{"id":1400,"date":"2025-12-07T18:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:14:12","slug":"mcqs-based-on-modern-history-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1400","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Modern History &#8211; (12)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Who was responsible for overthrowing Nanjaraj and establishing control over Mysore in 1761?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Tipu Sultan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Chikka Krishna Raj<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Haidar Ali<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Rama Varma<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Haidar Ali. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Haidar Ali, starting as a petty officer, gradually rose through the ranks and overthrew Nanjaraj in 1761, establishing his control over Mysore.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which military innovation did Haidar Ali introduce in the Mysore army?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Western military training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Guerrilla warfare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Use of war elephants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Recruitment of tribal warriors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Western military training. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Haidar Ali realized the importance of Western military techniques and introduced them to the Mysore army. He even established a modern arsenal in Dindigul with French help in 1755.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. What was one of Tipu Sultan\u2019s key administrative reforms?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Abolition of the zamindari system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Introduction of universal suffrage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Introduction of a new religion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Elimination of jagirs to increase state income<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Elimination of jagirs to increase state income. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Tipu Sultan attempted to do away with the practice of granting jagirs (land grants) and reduce the hereditary possessions of poligars to boost state income and centralize power.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Which European power did Martanda Varma defeat to end their political influence in Kerala?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Portuguese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Dutch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">British<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Dutch. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Martanda Varma defeated the Dutch, marking the end of their political power in Kerala. He used his Western-style army to consolidate power and expand Travancore.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Which city became a center of Sanskrit scholarship and literary revival in the 18th century?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Mysore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Cochin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Trivandrum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Calicut<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Trivandrum. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Under the rule of <b>Rama Varma<\/b>, Trivandrum became a major hub of Sanskrit learning and Malayalam literary revival in the second half of the 18th century.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Who was responsible for overthrowing Nanjaraj and establishing control over Mysore in 1761? View Answer Correct Option: 3. Haidar Ali. Explanation: Haidar Ali, starting as a petty officer, gradually rose through the ranks and overthrew Nanjaraj in 1761, establishing his control over Mysore. Q2. 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