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From trade to territory

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

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.

What was Farman

a)

A Royal order issued by Aurangzeb

b)

A Royal edict issued by the British

c)

A verdict of rule over Bengal

d)

None of these

3.

Which Nawab of Bengal died in 1756

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Mir Qasim

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

Alivardi Khan

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.

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

7.

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

a)

1675

b)

1654

c)

1657

d)

1600

8.

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

9.

1. The first English factory was set up

a)

In Delhi

b)

In Bengal

c)

In Madras

10.

4. After the Battle of Plassey, ……………… was made the Nawab

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Mir Jafar

c)

Siraj Ud Daulah

11.

7. Kolkata city is on the banks of river

a)

Yamuna

b)

Hugli

c)

Mahanadi

12.

8. Siraj-ud-daulah was the successor of

a)

Murshid Quli Khan

b)

Shah Alam II

c)

Alivardi Khan