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History Chp-1,2,3

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who made this

(a)  

2.

What action is taking place in this

4 lines
3.

(a)   was asked by Robert Clive to produce maps of Hindustan

4.

Who was known as the Duke of Connaught

(a)  

5.

Who was the First governor General ?

(a)  

6.

Who was the Last governor General ?

(a)  

7.

Who published a history of British India

(a)  

8.

Near which palace was National museum & National Archives located?

(a)  

9.

The soil quality, the flora & fauna, the local histories and the cropping pattern called

(a)  

10.

Which plant was found by British through surveys

(a)  

11.

Who was the last powerful Mughal ruler

(a)  

12.

Who started annexing kingdom after the death of last powerful Mughal ruler

(a)  

13.

The british originally came as a

(a)  

14.

Who was the ruler of England in 1600

(a)  

15.

What attracted European trading companies to India ?

4 lines
16.

What is a business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade,buying goods cheap and selling them at higher prices called

(a)  

17.

When and who discovered sea route to India ?

(a)  

18.

Where was first English factory set up ?

(a)  

19.

The East India Company's traders were also known as

(a)  

20.

It persuaded the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to issue a (a)   granting the company the right to trade duty free

21.

What led to the conflict between The nawab of Bengal and the East India Company ?

4 lines
22.

Who was the Nawab of Bengal

(a)  

23.

Murshid Quli Khan was succeeded by

(a)  

24.

Alivardi Khan was succeded by

(a)  

25.

The Battle of Plassey was fought between _______ and ________

(a)  

26.

Where did Nawab of Bengal march and with how many soldiers

(a)  

27.

Who helped British to win the Battle of Plassey

(a)  

28.

Who was installed after the Company defeated Mir Jafar

(a)  

29.

Battle of Buxar took place in

(a)  

30.

How much money was paid by Mir Jafar after being reinstalled

(a)  

31.

Who took the sons of Tipu Sultan as hostages

(a)  

32.

How many wars were fought between British and Mysore

(a)  

33.

Who were the chiefs of Maratha

(a)  

34.

The first war of Maratha ended with the treaty of

(a)  

35.

Rani Channamma's struggle was continued by (a)  

36.

The presence of (a)   held back the company from annexing the company.

37.

Who introduced Doctrine of Lapse

(a)  

38.

What was criminal court known as

(a)  

39.

What was civil court known as

(a)  

40.

The criminal court was under

(a)  

41.

Who translated Hindu laws

(a)  

42.

Identify this

a)

Musket

b)

Matchlock

43.

What was uniform military culture

4 lines
44.

Identify

(a)  

45.

Who was the principle figure in an Indian district

(a)  

46.

Why were the artisans deserting the villages

4 lines
47.

By the terms of settlements, the _______ and ________ were recognize as zamindars

(a)  

48.

The British asked the zamindars to (a)   in land

49.

Were the zamindars interested in improving the land

a)

Yes

b)

No

50.

In the villages, the cultivators found this system very (a)   (synonym-harsh).

51.

Who collected revenue in Mahalwari system

(a)  

52.

What is referred to as mahal

(a)  

53.

The charge of collection and payment of revenue was given to the (a)   (Mahalwari System)

54.

Who contained the land authority in Mahalwari System

(a)  

55.

Munro system was first tried on small scale by (a)  

56.

Munro system was then developed by

(a)  

57.

Munro tested munro system on _______ India

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

58.

The settlements had to be made directly with the (a)  

59.

What did the East India Company do to increase the income

(a)  

60.

What were the peasants called in Munro system

(a)  

61.

Who was the governor general when the Permanent Settlement was introduced

(a)  

62.

Who devised Mahalwari System

(a)  

63.

Which crop was in demand in European countries

(a)  

64.

This was made and designed by

(a)  

65.

Which crop could be used in the exception but could not be as bright as Indigo

(a)  

66.

Where did France grew indigo

(a)  

67.

Where did Portuguese grew indigo

(a)  

68.

Where did English grew indigo

(a)  

69.

Where did Spanish grew indigo

(a)  

70.

What were the two system of indigo cultivation

(a)  

71.

How many ploughs would one bigha need

(a)  

72.

When did Blue rebellion take place

(a)