Modern History - MCQs with answers - Part 1

Modern History - MCQs with answers - Part 1


1. Who captured Beijing in 1644?

a) Chongzhen Emperor
b) Li Zicheng
c) Wu Sangui
d) Yao Xueyin

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ANSWER: b) Li Zicheng

Li proclaimed himself the Emperor of the Shun dynasty.



2. When did the Battle of Sekigahara take place?

a) 1600
b) 1603
c) 1707
d) 1761

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ANSWER: a) 1600

It cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu.



3. Who received the title of 'shogun' in 1603?

a) Ishida Mitsunari
b) Kuroda Yoshitaka
c) Oda Nobunaga
d) Tokugawa Ieyasu

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ANSWER: d) Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.



4. Who established the Edo society?

a) Akechi Mitsuhide
b) Kuroda Yoshitaka
c) Oda Nobunaga
d) Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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ANSWER: d) Toyotomi Hideyoshi



5. When did the Third Battle of Panipat take place?

a) 1707
b) 1761
c) 1751
d) 1765

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ANSWER: b) 1761

The Maratha army lost the Third Battle of Panipat and the empire was divided into a confederacy of Maratha states.



6. When was the commercial colonization of India commenced?

a) 1707
b) 1751
c) 1765
d) 1757

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ANSWER: d) 1757

Pitt's India Act of 1784 gave the British government effective control of the private company for the first time.



7. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?

a) 1707
b) 1751
c) 1757
d) 1765

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ANSWER: c) 1757

The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab Bengal and his French allies.



8. When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company?

a) 1707
b) 1751
c) 1757
d) 1765

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ANSWER: d) 1765

Nawabs of Bengal were the rulers of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.



9. When did the British East India Company establish a capital in Calcutta?

a) 1772
b) 1818
c) 1858
d) 1857

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ANSWER: a) 1772

Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah occupied Kolkata in 1756.



10. When did the Indian Rebellion begin?

a) 1818
b) 1857
c) 1858
d) 1819

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ANSWER: b) 1857

The rebellion led to the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858.


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