Test Papers

383. Who was the Peshwa when the Third Battle of Panipat (1761 AD.) was fought between the Marathas and the Afghans?
(a) Balaji Baji Rao
(b) Baji Rao
(c) Narayan Rao
(d) Madho Rao
384. Nana Saheb was a title associated with
(a) Balaji Viswanath
(b) Baji Rao I
(c) Baji Rao II
(d) Madho Rao
385. Match the following.
A Bhonsle 1. Indore
B. Gaekwar 2. Berar
C. Holkar 3. Poona
D. Scindhia 4. Baroda
5. Gwalior
(a) A-2, B-4, C-l, D-5 (b) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-4, B-5, C-3, D-2 (d) A-I, B-4, C-3, D-2
386. (A): Shivaji failed to establish an
enduring Maratha state.
(R): The condition of the Maratha society in the sixteenth cen­tury was such that it could be reformed only by a long, patient al1d sustained effort.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct
and (R) explains (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct
but (R) does not explain (A)
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is incor­
rect
(d) (A) is incorrect but (R) is
correct
387. (A): The foundation of the Maratha confederacy was laid during the first half of the eighteenth century.
(R): The object of the Maratha confederacy was to get rid of the Peshwa.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct
and (R) explains (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct
but (R) does not explain (A)
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is incor­
rect
(d) (A) is incorrect but (R) is
correct
388. The Maratha confederacy was virtually dissolved after the
(a) death of Baji Rao I
(b) Third Battle of Panipat
(c) death of Balaji Baji Rao
(d) death of Madho Rao 1
389. Who said the following lines: "Let us strike at the trunk of the with­ering tree. and the branches will fall by themselves"?
(a) Baji Rao I
(b) Shivaji
(c) Balaji Viswanath (d) Nana Phadnavis
390. Shivaji created a (a) Hindu State
(b) theocracy
(c) secular state (d) democratic state
391. The European country that was the first to establish trade rela­tions with India in modern times was
(a) Portugal (b) Denmark
(c) Austria (d) France
392. From whom was Goa acquired by Albuquerque?
(a) Bidar
(b) Bijapur
(c) Golconda
(d) Ahmadnagar
393. Which of the following statements is false with regard to the Dutch interest and activities in India?
I. They did not get involved in
politics or cultural contacts.
II. They became the carriers of
trade between India and the
islands of the Far East.
III. Many attempts were made by them to monopolise the chan­nels of trade between India
and the west. .
IV. They treated the local inhab­itants badly and exploited
them.
(a) I and II (b) I, II and IV
(c) I and IV (d) III and IV
394. The battle of 'Swally Hole' was fought between which
of the following countries?
I. Portugal II. Netherlands
III. France IV. Britain
(a) I and II (b) II and III (c) I and IV (d) III and IV
395. Calicoes stood for Indian
(a) indigo (b) cotton
(c) spices (d) textile
396. The term 'Interlopers' was used by
.the
(a) Dutch (b) Danish
(c) French (d) English
397. Who was the founder of the French East India Company?
(a) Dumas (b) Colbert
(c) Dupleix (d) De La Haye

398. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The Portuguese power was
not organised on commercial' lines.
(b) The 'Blue Water' policy is associated with Alfonso de Albuquerque.
(c) The Zamorin was the King of
Cali cut.
(d) The lease of Madras in 1639
was obtained by the English
from the ruler of Chandragiri.
399. Match the following.
A Pondicherry 1. Danish
B. Goa 2 Dutch
C. Tranquebar 3. English D. Nagapattinam 4. Portuguese
5. French
(a) A-5, B-4, C-l, D-2 (b) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l (d) A-3, B-4, C-l, D-2
400. Which of the following decisive battles was fought during the Third Carnatic War between the English and the French?
(a) Wandiwash
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Chandranagore
(d) Arcot
401. With which of the following do we associate the First Carnatic War?
(a) The Seven Years' War
(b) The War of Roses
(c) The Austro-Prussian War (d) The Austrian War of Succes­
sion
402. The Third Carnatic War ended with the Treaty of
(a) Paris ­
(b) Bassein
(c) Aix-Ia-Chapelle
(d) Surat
403. Which of the following are the causes of the Battle of Plassey?
I. The English were hatching a plot to overthrow the Nawab of Bengal
II. The fortification of Fort Wil­liam by the English
III. The 'Black Hole' episode in which many people died
IV. Dispute over the trade policy of the English
(a) I and II (b) I, II and III
(c) I and IV (d) I and III