Author: Prince Luthra Sir (UPSC CSE AIR 577)

  31. Consider the following statements about the Ryotwari System in British India: It was introduced by Thomas Munro in Madras. Under this system, revenue was collected directly from individual farmers. The system was...

21. Consider the following statements about the Widow Remarriage Act (1856): It was passed under the Governor-Generalship of Lord Dalhousie. It was spearheaded by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The act legally permitted the remarriage of...

  11. Consider the following statements about the First Anglo-Mysore War (1767-1769): It was fought between the British and Tipu Sultan. The war ended with the Treaty of Madras. The British suffered a defeat...

  1. Consider the following statements about the Subsidiary Alliance System: It was introduced by Lord Wellesley. Under this system, Indian rulers were allowed to maintain independent armies. Hyderabad was the first state to...

  91. Consider the following statements about the Treaty of Lahore (1846): It was signed between the British and Maharaja Ranjit Singh. As per the treaty, the British gained control over Jammu and Kashmir....

  81. Consider the following statements regarding the Third Battle of Panipat (1761): It was fought between the Marathas and the Durrani Empire. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Marathas. It...

  71. Consider the following statements about the All India Muslim League: It was founded in 1906 in Dhaka. Mohammad Ali Jinnah was its first president. It played a key role in the demand...

  61. Consider the following statements about the Battle of Plassey (1757): It was fought between the British East India Company and the Mughal Empire. The victory of the British led to the establishment...

  51. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Army (INA): The INA was formed by Mohan Singh in 1942. Subhas Chandra Bose renamed the INA as ‘Azad Hind Fauj.’ The INA played...

  41. Consider the following statements about the Treaty of Purandar (1665): It was signed between Shivaji and Jai Singh I, representing Aurangzeb. Shivaji agreed to surrender 23 forts to the Mughals. As per...

31. Consider the following statements about the Third Battle of Panipat (1761): It was fought between the Marathas and the Durrani Empire led by Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle resulted in a decisive victory...

  21. Consider the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883): It sought to allow Indian judges to try British citizens in India. The bill was strongly opposed by the British community in India....

  11. Consider the following statements about the Permanent Settlement (1793): It was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal. Under this system, the Zamindars were made the permanent owners of the land. This settlement...

  1. Consider the following statements about the Indus Valley Civilization: It had an advanced drainage system. The civilization primarily used iron tools. The script of the civilization remains undeciphered. Which of the above...

  91. Who was the first Indian to be awarded the Bharat Ratna? (a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (c) Dr. C.V. Raman (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 92. Who was the first Indian...

  81. Who was the first Muslim ruler to invade India? (a) Muhammad Ghori (b) Mahmud of Ghazni (c) Babur (d) Alauddin Khilji 82. Who among the following was the first ruler of the...

  61. Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India? (a) Bahadur Shah I (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar (c) Aurangzeb (d) Jahangir 62. The Partition of Bengal (1905) was carried out by which British...

  51. Who among the following was the founder of the Maurya Empire? (a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) Bindusara (d) Harsha 52. Which was the first movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in India?...

  41. The first Indian to be elected to the British House of Commons was? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 42. Who was the first Indian...

  31. The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between? (a) Marathas and Mughals (b) Marathas and Afghans (c) Marathas and British (d) Marathas and Rajputs 32. Which of the following dynasties ruled...

  21. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty of India? (a) Maurya Dynasty (b) Gupta Dynasty (c) Satavahana Dynasty (d) Chola Dynasty 22. Who wrote the famous book Arthashastra? (a) Kalidasa (b)...

  11. Who was the first Indian ruler to organize a navy? (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Rajendra Chola I (c) Ashoka (d) Kanishka 12. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between which...

  1. Who among the following was associated with the founding of the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1885? (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) A.O. Hume (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Dadabhai Naoroji 2....