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