MPTET 2025 – Social Science Exam (24 September)

Model Questions and Answers

1. In which year did the British receive a royal decree from the Mughal emperor allowing duty-free trade in Bengal?
   a. 1717
   b. 1715
   c. 1757
   d. 1764
   Answer: a. 1717
2. Which of the following statements about the decline of the Maratha Empire is NOT correct?
   a. Defeat in the Battle of Panipat by Ahmad Shah Abdali
   b. Unrealistic imperial policy of Balaji Baji Rao
   c. Abandonment of guerrilla warfare
   d. Constant conflict with the Mughals
   Answer: d. Constant conflict with the Mughals
3. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
   a. Berar – Imad Shahi
   b. Bidar – Barid Shahi
   c. Bijapur – Nizam Shahi
   d. Golconda – Qutb Shahi
   Answer: c. Bijapur – Nizam Shahi
4. During whose reign were the most non-Muslims appointed to government services in the Mughal Empire?
   a. Akbar
   b. Jahangir
   c. Shah Jahan
   d. Aurangzeb
   Answer: d. Aurangzeb
5. Gangabhatt, who performed the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji, was originally from –
   a. Banaras
   b. Kannauj
   c. Ujjain
   d. Telangana
   Answer: a. Banaras