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British India

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the East India Company come to India ?

a)

1597 AD

b)

1602 AD

c)

1600 AD

d)

1583 AD

2.

Who fought the battle of Plassey with the British ?

a)

Nawab-Siraj-Ud-Daulah

b)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

c)

Tipu Sultan

d)

Jahangir

3.

Who was Mir Jafar's son in law ?

Hint: He was the ruler of Bengal from 1660 - 1663

a)

Akbar

b)

Jahangir

c)

Mir Qasim

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

4.

Who started the First War of Independence, also called Sepoy Mutiny ?

a)

Sepoy Mangal Pandey

b)

Mir Qasim

c)

Akbar

d)

Jahangi

5.

Who was declared the Emperor of India and the leader of the revolt of 1857 ?

a)

Tipu Sultan

b)

Tantia Tope

c)

Mangal Pandey

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

6.

What did Mahatma Gandhi do in Satyagrah Movement ?

(a)  

7.

What was Chandrashekhar Azad's actual compelete name ?

a)

Chandrashekhar Sitaram Tiwari

b)

Chandrashekhar Nakul Tiwari

c)

Chandrashekhar Sitaram Gupta

d)

Chandrashekhar Nakul Gupta

8.

Which battle occured exactly 100 years after the Battle of Plassey ?

(a)  

9.

Who was the first person to reach India before the British arrived ?

(a)  

10.

Who gave the East India Company the Diwani rights ?

a)

Akbar

b)

Jahangir

c)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

d)

Tipu Sultan