Bengal as the Bridgehead of the British Empire Quiz

The arrival of the Europeans in the ___________ century marked a great turning point in the ______________ of this region.

• 15th, history

• 17th, culture

• 21st, politics

• 19th, economy

By the_________, the Mughal Empire had culminated strong centralized power, _____________________, and cultural influence over India.

• 15th century, trade

• 19th century, political dominance

• 21st century, technological advancement

• 17th century, military strength

During the reign of the Mughal Emperor ______________, it operated in India under a charter granted by __________________.

• Babur, the Portuguese East India Company

• Shah Jahan, the Dutch East India Company

• Akbar, the French East India Company

• Aurangzeb, the British East India Company

It is thought that _______________ of Bengal's population, or about _________________ people, starved to death.

• 10%, 1 million

• 25%, 5 million

• 75%, 15 million

• 50%, 10 million

The ______________ elite benefited enormously from the colonial state's _____________.

• Artisans, protection

• Merchants, taxation

• Peasants, support

• Zamindars, oppression

The people had to pay____________ despite the rapid fall in their ____________ as a result of _____________ and floods in _______________.

• tariffs, revenue, earthquakes, 1757

• taxes, income, droughts, 1789

• duties, resources, cyclones, 1770

• tributes, wealth, famines, 1764

The devastating _________________ of ___________ caused the British government to take note of the ____________________and greed of the company.

• drought, 1789, integrity

• famine, 1770, incompetence

• flood, 1764, honesty

• earthquake, 1757, efficiency

The first Governor-general was __________________________ who was later ______________ for mismanagement and personal corruption.

• Robert Clive, knighted

• Warren Hastings, impeached

• Lord Cornwallis, exiled

• Lord Wellesley, promoted