MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

  MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :   (MCQ’s) 

1.  In the early twentieth century, only ___________ percent of Indians were living in cities .

(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 25

2.  The most splendid capital of all was built by ____________ .

(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar
(c) Birbal
(d) Humayun

3.  The ___________was among the largest and grandest mosques in India .

(a) Jama Masjid
(b) Lal Qila
(c) Idgah
(d) Dargahs

4.  _____became the imperial city a dusty provincial town in the nineteenth century .

(a) Delhi
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Haryana

5.  ____________ was fully aware of the symbolic importance of Delhi.

(a) The Portuguese
(b) The Dutch
(c) The British
(d) The French

6.  Machlipatnam, Surat and Seringapatam were de-urbanised during the _______.

(a) Nineteenth century
(b) Twentieth century
(c) Eighteenth century
(d) Sixteenth century

7.  The modern capital of India is ____________ .

(a) Delhi
(b) Madras
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay

8.  As many as 14 capital cities were founded on the left bank of the river ________.

(a) Godavari
(b) Kali
(c) Jamuna
(d) Ganga

9.  During Shah Jahan’s time, Delhi was an important centre of ____________ .

(a) Sunni culture
(b) Indian culture
(c) Sulfi culture
(d) Muslim culture

10.  In 1803, the British gained control of Delhi after defeating the ____________ .

(a) Mughals
(b) British
(c) Marathas
(d) Kshatriyas

11.  Indians lived in ____________ of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.

(a) Muddy areas
(b) White areas
(c) Black areas
(d) Sand areas

12.  Delhi remained under rebel control for ____________ months.

(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Six
(d) Five

13.  The British lived in , ___________ .

(a) Muddy areas
(b) White areas
(c) Black areas
(d) Sand areas

14.  The British converted Zinat-ud Masjid into a _________.

(a) Bakery
(b) Factory
(c) Machine depot
(d) Guest house

15.  The British were fully aware of the symbolic importance of ____________.

(a) Calcutta
(b) Bihar
(c) Delhi
(d) Kerala

16.  The Delhi improvement trust was set up in ____________ .

(a) 1936
(b) 1946
(c) 1937
(d) 1957

17.  ___________ organised a Durbar to acknowledge Queen Victoria as the empress of India in 1877.

(a) Viceroy Cornwallis
(b) Viceroy Lytton
(c) Viceroy Mountbatten
(d) Viceroy Dalhousie

18.  ___________ designed the Union building at Pretoria ?

(a) Herbert Baker
(b) Cecil Rhodes
(c) Mirza Galib
(d) Louis XVI .

19. For administrative purposes colonial India was divided into ______

(a) Towns
(b) Presidencies
(c) Colonies
(d) Districts
 
20. An open prayer place of Muslims meant for public prayers and festivals is called _____
(a) Jama Masjid
(b) Lal Qila
(c) Idgah
(d) Dargahs
 
21. A grand historical market of Delhi is the ____
(a) Chandni Chowk
(b) Factory Chowk
(c) Chandni Depot
(d) Chandni house
 
22. ______ became the capital of British India in the year 1911.
 
(a) Calcutta
(b) Bihar
(c) Delhi
(d) Kerala
 
23. The festival of flowers is called  _______
(a) Gulfaroshan
(b) Gulabroshan
(c) Gulab Bagh
(d) Roshan Bagh

24. The ____ college was turned into a school and was shut down in the year 1877

(a) Delhi
(b) Madras
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay
 
25. The British and the _____lived in the white areas in Madras ( Chennai)
(a)  Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Europeans
(d)  French

Answers:
1.  (a) 11
2.  (a) Shah Jahan
3.  (a) Jama Masjid
4.  (a) Delhi
5.  (c) The British
6.  (a) Nineteenth century
7.  (a) Delhi
8.  (c) Jamuna
9.  (c) Sulfi culture
10. (c) Marathas
11. (c) Black areas
12. (b) Four
13. (b) White areas
14. (a) Bakery
15. (c) Delhi
16. (a) 1936
17. (b) Viceroy Lytton
18. (a) Herbert Baker
19.(b) Presidencies
20.(c) Idgah
21.(a) Chandni Chowk
22.(c) Delhi
23.(a) Gulfaroshan
24.(a) Delhi
25.(c) Europeans