History Class 8

The Court of Proprietors of the EEIC held their meetings in the _______________ located in London.

• East India Palace

• East India House

• Court of England

• Eastern Hotel

Who abolished dual government in India?

• Warren Hastings

• Robert Clive

• Wellesley

• Dalhousie

During the reign of Tipu Sultan, (a)   was the capital of Mysore. (Which place?)

On 3rd July 1857, 3000 rebels crossed the ___________ and entered Delhi.

• Brahmaputra River

• Yamuna River

• Ganga River

• Jamuna River

Before the coming of the British, the judicial system had been based largely on ___________.

• Religious sources

• Rules made by kings

• Ancient traditions

• None of the above

About ________ of the Bengal population was wiped out due to a famine in 1770.

• 1/3^rd

• 3/4^th

• 2/3^rd

• half

From Sepoy to Subedar was written by-

• Bahadur Shah Zafar

• Vir Kunwar Singh

• Sitaram Pande

• Mangal Pandey

Tipu Sultan had the image of a ___________ on his flag.

• Vulture

• Eagle

• Lion

• Tiger

__________ declared that he was a governor under Bahadur Shah Zafar.

• Peshwa Baji Rao II

• Vir Kunwar Singh

• Nana Saheb

• Mangal Pandey

Lord Dalhousie initiated _______________.

• Paramountcy

• Doctrine of Lapse

• Subsidiary Alliance

• Permanent Settlement