WorksheetsGrade 09 EM
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
When the British came to India, who was the ruler of the Mughal Empire?
Babur
Shah Jahan
Jahangir
Maha Akbar
In which year did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?
1757
1587
1875
1857
Who started the Sunday Dhamma schools?
Anagarika Dharmapala
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
Henry Steel Olcott
Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera
What is the name of the initiative taken by Mahatma Gandhi to address the grievances of indigo farmers?
Champaran movement
Warehouse movement
Civil disobedience movement
Cooperative strike movement
Who was the last ruler of the Mughal Empire that ruled in India?
Aurangzeb
Babur
Maha Akbar
Jahangir
who met King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe in 1762 AD?
Hugh Boyd
John Pybus
Robert Andrews
Thomas Maitland
Who was the British governor who arrived in Sri Lanka in 1805?
Thomas Maitland
Robert Brownrigg
Frederick North
Gerald Halford
Who was the first English governor of this country?
Thomas Maitland
Robert Brownrigg
Frederick North
Gerald Halft
What was the closest reason that led to the freedom struggles of 1848?
Ignoring Buddhism
The new tax policy of Torrington
The collapse of rural life.
Collecting taxes with money.
The prince known as Kundasale became ,
Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe
Second Rajasinghe
First Vimaladharmasuriya
Sri Veera Parakram Narendrasinha
Which of the following was not a leader of the 1818 freedom struggle?
Madugalle Disawa
Butawa Rathe Rala
Veera Puran Appu
Kappetipola Nilame
Which king took action to expel the Portuguese from this country?
King Vimadharmasuriya I
King Rajasinghe II
King Vimaladharmasuriya II
King Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe
Henry Steel Olcott is
a British national.
a Portuguese national.
a Dutch national.
an American national.
The law introduced by the Dutch in this country is
English Portuguese law
Portuguese Dutch law
Dutch Portuguese law
Roman Dutch law
Who was the last Sinhala king in the history of governance in Sri Lanka?
Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe
Kirti Sri Rajasinghe
Sri Veera Parakram Narendrasinha
Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe
Who was the person who established the first coffee plantation?
Nicky Bird
John Locke
George Bird
Edward Brown
Which nations first posed a threat to the Portuguese power that existed along the Indian coast?
English
French nationals
Dutch
Arab nationals
Who was the governor of the country during the 1848 insurrection?
Thomas Metland
Torrington Sami
Robert Brownrigg
Arthur Godwin
Identify the regions where the freedom struggles began in 1818 AD and 1848 AD respectively.
Dumbar - Matale
Wellassa - Matale
Matale - Kurunegala
Wellassa - Wariyapola
Who was the British governor who captured the Kingdom of Kandy in 1815 AD?
Frederick North
Torington Sami
Thomas Metland
Robert Brownrigg
Who is in the image below?
Mahatma Gandhi
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Surendranath Banerjee
Jawaharlal Nehru
Which company's emblem is shown in the image below?
Eastern English Trading Company
Eastern Dutch Trading Company
Eastern Portuguese Trading Company
French Company
Who is depicted in the image below?
Hikkaduwa Sri Sumangala Thera
Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Thera
Walanne Sri Siddhartha Thera
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
What was the time period during which dual control existed in coastal areas?
1790 - 1802
1798 - 1802
1796 - 1815
1802 - 1815
Which school was started by Mr. Ponnambalam Ramanathan with his personal financial contributions?
Sahira Vidyalaya
Parameshwar Vidyalaya
Shivangala Vidyalaya
Shaiva Prakash Vidyalaya
Who was the British national that arrived in Sri Lanka in 1795 AD?
Hugh Boyd
Van Engel Beg
Robert Andrews
John Fibbs
Who was the ruler of the Netherlands at the time of the French invasion of the Netherlands?
William II
King George V
King William V
King Philip II
Who was appointed to the throne as Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe?
Muthusami Kumaru
Maha Asthana Kumaru
Kitti Kumaru
Kannasami Kumaru
Who was the commander that invaded the Uda Rata in 1800 AD?
John Doyley
Robert Knox
Macdowall
Thomas Maitland
What is the first Buddhist printing press in this country?
Kawata Kathika Printing Press
Lankabhinawe Vishatha Printing Press
Lankopakara Printing Press
Sarasavi Sadarasa Printing Press
Who was the person who started the Muslim Nation newspaper?
Mr. M.C. Siddhi Lebbe
Mr. T.B. Jaya
Mr. Arumugha Navalar
Mr. Anagarika Dharmapala
In 1800 AD, the governor sent an army to the hill country under the command of MacDowell,
Frederic North
Thomas Maitland
Robert Brownrigg
Ferguson Engel Beck
When the kew letter was received, who was the dutch governor in Sri Lanka ?
Baron Van
Lorenzo Almeida
Francisco Almeida
Funn Englebeck
Who was the British governor who captured the Kingdom of Kandy in 1815 AD?
Frederick North
Torington Sami
Thomas Metland
Robert Brownrigg
Who was the governor of the country during the 1848 insurrection?
Thomas Metland
Torrington Sami
Robert Brownrigg
Arthur Godwin
Which king took action to expel the Portuguese from this country?
King Vimadharmasuriya I
King Rajasinghe II
King Vimaladharmasuriya II
King Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe
The year the British captured the coastal areas of this country was
1796
1658
1815
1903
As a result of the abolition of the mandatory service system through the colebrooke , what was an adverse outcome?
Job shortage
Breakdown of the village council - Gamsabha
Halting of free service provision.
Loss of land for the people
Who is the king in the above image?
Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe
First Vimaladharmasuriya King
Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe
Kirti Sri Rajasinghe
After King Rajadhi Rajasinghe, two princes inherited the rule of the upcountry , and at the request of one high official, a prince named Kannasami became king. Who was the high official that initiated the coronation of Kannasami?
Ahalepola
Kappetipola
Pilimathalawa
Mollegoda
The person shown in the picture is,
Shreemath Fonseka
Ven. Dharmaraja
Anagarika Dharmapala
Dharamapala Thero
The establishment of the legislative and executive councils is done through
Manning reform
Colebrooke reform
Donoughmore reform
Solbury reform
The prince known as Kundasale became famous for,
Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe
Second Rajasinghe
First Vimaladharmasuriya
Sri Veera Parakrama Narendrasinha
Which nations first posed a threat to the Portuguese power that existed along the Indian coast?
English
French nationals
Dutch
Arab nationals
Who started a magazine called Muslim Nation?
Mr. Siddhi Lebbe
Mr. Ponnambalam Arunachalam
Mr. T.B. Jay
Mr. Ponnambalam Ramanathan
The law introduced by the Dutch in this country is
English Portuguese law
Portuguese Dutch law
Dutch Portuguese law
Roman Dutch law
Henry Steel Olcott is
a British national.
a Portuguese national.
a Dutch national.
an American national.
What was the closest reason that led to the freedom struggles of 1848?
Ignoring Buddhism
The new tax policy of Torrington
The collapse of rural life.
Collecting taxes with money.
who met King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe in 1762 AD?
Hugh Boyd
John Pybus
Robert Andrews
Thomas Maitland
What is the first Buddhist printing press in this country?
Kawata Kathika Printing Press
Lankabhinawe Vishatha Printing Press
Lankopakara Printing Press
Sarasavi Sadarasa Printing Press
