SSC Modern History Set- 3
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 15/03/2026
1. Which of the following viceroys appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882?
2. Which freedom fighter of India led the famous revolt of 1857 (sepoy mutiny) at Lucknow?
3. The mutiny in which of the following cities marked the beginning of the Revolt of 1857?
4. Which of the following was the most important characteristic of India's trade throughout the colonial period?
5. The Indian Mutiny of 1857 effectively ended in the city of _____.
6. In 1853, a Railway line was laid connecting Bombay with which city?
7. Who among the following was a leader from Allahabad (now Prayagraj) in the revolt against the British in 1857?
8. Shirts, trousers, skirts etc. were brought to India in the eighteenth century by whom?
9. After the Revolt of 1857, which of the following changes was not made in India by the British Government?
10. When was the Permanent Settlement introduced by the East India Company?
11. Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti is celebrated in –– in order to recognise the achievements of Kunwar Singh during the Indian rebellion of 1857.
12. Who among the following is one of the founders of 'The Hindu' newspaper which was founded in 1878?
13. Who was associated with the establishment of Fergusson college?
14. Who among the following was NOT associated with the revolt of 1857?
15. The Sepoy Mutiny in India started from ___.
16. With reference to the 1857 revolt consider the following statements.
1. The sepoys of Meerut appealed to Bahadur Shah Zafar to accept the leadership of the revolt.
2. In Kanpur, the sepoys made Nana Sahib as their leader.
3. In Awadh, Rani Laxmibai was made the leader.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
17. Which is the first Hindi newspaper of India?
18. By whom was the first women's university established in India?
19. In which year were the Arms Act and Vernacular Press Act Passed?
20. In the year 1854, India's first cotton mill was established as spinning mill in ____.
21. Where did the uprising of 1857 start?
22. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of ‘Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur’ by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?
23. The Ryotwari System of revenue collection was implemented in which province of British India?
24. 'The Deccan Sabha' was founded by which of the following nationalists?
25. ____ was the Mughal emperor during the revolt of 1857.
26. The Vernacular Press Act was enacted during the reign of which viceroy of India?
27. In the context of colonial India, the Hartog committee report is related to which of the following fields.
28. Wood's Despatch was about
29. Who was the organizer of the revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
30. Who led the 1857 Revolt in Bihar?
31. Who was the Mughal emperor during the 1857 revolt in India?
32. In which year did the Sepoy Mutiny end?
33. Whose proclamation of November 1, 1858 declared that thereafter India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State?
34. In which of the following cities is the tomb of Rani of Jhansi situated?
35. Who introduced Ryotwari System in India?
36. During the 1857 Uprising, who among the following took up the leadership at Faizabad?
37. Where was Mangal Pandey hanged on 29 March 1857?
38. Zamindari system was Introduced by _____in 1793.
39. Begum Hazrat Mahal is associated with which of the following revolts of India?
40. The Hindu College was established in Banaras in –––––––––.
41. Which Education Commission had argued that European education would uplift the moral character of Indians?
42. Who introduced Western education?
43. Which Mughal ruler contributed to the rebellion of 1857?
44. Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by
45. Which is the first newspaper of India?
46. Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?
47. Who devised the Mahalwari Settlement?
48. Alluri Sitaram Raju was a tribal freedom fighter from state of India.
49. Which of the following battles did Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah fight, defeating the forces under Henry Lawrence?
50. When was a comprehensive despatch on education called Wood's Despatch on education sent?
