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HISTORY Grade 8

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The British conquest of Bengal began with the

a)

Battle of Buxor

b)

Battle of Plassey

c)

Battle of Haldighati

2.

Doctrine of Lapse was the idea of

a)

Dalhousie

b)

Robert Clive

c)

Warren Hastings

3.

The first Nawab of Bengal was

a)

Alivardi Khan

b)

Siraj ud Daulah

c)

Murshid Quli Khan

4.

The following places were known as Presidencies during the British period

a)

Madras,Calcutta ,Delhi

b)

Madras,Bengal,Bombay

c)

Madras,Calcutta, Bombay

5.

Who among the following led the Company forces against the nawab at Plassey?

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Dalhousie

c)

Robert Clive

6.

Which treaty was signed after the Battle of Buxor?

a)

Treaty of Allahabad

b)

Treaty of Alinagar

c)

Treaty of Salbai

7.

This Nawab of Bengal asked the English East India Company to remove the fortifications in Calcutta

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Shuja -ud-Daulah

c)

Shah Alam II

8.

The Indian Soldier was known as

a)

Kotwal

b)

Thanedar

c)

Sepoy

9.

The first Indian to join the Civil Services was

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Satyendranath Tagore

c)

Surendranath Banerjee

10.

The Governor General who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance in India

a)

Wellesley

b)

Warren Hastings

c)

Dalhousie