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History of India from 1757 AD to 1947 A.D.

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first Governor-General of Bengal was_______.

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Cornwallis

c)

Dalhousie

d)

Ripon

2.

_________ was the first Governor-General of British India.

a)

William Bentick

b)

Dalhousie

c)

Cornwallis

d)

Irwin

3.

Who introduced Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Lord Ripon

c)

Lord Irwin

d)

Lord Hastings

4.

Who laid the foundations of British Raj in India?

a)

Robert Clive

b)

William Bentinck

c)

Warren Hastings

d)

Baltimore

5.

Battle of Plassey was fought in __________.

a)

1757 A.D.

b)

1758 A.D.

c)

1760 A.D.

d)

1764 A.D.

6.

Battle of Buxar was fought in _________.

a)

1764 AD

b)

1765 AD

c)

1758 AD

d)

1760 AD

7.

Nizamat means______________________

a)

Territorial Jurisdiction

b)

Administration

c)

Nobility

d)

Gaining Territories

8.

Mughal emperor ___________ was ruling when Battle of Plassey took place.

a)

Alamgir-II

b)

Babur

c)

Shahjahan

d)

Jahangir

9.

The battle of Buxar ended with the _________ in 1765

a)

Treaty of Allahabad

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Mangalore

d)

Treaty of Madras

10.

Treaty of Allahabad was signed between Robert Clive & _____________________.

a)

Shuja-Ud-Daulah

b)

Mir Quasim

c)

Siraj ud Daula

d)

Mir Jafar

11.

Warren Hastings became the British resident at ________________________.

a)

Murshidabad

b)

Calcutta

c)

Madras

d)

Bombay

12.

Lord Cornwallis founded a Sanskrit College at __________________ for Hindus.

a)

Benaras

b)

Bombay

c)

Madras

d)

Mangalore

13.

Cornwallis introduced the __________________of land revenue in Bengal and other parts of India.

a)

Permanent Settlement

b)

Subsidiary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

d)

Local Self Government

14.

Tipu Sultan attacked _________ , a British Friendly province.

a)

Travancore

b)

Bengal

c)

Bihar

d)

Orissa

15.

Third Anglo-Mysore War was fought between Lord Cornwallis and ____________________.

a)

Tipu Sultan

b)

Hyder Ali

c)

Siraj ud Daula

d)

Shuja ud Daula

16.

Permanent Settlement System came into effect on ___________________.

a)

1793

b)

1789

c)

1768

d)

1785

17.

____________________brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore war.

a)

Treaty of Madras

b)

Treaty of Mangalore

c)

Treaty of Allahabad

d)

Treaty of Srirangapatnam

18.

The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by ________________.

a)

Lord Wellesley

b)

Lord Ripon

c)

Lord Cornwallis

d)

Lord William Bentinck

19.

Tipu met a hero's end on 4 May 1799 while defending his capital ____________.

a)

Seringapatnam

b)

Madras

c)

Bangalore

d)

Calcutta

20.

The First Anglo-Maratha War was held in ____________.

a)

1775-1782

b)

1778-1786

c)

1772-1778

d)

1780-1785