SSC Modern History Set- 3
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 11/09/2026
1. Which of the following battles did Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah fight, defeating the forces under Henry Lawrence?
2. In which year were the Arms Act and Vernacular Press Act Passed?
3. Which Mughal ruler contributed to the rebellion of 1857?
4. When was the Permanent Settlement introduced by the East India Company?
5. During the 1857 Uprising, who among the following took up the leadership at Faizabad?
6. The mutiny in which of the following cities marked the beginning of the Revolt of 1857?
7. In 1853, a Railway line was laid connecting Bombay with which city?
8. The Indian Mutiny of 1857 effectively ended in the city of _____.
9. Who among the following was a leader from Allahabad (now Prayagraj) in the revolt against the British in 1857?
10. In which year did the Sepoy Mutiny end?
11. After the Revolt of 1857, which of the following changes was not made in India by the British Government?
12. Who was associated with the establishment of Fergusson college?
13. Which Education Commission had argued that European education would uplift the moral character of Indians?
14. Which of the following viceroys appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882?
15. Who among the following was NOT associated with the revolt of 1857?
16. Which is the first Hindi newspaper of India?
17. When was a comprehensive despatch on education called Wood's Despatch on education sent?
18. Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by
19. The Sepoy Mutiny in India started from ___.
20. Who devised the Mahalwari Settlement?
21. Which of the following was the most important characteristic of India's trade throughout the colonial period?
22. Which is the first newspaper of India?
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. In which of the following cities is the tomb of Rani of Jhansi situated?
26. Where did the uprising of 1857 start?
27. Who among the following is one of the founders of 'The Hindu' newspaper which was founded in 1878?
28. Which freedom fighter of India led the famous revolt of 1857 (sepoy mutiny) at Lucknow?
29. In the context of colonial India, the Hartog committee report is related to which of the following fields.
30. The Hindu College was established in Banaras in –––––––––.
31. 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?
32. Zamindari system was Introduced by _____in 1793.
33. Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti is celebrated in –– in order to recognise the achievements of Kunwar Singh during the Indian rebellion of 1857.
34. Where was Mangal Pandey hanged on 29 March 1857?
35. Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?
36. Alluri Sitaram Raju was a tribal freedom fighter from state of India.
37. Who led the 1857 Revolt in Bihar?
38. ____ was the Mughal emperor during the revolt of 1857.
39. Who was the Mughal emperor during the 1857 revolt in India?
40. In the year 1854, India's first cotton mill was established as spinning mill in ____.
41. Who introduced Western education?
42. Wood's Despatch was about
43. The Vernacular Press Act was enacted during the reign of which viceroy of India?
44. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of ‘Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur’ by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?
45. By whom was the first women's university established in India?
46. Who was the organizer of the revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
47. Who introduced Ryotwari System in India?
48. 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?
49. Shirts, trousers, skirts etc. were brought to India in the eighteenth century by whom?
50. Begum Hazrat Mahal is associated with which of the following revolts of India?
