History of Modern India - MCQs with answers - Part II
1. When did Vasco da Gama discover the Indian sea route?a) 1460
b) 1498
c) 1519
d) 1524
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1498
India was a source of spices that were scarce and costly to Europe. Vasco Da Gama's discovery of the Indian Sea route lead to more trade opportunities in India.
a) Edmund Burke
b) Lord William Bentinck
c) Robert Clive
d) Warren Hastings
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of India in 1773.
a) 1773
b) 1775
c) 1780
d) 1782
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1780
Hyder Ali Khan was the sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India.
a) 1782
b) 1784
c) 1785
d) 1786
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1782
Hyder Ali suffered from a cancerous growth on his back.
a) 1784
b) 1785
c) 1786
d) 1799
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1799
Tipu Sultan is also known as the Tiger of Mysore. He was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore.
a) 1839
b) 1845
c) 1848
d) 1856
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1839
Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh Empire.
a) George Curzon
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Richard Wellesley
d) Warren Hastings
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Lord Dalhousie
The British captured the princely state of Punjab in 1849. The British implemented the policy of the ‘Doctrine of lapse’ which ensured that the kingdom would be annexed to the British Empire if any Indian ruler died without a male heir. Under this policy, the states of Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara were slipped into the British hands.
a) 1843
b) 1848
c) 1856
d) 1857
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began at Meerut. The rebellion is also known as India's First War of Independence, the Great Rebellion, the Indian Rebellion, the Indian Mutiny, the Revolt of 1857, the Rebellion of 1857, the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion and the Sepoy Mutiny.
a) June 1858
b) April 1858
c) March 1858
d) December 1857
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) June 1858
Her tomb is in the Phool Bagh area of Gwalior.
a) June 1858
b) April 1858
c) March 1858
d) December 1857
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) April 1858
The Republic of India issued a commemorative stamp on 23 April 1966 to honour his memory and his contribution to India's freedom movement.
