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The Advent Of British Raj

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which company was established to trade goods with India?

a)

East Indie Company

b)

West Indian Company

c)

East India Company

d)

West India Company

2.

Which empire was ruling at the time of the British invasion?

a)

Mourya empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Gupta Empire

d)

Khilji Empire

3.

Which battle happened in 1757?

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

Battle of Plassey

d)

Amritsar massacre

4.

East India Company got trade permission from ------

a)

Akbar

b)

Zamorin

c)

Jahangir

d)

Shah Jahan

5.

Battle of Buxar happened in the year ------

a)

1857

b)

1757

c)

1764

d)

1864

6.

Find the odd one.

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Germany

7.

India got independence in the year

a)

1947

b)

1950

c)

1857

d)

1757

8.

Though the Revolt of 1857 failed, Indians were (a)   by the Bravery of those who fought against the British.

9.

Who was made the Leader of the Revolt of 1857

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Mangal Pandey

c)

Rani Lakshmi Bai

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

10.

Mangal pandey was hanged on

a)

8 April 1857

b)

18 April 1857

c)

10 May 1857

d)

18 May 1857

11.

The British formed the (a)   in 1600 for trading in India.

12.

The _______________started trading with India, mainly in Spices.

a)

British

b)

Dutch

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

13.

The First British conquest of India was (a)   in 1757.

14.

The Unjust rule of the British which made the Indian kings unhappy.

a)

Kingdom will be taken if the Kings had no Children

b)

Kingdom will be taken if the Kings had Children

c)

Kingdom will be taken if the British had no Children

d)

Kingdom will be taken if the Kings had an Army

15.

Who devised the Doctrine of Lapse?

a)

Lord Richard Wellesley

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

British East India Company

d)

None of the above

16.

The British East India Company annexed ------------------ according to the Doctrine of Lapse.

(a)