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HISTORY REVISION

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who produced the first map of India?

a)

James Mill

b)

James Rennel

c)

James William

d)

None of these

2.

How did Mills divide Indian History?

a)

Hindu

b)

Muslim

c)

British

d)

All of the above

3.

What is Imperialism?

a)

Imperialism is a political system.

b)

Imperialism is a technical term.

c)

Imperialism is a traditional system.

d)

None of these

4.

What do you mean by contemporary?

a)

The term refers to the future period.

b)

The term refers to the present period.

c)

The term refers to the past period.

d)

None of these

5.

Who is the writer of 'A History of British India'?

a)

Robert

b)

Renner

c)

James mill

d)

Williams

6.

Rennel was asked by.............. to produce maps of Hindustan.

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Warren Hastings

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Munro

7.

What do you mean by Colonisation?

a)

Conquest of one country by another.

b)

Subjugation of two country by another country.

c)

Subjugation of one country by another.

d)

Conquest.

8.

What do you mean by Census?

a)

Official enumeration of the population after every 10 years.

b)

Official enumeration of the population after every 12 years.

c)

Official enumeration of the population after every 14 years.

d)

Official enumeration of the population after every 16 years.

9.

In which city National Archives of India located -

a)

Jaipur

b)

Bengaluru

c)

New Delhi

d)

Amritsar

10.

What is the ‘modern period’ associated with?

a)

The modern period in India is associated with the establishment of British colonial rule and the fight we put up against it.

b)

It covers the socio-cultural change that came about in India under the influence of the British.

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of the above

11.

___________ 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

12.

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

13.

A business enterprise that makes profit through tarde is known as

a)

Trading unit

b)

imperialism

c)

mercantile

d)

none

14.

Alivardi Khan died in the year

a)

1758

b)

1756

c)

1754

d)

1753

15.

After defeat of Sirajuddaulah ______ became the nawab of Bengal.

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Clive

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

None

16.

Mir Jafar died in

a)

1768

b)

1765

c)

1765

d)

1766

17.

Mir Qasim was involved in

a)

Battle of Plassey

b)

Battle of Buxar

c)

Battle of Bengal

d)

All of these

18.

Which among the following statements is wrong about the Doctrine of Lapse ?

a)

Udaipur was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1852 , but later, in 1860 , the king's rule was re-established

b)

Doctrine of Lapse was widely enforced during the period of Lord Dalhousie

c)

Jhansi was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in year 1854

d)

Awadh was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1853

19.

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

20.

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

21.

In which battle was Tipu Sultan defeated

a)

Battle of Buxar

b)

Battle of Plassey

c)

Battle of Awadh

d)

Battle of Seringapatam

22.

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

23.

Who introduced Subsidiary Alliance ?

a)

Lord Clive

b)

Lord Hastings

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

Lord Wellesely

24.

How many Anglo-Mysore wars were fought?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five