UPSC Static Quiz – History : 7 April 2025
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• Question 1 of 5 1. Question Which of the following are the reasons for the decline of Portuguese power in India? Rampant corruption of the Portuguese administration in India. Activities of Jesuit missionaries. Emergence of powerful dynasties in North India. How many of the above statements is/are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None Correct Solution: c) Factors for Decline of the Portuguese in India Emergence of powerful dynasties in Egypt, Persia, and north India and the appearance of the Marathas as neighbours; political fears aroused by the activities of Jesuit missionaries, and hatred of persecution (such as inquisition) that caused reaction against Portuguese spiritual pressure; rise of the English and Dutch commercial ambitions challenging the Portuguese supremacy; rampant corruption, greed, and selfishness along with piracy and clandestine trade practices of the Portuguese administration in India; diversion of Portuguese colonising ambitions towards the West due to the discovery of Brazil. Incorrect Solution: c) Factors for Decline of the Portuguese in India Emergence of powerful dynasties in Egypt, Persia, and north India and the appearance of the Marathas as neighbours; political fears aroused by the activities of Jesuit missionaries, and hatred of persecution (such as inquisition) that caused reaction against Portuguese spiritual pressure; rise of the English and Dutch commercial ambitions challenging the Portuguese supremacy; rampant corruption, greed, and selfishness along with piracy and clandestine trade practices of the Portuguese administration in India; diversion of Portuguese colonising ambitions towards the West due to the discovery of Brazil.
#### 1. Question
Which of the following are the reasons for the decline of Portuguese power in India?
• Rampant corruption of the Portuguese administration in India.
• Activities of Jesuit missionaries.
• Emergence of powerful dynasties in North India.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
• (a) Only one
• (b) Only two
• (c) All three
Solution: c)
Factors for Decline of the Portuguese in India
• Emergence of powerful dynasties in Egypt, Persia, and north India and the appearance of the Marathas as neighbours;
• political fears aroused by the activities of Jesuit missionaries, and hatred of persecution (such as inquisition) that caused reaction against Portuguese spiritual pressure;
• rise of the English and Dutch commercial ambitions challenging the Portuguese supremacy;
• rampant corruption, greed, and selfishness along with piracy and clandestine trade practices of the Portuguese administration in India;
• diversion of Portuguese colonising ambitions towards the West due to the discovery of Brazil.
Solution: c)
Factors for Decline of the Portuguese in India
• Emergence of powerful dynasties in Egypt, Persia, and north India and the appearance of the Marathas as neighbours;
• political fears aroused by the activities of Jesuit missionaries, and hatred of persecution (such as inquisition) that caused reaction against Portuguese spiritual pressure;
• rise of the English and Dutch commercial ambitions challenging the Portuguese supremacy;
• rampant corruption, greed, and selfishness along with piracy and clandestine trade practices of the Portuguese administration in India;
• diversion of Portuguese colonising ambitions towards the West due to the discovery of Brazil.
• Question 2 of 5 2. Question Consider the following statements regarding the significance of Battle of Plassey. Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. The sovereignty of British over Calcutta was recognised. The British got large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas How many of the above statements is/are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None Correct Solution: b) Statement 1 is incorrect. Battle of Plassey 1757: It was a battle fought between Siraj-ud- Daulah and Robert Clive. The Battle of Plassey had political significance, for it laid the foundation of the British empire in India; it has been rightly regarded as the starting point of British rule in India. Significance of Battle of Plassey:- As a result of this victory, Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal. He gave large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas to the English. The sovereignty of the English over Calcutta was recognised, and the English posted a resident at the nawab’s court. Mir Kasim was the ablest nawab among the successors of Alivardi Khan. After assuming power, Mir Kasim shifted the capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar. Incorrect Solution: b) Statement 1 is incorrect. Battle of Plassey 1757: It was a battle fought between Siraj-ud- Daulah and Robert Clive. The Battle of Plassey had political significance, for it laid the foundation of the British empire in India; it has been rightly regarded as the starting point of British rule in India. Significance of Battle of Plassey:- As a result of this victory, Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal. He gave large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas to the English. The sovereignty of the English over Calcutta was recognised, and the English posted a resident at the nawab’s court. Mir Kasim was the ablest nawab among the successors of Alivardi Khan. After assuming power, Mir Kasim shifted the capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar.
#### 2. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the significance of Battle of Plassey.
• Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal.
• The sovereignty of British over Calcutta was recognised.
• The British got large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
• (a) Only one
• (b) Only two
• (c) All three
Solution: b)
Statement 1 is incorrect.
Battle of Plassey 1757:
It was a battle fought between Siraj-ud- Daulah and Robert Clive. The Battle of Plassey had political significance, for it laid the foundation of the British empire in India; it has been rightly regarded as the starting point of British rule in India.
Significance of Battle of Plassey:-
• As a result of this victory, Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal.
• He gave large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas to the English.
• The sovereignty of the English over Calcutta was recognised, and the English posted a resident at the nawab’s court.
• Mir Kasim was the ablest nawab among the successors of Alivardi Khan. After assuming power, Mir Kasim shifted the capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar.
Solution: b)
Statement 1 is incorrect.
Battle of Plassey 1757:
It was a battle fought between Siraj-ud- Daulah and Robert Clive. The Battle of Plassey had political significance, for it laid the foundation of the British empire in India; it has been rightly regarded as the starting point of British rule in India.
Significance of Battle of Plassey:-
• As a result of this victory, Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal.
• He gave large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas to the English.
• The sovereignty of the English over Calcutta was recognised, and the English posted a resident at the nawab’s court.
• Mir Kasim was the ablest nawab among the successors of Alivardi Khan. After assuming power, Mir Kasim shifted the capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar.
• Question 3 of 5 3. Question Consider the following statements regarding Doctrine of lapse. The doctrine stated that the adopted son could be the heir to his foster father’s private property, but not the state. By using the doctrine of lapse, Dalhousie annexed eight states during his tenure. Dalhousie annexed Awadh by applying the doctrine of lapse. How many of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only one b) Only two c) All three d) None Correct Solution: b) Statement 3 is incorrect. Doctrine of Lapse: In simple terms, the doctrine stated that the adopted son could be the heir to his foster father’s private property, but not the state; it was for the paramount power (the British) to decide whether to bestow the state on the adopted son or to annex it. Dalhousie annexed eight states during his eight year tenure (1848–56) as governor general. In these eight years, he annexed some quarter million square miles of the territory of India. His reign almost completed the process of expansion of British power in India, which began with the victory over Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757. Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 after deposing Nawab Wajid Ali Shah on grounds of misgovernment. Incorrect Solution: b) Statement 3 is incorrect. Doctrine of Lapse: In simple terms, the doctrine stated that the adopted son could be the heir to his foster father’s private property, but not the state; it was for the paramount power (the British) to decide whether to bestow the state on the adopted son or to annex it. Dalhousie annexed eight states during his eight year tenure (1848–56) as governor general. In these eight years, he annexed some quarter million square miles of the territory of India. His reign almost completed the process of expansion of British power in India, which began with the victory over Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757. Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 after deposing Nawab Wajid Ali Shah on grounds of misgovernment.
#### 3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Doctrine of lapse.
• The doctrine stated that the adopted son could be the heir to his foster father’s private property, but not the state.
• By using the doctrine of lapse, Dalhousie annexed eight states during his tenure.
• Dalhousie annexed Awadh by applying the doctrine of lapse.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
• a) Only one
• b) Only two
• c) All three
Solution: b)
Statement 3 is incorrect.
Doctrine of Lapse:
In simple terms, the doctrine stated that the adopted son could be the heir to his foster father’s private property, but not the state; it was for the paramount power (the British) to decide whether to bestow the state on the adopted son or to annex it.
• Dalhousie annexed eight states during his eight year tenure (1848–56) as governor general.
• In these eight years, he annexed some quarter million square miles of the territory of India. His reign almost completed the process of expansion of British power in India, which began with the victory over Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757.
• Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 after deposing Nawab Wajid Ali Shah on grounds of misgovernment.
Solution: b)
Statement 3 is incorrect.
Doctrine of Lapse:
In simple terms, the doctrine stated that the adopted son could be the heir to his foster father’s private property, but not the state; it was for the paramount power (the British) to decide whether to bestow the state on the adopted son or to annex it.
• Dalhousie annexed eight states during his eight year tenure (1848–56) as governor general.
• In these eight years, he annexed some quarter million square miles of the territory of India. His reign almost completed the process of expansion of British power in India, which began with the victory over Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757.
• Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 after deposing Nawab Wajid Ali Shah on grounds of misgovernment.
• Question 4 of 5 4. Question Which of the following were included in the terms and conditions of Subsidiary alliance system of Lord Wellesley? The British would protect their ally In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed The ally was free to enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfares The ally would have to provide resources for the maintenance of the British armed contingent How many of the above statements is/are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two c) Only three d) All four Correct Solution: c) Statement 3 is incorrect. In a Subsidiary Alliance, princely rulers were forbidden from making any negotiations and treaty with any other Indian ruler without first making inquiries to Company officials. They were also forbidden from maintaining any standing armies. They were instead to be protected by the troops of the European companies, paying for their upkeep. Incorrect Solution: c) Statement 3 is incorrect. In a Subsidiary Alliance, princely rulers were forbidden from making any negotiations and treaty with any other Indian ruler without first making inquiries to Company officials. They were also forbidden from maintaining any standing armies. They were instead to be protected by the troops of the European companies, paying for their upkeep.
#### 4. Question
Which of the following were included in the terms and conditions of Subsidiary alliance system of Lord Wellesley?
• The British would protect their ally
• In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed
• The ally was free to enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfares
• The ally would have to provide resources for the maintenance of the British armed contingent
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
• (a) Only one
• (b) Only two
• c) Only three
• d) All four
Solution: c)
Statement 3 is incorrect.
In a Subsidiary Alliance, princely rulers were forbidden from making any negotiations and treaty with any other Indian ruler without first making inquiries to Company officials. They were also forbidden from maintaining any standing armies. They were instead to be protected by the troops of the European companies, paying for their upkeep.
Solution: c)
Statement 3 is incorrect.
In a Subsidiary Alliance, princely rulers were forbidden from making any negotiations and treaty with any other Indian ruler without first making inquiries to Company officials. They were also forbidden from maintaining any standing armies. They were instead to be protected by the troops of the European companies, paying for their upkeep.
• Question 5 of 5 5. Question Consider the following statements regarding Mountbatten Plan. Freedom to come on August 15, 1947. Accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan. A boundary commission to be set up if partition was to be effected. How many of the above statements is/are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None Correct Solution: b) Statement 2 is incorrect. Mountbatten Plan (i) independence for princely states ruled out—they would join either India or Pakistan; (ii) independence for Bengal ruled out; (iii) accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan ruled out (iv) freedom to come on August 15, 1947; and (v) a boundary commission to be set up if partition was to be effected. Incorrect Solution: b) Statement 2 is incorrect. Mountbatten Plan (i) independence for princely states ruled out—they would join either India or Pakistan; (ii) independence for Bengal ruled out; (iii) accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan ruled out (iv) freedom to come on August 15, 1947; and (v) a boundary commission to be set up if partition was to be effected.
#### 5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Mountbatten Plan.
• Freedom to come on August 15, 1947.
• Accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan.
• A boundary commission to be set up if partition was to be effected.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
• (a) Only one
• (b) Only two
• (c) All three
Solution: b)
Statement 2 is incorrect.
Mountbatten Plan
(i) independence for princely states ruled out—they would join either India or Pakistan;
(ii) independence for Bengal ruled out;
(iii) accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan ruled out
(iv) freedom to come on August 15, 1947; and
(v) a boundary commission to be set up if partition was to be effected.
Solution: b)
Statement 2 is incorrect.
Mountbatten Plan
(i) independence for princely states ruled out—they would join either India or Pakistan;
(ii) independence for Bengal ruled out;
(iii) accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan ruled out
(iv) freedom to come on August 15, 1947; and
(v) a boundary commission to be set up if partition was to be effected.
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