RRB Modern History Set- 1
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 26/10/2026
1. Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama first came to India via which sea route?
2. Which place was called the "Nursery of the Bengal army"?
3. Which battle was the decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal on 23 June 1757?
4. When under the leadership of La Bourdonnais, French conquered _____. Then the first Carnatic war was fought.
5. Where is the Cape of Good Hope?
6. Who was last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderab
7. ------- was formed to trade with East Indies but at the last its trade was limited to China and Indian subcontinent.
8. In which of the following places did the English open their 'factory' in 1611 on the east coast of India?
9. In the era 1660's, Shivaji used ____ tactics and military strategies to lead a series of attacks.
10. The Treaty of Bassein was signed in which year?
11. When was Goa captured by the Portuguese?
12. Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, was defeated in the Battle of Plassey in the year;
13. The first English Factory of Bengal was set up on the banks of the river ........... in 1651.
14. Who fought to Ahmad Shah Abdali in the third Battle of Panipat?
15. Before the rule of East India Company, India used to export soft clothes made of which fabric?
16. Who was the ruler of India at the inception of East India Company?
17. The Asafi Imambara built by Asaf-ud-Daula, is located in _________.
18. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey?
19. In 1600, ____ empowered the British East India Company to set up trade post in India.
20. The ______ were the first to discover a sea-route to India.
21. In year ____ Vasco-da-Gama was the first European who came to India via sea route.
22. The Treaty of Salbai was signed in ----, which settled the first Anglo-Maratha war?
23. In which century the Portuguese traders came to Goa?
24. Third battle of Panipat took place in the year __.
25. The famous explorer .......... wanted to come to India, but instead landed on the shores of America.
26. Goa was conquered by the ____ in 1510 AD.
27. Shivaji was born in which one of the following fort?
28. In which city of India did the East India Company set up their first trading center?
29. In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?
30. _____ had appointed a council of eight ministers which was named 'Ashtapradhan' the supreme head of civil government.
31. British East India Company was also known by ____.
32. Britishers had captured Punjab in _____.
33. When did Vasco-da Gama come to India?
34. In which year was the East India Company granted 'Diwani rights' (right to collect revenues and decide civil cases of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa) by Mughals?
35. Which place out of the following was Tipu Sultan associated with?
36. In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought?
37. In 1680, ________ son of Shivaji ascended the throne after his success in the war of succession against his brother Rajaram.
38. After the annexation of Awadh in 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned and exiled to___.
39. Several wars were fought between British and India to increase their control in India but which of the following war was not included in them.
40. Queen of England was crowned as Empress of India in ____.
41. In 1662 Portugal had gifted which Indian city to the British King Charles II as a part of the dowry of the sister of the king of Portugal?
42. Who discovered the sea route to India?
43. During the first decade of 20th century. Which place was considered as nerve centre of Indian nationalism?
44. Marathas were lost their power in ____ by being defeated from Ahmad Shah Abdali?
45. East India Company was granted by English Royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I on 31 December ___.
46. When was the French East India Company founded in India?
47. European traders arrived near which Indian city with the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498 AD?
48. Arabian merchants had exported Indian goods through the Red Sea and Mediterranean port in _____ countries.
49. British East India Company established itself during _____ in India.
50. Where was the first British Presidency established in India?
