SSC Modern History Set- 1
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 01/07/2025
1.
In the Battle of Swally (1612) the British fought against the ..........
2.
The British East India Company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year ______.
3.
The East India Company acquired a charter from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I, granting it the sole right to trade with the East in the year:
4.
The first Europeans to come to India were :
5.
Who among the following built the first European fort in India in the year 1503?
6.
Who among the following was the first viceroy of the Portuguese state of India?
7.
For how many years did the British rulers rule India?
8.
What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purandar in 1665?
9.
Who among the following led the Battle of Buxar on behalf of British East India company?
10.
English East India company acquired Diwani of Bengal in –––––––.
11.
In which of the following years did the East India Company abolish the diarchy system of Bengal?
12.
The East India Company sent Captain William Hawkins to the court of Emperor ___ in 1608 to seek permission to open a factory at Surat.
13.
Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?
14.
Representatives of the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company signed the 'Treaty of Salbai' in which year?
15.
In which year was the Battle of Saragarhi fought?
16.
In which of the following years was the third Battle of Panipat fought?
17.
In which year was the East India Company incorporated for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India?
18.
Who were the first among the following to establish trade relations with India?
19.
The..........commercial companies set up their base in India during the Mughal Empire at Masulipatnam in 1605 :
20.
Where did Vasco da Gama arrive in India in 1498?
21.
Baji Rao I or Baji Rao Ballal was the son of –.
22.
In which year did the Portuguese capture Goa?
23.
The First Carnatic War was fought between the ______ and the ______.
24.
East India Company was established in……..
25.
In which year was the 'Battle of Goa' Fought?
26.
In 1617 the British East India Company was given permission by……….to trade in India.
27.
In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?
28.
The English defeated the………in the battle of Wandiwash.
29.
Who discovered sea route to India?
30.
Which of the following Anglo-Maratha wars resulted in merging the Peshwas territories with the Bombay Presidency?
31.
The Supreme Court was established at Fort William in ____ as the Apex Court in 1774.
32.
Which of the following pairs is associated with the taxation system of the Marathas?
33.
Churches and Convents of Goa were built by?
34.
Who pioneered the guerrilla warfare methods?
35.
In which year did Vasco da Gama land in Calicut (Kozhikode)?
36.
The 'Instrument of Surrender' which ended the Portuguese rule in India was signed on_____.
37.
The British East India Company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year ––––.
38.
The French Revolution, a period that brought far-reaching social and political upheaval in France, began in .................
39.
Which of the following union territories was a Portuguese colony till 1954?
40.
In which year did the French traveller Francois Bernier arrive in India?
41.
In which year the administration of India was handed over to the British monarch by the proclamation of Queen Victoria?
42.
Which of the following pairs is correct regarding the East India Company army?
I. Sawar- Men on horses
II. Musket- A heavy gun used by infantry Soldiers.
43.
Where in India was the first French factory established?
44.
British East India Company defeated the Portuguese in the _____.
45.
Who are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India?
46.
Joseph Francois Dupleix was the Governor General of which of the following East India companies in India?
47.
British achieved political power in India after which of the following?
48.
Which explorer discovered a sea route to India in 1498?
49.
The French commercial companies set up their base in India at ......... in 1673 :
50.
In 1498, who among the following was the first European to sail around Africa and discover a new sea route from Europe to India?
