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From Trade to Territory

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. WHO WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR GENERAL IN INDIA ?

a)

Lord Wellesley

b)

Warren Hastings

c)

James Mill

d)

Robert Clive

2.

___________ granted sole right to The East India Company to trade with India meaning no other British company could compete with the East India Company.

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth-I

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Queen Anne

3.

Wodeyars ruled over the state of ___________.

a)

Rajasthan

b)

Bengal

c)

Awadh

d)

Mysore

4.

What were the reasons for East India company to trade with India?

a)

Spices

b)

Cotton

c)

Silk

d)

All of the Above

5.

In 1756, the Mughal Emperor appointed The East India Company as the_____________ of the provinces of Bengal.

a)

Subadar

b)

Nawab

c)

Diwan

d)

Both Nawab and Diwan

6.

Robert Clive came to________ in India from England at the age of 18.

a)

Gujarat

b)

Madras

c)

Bengal

d)

Mysore

7.

The Subsidiary Alliance system was a method introduced by_________.

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Lord Wellesley

d)

King Albert

8.

Vasco da Gama , a Portuguese explorer had discovered the seas route to India in the year (a)   .

9.

Alivardi Khan died in the year

a)

1758

b)

1756

c)

1754

d)

1753

10.

Mir Qasim was defeated in

a)

Battle of Plassey

b)

Battle of Buxar

c)

Both a and b

d)

none

11.

Who granted the diwani rights of Bengal to the British

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Murshid quli Khan

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

Mughal emperor