UPSC Prelims PYQs – India in 18th century (Modern History)

1. Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to the Portuguese?

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2. By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

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3. With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A.H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with

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4. 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?

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5. In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?

1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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6. Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of the Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?

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7. With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:

1. Aurang: In-charge of treasury of the State
2. Banian: Indian agent of the East India Company
3. Mirasidar: Designated revenue payer to the State

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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8. Wellesley established the Fort William College Calcutta because

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9. Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the New world and introduced in the Old World?

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10. Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’:

1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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11. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were:

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12. Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?

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13. Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule?

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Alexander Read
3. Thomas Munro

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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14. Consider the following

1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops.
2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare.
3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies.

Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?

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15. With reference to Ryotwari Settlement,consider the following statements

1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the government.
2. The government gave the Pattas to the Ryots.
3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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16. The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions?

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