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British Conquest of India Part II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There were ___ principal methods employed by the British annexation of Indian States

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

Pick the odd one out

a)

Direct Warfare

b)

Subsidiary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

d)

Dual System of Governance

3.

Method of Conquest - Punjab

a)

Direct Warfare

b)

Subsidiary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

4.

Cochin was included by

a)

Direct Warfare

b)

Subsidiary Alliance

c)

Doctrine Of Lapse

5.

Surat was captured by _-

a)

Direct Warfare

b)

Subsidiary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

6.

Anglo- Mysore wars were ___ wars fought over 30 years.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

7.

Hyder Ali defeated the British in the ___ Anglo Mysore War

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

8.

After loss at war____ 2 son's were taken as hostages by British

a)

Madhav Rao I

b)

Ranjit Singh

c)

Tipu Sultan

d)

Hyder Ali

9.

Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed at ___

a)

Mysore

b)

Bijapur

c)

Panipat

d)

Seringapatam

10.

After the ___ Battle of Panipat, Maratha empire split up into different centres of power.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

11.

Gaikwars had their capital at ___

a)

Nagpur

b)

Malwa

c)

Baroda

d)

Pune

12.

Treaty of Bassein was signed between ___

a)

Marathas and French

b)

Marathas and British

c)

Sikhs and British

d)

Sikhs and Marathas

13.

Treaty of Amritsar was signed between

a)

Nana Fadnavis & British

b)

Dalip Singh and British

c)

Lal Singh and British

d)

Ranjit Singh and British

14.

Treaty of Wadgaon was signed between ___

a)

Tipu Sultan and British

b)

Sikhs and British

c)

Marathas and British

15.

As per Treaty of Amritsar, Ranjit Singh agreed to confine his conquests by this river.

a)

Ravi

b)

Indus

c)

Sutlej

d)

Ganges

16.

Which of these was NOT a reason for success of British Conquest in India

a)

Absence of Strong Central Leadership

b)

Disunity in Indian States

c)

India's superior Army

d)

Religious Non Interference

17.

First Anglo Sikh War ended with the signing of the Treaty of ___

a)

Amritsar

b)

Salsette

c)

Lahore

d)

Peshawar

18.

Jhansi was annexed through ___

a)

Direct Warfare

b)

Subsidiary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

19.

A method to capture Indian states if the King died without a natural born heir was ___

a)

Direct Warfare

b)

Subsidiary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

20.

Dalip Singh's father was Raja Lal Singh

a)

True

b)

False