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From Trade to Territories

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the historians, by the second half of the 18th century, which new power emerged as powerful in India?

a)

Chinese

b)

Dutch

c)

British

d)

Japanese

2.

From the years mentioned below, choose the correct date of death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal ruler

a)

On 3rd March 1800

b)

On 3rd March 1750

c)

On 3rd March 1707

d)

On 3rd March 1850

3.

What was farman?

a)

It was a royal dress.

b)

It was a royal procession.

c)

It was a royal food.

d)

It was a royal order.

4.

Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by ________

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Robert Clive

c)

William Bentick

d)

Lord Wellesley

5.

_______________allowed the company to use the revenue resources of Bengal

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Diwani

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

d)

Policy of Paramountcy

6.

_________________________Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces

a)

Diwani

b)

Subsidary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

d)

Policy of Paramountcy

7.

Tipu Sultan was killed in _________________ Mysore war

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

8.

____________________ policy claimed that the company's authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.

a)

doctrine of lapse

b)

Paramountcy

c)

Diwani

d)

Subsiidary Alliance

9.

In ____________________________- if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become part of Company territory.

a)

Doctrine of lapse

b)

Policy of Paramountcy

c)

Subsidiary Alliance

d)

Diwani

10.

Criminal court was called a _______________

a)

faujdari adalat

b)

diwani adalat

11.

Civil Court was known as a ________________

a)

diwani adalat

b)

faujdari adalat

12.

Lord Wellesley introduced the ____________

a)

Diwani

b)

Subsidiary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of lapse

d)

Policy of Paramountcy

13.

Policy of Paramountcy was introduced by _________________

a)

Lord Hastings

b)

Lord Wellesly

c)

Lord Dalhousi

d)

Queen Elisabeth I

14.

The Charter was given by _____________

a)

Lord wellesley

b)

Lord Hastings

c)

Lord Dalhousi

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

15.

Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by _______________

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Lord Wellesley

c)

Lord Hastings

d)

Lord Dalhousi