1. With reference to the 'revolt of the year' who of the following was betrayed by 'friend' and captured and put to death by the British? [CSE (Pre) 2006]

2. With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, 'Home Charges' formed an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted 'Home Charges'? [CSE (Pre) 2011. 1. Funds used to support the India office in London. 2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India. 3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

3. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the [CSE (Pre) 2013]

4. Consider the following statements [CSE (Pre) 2004. 1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi. 2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. 3. Mir Jafar entered in conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

5. Who among the following used the phrase 'Un-British' to criticise the English colonial control of India? [CSE (Pre) 2008]

6. Consider the following statements [CSE (Pre) 2007. 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

7. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857, belong to? [CSE (Pre) 2005]

8. Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his executive council by substituting 'portfolio' or departmental system for corporate functioning? [CSE (Pre) 2002]

9. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India? [CSE (Pre) 2007]

10. Consider the following statements [CSE (Pre) 2005. 1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern. 2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773. 3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860. Which of the statements given above are correct?

11. In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at [CSE (Pre) 2003]

12. Consider the following: [CSE (Pre) 2012. 1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops. 2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare. 3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies. Which of the above was/were introduced in India by the English?

13. Consider the following princely states of the British rule in India [CSE (Pre) 2004. 1. Jhansi. 2. Sambalpur. 3. Satara The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is

14. Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. [CSE (Pre) 2002] List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) List II (Provisions) A. Charter Act, 1813 1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India. B. Regulating Act 2. Company's trade monopoly in India came to an end. C. Act of 1858 3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown. D. Pitt's India Act 4. The Company's Directors were asked to present to the British Government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company. Codes: A B C D

15. Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? [CSE (Pre) 2015. 1. Dadabhai Naoroji 2. G. Subramania Iye. 3. R. C. Dutt Select the correct answer using the codes given below

16. Consider the following events during India's freedom struggle [CSE (Pre) 2004. 1. Chauri-Chaura Outrag. 2. Minto-Morley Reform. 3. Dandi Marc. 4. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?

17. 'In this instance we could not play off the Mohammed and against the Hindus.' To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate? [CSE (Pre) 2000]

18. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat? [CSE (Pre) 2010]

19. In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)? [CSE (Pre) 2006]

20. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act? [CSE (Pre) 2005]

21. With respect to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883? [CSE (Pre) 2003]

22. What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedder burn and WS Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893? [CSE (Pre) 2011]

23. Under the permanent settlement, 1893, the zamindars are required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the zamindars. The reason was [CSE (Pre) 2001]

24. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct? [CSE (Pre) 2003]

25. During Indian Freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation? [CSE (Pre) 2012]