BA Third Year (Sem 5 & 6) History – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali?
Chapter 1: India in the 18th Century: The Peshwas and Maratha Expansion
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Answer: B. 1761
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on 14 January 1761; the Marathas under Sadashivrao Bhau were defeated by Abdali.In the Battle of Plassey (1757), Robert Clive and the East India Company defeated which ruler?
Chapter 3: Expansion of British Power
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Answer: D. Siraj-ud-Daulah
At Plassey (1757) Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, helped by Mir Jafar's betrayal.Who introduced the Permanent Settlement of land revenue in Bengal in 1793?
Chapter 4: Economic Policies of the East India Company: Land Revenue and De-industrialisation
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Answer: A. Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement (1793), fixing revenue permanently with the zamindars.On 10 May 1857, the sepoys rose in revolt at which cantonment, starting the main outbreak of the Revolt of 1857?
Chapter 7: The Revolt of 1857
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Answer: C. Meerut
The sepoys at Meerut revolted on 10 May 1857 and marched to Delhi, proclaiming Bahadur Shah Zafar emperor.Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873?
Chapter 8: Social and Religious Reform Movements
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Answer: B. Mahatma Jotirao Phule
Mahatma Jotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in Pune (1873) to fight caste inequality and work for the lower castes.Which Viceroy carried out the Partition of Bengal in 1905, which led to the Swadeshi Movement?
Chapter 11: Moderates, Extremists and the Swadeshi Movement
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Answer: A. Lord Curzon
Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905; the protest against it began the Swadeshi and Boycott movement.Separate electorates for Muslims were first introduced by which Act?
Chapter 12: Constitutional Reforms: Acts of 1909, 1919 and 1935
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Answer: D. Indian Councils Act, 1909
The Indian Councils Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms) first gave Muslims separate electorates.In which year did Gandhiji begin the Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha), launching the Civil Disobedience Movement?
Chapter 13: The Gandhian Era
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Answer: C. 1930
Gandhiji set out from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 and broke the salt law at Dandi on 6 April 1930.Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha (1927) to win the right to use water from which tank?
Chapter 16: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Social Justice
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Answer: B. Chavdar Tale
In March 1927 Dr. Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha to assert the right of untouchables to drink water from the Chavdar Tale.On which date was the state of Maharashtra formed, after the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement?
Chapter 20: The Samyukta Maharashtra Movement
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Answer: A. 1 May 1960
Maharashtra came into being on 1 May 1960 with Mumbai as its capital; the day is celebrated as Maharashtra Din.
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