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MCQ Questions for Class 12 History Set-3

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1. _______ was the court historian of Akbar.




2. ______ was an important Jins-i-Kamil of Central India.




3. Ahom kings belonged to _______




4. There are _______ daftars (parts) of Ain.




5. _____ coins were more prevalent during the Mughal Empire.




6. Ottoman empire belonged to __________




7. Identify which of the metal was used more often to make coins during the Mughal Empire?




8. During the Mughal Empire, what was Jins-i-Kamil?




9. During the Mughal Empire, how did the Panchayats use the funds available to it?




10. Identify which of the following was not correct in the context of the Mughal Empire.




11. With which of the following methods, Zamindari consolidation was done in the Mughal period?




12. Which of these was a major reason for the higher status of Zamindars in the Mughal empire?




13. Mughals were the descendants (Fatheeside) of




14. The successor of Babur was _________




15. ________ is considered the greatest Mughal Emperor.




16. Mother tongue of the Mughals was _______




17. Asiatic society of Bengal was established in




18. Which of these cities was not the capital of the Mughal Court?




19. Who was requested by Akbar to write the history of earlier times under Babar and Humayun? (а) Gulbadan Begum (b) Abul Fazl (c) Abdus Samad Lahori (d) None of these




20. _________ was a scriptorium where the emperor’s collection of manuscripts was preserved.




21. Urdu is the mixture of which of the following languages?




22. Which of the following statement is/are correct? (1) Jahanara was the daughter of Shah Jahan. (2) Abul Fazl was the Prime Minister of Akbar. (3) Badshahnama was written by Shah Jahan. (4) Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Babur.




23. Which Mughal emperor made Persian the court language?




24. When was the permanent settlement introduced in Bengal?




25. Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?




26. When was Fifth Report introduced in the British Parliament?




27. Lije of Paharias of Rajmahal completely dependent upon _______




28. Who among the following emerged as a danger for Paharis?




29. Daniin-i-koh was formed for ________




30. _______ was the major source of cotton for the British till 1862.




31. Damin-i-Koh was the area demarcated for the tribe.




32. Consider the following options. 1. The fifth report submitted to the British Parliament in 1813 AD. 2. Jotedars were quite powerful. 3. Santhals were a great danger to Paharis. 4. No Zamindari was auctioned in Bengal.




33. Consider the following statements: 1. Permanent settlement was introduced in 1793 AD. 2. Jotedarswere quite powerful. 3. All the Zamindars paid their dues very easily. 4. The ryots came to see the moneylenders as devious and deceitful.




34. Consider the following events: 1. Introduction of Permanent settlement 2. American Civil war 3. Fifth report in the British Parliament 4. Santhals arrived in the hilly area of Rajmahal The correct Çhronological order of these events is:




35. From where did the revolt of 1857 start?




36. Who was forced to lead the revolt?




37. Who led the revolt at Kanpur?




38. Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of _______




39. Birjis Qadr was the younger son of ________




40. Awadh was annexed into the British empire in _________




41. Awadh and Satara were captured under ________




42. Consider the following events: 1. Abolition of sati 2. Passing of Widow Remarriage Act. 3. The beginning of the revolt 4. Queen’s Proclamation. The correct chronological order of these events is:




43. Consider the following events: 1. Soldiers revolted at Meerut. 2. Bahadur Shah Zafar declared the leader of Barker. 3. Awadh was captured by the British. 4. Relief of Lucknow was painted by Thomas Jones Barker. Write these events in correct chronological order




44. Indicate which of the following is not correct:




45. Consider the following statements: 1. Rumours played a great role in the revolt of 1857 A.D. 2. Peshwa Baji Rao II adopted Nana Saheb as his son. 3. The British had no answer to the action of the rebels during the months of May and June in 1857 A.D. 4. Awadh was a major centre of revolt in 1857 A.D.




46. Which of these was the reason for Nana Saheb’s joining the revolt of 1857?




47. Bombay was given to the company in ________




48. First census survey was held in _________




49. Civil lines were established for the ________




50. Madras, among the British population, was known as _________