Modern Indian History MCQs for Competitive Examination
Q. 1
First European country to start trade with India was
(A) British
(B) Portuguese
(C) French
(D) Dutch
Answer: (B) Portuguese
Explanation: N/A
Q. 2
Who discovered the cape route from Europe to India?
(A) Vasco da Gama
(B) Christopher Colombous
(C) Nicolo Conti
(D) Marco Polo
Answer: (A) Vasco da Gama
Explanation: N/A
Q. 3
Who was the first governor of Portuguese in India?
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Afonso de Albuquerque
(C) Vasco da Gama
(D) Francisco de Almeida
Answer: (D) Francisco de Almeida
Explanation: N/A
Q. 4
Which Portuguese governor introduced ‘the policy of Bluewater‘?
(A) Francisco de Almeida
(B) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(C) Martin Alfonso de Souza
(D) Nino da Cunha
Answer: (A) Francisco de Almeida
Explanation: N/A
Q. 5
What was the first capital of Portuguese in India?
(A) Goa
(B) Madras
(C) Cochin
(D) Calicut
Answer: (C) Cochin
Explanation: N/A
Q. 6
Which Portuguese governor introduced ‘the policy of Imperialism‘?
(A) Francisco de Almeida
(B) Nino da Cunha
(C) William Hawkins
(D) Alfonso de Albuquerque
Answer: (D) Alfonso de Albuquerque
Explanation: N/A
Q. 7
The Dutch East India was formed in
(A) 1599 AD
(B) 1600 AD
(C) 1602 AD
(D) 1601 AD
Answer: (C) 1602 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 8
Which Portuguese governor captured Goa from the ruler of Bijapur?
(A) Francisco de Almeida
(B) Afonso de Albuquerque
(C) Vasco da Gama
(D) Francisco Barreto
Answer: (B) Afonso de Albuquerque
Explanation: N/A
Q. 9
When was the British East India Company established?
(A) 1600 AD
(B) 1602 AD
(C) 1599 AD
(D) 1601 AD
Answer: (A) 1600 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 10
Vasco da Gama arrived India in the year ____________.
(A) 1492 AD
(B) 1498 AD
(C) 1599 AD
(D) 1600 AD
Answer: (B) 1498 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 11
The Dutch East India Company established their first factory at
(A) Pulicat
(B) Surat
(C) Masulipatnam
(D) Cochin
Answer: (C) Masulipatnam
Explanation: N/A
Q. 12
Where did the English East India Company establish its first factory?
(A) Pulicat
(B) Bombay
(C) Surat
(D) Kasimbazar
Answer: (C) Surat
Explanation: N/A
Q. 13
Goa, Daman and Diu were the colony of ___________________.
(A) Dutch
(B) Portuguese
(C) English
(D) Danes
Answer: (B) Portuguese
Explanation: N/A
Q. 14
Which Mughal ruler granted the permission to British East India Company to start a factory in Surat?
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Jahangir
Answer: (D) Jahangir
Explanation: N/A
Q. 15
When was the French East India Compay formed?
(A) 1600 AD
(B) 1602 AD
(C) 1648 AD
(D) 1664 AD
Answer: (D) 1664 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 16
Vasco da Gama landed in India in 1498, at
(A) Goa
(B) Calicut
(C) Cochin
(D) Bombay
Answer: (B) Calicut
Explanation: N/A
Q. 17
Which treaty was signed after the third Anglo-French war?
(A) Surat treaty
(B) Treaty of Bassein
(C) Treaty of Paris
(D) Treaty of Pondicherry
Answer: (C) Treaty of Paris
Explanation: N/A
Q. 18
Which nawab of Bengal transferred his capital from Decca to Murshidabad?
(A) Sujauddin
(B) Murshid Quli Khan
(C) Mir Jafar
(D) Sirajuddaula
Answer: (B) Murshid Quli Khan
Explanation: N/A
Q. 19
The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year
(A) 1764 AD
(B) 1761 AD
(C) 1775 AD
(D) 1757 AD
Answer: (D) 1757 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 20
The treaty signed at the end of the second Anglo-French war was
(A) Treaty of Pondicherry
(B) Treaty of Paris
(C) Treaty of Bassein
(D) Treaty of Bedera
Answer: (A) Treaty of Pondicherry
Explanation: N/A
Q. 21
The treaty of Bassein was signed between British and
(A) Baji Rao I
(B) Baji Rao II
(C) Balaji Vishwanath
(D) Narayan Rao
Answer: (B) Baji Rao II
Explanation: N/A
Q. 22
When was the battle of Buxar fought?
(A) 1775 AD
(B) 1757 AD
(C) 1764 AD
(D) 1761 AD
Answer: (C) 1764 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 23
Who led the British troops in the battle of Plassey?
(A) Hector Munro
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Robert Clive
(D) Charles Reed
Answer: (C) Robert Clive
Explanation: N/A
Q. 24
Who was the first governor-general of British East India Company in India?
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord William Bentinck
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: (C) Warren Hastings
Explanation: N/A
Q. 25
Where did the French East India Company established its first factory in India?
(A) Pulicut
(B) Cochin
(C) Bombay
(D) Surat
Answer: (D) Surat
Explanation: N/A
Q. 26
When did the battle of Wandiwash take place?
(A) 1760 AD
(B) 1757 AD
(C) 1764 AD
(D) 1765 AD
Answer: (A) 1760 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 27
In the battle of Wandiwash
(A) French defeated British
(B) British defeated French
(C) British defeated Dutch
(D) Dutch defeated British
Answer: (B) British defeated French
Explanation: N/A
Q. 28
The battle of Wandiwash of fought between
(A) British and French
(B) British and Portuguese
(C) British and Dutch
(D) French and Portuguese
Answer: (A) British and French
Explanation: N/A
Q. 29
The General who led the British force in the battle of Buxar was
(A) John Shore
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Robert Clive
(D) Hector Munro
Answer: (D) Hector Munro
Explanation: N/A
Q. 30
The battle of Plassey was fought between British and _____________________.
(A) Mir Jafar
(B) Mir Qasim
(C) Siraj-ud-Daula
(D) Shujauddin
Answer: (C) Siraj-ud-Daula
Explanation: N/A