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WorksheetsRuling Countryside
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
What do you call a business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade, buying goods cheap and selling them at higher process?
Exchange
Noncommercial
Mercantile
Barter
Which foreign power, from the given list was the last European power to enter India?
French
Dutch
Chinese
Portuguese
Which were the important spices that were in great demand in the European market?
Coriander, Fenugreek
Cumin, Aniseed
Pepper, Cloves, Cardamom, Cinnamon
Garlic, Ginger, poppy seeds
Why is it considered that Delhi could no longer function as an effective center after the death of Aurangzeb?
Many regional powerful kingdoms emerged in various parts asserting their authority
Delhi was not considered to be symbolically lucky for the rulers.
Delhi only represented the Northern part of India, and the Southern Part was left out without any representation
The trading activities could not function from Delhi
Three presidencies were established by the British with a Governor General for each. Choose the three presidencies from the given list of options?
Madras, Calcutta, Delhi
Madras, Bombay and Calcutta
Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta
Madras, Bombay and Delhi
A Farman is best described as an order from a King. Aurangzeb issued a Farman to Robert Clive granting the East India Company
the right to set up factories on the banks of rivers
the right to fortify settlement
the right to trade duty free
the right to fight battles with the other European powers
When was the battle of Plassey fought between the Nawab of Bengal and British?
On 23rd Sept 1757
On 23rd December 1757
On 23rd November 1757
On 23rd June 1757
In which year did the East India Company acquire a charter as the sole traders with the East from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I?
1700
1600
1750
1800
A list of historical events are given below, Choose the one you think marked the beginning of the modern Age of Indian history?
Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence on 15th August 1947
Indus valley Civilisation
Death of the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb
Where in India did the British establish a fortified factory called Fort William?
Delhi
Bombay
Calcutta
Madras
