On This Page

This set of Making of Indian Nation Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Making Of Indian Nation Set 7

Q1 | The first article in which the English started trading was
  • indigo
  • saltpetre
  • pepper
  • cotton
Q2 | The first carnatic war ended with
  • treaty of aix la chappale
  • treaty of paris
  • treaty of ryswick
  • treaty of bassein
Q3 | Which one of the following European wars is associated with the ThirdCarnatic War?
  • seven years war
  • war of the austrian succession
  • war of roses
  • austro prussian war
Q4 | The first printing press in India was set up by
  • portuguese
  • dutch
  • french
  • english
Q5 | Clive returned to Bengal as its Governor in
  • 1764
  • 1765
  • 1766
  • 1767
Q6 | The first governor general of Bengal was
  • lord clive
  • lord warren hastings
  • lord cornwallis
  • lord john shore
Q7 | Who said “our island has scarcely produced a man more truly greateither in arms or in council
  • john shore
  • cornwallis
  • macaulay
  • ellen borough
Q8 | After return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to
  • a dreadful disease
  • committed suicide
  • was assassinated
  • died under mysterious circumstances
Q9 | Which of the following did not hold the governorship of Bengal?
  • holwell
  • cartier
  • vansittart
  • macaulay
Q10 | Lord Dalhousie proposed a railway system for the whole country in ---------
  • 1853
  • 1859
  • 1869
  • 1880
Q11 | When did the English start draining Bengal of her wealth on a largerscale?
  • 1757
  • 1765
  • 1770
  • 1793
Q12 | Which one of the following destroyed the peasants’ rights over the landcultivated by them?
  • riot wari settlement
  • mahalwari settlement
  • permanent settlement
  • annual settlement
Q13 | Permanent settlement was introduced in Bengal and Bihar in 1793A.D. by
  • cornwallis
  • john shore
  • hastings
  • clive
Q14 | With whom did the British government work out the riotwarisettlement?
  • zamindars
  • cultivators
  • village communities
  • muqqadams
Q15 | Who benefited most by under the British?
  • money lender
  • peasant
  • merchant
  • zamindar
Q16 | The book “History of British India” was written by
  • james mill
  • karl marx
  • john marshal
  • elphinston
Q17 | Who belongs to nationalist school of economic historians?
  • altekar
  • r.c. dutt
  • naoroji
  • jayaswal
Q18 | The Berlin revolution started by ---------
  • ranke
  • srivastava
  • majumdar
  • sardesai
Q19 | ------ deals with the history of Indian economy from the Battle ofPlassey up to 1900
  • hunter
  • smith
  • r.c.dutt
  • karl marx
Q20 | Who inaugurated the writing of history in a scientific way?
  • rousseau
  • ranke
  • carlyle
  • collingwood
Q21 | What has been described by V.A.Smith as the monument of AkbarsFolly?
  • revenue policy
  • marriage relations
  • din – i- iiahi
  • rajput policy
Q22 | Myth and Reality in Indian History was written by
  • d.d kosambi
  • r.c. dutt
  • bipan chandra
  • irfan habib
Q23 | Who was adopted the Marxian approach in the interpretation of IndianHistory
  • ranke
  • vincent smith
  • d.kosambi
  • r.c. dutt
Q24 | “Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857” was published by --------
  • r.c. majumdar
  • k.k. datta
  • ray chaudhari
  • sardesai
Q25 | Where was the Panchayath Raj first introduced?
  • tamilnadu
  • gujarat
  • kerala
  • rajasthan. 187. the first english factory in india was established at