Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 48 – GS Paper (Modern History)

1. How many of the following states accepted the Subsidiary Alliance of the East India Company?

1. Nizam of Hyderabad
2. Nawab of Awadh
3. Holkars of the Maratha confederation

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

2. Consider the following statements about ‘the Code of Gentoo Laws’:

1. It was the first attempt to codify Muslim Laws in English.
2. It was translated during the tenure of Lord Cornwallis.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

3. How many of the following was/were not a part of the recommendations of Wood’s Despatch of 1854?

1. Establishment of university at Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras.
2. The introduction of a system of grants-in-aid for financial help to the schools
3. Educate a small section of upper and middle classes which leads to downward filtration at a later stage.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

4. Which of the following statement is not correct with respect to the Coinage Act of 1835?

5. What was the objective of Azamgarh Proclamation of 1857?

6. Consider the following statements with reference to the Treaty of Amritsar (Treaty of Perpetual Friendship):

1. It was signed between Ranjit Singh and the British after the former’s defeat in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
2. It forbade the Sikh army to cross the Sutlej and took the states east of the river Sutlej.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. How many of the following rulers did not support the 1857 revolt?

1. Holkars of Indore
2. Maharaja of Kashmir
3. Rulers of Patiala

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

8. Consider the following statements with reference to Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah:

1. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah was the founder of the state of Awadh.
2. He was a contemporary of Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah.
3. He followed a tolerant policy towards the Hindus.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Arrange the following events in chronological order of their occurrences.

1. Nadir Shah’s invasion
2. Battle of Buxar
3. Third Battle of Panipat
4. Death of Tipu Sultan

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

10. Consider the following pairs:

Land Revenue System: Associated Areas

1. Permanent Settlement: Bengal and Bihar
2. Mahalwari System: Madras and Bombay
3. Ryotwari Settlement: North-West Provinces and Punjab

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

11. With reference to the revolt of 1857, consider the following pairs:

Place of revolt: Leader

1. Kanpur: Nana Saheb
2. Bareilly: Bakht Khan
3. Delhi: Khan Bahadur
4. Lucknow: Birjis Qadir

How many pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

12. Consider the following statements, with reference to the doctrine of lapse:

1. It was introduced by Lord Dalhousie.
2. According to this doctrine, if an Indian ruler died without a natural heir, his kingdom would lapse to the British Empire.
3. Awadh was annexed because the prince died without a natural heir.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

13. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The General Service Enlistment Act by Lord Canning’s government caused resentment among sepoy recruits to the Bengal Army.

Statement-II: The General Service Enlistment Act removed the privilege of free postal services enjoyed by the Indian sepoys.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

14. Consider the following statements with respect to Haidar Ali of the Mysore:

1. The First Anglo-Mysore War resulted in a thorough defeat of Haidar Ali.
2. The military requirements of Haidar Ali’s army were fulfilled by the French.
3. He signed the Treaty of Mangalore when the second Anglo-Mysore war ended without any positive outcome.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

15. Consider the following pairs:

Centre of 1857 Revolt: Suppressed by British Officer

1. Delhi: James Outram
2. Benaras: Hugh Rose
3. Kanpur: John Nicholson

How many of the above pairs is/are not correctly matched?