46. Nadir Shah invaded India during the period of:
(a) Mohammad Shah
(b) Akbar Shah II
(c) Shah Alam I
(d) Bahadur Shah
Answer:
(a) Mohammad Shah
Explanation:
The Persian ruler Nader Shah invaded the Mughal Empire in 1739, defeating Emperor Muhammad Shah “Rangeela” at the Battle of Karnal before sacking Delhi.
47. Which of the following newspapers is not associated with Gandhiji?
(a) Indian Opinion
(b) Young India
(c) Navjeevan
(d) Kesari
Answer:
(d) Kesari
Explanation:
“Kesari” was a prominent Marathi newspaper founded in 1881 by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, not Mahatma Gandhi.
48. In South India, poligarswere:
(a) Zamindars / feudal lords
(b) Peasants
(c) Military officers
(d) Craftsmen
Answer:
(a) Zamindars / feudal lords
Explanation:
The Poligars (Palaiyakkarars) were a class of territorial administrative and military governors/feudal lords in South India appointed by the Nayaka rulers.
49. Roytwarisystem was first introduced in:
(a) Bengal
(b) North India
(c) Central India
(d) South India
Answer:
(d) South India
Explanation:
The Ryotwari land revenue system was devised by Thomas Munro and first implemented extensively in the Madras Presidency of South India.
50. Annexation of Awadh in 1856 took place during the period of:
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Curzon
Answer:
(a) Lord Dalhousie
Explanation:
Governor-General Lord Dalhousie annexed the Kingdom of Awadh in 1856 under the pretext of internal misgovernance.
