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Establishment of the Company Power

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the Carnatic wars, Pondicherry came under the control of British.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Which Treaty granted the Diwani rights to British?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Allahabad

c)

Treaty of Aix La Chappelle

3.

Who was made to pay Rs.50 lakhs as war indemnity?

a)

SIRAJUDDAULAH

b)

SHUJAUDDAULAH

c)

JOSEPH DUPLEIX

4.

Who were the first Europeans to come to India for trade?

a)

DUTCH

b)

PORTUGUESE

c)

BRITISH

d)

FRENCH

5.

Queen Victoria sanctioned the establishment of the English East India Company.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

The British conquest of Bengal began with the

a)

Battle of Buxar

b)

Battle of Plassey

c)

Battle of Haldighati

7.

The first Nawab of Bengal was

a)

Alivardi Khan

b)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

c)

Murshid Quli Khan

8.

Who among the following led the Company forces against the nawab at Plassey?

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Dalhousie

c)

Robert Clive

9.

Who was defeated in the Battle of Plassey?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

10.

The Battle of Buxar took place in

a)

1765

b)

1764

c)

1767

11.

Buxar is located in which state?

a)

Bengal

b)

Bihar

c)

Orissa

12.

Who formulated Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Lord Dalhousie

b)

Robert Clive

c)

Lord cornwallis

13.

Why can the Battle of Plassey be termed as a turning point in Indian history?

a)

The British were collectively defeated by the Indian rulers

b)

It paved the way for the establishment of British dominance over India.

c)

It lead to the enthronement of Siraj-ud-Daulah as the Nawab of Bengal.

d)

Robert Clive now became the ruler of Bengal and established a kingdom.

14.

Under British rule, Indians had equality, freedom and liberty.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

This Nawab of Bengal asked the English East India Company to remove the fortifications in Calcutta

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Shuja-ud-Daulah

c)

Shah Alam II

16.

In which year the Battle of Plassey took place?

a)

1756

b)

1757

c)

1857

d)

1600