- 1UPSC CSE I - 2025Consider the following fruits :
- Papaya
- Pineapple
- Guava
How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? - 2UPSC CSE I - 2024With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements :
- Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities.
- Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? - 3UPSC CSE I - 2023Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?
- 4UPSC CSE I - 2022With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements :
- The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.
- Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
- The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.
Which of the statements given above are correct ? - 5UPSC CSE I - 2021With reference to Indian history, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State.
- The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire.
- Rohilkhand kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. - 6UPSC CSE I - 2021In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?
- Broach
- Chicacole
- Trichinopoly
Select the correct answer using the code given below. - 7UPSC CSE I - 2021Consider the following statements:
- St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.
- St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.
- The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.
Which of the statements given above are correct? - 8UPSC CSE I - 2020
Which of the following statements correctly explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
- 9UPSC CSE I - 2020
With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:
1. Aurang ―In-charge of treasury of the State 2. Banian ―Indian agent of the East India Company 3. Mirasidar ―Designated revenue payer to the State Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- 10UPSC CSE I - 2020
Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because:
- 11UPSC CSE I - 2019Consider the following statements about 'the Charter Act of 1813' :
- It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
- It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
- The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.
Which of the statements given above are correct? - 12UPSC CSE I - 2018The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
- 13UPSC CSE I - 2018Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ?
- 14UPSC CSE I - 2017Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ?
- Lord Cornwallis
- Alexander Read
- Thomas Munro
Select the correct answer using the code given below : - 15UPSC CSE I - 2012With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements:
- The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government.
- The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots.
- The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? - 16UPSC CSE I - 2012Consider the following:
- Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops
- Use of mobile cannons in warfare
- Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies
Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English? - 17UPSC CSE I - 2011The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions ?
- 18UPSC CSE I - 2010
By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such a regulation?
- 19UPSC CSE I - 2010
With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements:
- The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
- The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
- The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 20UPSC CSE I - 2010
Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
- 21UPSC CSE I - 2009
With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
- 22UPSC CSE I - 2008
During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
- 23UPSC CSE I - 2007
The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
- 24UPSC CSE I - 2007
Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
- 25UPSC CSE I - 2007
The First Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
- 26UPSC CSE I - 2007
Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
- 27UPSC CSE I - 2006
In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
- 28UPSC CSE I - 2005
Which one of the following is the correct statement?
- 29UPSC CSE I - 2005
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?
- 30UPSC CSE I - 2004
Consider the following princely States of the British rule in India:
- Jhansi
- Sambalpur
- Satara
The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is:
- 31UPSC CSE I - 2004
Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule:
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Chelmsford
- Lord Hardinge
- Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
- 32UPSC CSE I - 2004
Consider the following statements:
- In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
- Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
- Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 33UPSC CSE I - 2004
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- 34UPSC CSE I - 2004
Match List-I (New names of the Countries) with List-II (Old names of the Countries) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II A. Benin 1. Nyasaland B. Belize 2. Basutoland C. Botswana 3. Bechuanaland D. Malawi 4. British Honduras 5 Dohomey - 35UPSC CSE I - 2003
How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandarshah’s reign, come to an early end?
- 36UPSC CSE I - 2003
With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?
- 37UPSC CSE I - 2003
The following item consists of two statements: one labelled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these. two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an emperor far away from his capital.
Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier. - 38UPSC CSE I - 2003
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- 39UPSC CSE I - 2003
In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at:
- 40UPSC CSE I - 2003
With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not Correct?
- 41UPSC CSE I - 2002
With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
- 42UPSC CSE I - 2002
With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List-I -(Person) with List-II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Person) List-II (Events) A. Macdonald 1. Doctrine of Lapse B. Linlithgo 2. Communal Award C. Dalhousie 3. August Offer D. Chelmsford 4. Dyarchy Codes:
- 43UPSC CSE I - 2001
Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars are required' to issue pattas to the fanners which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was:
- 44UPSC CSE I - 2001
Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?
- 45UPSC CSE I - 2001
Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated Bhagavad-Gita into English?
- 46UPSC CSE I - 2001
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List-I (Period) List-II 1. AD 1767-69 First Anglo-Maratha War 2. AD 1790-92 Third Mysore War 3. AD 1824-26 First Anglo-Burmese War 4. AD 1845-46 Second Sikh War Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes: - 47UPSC CSE I - 2000
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I List II I. Land allotted to big feudal landlords A) Jagirdari System II. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors B) Ryotwari System III. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift or sell C) Mahalwari System IV. Revenue settlements made at village level D) Zamindari System - 48UPSC CSE I - 2000
The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of
- 49UPSC CSE I - 1999
At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors General kept the British flag flying high in India?
- 50UPSC CSE I - 1999
The Governor-General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was:
- 51UPSC CSE I - 1999
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Year) List-II (Event) A. 1775 1. First Anglo-Burmese War B. 1780 2. First Anglo-Afghan War C. 1824 3. First Anglo-Maratha War D. 1838 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War - 52UPSC CSE I - 1997
Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs?
- 53UPSC CSE I - 1996
‘You might see a few curious Danes around, but that is because—it used to be a Danish outpost. This quaint town with its fort and a beautiful church, the New Jerusalem, empty streets and deserted beach front is a quaint gem.’ The place referred to in this quotation lies on the:
- 54UPSC CSE I - 1996
Consider the map given below: The dotted (broken) line in the map is the:
- 55UPSC CSE I - 1996
Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?