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Ch-2 From Trade to Territory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which governor general defeated Siraj ud daulah in the battle of Plassey

a)

Robert Clive

b)

William Bentinck

c)

Warren Hastings

d)

Lord Wellesley

2.

Which nawab of Bengal was defeated in the battle of Buxar

a)

Mir Jafar

b)

Siraj ud daulah

c)

Mir Qasim

d)

Murshid quli Khan

3.

The first English factory was set up in the year

a)

1600

b)

1651

c)

1655

d)

1665

4.

Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498

a)

Columbus

b)

Dutch

c)

East India company

d)

Vasco da Gama

5.

Who was the last powerful Mughal ruler

a)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

b)

Shahjahan

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Wajid Ali Shah

6.

A business enterprise that makes profit through trade is known as

a)

Trading unit

b)

imperialism

c)

mercantile

d)

none

7.

Alivardi Khan died in the year

a)

1758

b)

1756

c)

1754

d)

1753

8.

After defeat of Sirajuddaulah ______ became the nawab of Bengal.

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Clive

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

None

9.

Mir Jafar died in

a)

1768

b)

1765

c)

1765

d)

1766

10.

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

11.

Why is the Battle of Plassey famous in the history of India?

a)

First battle won by English in the Indian soil

b)

5th battle so only

c)

3rd victory

12.

WHO WAS MADE NAWAB OF BENGAL AFTER MIR JAFAR?

a)

SHAH ALAM

b)

BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR

c)

MIR QASIM

d)

AURANGZEB

13.

Competition among the companies resulted in

a)

Reduced profits of companies

b)

Quality of goods increased

c)

Price became low

d)

None of these

14.

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

a)

1675

b)

1654

c)

1657

d)

1600

15.

On which river bank was The base of the company set up?

a)

river Hugli

b)

river yamuna

c)

river ganga

d)

river bhramaputra

16.

Which of the following European companies did not traded with India?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Portugese

d)

Russian

17.

Royal edict

a)

Farman

b)

charter

c)

Letter

d)

All of these

18.

How could mercantile company make profits?

a)

Buy things for more price and sell cheap

b)

Buy cheap and sell at higher prices

c)

They could do both

d)

None of the above

19.

The Europeans were interested in some of the commodities present in India. Which were the main commodities they were after?

a)

Silk

b)

Cotton

c)

Spice

d)

All of these

20.

Which Nawab of Bengal died in 1756

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Mir Qasim

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

Alivardi Khan