816
1814-1815
1815-1816
1816-1817
800.Which Leader is forced to surrender in the war took place in 1814
Amar Singh Thapa, General of Nepal Army
Wasil Muhammad, General of Nepal Army
Chitu and Karim Khan. General of Nepal Army
None of the above
801.As a Result of war against Gurkhas which trites is signed up
Treaty of Poona
Treaty of Sagauli
Treaty of Nagpur
None of the above
802.Third Battle of Panipat held in which year
1762
1761
1763
1759
803.In which Year the British Resident Elphinstone forced the Peshwa to sign the Treaty of Poona
11 June 1817
12 June 1817
13 June 1817
14 June 1817
804.As a result of Third Maratha War which Treaty has been refused to signed
Treaty of Hyderabad
Treaty of Mumbai
Treaty of Nagpur
Treaty of Mysore
805.The Bhonsle chief, Appa Sahib was Defected in the Battle of _______ on November 1817
Battle of Sitabaldi
Battle of Nagpur
Battle of Mysore
Battle of Gurgas
806.Who was the Governor-General of India during the launch of Civil Disobedience Movement?
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Reading
Lord Irwin
Lord Wavell
807.Consider the following statements:
Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
808.Sati was abolished by
Lord Ripon
Warren Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
William Bentinck
809.The Treaty of Sreerangapattam was between Tipu Sultan and
Cornwallis
Clive
Hardinge
Warren Hastings
810.Under whose administration did the Archaeological Survey of India start functioning?
Warren Hastings
Curzon
Canning
Ripon
811.Which one of the following universities was not established by Lord Dalhousie?
Bombay
Madras
Delhi
Calcutta
812.Who was the British Governor General in India in whose reign a part of Charter Act read like this, "No native of India nor natural born subject of His Majesty, should be disabled from holding any place, office of employment by reason of his religion, place of birth, descent or colour. "
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Hastings
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Dalhousie
813.The partition of Bengal in 1905 was effected by:
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Ripon
Lord Minto
Lord Curzon
814.Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Wavell
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Irwin
815.Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Lord Dalhousie - Doctrine of Lapse
Lord Minto - Indian Councils Act, 1909
Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance
Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878
816.With which of the following did Mahatma Gandhi sign a pact to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement and take part in the Round Table Conference?
Lord Wavell
Lord Lytton
Lord Irwin
Lord Canning
817.Indian Railways and telegraph services were started during the reign of:
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Ripon
Lord Canning
Lord Dalhousie
818.Who among the following was associated with the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?
William Bentinck
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Curzon
Lord Dalhousie
819.Who among the following is known as the Maker of Modern India?
William Bentinck
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Curzon
Lord Dalhousie
820.Who among the following Governor-Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan?
Warren Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley
Lord William Bentick
None of the Above
821.Who of the following took keen interest in the construction of Viceregal Lodge in Shimla and also became its first occupant in 1888?
Lord Dufferin
Lord Lytton
Lord Ripon
Lord Dalhousie
822.Dalhousie has been regarded as the maker of modern India because he brought about reforms and made a beginning in many fields. Which one among the following was not one of his schemes of reforms?
Educational reforms
Construction of railways and introduction of telegraphs and postal services
Establishment of a public works department
Factories Act to improve the condition of Indian Labour
823.Who among the following is known as the Father of Local Self Government in India?
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Ripon
Lord Minto
Lord Reading
824.Under whose Governor Generalship was the hated Vernacular Press Act passed in 1878?
Lord Canning
Lord Ripon
Lord Lytton
Lord Minto
825.Who of the following was the target of an assassination attempt in the Delhi conspiracy case headed by Rash Bihari Bose in 1911?
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Ripon
Lord Hardinge
Lord Minto
826.Rowlatt Act which authorised the Government to detain people without trial for an indefinite period was passed during the tenure of –
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Irwin
Lord Hardinge
Lord Reading
827.When Gandhiji was imprisoned for the first time in India, the Governor General of India was -
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Irwin
Lord Hardinge
Lord Reading
828.The Vernacular Press Act, 1878 was repealed under the Governor-Generalship of -
Lord Minto
Lord Ripon
Lord Lytton
Lord Reading
829.Father of renaissance of Western India was__?
B.M. Malabari
M.G. Ranade
R. G. Bhandarkar
K.T. Telang
830.Who is often called as Hindu Luther of Northern India?
Dayanand Saraswati
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
RadhakantDev
KeshavChandraSen
831.Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th century?
Ram Tanu Lahiri
Henry Vivian Dorozev
Rasik Kumar Malik
PiyareChandMitra
832.Who is regarded as “Maker of Modern India”?
M. G. Ranade
Mahatma Gandhi
Keshav Chandra Sen
RamMohanRoy
833.Who among the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolution?
Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi
Bhikaji Rustam Kama
Annie Besant
SarojiniNaidu
834.Which of the following cities was capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?
Amritsar
Patiala
Lahore
Kapurthala
835.As per Warren Hastings reforms, which among the following court was set up as appeal court in criminal cases?
Circuit court
Provincial Court
Sadar Diwani Adalat
SadarNizamatAdalat
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