Ncert Class 6 12 Social Science

EnglishDSSSB TGT 2021 (09/10/2021) Shift-I SST

Q1661.Who was crowned as the "King of Awadh" by the rebels of 1857?

ABirjis Qadr BShah Alan CWajid Ali Shah DBahadur Shah

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EnglishDSSSB PGT 2018 (27/07/2018 Shift-I Female) History

Q1662.The Oudh region was annexed by the east Indian company in 1856 due to:

ADoctrine of Lapse BSubsidiary Alliance CForwarding Policy DMisgovernment

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EnglishNVS TGT 2022(28/11/2022) SST

Q1663.Lord Dalhousie described, "A cherry that will drop into our mouth one day" for which of the following kingdom?

AJhansi BNagpur CSambalpur DAwadh

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EnglishDSSSB TGT 2018 (14/11/2018 Shift-II) SST

Q1664.In 1851, who described Awadh as "a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day"

ALord William Bentick BJohn Macpherson CLord Dalhousie DRichard Wellesley

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EnglishDSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History

Q1665.The British East Indian Company could ultimately suppress the 1857 revolt because: ______

AThe revolt focussed upon only a few hubs, such as Delhi or Lucknow, and the leaders failed to consolidate across wider areas except through alliance with lesser centres or power-brokers. BThe Company had large numbers of British troops CCompany ships fired cannons on the Indians DThe Company controlled all land routes

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EnglishDSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History

Q1666.Which of the following is NOT true about the revolt of 1857?

AIt spread over much of North and Central India. BLeaders participating in the revolt evoked Mughal forms of governance. CLeaders participating in revolt instituted command structures on the model of the company's army and administration. DLeaders participating in revolt established pan-Indian alliances.

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EnglishDSSSB TGT 2018 15/10/2018 Shift-II SST

Q1667.Which of the following Governor Generals was mocked by the British press for advocating clemency?

ALord Canning BLord Dalhousie CLord Dufferin DLord ConVogus

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EnglishDSSSB TGT 2018 (16/10/2018 Shift-III) SST

Q1668.Which East India Company official remarked about the contribution of Indian rulers that these rulers and chiefs "acted as the breakwaters of the storm which would have otherwise swept us in one great wave."

ALord Disraeli BHenry John Temple CJohn Russell DLord Canning

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EnglishDSSSB TGT 2018 (16/10/2018 Shift-III) SST

Q1669.When did Lord Canning proclaim peace and finally suppress the 1857 revolt?

A1 July 1858 B5 July 1858 C30 June 1858 D23 June 1858

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EnglishDSSSB TGT 2018 15/10/2018 Shift-II SST

Q1670.Whom did the peasants consider as oppressors and also as allies of the British before the Revolt of 1857?

AIndian rulers BMoney Lenders and Rich Indians CUpper caste people DLower cast people

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EnglishDSSSB PGT 2014 History

Q1671.Who started the Modern Local Self- Government?

ALord Irwin BLord Ripon CLord Curzon DLord Auckland

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EnglishKVS PGT (18-02-2023 Shift-I) History

Q1672.The island of Bombay was acquired by the English east India company in 1668 from?

AMaratha BMughal CPortuguese DFrench

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EnglishNVS TGT 2022(28/11/2022) SST

Q1673.Who was the Kotwal of Delhi before the Revolt of 1857?

AMahavir Singh BTantia Tope CGangadhar Nehru DJamna Das

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EnglishDSSSB TGT 2018 15/10/2018 Shift-II SST

Q1674.Gangadhar Nehru was –––––––.

AKotwal of Delhi before the revolt of 1857 BZamindar of Delhi CMinister of counseling court of Kashmir DMinister in Independent India.

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EnglishDSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History

Q1675.What is NOT a true statement with regard to the eighteenth century India?

ATowns such as Benares, Pune Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mysore or Jaipur experienced growth in the eighteenth century at the expense of Delhi, Agra, and Lahore. BIndigenous trade and shipping increased CBy 1800, commercially speaking, the capitals of most successor states were towns without a secure future. DTraditional towns in India were eclipsed by the dynamism of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.

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EnglishKVS (LDCE) PGT 2022 (History)

Q1676.Which town in Bengal remained a part of French Possessions in Colonial India?

AChandranagar BMurshidabad CBolpur DAlipore

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EnglishDSSSB TGT 2018 (14/11/2018 Shift-II) SST

Q1677.Via which of the following Indian coasts was a vibrant sea trade to the Gulf and Red sea ports operated through the main pre-colonial ports?

AHoogly in Bengal BMasulipatnam on Coromandel coast CSurat on Gujarat coast DBombay

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EnglishBPSC TRE 3.0 Re-exam-2024

Q1678.What impact did the railways have on Indian industries during the colonial period?

AHindered industrial development promoting imports BEncouraged entrepreneurship in remote areas CStimulated industrial growth by providing cheap transportation DMore than one of the above ENone of the above

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EnglishDSSSB PGT 2015 (Tier-II) History

Q1679.Under whom was the first Railway track laid down?

ALord Canning BLord Dalhousie CLord Curzon DLord Chelmsford

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EnglishDSSSB PGT 2014 History

Q1680.The first Railway train in India ran in 1853 from Bombay to

AThane BPoona CNagpurn DAhmedabad

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