India on the Eve of British Conquest

1. With reference to Mughal India, what

is/are the difference/differences between

Jagirdar and Zamindar?(upsc /IAS2019)

1) Jagirdars were holders of land assignments

in lieu of judicial and police duties, where

asZamindars were holders of revenue rights

without obligation to perform any duty other

than revenue collection.

2) Land assignments to Jagirdars were

hereditary and revenue rights of Zamindars

were not hereditary.

Select the correct answer using the code

given below.

2. What was the immediate reason for

Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and

fight the Third Battle of Panipat?(upsc /IAS2011)

3. Consider the following statements(upsc /IAS 2004)
1) In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah
Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
2) Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-
Mysore War
3) Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the
English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-uddaulahin
the Battle of Plassey
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?

4. Which one of the following statements is

NOT correct? (upsc /IAS2003)

5. A: Shah Alam II spent the initial years as

an Emperor outside Delhi.

R: There was always a lurking danger of

foreign invasion from the north-west

frontier. (upsc /IAS2003)

6. How did the Mughal emperor Jahandar

Shah’s reign come to an early end? (upsc /IAS2003)

7. Who among the following Indian rulers

established embassies in foreign countries

on modern lines? (upsc /IAS2001)

8. The ruler of which one of the following

States was removed from power by the

British on the pretext of mis governance?

(upsc /IAS2007)

9. Which one of the following is the correct

chronological order of the battles fought

in India in the 18th Century? (upsc /IAS2005)

10. Which of the following pairs are correctly

matched? (upsc /IAS2004)

List – I (War) List – II

(Period)

1. First Anglo – Maratha War 1. AD 1767-69
2. Third Mysore War 2. AD 1790-92
3. First Anglo – Burmese War 3. AD 1824-26
4. Second Sikh War 4. AD 1845-46

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below:

11. Which one of the following statements

does not apply to the system of

Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord

Wellesley?(2018)

12. Consider the following Princely States of

the British rule in India: (upsc /IAS2004)

1) Jhansi

2) Sambalpur

3) Satara

The correct chronological order in which

they were annexed by the British is

13. Consider the following Princely States of

the British rule in India: (upsc /IAS2004)

1) Jhansi

2) Sambalpur

3) Satara

The correct chronological order in which

they were annexed by the British is