WorksheetsSSt Expansion of British Power
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
In ____________ Queen Elizabeth gave a charter to the English East India Company
1600
1500
1700
1599
This nawab of Bengal asked the English East India Company to remove all its fortifications in Calcutta
Murshid Quli Khan
Siraj-ud-Daulah
Alivardi Khan
Shuja-ud-Din
The British victory at _______________ led Shah Alam II to grant the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to the English East India Company
Buxar
Plassey
Seringapatam
Panipat
This governor-General introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance
Robert Clive
Warren Hastings
Lord Wellesley
Lord Dalhousie
One of the four agencies that carried out the day-to-day administration of the Company was the
police
cavalry
infantry
espionage
_______________ was the Governor-General of India from 1772 to 1785
Lord Dalhousie
Warren Hastings
Lord Wellesley
Lord Mountbatten
The capital of the kingdom of Mysore was
Plassey
Seringapatam
Nagpur
Awadh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of
Buxar
Awadh
Calcutta
Punjab
The battle of Buxar was fought in the year
1785
1757
1857
1764
The Company obtained the right to trade without paying customs duty in the year
1799
1801
1717
1761
Lord Wellesley became the Governor-General of India in the year
1848
1798
1839
1817
The British defeated Dalip Singh and annexed Punjab in the year
1857
1849
1853
1839
The Fort William College was set up at Calcutta in the year
1801
1857
1717
1764
Fine quality of ________ and ___________ attracted European trading companies to India
wheat and maize
silk and cotton
wool and spices
coffee and tea
A business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade is called
Farman
Company
Mercantile
Puppet
Farman is a
Business
Puppet government
Revenue
royal edict or royal order
An English officer called the ______________ was appointed in the territory to keep check on the ruler
Puppet
Resident
Governor-General
Sepoy
The system of _______________________ made Indian rulers let go of their armed forces and come under the protection of East India Company
Puppet government
Diwani
Subsidiary alliance
Civil service
The army of EIC was called ________
Sepoy army
Daroga army
Chowkidar army
Kotwal army
The first British factory was set up in year
1857
1651
1764
1600
