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Expansion of British Power in India

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Third Anglo-Maratha War Peshwa Baji Rao II took help from _______

a)

Sindhia and Gaekwad

b)

Bhonsle and Holkar

c)

Gaekwad and Tipu Sultan

2.

Where was Peshwa Baji Rao II deposed by British?

a)

Pune

b)

Mysore

c)

Bithur

3.

Hyder Ali was Tipu Sultan's _____

a)

General

b)

Father

c)

Brother

4.

How many Anglo-Mysore wars were fought?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

5.

During the annexation of Punjab in 1849, ____ was the Governor General of India.

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Lord Wellesley

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

None of the above

6.

Who formulated Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Robert Clive

c)

Lord cornwallis

7.

Select the incorrect options with reference to Doctrine of Laspe.

a)

The peaceful way of annexing Indian states.

b)

Rulers without heirs could adopt sons

c)

This policy was applied to titles and pensions

d)

Nana Saheb, the son of Peshwa Baji Rao II was given pension that had been paid to his father.

e)

The families of former rulers were pensioned off and their territories annexed.

8.

Which state did British annex on the grounds of maladministration?

a)

Awadh

b)

Jhansi

c)

Punjab

9.

Who was the Ruler of the Sikh kingdom?

a)

Hyder Ali

b)

Ranjit Singh

c)

Raghunath Rao

d)

None of the above

10.

Select options that shows the factors responsible for the success of the British.

a)

Lack of unity among the Indians rulers

b)

Organized and efficient administration in Indian states

c)

Superior military resources of the Company

d)

Naval supremacy of the British

e)

Weak economic resource of the Company