Quiz on Impact of British Rule on India

Who emerged as a powerful state under the leadership of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan?

• Mysore

• Sikhs

• Marathas

• Assam

In which war did the heroic defeat and death of Tipu Sultan occur?

• First Anglo-Mysore War

• Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

• Second Anglo-Mysore War

• Third Anglo-Mysore War

Which large ports were secured by the British after the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?

• Delhi, Agra, Jaipur

• Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune

• Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

• Kanara, Coimbatore, Seringapatam

Who was the able leader of the Sikhs during the Anglo-Sikh Wars?

• Peshwa

• Haider Ali

• Maharaja Ranjit Singh

• Tipu Sultan

In which battle did the British finally defeat the Sikhs in the Second Anglo-Sikh War?

• Battle of Plassey

• Battle of Panipat

• Battle of Buxar

• Battle of Gujarat

What system of alliances led to the annexation of several independent kingdoms to the British Empire?

• Both A and B

• Subsidiary Alliance

• None of the above

• Doctrine of Lapse

Which Indian state was annexed by Lord Dalhousie after the Third Battle of Panipat?

• Udaipur

• Nagpur

• Satara

• Sambalpur

Under the Subsidiary Alliance, Indian States had to suspend their armies and maintain British troops. True or False?

• True

• False

• Partially true

• Cannot say

Who was pensioned off and sent to England after the annexation of Punjab by the British?

• Maharaja Dalip Singh

• Tipu Sultan

• Maharaja Ranjit Singh

• Peshwa

Which region was already annexed by the British between 1818 to 1826?

• Mumbai

• Sind

• Kolkata

• Delhi