HISTORY Grade 8

The British conquest of Bengal began with the

• Battle of Buxor

• Battle of Plassey

• Battle of Haldighati

Doctrine of Lapse was the idea of

• Dalhousie

• Robert Clive

• Warren Hastings

The first Nawab of Bengal was

• Alivardi Khan

• Siraj ud Daulah

• Murshid Quli Khan

The following places were known as Presidencies during the British period

• Madras,Calcutta ,Delhi

• Madras,Bengal,Bombay

• Madras,Calcutta, Bombay

Who among the following led the Company forces against the nawab at Plassey?

• Warren Hastings

• Dalhousie

• Robert Clive

Which treaty was signed after the Battle of Buxor?

• Treaty of Allahabad

• Treaty of Alinagar

• Treaty of Salbai

This Nawab of Bengal asked the English East India Company to remove the fortifications in Calcutta

• Siraj-ud-Daulah

• Shuja -ud-Daulah

• Shah Alam II

The Indian Soldier was known as

• Kotwal

• Thanedar

• Sepoy

The first Indian to join the Civil Services was

• Subhash Chandra Bose

• Satyendranath Tagore

• Surendranath Banerjee

The Governor General who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance in India

• Wellesley

• Warren Hastings

• Dalhousie