SSC CGL History – Advent of Europeans & British Expansion – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL History – Advent of Europeans & British Expansion – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 questions, subject: History & Culture of India. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Assertion–ReasonAssertion (A): The Battle of Buxar was more decisive than the Battle of Plassey.
Reason (R): At Buxar the English defeated the combined forces of the Nawab of Bengal, the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal emperor.

Correct Answer: C [Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both true; defeating three powers together (not a palace plot) is why Buxar was decisive.

2.  
Assertion–ReasonAssertion (A): Awadh was annexed in 1856 under the Doctrine of Lapse.
Reason (R): Dalhousie annexed Awadh on the ground of misgovernment.

Correct Answer: C [A is false but R is true]

Explanation:

A false (not lapse); R true – misgovernment was the stated ground.

3.  
Two-stepThe Governor-General who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance was in office during which war?

Correct Answer: B [Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]

Explanation:

Subsidiary Alliance → Wellesley (1798–1805) → Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799).

4.  
Chronological orderArrange the annexations under the Doctrine of Lapse in order:
1. Satara
2. Jhansi
3. Baghat
4. Nagpur

Correct Answer: A [1, 3, 2, 4]

Explanation:

Satara (1848) → Baghat (1850) → Jhansi (1853) → Nagpur (1854).

5.  
Data tableTerms: Wellesley 1798–1805; Lord Hastings 1813–1823; Dalhousie 1848–1856; Cornwallis 1786–1793. Who had the longest term?

Correct Answer: D [Lord Hastings (10 years)]

Explanation:

1823 − 1813 = 10; Dalhousie 8; Wellesley 7; Cornwallis 7.

6.  
Spot My Mistake“Lord Hastings ended the Anglo-Burmese War by the Treaty of Sugauli (1816).” Which change corrects it?

Correct Answer: B [Replace Anglo-Burmese with Anglo-Nepal]

Explanation:

Sugauli (1816) ended the Anglo-Nepal War; Yandabo (1826) the First Anglo-Burmese War.

7.  
Match the followingMatch the term with its meaning:
Term: P. Permanent Settlement Q. Ryotwari R. Mahalwari S. Diwani (1765)
Meaning / settled with: 1. zamindars 2. ryot 3. right to collect revenue 4. village community

Correct Answer: A [P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3]

Explanation:

Permanent Settlement – zamindars; Ryotwari – ryot; Mahalwari – village community; Diwani (1765) – right to collect revenue.

8.  
Diagram-basedIn the figure, which group of wars lasted the longest from first to last year?

Correct Answer: C [Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775–1818)]

Explanation:

Spans: Maratha 43 years, Mysore 32, Carnatic 17, Sikh 4.

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