R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | ICSE XII MCQ Questions for Class 12 History Set-3

_______ was the court historian of Akbar.

1. Al-Biruni
2. Abul Fazl
3. Bernier
4. Ibn-Battuta

✅ Correct Answer: 2

______ was an important Jins-i-Kamil of Central India.

1. Cotton
2. Sugarcane
3. Oil Seeds
4. All of these

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Ahom kings belonged to _______

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Orissa
4. Assam

✅ Correct Answer: 4

There are _______ daftars (parts) of Ain.

1. Three
2. Four
3. Five
4. Six

✅ Correct Answer: 3

_____ coins were more prevalent during the Mughal Empire.

1. Gold
2. Copper
3. Tin
4. Silver

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Ottoman empire belonged to __________

1. China
2. Iran
3. Turkey
4. Iraq

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Identify which of the metal was used more often to make coins during the Mughal Empire?

1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Tin
4. Copper

✅ Correct Answer: 2

During the Mughal Empire, what was Jins-i-Kamil?

1. Half crop
2. Perfect crop
3. Rabi crop
4. Kharif crop

✅ Correct Answer: 2

During the Mughal Empire, how did the Panchayats use the funds available to it?

1. It was used to entertain revenue officials.
2. It was used to pay salary to muqaddam and chowkidar.
3. It was used to meet expenses for the community welfare.
4. All of these.

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Identify which of the following was not correct in the context of the Mughal Empire.

1. States help was available for irrigation.
2. Jins-i-Kamil was a Rabi Crop.
3. Many new crops reached India such as maize, potato, etc.
4. There were two types of peasants-khud- Kashta and Pahi-Kashta.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

With which of the following methods, Zamindari consolidation was done in the Mughal period?

1. Colonisation of new lands
2. By transfer of rights
3. With the order of the State
4. All of these

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of these was a major reason for the higher status of Zamindars in the Mughal empire?

1. They had a very high income.
2. They had extensive personal land.
3. Most of the time, they belonged to upper castes.
4. All of these.

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Mughals were the descendants (Fatheeside) of

1. Genghis Khan
2. Timur
3. Ibn Battuta
4. Safavids

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The successor of Babur was _________

1. Humayun
2. Akbar
3. Shahjehan
4. Jehangir

✅ Correct Answer: 1

________ is considered the greatest Mughal Emperor.

1. Shahjehan
2. Akbar
3. Jehangir
4. Aurangzeb

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Mother tongue of the Mughals was _______

1. Persian
2. Arabian
3. Turkish
4. Urdu

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Asiatic society of Bengal was established in

1. 1762
2. 1784
3. 1786
4. 1802

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of these cities was not the capital of the Mughal Court?

1. Delhi
2. Agra
3. Lahore
4. Calcutta

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who was requested by Akbar to write the history of earlier times under Babar and Humayun? (а) Gulbadan Begum (b) Abul Fazl (c) Abdus Samad Lahori (d) None of these

1. Gulbadan Begum
2. Abul Fazl
3. Abdus Samad Lahori
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

_________ was a scriptorium where the emperor’s collection of manuscripts was preserved.

1. Library
2. Kitabkhana
3. Karkhana
4. Fort

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Urdu is the mixture of which of the following languages?

1. Hindi and Bengali
2. Persian and Bengali
3. Hindi and Persian
4. Hindi and Tamil

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following statement is/are correct? (1) Jahanara was the daughter of Shah Jahan. (2) Abul Fazl was the Prime Minister of Akbar. (3) Badshahnama was written by Shah Jahan. (4) Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Babur.

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1, 2 and 4
3. 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. 2, 3 and 4

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which Mughal emperor made Persian the court language?

1. Jahangir
2. Akbar
3. Humayun
4. Aurangzeb

✅ Correct Answer: 2

When was the permanent settlement introduced in Bengal?

1. 1785
2. 1764
3. 1793
4. 1905

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord Curzon
4. Lord William Bentick

✅ Correct Answer: 1

When was Fifth Report introduced in the British Parliament?

1. 1770
2. 1858
3. 1813
4. 1795

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Lije of Paharias of Rajmahal completely dependent upon _______

1. river
2. permanent agriculture
3. forests
4. Trade

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who among the following emerged as a danger for Paharis?

1. Santhal
2. Bhil
3. Guj jar
4. Bekarwal

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Daniin-i-koh was formed for ________

1. Santhals
2. Paharias
3. British
4. Zamindari

✅ Correct Answer: 1

_______ was the major source of cotton for the British till 1862.

1. America
2. India
3. China
4. Japan

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Damin-i-Koh was the area demarcated for the tribe.

1. Ho
2. Santhal
3. Munda
4. Junto

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Consider the following options. 1. The fifth report submitted to the British Parliament in 1813 AD. 2. Jotedars were quite powerful. 3. Santhals were a great danger to Paharis. 4. No Zamindari was auctioned in Bengal.

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 3 and 4 only

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Consider the following statements: 1. Permanent settlement was introduced in 1793 AD. 2. Jotedarswere quite powerful. 3. All the Zamindars paid their dues very easily. 4. The ryots came to see the moneylenders as devious and deceitful.

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. 1, 2 and 4
4. 2, 3 and 4

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Consider the following events: 1. Introduction of Permanent settlement 2. American Civil war 3. Fifth report in the British Parliament 4. Santhals arrived in the hilly area of Rajmahal The correct Çhronological order of these events is:

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 1, 4, 3, 2
3. 1, 3, 2, 4
4. 1, 3, 4, 2

✅ Correct Answer: 2

From where did the revolt of 1857 start?

1. Ambala
2. Meerut
3. Lucknow
4. Gwalior

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who was forced to lead the revolt?

1. Bahadur Shah Zafar
2. Peshwa Bazi Rao II
3. Nawab Shaukat Ali
4. Kunwar Singh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who led the revolt at Kanpur?

1. Bahadur Shah
2. Nana Saheb
3. Shah Mai
4. Maulavi Ahmadulla Shah

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of _______

1. Awadh
2. Bengal
3. Hyderabad
4. Karnataka

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Birjis Qadr was the younger son of ________

1. Nawab Shaukat Ali
2. Nawab Siraj-ud-daula
3. Nawab Mir Ali
4. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Awadh was annexed into the British empire in _________

1. 1855
2. 1854
3. 1856
4. 1853

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Awadh and Satara were captured under ________

1. Doctrine of Lapse
2. Subsidiary Alliance
3. Issue of Misgovernance
4. Mahalwari System

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Consider the following events: 1. Abolition of sati 2. Passing of Widow Remarriage Act. 3. The beginning of the revolt 4. Queen’s Proclamation. The correct chronological order of these events is:

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 2, 3, 4, 1
3. 3, 4, 1, 2
4. 2, 1, 3, 4

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Consider the following events: 1. Soldiers revolted at Meerut. 2. Bahadur Shah Zafar declared the leader of Barker. 3. Awadh was captured by the British. 4. Relief of Lucknow was painted by Thomas Jones Barker. Write these events in correct chronological order

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 2, 1, 3, 4
3. 3, 1, 2, 4
4. 4, 3, 2, 1

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Indicate which of the following is not correct:

1. Nana Saheb was the adopted son of Tantya Tope.
2. Tantya Tope was the general of Nana Saheb.
3. Wajid Ali Shah was exiled to Calcutta.
4. Lord Dalhousie captured 7 states with the Doctrine of Lapse.

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Consider the following statements: 1. Rumours played a great role in the revolt of 1857 A.D. 2. Peshwa Baji Rao II adopted Nana Saheb as his son. 3. The British had no answer to the action of the rebels during the months of May and June in 1857 A.D. 4. Awadh was a major centre of revolt in 1857 A.D.

1. 1, 2, 3
2. 1, 2, 3, 4
3. 2, 3, 4
4. 1, 2, 4

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of these was the reason for Nana Saheb’s joining the revolt of 1857?

1. The British refused him the pension of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
2. The British captured Awadh
3. The British captured Jhansi under the doctrine of Lapse
4. Nana Saheb refused to accept Subsidiary Alliance

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Bombay was given to the company in ________

1. 1690
2. 1661
3. 1639
4. 1680

✅ Correct Answer: 2

First census survey was held in _________

1. 1872
2. 1882
3. 1892
4. 1852

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Civil lines were established for the ________

1. Clerks
2. Kings
3. Labourers
4. British

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Madras, among the British population, was known as _________

1. Fort William
2. Fort Saint George
3. Fort Augustus
4. All of these

✅ Correct Answer: 2