MCQ Question and Answer
- Who was the former ruler of Lucknow who was bitter?
A) Begum Hazrat Mahal
B) Maulvi Ahmedulla
C) Azimulla Khan
D) None of the above
Answer: A) Begum Hazrat Mahal - Where did the sepoys march to?
A) Delhi
B) Meerut
C) Bengal
D) Bihar
Answer: A) Delhi - What was the source of discontent brewing in the East India Company’s army?
A) Mansions for the English
B) Slow promotions
C) Pittance
D) All of the Above
Answer: D) All of the Above - Which language did the Britishers want to change the Education to?
A) Sanskrit
B) English
C) Persian
D) Hindi
Answer: B) English - What were the social practices that were being preached by the religious leader?
A) Child Marriage
B) Untouchability
C) Inferiority towards women
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above - Who said the lines “The bones of cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India”?
A) Macaulay
B) Governor General Bentinck
C) Tipu
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Governor General Bentinck - What was the situation of Indian cotton weavers?
A) Miserable
B) Good
C) Flamboyant
D) Not known
Answer: A) Miserable - What did he mean by “Cows are of different colours, but the colour of their milk is the same”?
A) Every religion is different
B) Teachings of every religion are different
C) Teachings of every religion are the same
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Teachings of every religion are the same - By __________, the British had conquered the whole of India.
A) 1854
B) 1856
C) 1858
D) 1852
Answer: C) 1858 - Who tried to end superstitions in India?
A) Tipu Sultan
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) All of the above
Answer: B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy - Where did the leader Maulvi Ahmedulla belong to?
A) Bengal
B) Faizabad
C) Allahabad
D) Bihar
Answer: B) Faizabad - What were people losing due to the new land rules?
A) Family
B) Trees
C) Land
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Land - What was Regulation III that was passed by the Britisher?
A) New land rules
B) Imprisoning any Indian without a trial in court
C) Both a and b
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Imprisoning any Indian without a trial in court - Who was hit by a bullet in the wrist?
A) Tipu
B) Tatya Tope
C) Kunwar Singh
D) Peshwa Nana Saheb
Answer: C) Kunwar Singh - Who did Azmulla Khan want their leader to be in this war of Independence?
A) Tipu
B) Tatya Tope
C) Kunwar Singh
D) Peshwa Nana Saheb
Answer: D) Peshwa Nana Saheb - Who all are present in Picture-1?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above - With its superior weapons, the _____________ was extending its power in 18th century India.
A) British East India Company
B) British West India Company
C) British North India Company
D) British India Company
Answer: A) British East India Company - Who is the singer singing in Picture-1?
A) Asha Bhosle
B) Lata Mangeshkar
C) Sunidhi Chauhan
D) Kanika Kapoor
Answer: B) Lata Mangeshkar - Glimpses of the past is written by __________.
A) Satyajit
B) S. D Sawant
C) Satyajit Ray
D) Amitav Ghosh
Answer: C) Satyajit Ray - The masses gave all help and shelter to the __________.
A) Englishmen
B) Europeans
C) Patriots
D) They did not give support to anyone.
Answer: C) Patriots - What did the Indians think of their fate after British conquests?
A) They thought peace would prevail now
B) God had sent the Britishers
C) That they have become slaves to the Englishmen
D) None of the above
Answer: C) That they have become slaves to the Englishmen - Who was told that the grease on the bullet they have to bite is made from the fat of cows and pigs?
A) Brahmin soldiers
B) Sepoys in Bengal
C) Tipu
D) All of the above
Answer: B) Sepoys in Bengal - Who started the newspapers that were stopped by the Britishers in 1823?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Tipu
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) None of the Above
Answer: A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy - Education in India was in which language?
A) Sanskrit
B) Persian
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
Answer: C) Both A and B - Who was the singer in Picture-1?
A) Lata Mangeshkar
B) Asha Bhosle
C) Sunidhi Chauhan
D) Kanika Kapoor
Answer: B) Lata Mangeshkar - What did the Britishers invent to increase their profits?
A) No import duty on goods imported from England
B) No export duty on goods exported to England
C) Both a and b
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Both a and b - What was the reason for Indian discontent towards the British rule?
A) Poor land policies
B) Loss of identity
C) Economic exploitation
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above - Who said the famous words “The bones of cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India”?
A) Macaulay
B) Governor General Bentinck
C) Tipu
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Governor General Bentinck - What was Regulation III passed by the Britishers?
A) New land rules
B) Imprisoning any Indian without a trial
C) Increased taxes
D) All of the above
Answer: B) Imprisoning any Indian without a trial - What is the significance of “Cows are of different colours, but the colour of their milk is the same”?
A) Diversity among religions
B) Equal value of different cultures
C) Differences in traditions
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Equal value of different cultures
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