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G8.Revision SA1B- Time, Continuity and Change

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A business enterprise that makes profit through tarde is known as

a)

Trading unit

b)

imperialism

c)

mercantile

d)

none

2.

The Battle of Plassey took place between Sirajuddaulah and

a)

Alivardi Khan

b)

Robert Clive

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

Mir Qasim

3.

After defeat of Sirajuddaulah ______ became the nawab of Bengal.

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Clive

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

None

4.

The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli. This was the base from which the Company’s traders, known at that time as “factors”, operated. The factory had a warehouse where goods for export were stored, and it had offices for Company officials. As trade expanded, the Company persuaded merchants and traders to come and settle near the factory. In which year was this factory set up?

a)

1652

b)

1647

c)

1658

d)

1651

5.

The British saw Haidar and Tipu as ambitious, arrogant, and dangerous. Four battles were fought with them and only in the last battle did the Company ultimately win by killing Tipu Sultan. Identify this battle:

a)

Battle of Buxar

b)

Battle of Plassey

c)

Battle of Panipat

d)

Battle of Seringapatam

6.

(a)   devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse.

7.

Vasco da Gama , a Portuguese explorer had discovered the seas route to India in the year (a)   .

8.

What did the mercantile companies in India do to establish their upper hand in trade ?

a)

Blocked the sea routes

b)

Sank the ships of other European traders

c)

Prevented rival ships from moving with supplies of good

d)

All of the above

9.

Who implemented the policy of Paramountcy ?

a)

Lord Hastings

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Lord Lytton

d)

Lord Rippon

10.

In Which Year did the East India Company get the charter from Queen Elizabeth 1

a)

1675

b)

1654

c)

1657

d)

1600

11.

Which year was Permanent Settlement introduced?

a)

1807

b)

1706

c)

1803

d)

1793

12.

Permanent Settlement was introduced by whom?

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Holt Mackenzie

c)

Thomas Munroe

d)

Robert Clive

13.

What is Bigha?

a)

Unit of temperature

b)

Unit of capacity

c)

Unit of measurement

d)

None of the above

14.

In which year Mahatma Gandhi visit Champaran and see the plight of the indigo cultivators?

a)

1917

b)

1920

c)

1906

d)

1915

15.

Name the revenue collecting system introduced by Holt Mackenzie during 1822.

a)

Ryotwari System

b)

Mahalwari System

16.

The Portuguese had established their presence in the Western Coast of India and had their base in (a)   .

17.

Tipu Sultan stopped the export of sandalwood, pepper and cardamom.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What were the changes brought by the British in

a. Judicial system

b. revenue collection

4 lines
19.

Why did the peasants in Bengal rebel against the British planters?

4 lines
20.

(a)   was the substitute of Indigo used for dyeing in Europe?