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WorksheetsExpansion of British Power in India
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
During the Third Anglo-Maratha War Peshwa Baji Rao II took help from _______
Sindhia and Gaekwad
Bhonsle and Holkar
Gaekwad and Tipu Sultan
Where was Peshwa Baji Rao II deposed by British?
Pune
Mysore
Bithur
Hyder Ali was Tipu Sultan's _____
General
Father
Brother
How many Anglo-Mysore wars were fought?
4
5
3
During the annexation of Punjab in 1849, ____ was the Governor General of India.
Warren Hastings
Lord Wellesley
Lord Dalhousie
None of the above
Who formulated Doctrine of Lapse?
Lord Dalhousie
Robert Clive
Lord cornwallis
Select the incorrect options with reference to Doctrine of Laspe.
The peaceful way of annexing Indian states.
Rulers without heirs could adopt sons
This policy was applied to titles and pensions
Nana Saheb, the son of Peshwa Baji Rao II was given pension that had been paid to his father.
The families of former rulers were pensioned off and their territories annexed.
Which state did British annex on the grounds of maladministration?
Awadh
Jhansi
Punjab
Who was the Ruler of the Sikh kingdom?
Hyder Ali
Ranjit Singh
Raghunath Rao
None of the above
Select options that shows the factors responsible for the success of the British.
Lack of unity among the Indians rulers
Organized and efficient administration in Indian states
Superior military resources of the Company
Naval supremacy of the British
Weak economic resource of the Company
