Here are solved MCQS of 2010 British History Paper .


1) The bank of England was founded in:
A) 1690
b) 1695
c) 1694
d) None of These

c) 1694

2) Great Britain captured Gibraltar in:
A) 1704
b) 1700
c) 1703
d) None of These

A) 1704

3) Queen Anne ascended on the throne of England in:
A)1700
b) 1702
c) 1701
d) None of These

b) 1702

4) The Septennial Act was passed in:
A) 1702
b) 1715
c) 1716
d) None of These

b) 1715


5) Walpole became Prime Minister in:
a) 1720
b) 1721
c) 1722
d) None of These

b) 1721

6) Riot ACT was passed in:
A) 1712
b) 1715
c) 1718
d) None of These

b) 1715

7)’Social Contract’ was written by:
a) Hobbes
b) Lock
c) Rousseau
d) None of These

c) Rousseau

8) The Estates General met for the last time in:
A) 1650
b) 1670
c) 1614
d) None of These

c) 1614

9) Congress of Troppau held in:
A) 1819
b) 1820
c) 1821
d) None of These

b) 1820

10) David Ricardo was:
A) Philosopher
B) Statesman
c) Economist
d) None of These

c) Economist

11) The organizer of victory was:
a) Prieur
B)Lindet
c) Carnot
d) None of These

c) Carnot (Lazare Carnot: Organizer of Victory --)

12) ‘Hogarth’ (d.1764) a painter belonged to the country and is a:
a) British
b) Dutch
c) German
d) None of These

a) British (William Hogarth)

13) Catholic Emancipation Act was passed on:
a) 1815
b)1829
c)1826
d) None of These

b)1829

14) Battle of Wandewash won by:
a) Clive
b) Duplex
c) Eyre Coot
d) None of These

c) Eyre Coot ( January 1760 Wandiwash, India)

15) American declaration of Independence issued from:
a) York Town
b) Massachusetts
c) Philadelphia
d) None of These

c) Philadelphia

16) England began the peninsular war in Spain:
a) 1800
b) 1801
c) 1808
d) None of These

c) 1808 ( May 1808 )

17) Canning became Foreign Secretary in:
a) 1820
b) 1825
c) 1822
d) None of These

c) 1822 ( 1822–1827)

18) In the battle of Navarino, who was defeated?
a) Germany
b) Austria
c) Turkey
d) None of These

c) Turkey (1827)

19) Which British Prime Minister established a civilian Police force for London?
a) Lord North
b) PIIT the younger
c) Peel
d) None of These

c) Peel

20) Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire in:
a) 1830
b) 1833
c) 1835
d) None of These

b) 1833

Note : These have been solved with sufficient responsibility & authenticity , even then correction are cordially welcomed.