UPSC EXAM—HISTORY 3

TEST PAPER -- III

MORDEN INDIAN HISTORY – HAIDER ALI AND TIPU SULTAN

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1.    Where did Haider Ali set up an arsenal with the French help?

a.    Dindigul

b.    Hoskote

c.    Bellapur

d.    Bednur

2.    When did the First Anglo-Maysore war take place?

a.    1780--84

b.    1767--69

c.    1790--92

d.    1785--86

3.    Who among the following arranged a Triple Alliance against Tipu in 1790?

a.    Lord Wellesley

b.    Lord Hastings

c.    Lord Cornwallis

d.    Baji Rao

4.     Who all were included in the Triple Alliance?

a.    British, Maratha, Nizam

b.    Nizam, French, British

c.    Maratha, French, Nizam

d.    French, British, Maratha

5.    What happened on 4^th May 1799?

a.    Haider Ali died.

b.    Tipu defeated Marathas.

c.    Seringapatam fell to the British.

d.    French, while helping Tipu, defeated the British.

6.    What among the following is correct about Tipu?

a.    He did not encourage western administrative measures I his kingdom.

b.    There was no office of the Wazir or the Prime Minister in his administration.

c.    He was arrested by the British in 1799.

d.    The French Revolution did not influence him.

7.    After 1784, Tipu divided his kingdom into ………….. provinces called, asafi tukris.

a.    6

b.    7

c.    8

d.    9

8.    Tipu employed …………… officers to train his troops.

a.    French

b.    Maratha

c.    South Indian

d.    Mughal

9.    Mangalore, Wajidabad, and Molidabad were important places in Tipu’s Maydore kingdom. Why were they important?

a.    These were military training centres.

b.    These were the battlegrounds in the Anglo-Maysore wars.

c.    These were dockyards.

d.    These were the towns developed by Tipu.

10.  What was the name of Tipu Sultan’s mother?

a.    Nargis

b.    Mumtaz

c.    Sameen

d.    Fatima

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