General Studies MCQ -40

Dear Aspirants,

General Studies MCQs are the basic part of Himachal competitive exams. It is helpful to HPSSSB, and State Banks Exams. It is a series of General knowledge  MCQ (including Indian History MCQs, Static gk) also help in the National level examination, Sainik School, NDA, and army exams, etc.

Q1. Which of the following Acts acknowledged for the first time the state’s responsibility in the promotion of education?
(A) Government of India Act of 1858
(B) Charter Act of 1853
(C) Charter Act of 1833
(D) Charter Act of 1813

Q2. Which of the following was the most outstanding leader of 1857 revolt ?
(A) Nana Saheb of Kanpur
(B) Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
(C) Khan Bahadur of Bareilly
(D) Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur

Q3. Which of the following was the first Europeans to set up trading settlements in India?
(A) French
(B) Portuguese
(C) Spanish
(D) Dutch

Q4. Who of the following captured Goa for the portuguese in 1510 ?
(A) Sir Thomas Roe
(B) Duplex
(C) Vasco-da-Gama
(D) Albuquerque

Q5. Which of the following two Europeans were involved in the battle of Wandiwash in 1760 ?
(A) French and British
(B) Dutch and British
(C) Portuguese and British
(D) Portuguese and Spanish

Q6. One of the important civil reforms introduced by Lord Clive in India was :
(A) land revenue system
(B) agricultural land re-measured
(C) stopped private trade of servants of East India Company in India
(D) changed tax structure

Q7. The English East India Company’s first presidency in India was at
(A) Hooghly
(B) Madras
(C) Surat
(D) Masulipatnam

Q8. The duplex was the ablest governor of the
(A) Dutch East India Company
(B) French East India Company
(C) English East India Company
(D) Portuguese East India Company

Q9. The battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between :
(A) Tipu Sultan and East India Company
(B) Haider Ali and East India Company
(C) Siraj-ud-Daulah and East India Company
(D) Mir Qasim, Siraj-ud-Daulah and East India Company

Q10. Which of the following was twice made the Nawab of Bengal by the East India Company?
(A) Siraj-ud-Daulah
(B) Shah Alam II
(C) Mir Qasim
(D) Mir Jafar