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76 Which of the following is not among the regions where the Britishers had first set up trading posts?

A
Bengal
B
Goa
C
Coromandel Coast
D
Gujarat

77 Which one of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?

A
Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
B
Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
C
Asiatic Society Library
D
Rampur Raza Library

78 The 19th Century reawak-ening in India was confined to the

A
Priestly class
B
Upper middle class
C
Rich peasantry
D
Urban landlords

79 Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century ?

A
Portuguese
B
Dutch
C
The house of Jagat Seth
D
Mulla Abdul Gaffar

80 Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba ?

A
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C
Farrukh Siyar’s Farman, 1717
D
Ibrahim Khan’s Farman, 1690

81 Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo-French rivalry in India ?

A
Battle of Wandiwash
B
Battle of Assaye
C
Battle of Chillianwala
D
Battle of Seringapatam

82 During British rule, who was instrumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency ?

A
Macartney
B
Elphinstone
C
Thomas Munro
D
John Lawrence

83 The former princely state Nahan is part of which State now ?

A
Punjab
B
Haryana
C
Uttarakhand
D
Himachal Pradesh

84 The permanent Land Settlement in Bengal was introduced by which of the following:

A
Warren Hestings
B
Thomas Munro
C
Thomas Reid
D
Lord Cornwallis

85 Which town/city in India has got a tower (minaar) named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah ?

A
Mumbai
B
Aligarh
C
Calicut
D
Guntur

86 Sir Eyre Coote was associated with which of the following?

A
Battle of Ambur
B
Battle of Arcot
C
Battle of Wandiwash
D
Battle of Adyar

87 Who was the governor-general during the Second AngloMysore War?

A
Lord Wellesley
B
Sir John Shore
C
Lord Cornwallis
D
Warren Hastings

88 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I A. Lord Clive B. Lord Wellesley C. Lord Dalhousie D. Lord Curzon List-II 1. Subsidiary Alliance 2. Indian Universities Act 3. Doctrine of Lapse 4. Dual Government in Bengal

A
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
B
A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
C
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
D
A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

89 Land Revenue under Tipu:

A
was mainly collected through revenue officers.
B
was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu
C
was collected by interme-diaries
D
was not allowed to go into the hands of Sultan

90 Who among the following is generally regarded as the pioneer of Local Self-Government in Modern India ?

A
Ripon
B
Lytton
C
Mayo
D
Curzon