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WorksheetsThe British Rule in India Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The ____________ were the first Europeans to arrive in India through sea route
British
French
Portuguese
Dutch
British East India Company was formed in 1600 with permission of __________________
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
None of these
He was the Portuguese who discovered a direct sea route to India
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Gerardus Mercator
Eric the REd
Battle of Plassey was fought between the British and Siraj-ud-Daula in ?
1757
1857
1764
1885
Battle of Buxar was fought in the year _______________
1757
1857
1764
1707
British policy that a kingdom would be taken by over by the British in case a ruler died without leaving a male heir.
Subsidiary Alliance
Doctrine of Lapse
both
None
Farmers were not happy because
They had to pay high taxes
They were forced to grow cotton and indigo
Many farmers lost their land
All of these
Indian traders were allowed to trade on their own terms.
True
False
Q3. European markets had a great demand for (more than one option can be selected)
a. Indian spices,
b. Indigo,
c. Silk and cotton,
d. Paintings
Q2. Vasco da Gama opened a new _________ to India.
a. sea route
b. roadway
c. airway
In which year did Vasco Da Gama of Portugal discovered the sea route from Europe to India.
1468
1757
1498
1857
The Battle of Plassey was fought because the Nawab of Bengal _______________ had ordered the removal of the British army from Calcutta.
a. Siraj-ud-Daulah
b. Mir Jafar
c. Mir Qasim
