India Under British Rule

The ____________ were the first Europeans to arrive in India through sea route

• British

• French

• Portuguese

• Dutch

He was the Portuguese who discovered a direct sea route to India

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Gerardus Mercator

• Eric the REd

British East India Company was formed in 1600 with permission of __________________

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Elizabeth II

• None of these

Battle of Plassey was fought between the British and Siraj-ud-Daula in ?

• 1757

• 1857

• 1764

• 1885

Battle of Buxar was fought in the year _______________

• 1757

• 1857

• 1764

• 1707

British traded with India through ______________

• British West India Company

• British East India Company

• British West Asia Company

• British East Asia Company

British policy that a kingdom would be taken by over by the British in case a ruler died without leaving a male heir.

• Subsidiary Alliance

• Doctrine of Lapse

• both

• None

British policy that forced the rulers to maintain only British troops in return for their protection

• Subsidiary Alliance

• Doctrine of Lapse

• Both

• None

Farmers were not happy because

• They had to pay high taxes

• They were forced to grow cotton and indigo

• Many farmers lost their land

• All of these

Indian traders were allowed to trade on their own terms.

• True

• False