CSS Pakistan Affairs chapter 2: Muslim rule, British rule and 1857 MCQs with answers
By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026
40 exam-style questions on Muslim rule, British rule and 1857, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.
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Ten Muslim rule, British rule and 1857 questions with answers
Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.
1. Which of these movements used armed struggle (jihad) as its method?
A
Aligarh Movement
B
Nadwatul Ulama
C
Tehrik-e-Mujahideen
D
Deoband
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Answer: C. Syed Ahmad Shaheed's movement fought; the other three worked through education and teaching.
2. Which ruler of Ghazni raided the subcontinent repeatedly in the early eleventh century and attacked Somnath?
A
Mahmud of Ghazni
B
Nadir Shah
C
Timur
D
Muhammad Ghori
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Answer: A. Mahmud of Ghazni made repeated raids from about 1001. Muhammad Ghori came later, in the 1190s, and Timur and Nadir Shah invaded in 1398 and 1739.
3. Which movement urged Muslims of Bengal to perform their obligatory duties (faraiz) and give up customs borrowed from Hindu society?
A
Nadwatul Ulama
B
The Faraizi movement
C
The Tehrik-e-Mujahideen
D
The Aligarh Movement
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Answer: B. The word 'faraiz' means obligatory religious duties, and the movement took its name from them.
4. Who was installed as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?
A
Shah Alam II
B
Mir Qasim
C
Mir Jafar
D
Shuja-ud-Daula
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Answer: C. Clive placed Mir Jafar on the throne. Mir Qasim succeeded him in 1760, and Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II fought alongside Mir Qasim at Buxar.
5. Where did the uprising of 1857 begin?
A
Meerut
B
Kanpur
C
Lucknow
D
Delhi
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Answer: A. Sepoys at Meerut rose in May 1857 and marched to Delhi, where they proclaimed Bahadur Shah Zafar their leader.
6. Who was the Nawab of Bengal defeated by the Company at Plassey in 1757?
A
Siraj-ud-Daula
B
Tipu Sultan
C
Mir Qasim
D
Mir Jafar
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Answer: A. Siraj-ud-Daula lost after his commander Mir Jafar betrayed him. Mir Qasim fought at Buxar in 1764 and Tipu Sultan ruled Mysore.
7. Who led the Muslim delegation (the Simla Deputation) that met the Viceroy in October 1906?
A
Sir Agha Khan III
B
Nawab Salimullah
C
Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
D
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Answer: A. The deputation was led by Sir Agha Khan. Salimullah hosted the Dhaka meeting that formed the Muslim League a few weeks later.
8. Which movement, based at Lucknow in the 1890s, aimed to combine traditional religious learning with modern subjects?
A
The Faraizi movement
B
Nadwatul Ulama
C
Deoband
D
The Tehrik-e-Mujahideen
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Answer: B. Nadwatul Ulama was founded in 1894 and Shibli Nomani was closely associated with it. Deoband stood for traditional learning and was based in a different town.
9. Which Governor-General's Doctrine of Lapse annexed states whose rulers died without a natural male heir?
A
Lord Bentinck
B
Lord Wellesley
C
Lord Cornwallis
D
Lord Dalhousie
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Answer: D. Dalhousie annexed Satara, Jhansi, Nagpur and other states under it. Wellesley is linked with the Subsidiary Alliance system.
10. What was the immediate cause of the uprising of 1857 among Indian soldiers?
A
The introduction of the Permanent Settlement of revenue
B
Rumours that new rifle cartridges were greased with animal fat
C
The partition of Bengal into two new provinces
D
The ending of the allowances paid to the Mughal court
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Answer: B. The cartridge, which had to be bitten, offended both Hindu and Muslim sepoys. The Partition of Bengal was in 1905.
Muslim rule, British rule and 1857: questions students ask
How many Muslim rule, British rule and 1857 MCQs are there?
40, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: Muslim rule in the subcontinent, East India Company and the War of 1857, Reform movements. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.
Is the CSS Pakistan Affairs chapter 2 test free?
Yes. The test, the answers and the explanations are free and need no sign-up. Sign in only if you want your scores kept across devices.
How is the chapter test marked?
The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.
