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SSt Expansion of British Power

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In ____________ Queen Elizabeth gave a charter to the English East India Company

a)

1600

b)

1500

c)

1700

d)

1599

2.

This nawab of Bengal asked the English East India Company to remove all its fortifications in Calcutta

a)

Murshid Quli Khan

b)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

c)

Alivardi Khan

d)

Shuja-ud-Din

3.

The British victory at _______________ led Shah Alam II to grant the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to the English East India Company

a)

Buxar

b)

Plassey

c)

Seringapatam

d)

Panipat

4.

This governor-General introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance

a)

Robert Clive

b)

Warren Hastings

c)

Lord Wellesley

d)

Lord Dalhousie

5.

One of the four agencies that carried out the day-to-day administration of the Company was the

a)

police

b)

cavalry

c)

infantry

d)

espionage

6.

_______________ was the Governor-General of India from 1772 to 1785

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Warren Hastings

c)

Lord Wellesley

d)

Lord Mountbatten

7.

The capital of the kingdom of Mysore was

a)

Plassey

b)

Seringapatam

c)

Nagpur

d)

Awadh

8.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of

a)

Buxar

b)

Awadh

c)

Calcutta

d)

Punjab

9.

The battle of Buxar was fought in the year

a)

1785

b)

1757

c)

1857

d)

1764

10.

The Company obtained the right to trade without paying customs duty in the year

a)

1799

b)

1801

c)

1717

d)

1761

11.

Lord Wellesley became the Governor-General of India in the year

a)

1848

b)

1798

c)

1839

d)

1817

12.

The British defeated Dalip Singh and annexed Punjab in the year

a)

1857

b)

1849

c)

1853

d)

1839

13.

The Fort William College was set up at Calcutta in the year

a)

1801

b)

1857

c)

1717

d)

1764

14.

Fine quality of ________ and ___________ attracted European trading companies to India

a)

wheat and maize

b)

silk and cotton

c)

wool and spices

d)

coffee and tea

15.

A business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade is called

a)

Farman

b)

Company

c)

Mercantile

d)

Puppet

16.

Farman is a

a)

Business

b)

Puppet government

c)

Revenue

d)

royal edict or royal order

17.

An English officer called the ______________ was appointed in the territory to keep check on the ruler

a)

Puppet

b)

Resident

c)

Governor-General

d)

Sepoy

18.

The system of _______________________ made Indian rulers let go of their armed forces and come under the protection of East India Company

a)

Puppet government

b)

Diwani

c)

Subsidiary alliance

d)

Civil service

19.

The army of EIC was called ________

a)

Sepoy army

b)

Daroga army

c)

Chowkidar army

d)

Kotwal army

20.

The first British factory was set up in year

a)

1857

b)

1651

c)

1764

d)

1600