British India Recap Quiz

British India Recap Quiz

Year 13 Edexcel: British Empire

Multiple Choice

1. When did regular contact between the British and India begin?

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

Multiple Choice

2. At which battle did the East India Company defeat the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies?

• Battle of Plassey, 1757

• Battle of Mughal, 1767

• Battle of Meerut, 1777

• Battle of Awadh, 1787

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3. The

Acts of 1813 and 1833 altered how much power the East India Company had.They ended their trading monopolies.

Multiple Select

4. Which were the three Company Presidencies? (administrative branches with their own armies)

• Bengal

• Madras

• Bombay

• Calcutta

Multiple Choice

5. What was the name of the Company employees who made their fortunes whilst working in India?

• nawab

• ex-pat

• sepoy

• nabob

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6. The Regulating Act of 1773 created a ruling council of how many people to try to reduce the power of the Company in favour of parliament?

Multiple Select

7. Who served as the first Governor controlled mostly by the Crown, from 1774?

• Sir William Bentinck

• Sir Robert Clive

• Lord Cornwallis

• Warren Hastings

Multiple Choice

8. And which Governor was the first to hold the position with increased executive powers to override the council if they wished, after 1786?

• William Bentinck

• Robert Clive

• Charles Cornwallis

• Warren Hastings

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9. The Governor of which of the three Company Presidencies became overall Governor General of India in 1833?

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10. The EICo Army had

(number) how many soldiers by the 1820s?

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11. How many sepoys were there compared to Europeans in the 3 private Company armies by 1857?

• 45,000 Europeans, 220,000 sepoys

• 220,000 Europeans, 45,000 sepoys

• 70,000 Europeans, 400,000 sepoys

• 400,000 Europeans, 70,000 sepoys

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12. By 1800, under Sir Richard Wellesley, how much land in India had the EICo armies gained, to tax, control and eradicate any remainning French control? (Number, km2)

Multiple Select

13. Fears about which power, led the Company armies to fight to control the north-west frontier near Afghanistan?

• The Punjab

• France

• Russia

• Sind

Poll

14. To what extent did the British control India in 1829?

• Entirely

• Very significantly

• In a few important ways

• In a limited way

Open Ended

Summarise the culture clashes between the British and Indians in a short paragraph. You have 3 mins.