Practice Test: Ancient India- 3 - SSC MTS / SSC GD MCQ

Portait-painting reached its highest watermark during the reign of     

The Dutch established their first factory in India at     

Match the following:

I. Tazkirat -ul Wakiat                   (A) Nizamuddin Ahmed 
II. Tabakat-i-Akbari                     (B) Jauhar
III. Muntakhab-ut- Tawarikh        (C) Muhammad Kasim Hindu Shah
IV. Tarikh-i-Ferishta                    (D) Abdul Qadir Bada-yuni 
                                                  (E) Khafi Khan

Which one of the following was an independent kingdom at  the tie of Aurangzeb's death?    

The Bengal Nawab who fought the Bargi raids was     

Which one of the following Mughal emperors was referred to as Arsh-Ashiani after his death?

Bernier visited India during the reign of 

The Dastak system which the British adopted in the initial stages of their expansion was related to the 

Ali Mohammed Khan was   

Which one of  the following rulers ordered the translation of a large number of  Hindu religious works from Sanskrit to Persian?

The Eurpoean trading companies competed with each other for exporting from  Gujarat     

Arrange the following chronologically:

I. Balaji Baji Rao
II. Balaji Vishwanath
III. Narayan Rao 
IV. Baji Rao I

Which one of the following treaties enabled Peshwa Baji Rao I to force Nizam to recognise Maratha calims fo Chauth and Sardeshmukhi over his domain ?    

Among the following foreign visitors the one who was appointed as Qazi of Delhi by the then reigning monarch was 

The foundation of the princely State of Hyderabad was laid by     

Which one of the following terms was NOT provided by the treaty of Amritsar concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the British on 25th April, 1809?    

The difference between Sikh khalsa and the Khalisa land is that the former was    

Which among the following Kavya of Sanskrit, deal with court intrigues & access to power of Chandragupta Maurya

The State management of the railways and construction of new lines by a state agency was recommended for the first time by     

The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centres in the places mentioned below is

Match the followng; 

I. 1833       A. Permanent Settlement of Bengal
II. 1853      B. Abolition of the monoploy of East India Company's Indian trade
III. 1858     C. The Fourth Charter Act
IV. 1813     D. Queen's Proclamation
                  E. End of  the commercial activities of the company

Consider the following statements.

The policy of trade followed by the British government proved ruinous to the Indian economy on account of 

I. Tough competition from foreign goods.
II. Enormous increase in imports 
III. Rise in the prices of raw materials
IV. Increased production of cash crops like jute

Of these statements; 

Consider the following statements:

Under the ‘Home Charges’ the government of Britain realised momey from India on accont of 

I. interest on Public debt 
II. expenses of the offices of Secretary of State
III. pension and allowances of the retired Indian Civil Service officers.
IV. Pay and allowances of the Governor General 

Of the above statement:  

The introduction of co-operative credit societies in India was first suggested in a report of 1892 to the Government of Madras by

Which one of  the following was NOT a consequence of the Revolt of 1857?

The British Raj :    

The leader of the Kuka Movement against the British was     

The following persons participated in popular movement against the British rule in 19th century:

I. Birsa Munda
II. Sidhu
III. Azimullah Khan
IV. Tito Mir 

The chronological  order in which  they took part in those movements is