Free SSC Modern History Practice Set:-2

Free SSC Modern History Practice Set and strengthen your preparation for SSC 2025. This set includes important MCQs based on freedom struggle, reforms, and British rule in India. Perfect for revision and mock test practice!

Free SSC Modern History Practice Set- 2

Best Modern History 50 MCQ

Q1: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

a) Mughal dynasty
b) Maratha dynasty
c) Adil Shahi dynasty
d) Nizam Shahi dynasty
Answer: b) Maratha dynasty

Q2: Who was known as the Second founder of the Maratha Empire?

a) Shivaji
b) Baji Rao I
c) Balaji Vishwanath
d) Shahu
Answer: b) Baji Rao I

Q3: Bajirao I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

a) Mughal dynasty
b) Maratha (Peshwa) dynasty
c) Nizam Shahi dynasty
d) Adil Shahi dynasty
Answer: b) Maratha (Peshwa) dynasty

Q4: Pune was once known as the capital of

a) Marathas
b) Mughals
c) Hoysalas
d) Pallavas
Answer: a) Marathas (Mock Test Now)

Q5: Baji Rao II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty?

a) Mughal dynasty
b) Maratha (Peshwa) dynasty
c) Mysore dynasty
d) Sikh dynasty
Answer: b) Maratha (Peshwa) dynasty

Q6: In the year _, the Maratha Empire ceased to exist with the surrender of the Marathas to the British, ending the Third Anglo-Maratha War.

a) 1803
b) 1818
c) 1828
d) 1857
Answer: b) 1818

Q7: The council of Ministers during the time of Shivaji Maharaj was known as:

a) Ashtapradhan
b) Navratnas
c) Ashtadiggajas
d) Sapta Rishi
Answer: a) Ashtapradhan

Q8: Which of the following options was the capital during the rule of Tipu Sultan?

a) Mysore
b) Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)
c) Bangalore
d) Chitradurga
Answer: b) Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)

Q9: The second Anglo-Mysore war ended with the signing of which of the following treaties?

a) Treaty of Seringapatam
b) Treaty of Mangalore
c) Treaty of Madras
d) Treaty of Salbai
Answer: b) Treaty of Mangalore

Q10: In the 18th century, the British fought –––––– wars with the Mysore rulers.

a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
Answer: c) Four

Q11: Which of the following places was ruled by the Wodeyar dynasty?

a) Mysore
b) Hyderabad
c) Travancore
d) Awadh
Answer: a) Mysore

Q12: During the rule of Tipu Sultan, which was the capital city of his state Mysore?

a) Mysore
b) Bangalore
c) Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)
d) Shivamogga
Answer: c) Seringapatam (Srirangapatna)

Q13: Tipu Sultan and British East India Company signed the Treaty of Mangalore in the year___.

a) 1780
b) 1784
c) 1792
d) 1799
Answer: b) 1784

Q14: According to the treaty of Srirangapatam, which of the following was ceded to the British?

a) Malabar, Dindigul, and Baramahal
b) Coorg and Bellary
c) Canara and Guntur
d) Coimbatore and Salem
Answer: a) Malabar, Dindigul, and Baramahal

Q15: Who was defeated by the Britishers at the Battle of Srirangapatnam in 1799?

a) Hyder Ali
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Dondiagh Wagh
d) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
Answer: b) Tipu Sultan (Mock Test Now)

Q16: Tipu Sultan lost his life in the…………Anglo-Mysore War.

a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
Answer: d) Fourth

Q17: Who ruled Mysore under a subsidiary alliance with the British after the defeat of Tipu Sultan at the Battle of Seringapatam?

a) A descendant of Tipu Sultan
b) The Wodeyar dynasty
c) The Nizam of Hyderabad
d) A British resident
Answer: b) The Wodeyar dynasty

Q18: Tipu Sultan was also known as the Lion of

a) Mysore
b) Bengal
c) Delhi
d) Awadh
Answer: a) Mysore

Q19: The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between the British East India Company and __.

a) Hyder Ali
b) Tipu Sultan
c) The Nizam of Hyderabad
d) The Marathas
Answer: b) Tipu Sultan

Q20: Who was the Governor General of Bengal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war?

a) Warren Hastings
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: b) Lord Cornwallis

Q21: Who founded the independent state of Bengal?

a) Alivardi Khan
b) Murshid Quli Khan
c) Siraj-ud-Daulah
d) Mir Jafar
Answer: b) Murshid Quli Khan

Q22: Who led the English Army in the Battle of Buxar?

a) Robert Clive
b) Hector Munro
c) Warren Hastings
d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: b) Hector Munro

Q23: Mir Qasim’s name is associated with which of the following battles of India?

a) Battle of Plassey
b) Battle of Buxar
c) Battle of Wandiwash
d) Battle of Seringapatam
Answer: b) Battle of Buxar

Q24: Chandanagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from ––– the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.

a) Murshid Quli Khan
b) Shaista Khan
c) Alivardi Khan
d) Siraj-ud-Daulah
Answer: b) Shaista Khan

Q25: Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from _____the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.

a) Murshid Quli Khan
b) Shaista Khan
c) Alivardi Khan
d) Siraj-ud-Daulah
Answer: b) Shaista Khan

Q26: In which of the following years was the Diwani of Bengal transferred to the East India Company?

a) 1757
b) 1764
c) 1765
d) 1772
Answer: c) 1765

Q27: Who was made the Nawab of Bengal following the Battle of Plassey?

a) Mir Jafar
b) Mir Qasim
c) Siraj-ud-Daulah
d) Alivardi Khan
Answer: a) Mir Jafar

Q28: Alivardi Khan was a Nawab of __.

a) Awadh
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengal
d) Carnatic
Answer: c) Bengal

Q29: Who became the Nawab of Bengal after Alivardi Khan?

a) Mir Jafar
b) Mir Qasim
c) Siraj-ud-Daulah
d) Najm-ud-Daulah
Answer: c) Siraj-ud-Daulah

Q30: One of the main reasons for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey was that the forces led by _ _ _ _ _, one of his commanders who never fought the battle.

a) Mir Madan
b) Mohanlal
c) Mir Jafar
d) Rai Durlabh
Answer: c) Mir Jafar (Mock Test Now)

Q31: Battle of Plassey was fought in ………..

a) 1757
b) 1761
c) 1764
d) 1765
Answer: a) 1757

Q32: Mir Madan and Mohanlal are associated with:

a) Battle of Buxar
b) Battle of Plassey
c) Battle of Wandiwash
d) Battle of Seringapatam
Answer: b) Battle of Plassey

Q33: Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the Battle of Plassey?

a) Alamgir II
b) Shah Alam II
c) Muhammad Shah
d) Bahadur Shah I
Answer: a) Alamgir II

Q34: Who signed the treaty of Alinagar with the British?

a) Mir Jafar
b) Siraj-ud-Daulah
c) Mir Qasim
d) Alivardi Khan
Answer: b) Siraj-ud-Daulah

Q35: Which of the following battles were fought in 1764?

a) Battle of Plassey
b) Battle of Buxar
c) Battle of Wandiwash
d) Third Battle of Panipat
Answer: b) Battle of Buxar

Q36: In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?

a) 1757
b) 1761
c) 1764
d) 1765
Answer: c) 1764

Q37: When did Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam sign treaties at Allahabad with Robert Clive?

a) 1757
b) 1764
c) 1765
d) 1772
Answer: c) 1765

Q38: The Treaty of Lahore was Signed in 1846 between the British empire and –––––.

a) Maratha Empire
b) Sikh Empire
c) Mysore Kingdom
d) Awadh State
Answer: b) Sikh Empire

Q39: The British annexed Punjab after defeating the Sikhs in the Anglo-Sikh War in the year……

a) 1846
b) 1849
c) 1857
d) 1860
Answer: b) 1849

Q40: ___ is well-known for the golden beautification of the Harmandir Sahib Gurudwara in Amritsar, famously known as the Golden temple.

a) Guru Ram Das
b) Guru Arjan Dev
c) Guru Gobind Singh
d) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Answer: d) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Q41: The Sikh Empire was founded by which of the following Indian rulers?

a) Guru Nanak Dev
b) Guru Gobind Singh
c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
d) Banda Bahadur
Answer: c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Q42: What was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s kingdom?

a) Amritsar
b) Lahore
c) Patiala
d) Multan
Answer: b) Lahore

Q43: Who among the following was the first Person to discuss poverty line in pre-independent India?

a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) R.C. Dutt
c) M.G. Ranade
d) G.K. Gokhale
Answer: a) Dadabhai Naoroji

Q44: The Ryotwari Settlement, in which cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was primarily introduced in which of the following provinces?

a) Bengal and Bihar
b) Punjab and North-West Provinces
c) Madras and Bombay Presidencies
d) Awadh and Mysore
Answer: c) Madras and Bombay Presidencies

Q45: There are two statements in the question, the first being Assertion (A) and the second being Reason (R). Use them to choose the right option.
Assertion (A): The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal in 1793.
Reason (R): It aimed to stabilize revenue collection and create a loyal class of zamindars.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Q46: Who introduced the Zamindari Settlement as a measure of land revenue administration?

a) Lord William Bentinck
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Hastings
Answer: b) Lord Cornwallis (Mock Test Now)

Q47: The Ryotwari system of revenue collection started by the British in India was based on –.

a) Landlords as owners
b) Village communities as owners
c) Direct settlement with cultivators
d) Intermediate revenue farmers
Answer: c) Direct settlement with cultivators

Q48: The first train inaugurated in 1853 was between which two stations?

a) Calcutta to Raniganj
b) Bombay to Thane
c) Madras to Arcot
d) Delhi to Agra
Answer: b) Bombay to Thane

Q49: In which of the following years were the Mont-Ford Reforms report presented by the British colonial government in India?

a) 1909
b) 1919
c) 1935
d) 1947
Answer: b) 1919

Q50: Where was the first jute mill set up at Kolkata in 1859?

a) Serampore
b) Rishra
c) Barrackpore
d) Howrah
Answer: b) Rishra

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