Quiz on East India Company

Who of the following was impeached by the British Parliament?

• Cornwallis

• Charles Clive

• Warren Hastings

• T.B. Macaulay

The East India Company used the Diwani revenue from Bengal, primarily in

• Building schools, colleges and universities

• Purchasing cotton and silk textiles in India

• Amassing gold and silver

• Constructing bridges and roads

The East India Company set up a factory in Bengal on the banks of the Hugli in 1651 to

• Establish a base for operations

• Manufacture cotton textiles

• Buy spices

• Buy indigo from farmers

The division of Indian History into 'Ancient', 'Medieval' and 'Modern' has problems. One of them is:

• Three periods are insufficient

• The concept is borrowed from the West

• Indian history has clear distinctions

• It reflects growth of the Indian state

Siraj-ud-Daula was defeated by Robert Clive at the

• Second Battle of Khanua

• Third Battle of Panipat

• Battle of Plassey, 1765

• Battle of Plassey, 1757

Who founded the French East India Company?

• JF Dupleix

• De Faye

• JB Colbert

• Dumas

Which Indian ruler requested Napoleon's help against the British?

• Tipu Sultan

• Rani Laxmibai

• Shivaji

• Hyder Ali

Final defeat of the Maratha Confederacy occurred during the time of

• Marquess of Wellesley

• Warren Hastings

• Lord Cornwallis

• Lord Curzon

The first Governor-General of India was

• Lord Cornwallis

• Marquess of Wellesley

• Robert Clive

• Lord William Bentick

The Governor-General of Fort William was made the Governor-General of India by which Act?

• Government of India Act, 1858

• East India Company Act, 1813

• Charter Act of 1833