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The Establishment of Company Power

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The province of Bengal included present day ________, ________, _________ and _________.

a)

Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha

b)

Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand

c)

Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh

d)

Bihar, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand

2.

The East India company got the right to issue ___________ or trade permits.


a)

Diwani

b)

Firman

c)

Dastak

d)

Zamindari

3.

Who among the following led the Company forces against the nawab at Plassey?

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Dalhousie

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Mountbatten

4.

Why can the Battle of Plassey be termed as a turning point in Indian history?

a)

The British were collectively defeated by the Indian rulers

b)

It paved the way for the establishment of British dominance over India.

c)

It lead to the enthronement of Siraj-ud-Daulah as the Nawab of Bengal.

d)

Robert Clive now became the ruler of Bengal and established a kingdom.

5.

This Nawab of Bengal asked the English East India Company to remove the fortifications in Calcutta

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Shuja-ud-Daulah

c)

Shah Alam II

d)

Tipu Sultan

6.

In which year the Battle of Plassey took place?

a)

1756

b)

1757

c)

1857

d)

1600

7.

On what condition did Clive offer Mir Jafar to become the nawab of Bengal.


a)

Enter an alliance with the Nawab of Awadh

b)

Help defeat Sirajuddaulah

c)

Increase revenue payments for the EEIC

d)

Help in the annexation of the northern provinces.