RRB Modern History Set- 3
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Where was India's first jute mill established before independence?
2. ___ was prosecuted for leading the rebels to the Revolt of 1857 and was exiled to Rangoon, where he died in 1862.
3. In which year was the Permanent Settlement brought into effect by the East India Company:
4. Which Indian sepoy in the British army played a key part in events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857?
5. Annie Besant founded the Central Hindu College at Banaras which she later handed over to ––––––––.
6. 'A Nation in Making 'a book written by____.
7. ____ was introduced in 1830 in Central Province (Present-day West UP), Madhya Pradesh, and some part of Punjab.
8. Which newspaper did Mahatma Gandhi start in South Africa?
9. Bengal Gazette, the first major newspaper in India, started in the year ______.
10. Who founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875 which later became Aligarh Muslim University?
11. Begum Hazrat Mahal, the wife of the Nawab of _____ led the uprising at Lucknow in May 1857.
12. The Vernacular Press Act Proposed by _____ was intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British Policies.
13. Who had founded Deccan Education Society in Pune in 1884?
14. Sir Charles Wilkins is famous for which of the following translations?
15. Wood's Dispatch was concerned with which of the following reforms?
16. Tatya Tope was one of the leaders who participated in the Indian rebellion of:
17. In ____ Britishers made English as a medium of instruction in India.
18. Which of the following is considered as the first Vernacular newspaper of India?
19. Who among the following was the Mughal emperor when soldiers of the Bengal army mutinied in Meerut on 10 May, 1857?
20. Who among the following nationalist leaders founded and edited the Marathi newspaper 'Kesari'?
21. Who started publication of Al Hilal, a newspaper for propagating nationalism?
22. In which of the following battles did Ahmadullah Shah defeat Henry Lawrence?
23. Which one of the following founded a weekly newspaper 'Commonweal' in 1914?
24. Who ignited the spark of freedom that led to the revolt of 1857?
25. When did the Britishers make English as the medium of instruction in India?
26. In ___ British East India Company introduced an education system in India. Which was known as Wood's Despatch.
27. _____ was introduced in Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha by Lord Cornwallis.
28. ___ has introduced Izaredari system, where the right of collecting land revenue was auctioned to the highest bidder for 5 years.
29. In which year Charles Wilkins' English version of Bhagavad Gita was published?
30. After the 1857 Revolt, also known as India's First War of Independence, Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India, was exiled to:
31. In 1857, the last ruler of the Mughal empire ________ was overthrown by the British.
32. In 1793, ____ was introduced in Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha.
33. Who was the founder of the Newspaper Bengal Gazette (1780- India's first Newspaper)?
34. Which newspaper was published by Lokmanya Tilak to help in the freedom struggle?
35. Which Bengali newspaper was founded and edited by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
36. During Indian freedom struggle, who had published newspaper Young India?
37. Who had published the first newspaper in India?
38. During the revolt of 1857, which of the following Jat leaders mobilised the headmen and cultivators in and around pargana Baraut in Uttar Pradesh to rebel against the British?
39. First Hindi newspaper was published on 30th May 1826. This day is also celebrated as 'Hindi Journalism Day'. What was the name of this newspaper?
40. In which year was the William Hunter Commission formed to review the progress of education in India?
41. The Newspaper 'The Bombay Times' and 'Journal of Commerce' was started in 1829 AD. In ___ it was renamed as "The Times of India".
42. In which year were the powers of the East India Company passed to the British Crown by the British Parliament?
43. In which place did Shah Mal lead the revolt in 1857?
44. Who founded the English newspaper 'Mahratta'?
45. In 1778, the Britishers established the first printing press in ___.
46. During First War of Independence, 1857 Kanpur region rose to oppose the British rule where Nana Saheb's Palace at ......... served as its headquarters.
47. Which of the following revolutionary journals was not published abroad?
48. Who had advocated for the introduction of western education and English language in India?
49. During the period of the uprising of 1857, Shah Mal who rebelled at Baraut in Uttar Pradesh was killed in the battle in ______.
50. Adult Education Organization, Gyan Prasarak Mandali was formed by ____.
