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The British Rule in India Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ____________ were the first Europeans to arrive in India through sea route

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

Dutch

2.

British East India Company was formed in 1600 with permission of __________________

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

None of these

3.

He was the Portuguese who discovered a direct sea route to India

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Gerardus Mercator

d)

Eric the REd

4.

Battle of Plassey was fought between the British and Siraj-ud-Daula in ?

a)

1757

b)

1857

c)

1764

d)

1885

5.

Battle of Buxar was fought in the year _______________

a)

1757

b)

1857

c)

1764

d)

1707

6.

British policy that a kingdom would be taken by over by the British in case a ruler died without leaving a male heir.

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Doctrine of Lapse

c)

both

d)

None

7.

Farmers were not happy because

a)

They had to pay high taxes

b)

They were forced to grow cotton and indigo

c)

Many farmers lost their land

d)

All of these

8.

Indian traders were allowed to trade on their own terms.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Q3. European markets had a great demand for (more than one option can be selected)

a)

a. Indian spices,

b)

b. Indigo,

c)

c. Silk and cotton,

d)

d. Paintings

10.

Q2. Vasco da Gama opened a new _________ to India.

a)

a. sea route

b)

b. roadway

c)

c. airway

11.

In which year did Vasco Da Gama of Portugal discovered the sea route from Europe to India.

a)

1468

b)

1757

c)

1498

d)

1857

12.

The Battle of Plassey was fought because the Nawab of Bengal _______________ had ordered the removal of the British army from Calcutta.

a)

a. Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

b. Mir Jafar

c)

c. Mir Qasim