HISTORY MCQS SET 20

HISTORY MCQS SET 20

191) By which Charter did the English East India Company transform into a joint stock company?
A) Cromwell Charter
B) James-I Charter
C) Charles-I Charte
D) Macartney's Charter
Answer: Cromwell Charter
   
192) The Pindaris helped the Marathas in their Expedition in return of a tax. What was that tax called?
A) Saghota
B) Pattdam
C) Palpatti
D) Baluta
Answer: Palpatti
   
193) Match the following List 1 with List II
               List I                                  List II
( Maratha Kingdom Terms)       (Their Meaning)
1. Kurjapatti Tasstipatti       a. 6% of chauth for Sachiv
2. Babti       b. 25% chauth for the king
3. Sahotra       c. 3% of chauth left at the discretion of king
4. Nadgavunda   d. It was a tax equal to one year's income of a tax-payer levied in the time of financial crisis
A) b c d a
B) d c b a
C) d b a c
D) a b c d
Answer: d b a c
   
194) who informs us that Muhammad Shah was highly negligent to his duties?
A) Rustam AH
B) Mir Ashraf
C) Shariatullah
D) Muhammad Amin
Answer: Rustam AH
   
195) Name the ruler of Travancore who was fluent in English and was also a poet?
A) Markanda Varma
B) Martanda Varma
C) Rama varma
D) Vishnu Varma
Answer: Rama varma

196) Who was the governor of Bengal during 1769-71?
A) Carrier
B) Verelrt
C) Warren Hasting
D) Robert Clive
Answer: Carrier
   
197) How much did the servants of East India Company extract from the province of Bengal between 1757-65 as per the estimation of R.C Dutt?
A) £ 4 million
B) £ 6 million
C) £ 8 million
D) £ 10 million
Answer: £ 6 million
   
198) Who declared in the house of Commons that the government in India by the East India Company was the most corrupt on this Earth?
A) George Wingate
B) Paul Macartier
C) Charles Eliot
D) George Comwell
Answer: George Comwell
   
199) Name the secretary of Board of Commissioner Who in 1819 recommended the survey of land, preparation of land records and settlement of revenue defined village by village?
A) Merttinus Bird
B) G A Haptam
C) Holt Mackenzie
D) R.G Marshal
Answer: Holt Mackenzie
   
200) Who called the revolt of 1857 as the uprising of dissatisfied Zamindars and Samants?
Dr. Tarachand
Bipin Chandra
A.R Desai
Ashok Mehta
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 2 and 4
Answer: 1 and 3