History MCQs – Commonly Asked Questions for Exams – Must Know Topics and Concepts Part 18
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53. Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daulah as Nawab of Bengal after the battle of Plassey?
(a) Aliwardi Khan
(b) Mir Jaffar
(c) Mir Qasim
(d) Shuja-ud-Daulah
Ans: (b)
54. The Maratha Power reached its zenith during the Peshwa ship of
(a) Narayan Rao
(b) Bajirao-I
(c) Madhav Rao
(d) Balaji-II
Ans: (d)
55. The leader of the young Bengal Movement was
(a) Dwarkanath Tagore
(b) Chandrashekhar Deb
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Henry Vivian Derozio
Ans: (d)
56. The Peshwa became the official head of Maratha administration in the year
(a) 1730 AD
(b) 1736 AD
(c) 1742 AD
(d) 1748 AD
Ans: (d)
57. The final defeat of the Maratha confederacy came during the time of
(a) Wellesley
(b) Minto
(c) Hastings
(d) Cornwallis
Ans: (c)
58. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man’ of India?
(a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(b) Rajagopalachari
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: (d)
59. The first Europeans to come to India were
(a) British
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
Ans: (d)
60. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS?
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) C R Das
Ans: (a)
61. The first Governor-General of Bengal was
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Clive
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Warren Hastings
Ans: (d)
62. Who succeeded Aurangzeb after his death in 1707 AD?
(a) Bahadur Shah-I
(b) Prince Kambaksh
(c) Prince Azam
(d) Akbar-II
Ans: (a)
63. Who was the leader of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha founded in 1870?
(a) S N Banerjee
(b) Justice Ranade
(c) KT Telang
(d) Pherozshah Mehta
Ans: (b)
64. Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the 19th century?
(a) Swami Dayanand
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Guru Shankaracharya
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
Ans: (a)
65. The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in the year
(a) 1858 AD
(b) 1885 AD
(c) 1905 AD
(d) 1917 AD
Ans: (a)
66. The reform movement among the Muslims started by Sir Syed Khan is known as
(a) Sufi
(b) Khilafat
(c) Wahabi
(d) Aligarh
Ans: (d)