14000+ MCQs Modern History (Rise of New States)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 03/05/2026
3. At which place did Tipu Sultan establish his capital?
4. Who considered Tipu’s Mysore as "the most simple and despotic monarchy in the world"?
5. Who was the first South Indian ruler to defeat British armies?
6. After which war was the Kohinoor diamond taken and eventually studded in the British crown?
7. Which city was developed as a full-fledged capital city by Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula?
8. Consider the following statements.
I. The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) was fought during the reign of Lord Dalhousie.
II. The Battle of Chillianwala (1849) was fought during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
Which of the above mentioned statement/s is/are correct?
9. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in
10. The work Siyar-Ul-Mutakherin which describes the Battle of Plassey, 1757 was written by
11. Guru Amar Das was the contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
12. Where is the Battlefield of Plassey situated?
13. Match the following (Nawab of Awadh and Reign).
| List I (Nawab of Awadh) | List II (Reign) |
| A. Saadat Ali Khan I (Burhan-ul-Mulk) | 1. 1722–1739 |
| B. Safdar Jang | 2. 1739–1754 |
| C. Shuja-ud-Daula | 3. 1754–1775 |
| D. Asaf-ud-Daula | 4. 1775–1797 |
14. In which year did Guru Govind Singh found ‘Khalsa’?
15. Who was the last ruler of the Sikh empire?
16. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (Associated Figures and Roles in Bengal Administration)
| List I (Person) | List II (Associated Role) |
| (1) Rai Durlabh | A. Treasures of Nawab of Bengal |
| (2) Jagat Seth | B. Seth of Murshidabad (Banker) |
| (3) Mohammad Raza Khan | C. Diwan of Bihar |
| (4) Shitab Rai | D. Diwan of Bengal |
17. Which state was known as the 'Buffer State' during the British reign?
18. Who was the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith?
19. Between whom were the Carnatic Wars fought?
20. Which of the following was included in the Maharaja Ranjit Singh empire?
21. Which of the following is not correct?
22. The Treaty of Lahore (1846) was signed between
23. Bara Imambara was built in 1784 in Lucknow by
24. Which of the following is the birthplace of Guru Nanak?
25. Assertion (A) The French were defeated by the British in the Third Carnatic War. Reason (R) The Indian rulers did not support the French.
26. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of which state?
27. Which governor established the independent state of Hyderabad during the decline of the Mughal Empire?
28. Which Sikh Guru was publicly killed by Aurangzeb in 1675 for not embracing Islam?
29. At which place was the tenth and the last Guru of Sikh, Guru Govind Singh, born in 1666?
30. The Battle of Plassey was fought between
31. Consider the following statements.
I. Battle of Buxar paved the way for the establishment of British rule in India.
II. Treaty of Allahabad which was held in 1765, helped the British in establishing British rule in Bengal.
Which of the above mentioned statement/s is/are correct?
32. At which place did Tipu Sultan defeat the British in 1780?
33. Which of the following statements regarding the Treaty of Allahabad is not correct?
34. Which of the following statements about the last ruler of Punjab is correct?
35. Who established the powerful kingdom of Bharatpur in 1720?
36. Consider the following statements about Guru Hargovind Singh.
I. He was the seventh of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.
II. He became the Guru at the young age of eleven.
III. He was the son of Guru Arjun Dev.
Choose the correct code.
37. Who founded the Carnatic as an independent state in 1720?
38. The Treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed between
39. Who was the ruler of Delhi during the Battle of Buxar?
40. Who founded the city, Amritsar?
41. Consider the following statements.
I. Tipu had planted the Tree of Liberty in Srirangapatnam and founded the Jacobin Club. II. Fathul Mujahidin is the military manual that was written by Zainul Abedin at the instruction of Tipu Sultan. Which of the following statement is/are correct?
42. Match the following (Carnatic Wars and Participants).
| List I (Event) | List II (Key Participant/Group) |
| A. First Carnatic War | 1. Dupleix |
| B. Second Carnatic War | 2. Muzaffar Jung and Chanda Sahib |
| C. Third Carnatic War | 3. Count de Lally |
| D. Battle of Plassey | 4. Siraj-ud-Daulah |
43. Name the British General who had defeated Haider Ali in the Battle of Porto Novo during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?
44. Who was appointed Deputy Diwan of Murshidabad by Robert Clive after the Allahabad Treaty?
45. Who led the British forces in the decisive Battle of Gujarat during the Second Anglo-Sikh War?
46. What was the main reason for the First Anglo-Mysore War?
47. Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of the Battle of Buxar (1764)?
48. At which of the following places did Haider Ali build a modern Arsenal with the help of the French in 1755?
49. Which of the following is correctly matched?
50. Which Jat leader got the title of ‘Raja’ from Ahmed Shah Abdali?