WorksheetsBritish Take Over India
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a Hindu custom requiring a wife to throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre?
sati
sepoy
viceroy
purdah
Indian soldiers serving in the East India Company were called...
sepoy
sati
purdah
viceroy
What is a representative of the queen who governed India in her name?
viceroy
sati
sepoy
purdah
Cutting down many trees is...
deforestation
imperialism
nationalism
dewoodification
The religious practice of isolating women in separate quarters is called...
purdah
sati
sepoy
viceroy
In what way did India's diversity help the British take control?
India, with many cultures, could not unite to resist the British.
Indians were busy fighting regional wars.
Because of language differences, Mughal rulers could not exercise authority.
Some cultural groups supported Britain.
What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?
The East Indian Company proposed a tax on tea.
Several laws were passed overriding the religious beliefs of the sepoys
The British ambushed the sepoys
Due to a shortage of weapons, the sepoys were poorly armed
What was one result of the Sepoy Rebellion?
India became a protectorate
India gained independence
Hindus and Muslims went to war
India was ruled by the British
One benefit of British rule in India was...
the building of the Suez Canal
a thriving diamond industry
a fairer legal system
an abundance of food for all Indians
What role did education play in the rise of Indian nationalism in the late 1800s?
Educated Indians allied closely with their British rulers
Educated Indians negotiated better trade relations with Britain
Educated Indians began to demand self-rule
Educated Indian Muslims reached an agreement with Hindus
