101. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in:
A) 1757
B) 1761
C) 1764
D) 1770
Answer: B
102.Who defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey?
A) Warren Hastings
B) Lord Clive
C) Robert Clive
D) Lord Wellesley
Answer: C
103.The East India Company was established in:
A) 1599
B) 1600
C) 1608
D) 1612
Answer: B
104.Who was the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India?
A) Humayun
B) Babur
C) Akbar
D) Sher Shah Suri
Answer: B
105.The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British and:
A) Nawab of Bengal only
B) Marathas
C) Combined forces of Bengal, Awadh and Mughal Emperor
D) Sikhs
Answer: C
106.Who was the first British Governor-General of India?
A) Lord Clive
B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord Cornwallis
D) Lord Wellesley
Answer: B
107.The Permanent Settlement was introduced in:
A) 1793
B) 1785
C) 1800
D) 1813
Answer: A
108. Who was the founder of Sikhism?
A) Guru Gobind Singh
B) Guru Nanak
C) Guru Arjan
D) Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer: B
109. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Wellesley
Answer: A
110. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Lord Wavell
D) Lord Linlithgow
Answer: A