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FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Competition among the companies resulted in

a)

Reduced profits of companies

b)

Quality of goods increased

c)

Price became low

d)

None of these

2.

Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498

a)

Columbus

b)

Dutch

c)

East India company

d)

Vasco da Gama

3.

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. In which year was this factory set up?

a)

1652

b)

1647

c)

1658

d)

1651

4.

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

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Portugese

d)

Russian

5.

After defeat of Sirajuddaulah ______ became the nawab of Bengal.

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Clive

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

None

6.

Vasco Da Gama was a _____________ explorer who found a sea route to India on 1498

a)

Portuguese

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

English

7.

Sirajuddaulah marched with 30,000 soldiers to the English Factory of _______________________, captured company officials, locked down the warehouse, disarm all englishmen and blockaded English ships.

a)

Plassey

b)

Seringapatam

c)

Kassimbazar

d)

Calcutta

8.

Which governer defeated siraj ud daulah

a)

Willam bentinick

b)

Robert clive

c)

Jhon xender

d)

Steve clive

9.

Nawab of Bengal alivardi Khan was dead in.

a)

1789

b)

1756

c)

1770

d)

1769

10.

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

11.

After which battle did the company appoint residents in Indian states

a)

Battle of Plassey

b)

Battle of Buxar

c)

Battle of awadh

d)

None of these

12.

Who granted the diwani rights of Bengal to the British

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Murshid quli Khan

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

Mughal emperor

13.

The English got permission to open the factory again in ______

a)

Surat

b)

Madras

c)

Agra

d)

Goa

14.

The Nawab of Bengal after Alivardi Khan was

a)

Murshid Quli Khan

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Sirajuddaulah

d)

Mir Qasim

15.

What was the main reason for the defeat of Sirajuddaulah at Plassey? (a)  

16.

Several Company officials returned to Britain with wealth and led flashy lives and showed their riches with great pride. They were called (a)