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I am trade to territory

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Farman

a)

A Royal order issued by Aurangzeb

b)

A Royal edict issued by the British

c)

A verdict of rule over Bengal

d)

None of these

2.

Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498

a)

Columbus

b)

Dutch

c)

East India company

d)

Vasco da Gama

3.

Who was the last powerful Mughal ruler

a)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

b)

Shahjahan

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Wajid Ali Shah

4.

The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli. This was the base from which the Company’s traders, known at that time as “factors”, operated. The factory had a warehouse where goods for export were stored, and it had offices for Company officials. In which year was this factory set up?

a)

1652

b)

1647

c)

1658

d)

1651

5.

Who issued a FARMAN to East India Company

a)

Akbar

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

Non of the Above

6.

On which river bank was The base of the company set up?

a)

river Hugli

b)

river yamuna

c)

river ganga

d)

river bhramaputra

7.

In Which Year did the East India Company get the charter from Queen Elizabeth 1

a)

1675

b)

1654

c)

1657

d)

1600

8.

Which of the following European companies did not traded with India?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Portugese

d)

Russian

9.

Royal edict

a)

Farman

b)

charter

c)

Letter

d)

All of these

10.

How could mercantile company make profits?

a)

Buy things for more price and sell cheap

b)

Buy cheap and sell at higher prices

c)

They could do both

d)

None of the above

11.

The Europeans were interested in some of the commodities present in India. Which were the main commodities they were after?

a)

Silk

b)

Cotton

c)

Spice

d)

All of these

12.

Which Nawab of Bengal died in 1756

a)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

b)

Mir Qasim

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

Alivardi Khan

13.

Which governor general defeated Siraj ud daulah in the battle of Plassey

a)

Robert Clive

b)

William Bentinck

c)

Warren Hastings

d)

Lord Wellesley

14.

Which nawab of Bengal was defeated in the battle of Buxar

a)

Mir Jafar

b)

Siraj ud daulah

c)

Mir Qasim

d)

Murshid quli Khan

15.

After which battle did the company appoint residents in Indian states

a)

Battle of Plassey

b)

Battle of Buxar

c)

Battle of awadh

d)

None of these

16.

Who was the son of Haider Ali?

a)

Tipu Sultan

b)

Mir jafar

c)

Alivardi Khan

d)

Mir Qasim

17.

In which battle was Tipu Sultan defeated

a)

Battle of Buxar

b)

Battle of Plassey

c)

Battle of Awadh

d)

Battle of Seringapatam

18.

Doctrine of Lapse was devised by

a)

Robert Clive

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Richard Wellesley

d)

Warn hasting

19.

The third battle of Panipat was fought in

a)

1782

b)

1761

c)

1849

d)

1856

20.

In which Awadh was forced to give half of his territory to the company under subsidiary alliance?

a)

1798

b)

1805

c)

1801

d)

1803

21.

The Governor of Bengal in 1764 was

a)

Robert Clive

b)

Lord cornwallis

c)

Lord Hasting

d)

Lord Welleslay

22.

In which year was first English factory set up?

a)

1650

b)

1651

c)

1652

d)

1653

23.

Alivardi Khan the nawab of Bengal was followed by________

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Murshid Quli Khan

c)

Sirajuddaulah

d)

Mir jafar

24.

What is the name of the head ruler of a presidency ?

a)

Prince

b)

Collector

c)

Governor

d)

Minister

25.

Who implemented the policy of Paramountcy ?

a)

Lord Hastings

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Lord Lytton

d)

Lord Rippon

26.

Which among the following statements is wrong about the Doctrine of Lapse ?

a)

Udaipur was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1852 , but later, in 1860 , the king's rule was re-established

b)

Doctrine of Lapse was widely enforced during the period of Lord Dalhousie

c)

Jhansi was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in year 1854

d)

Awadh was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1853

27.

A business enterprise that makes profit through tarde is known as

a)

Trading unit

b)

imperialism

c)

mercantile

d)

none

28.

Mir Jafar died in

a)

1768

b)

1765

c)

1765

d)

1766

29.

In which year did Tipu Sultan become the ruler of Mysuru?

a)

1781

b)

1790

c)

1782

d)

1750

30.

The subsidiary alliance stated that rulers ____

a)

Rulers had to give away their kids to the company

b)

They can’t have their own troops

c)

They had to build churches everywhere

d)

They had to let the company take over their post

31.

_________ were the second Europeans to establish trade with India.

a)

British

b)

Dutch

c)

Portuguese

d)

Italians

32.

Vasco Da Gama was a _____________ explorer who found a sea route to India on 1498

a)

Portuguese

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

English

33.

Royal edict

a)

Farman

b)

charter

c)

Letter

d)

All of these

34.

______was the corrupt officer and made his fortune in India.

a)

Robert Clive

b)

Waren Hastings

c)

Vasco-Da-Gama

35.

After the death of Mir Jafar in 1765,Mughal Emperor appointed the company as the ________ of the provinces of Bengal.

a)

Tehsildar

b)

Diwan

c)

Governor General

36.

Mir Qasim defeated,driven out of Bengal and ­­­­­________was reinstalled.

a)

Alivardi Khan

b)

Mir Jafar

c)

MUrshid quli Khan

37.

The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year ________.

a)

1764

b)

1763

c)

1762

38.

Mir Jafar was deposed by the company and installed _________

a)

Sirajuddaulah)

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Mir Qasim

39.

____________ was assassinated and Mir Jafar made the Nawab.

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Sirajuddaulah

c)

Aurangzeb

40.

1. WHO WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR GENERAL IN INDIA ?

a)

Lord Wellesley

b)

Warren Hastings

c)

James Mill

d)

Robert Clive

41.

Alivardi Khan died in the year

a)

1758

b)

1756

c)

1754

d)

1753

42.

___________ granted sole right to The East India Company to trade with India meaning no other British company could compete with the East India Company.

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth-I

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Queen Anne

43.

After which battle did the company appoint residents in Indian states

a)

Battle of Plassey

b)

Battle of Buxar

c)

Battle of awadh

d)

None of these

44.

Who was the son of hyder Ali

a)

Tipu Sultan

b)

Mir jafar

c)

Alivardi Khan

d)

Mir Qasim

45.

How many Mysore wars were fought

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

Five

46.

_________________________Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces

a)

Diwani

b)

Subsidary Alliance

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

d)

Policy of Paramountcy

47.

Which of these territories were annexed by the doctrine of lapse?

a)

Satara

b)

Udaipur

c)

Mysore

d)

Jhansi

48.

Wodeyars ruled over the state of ___________.

a)

Rajasthan

b)

Bengal

c)

Awadh

d)

Mysore

49.

Who granted the diwani rights of Bengal to the British

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Murshid quli Khan

c)

Mir Jafar

d)

Mughal emperor

50.

10. ____ is referred as ‘Tiger of Mysore’

a)

Haider Ali

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Akbar

51.

The criminal courts were under

a)

English Judges

b)

Qazi

c)

Maulvis

d)

Mufti

52.

The former ruling dynasty of Mysore

a)

Gaikwad

b)

Wodeyars

c)

Holkar

d)

Sindhia

53.

Lord Dalhousie was the governor general from which year?

a)

1848-1855

b)

1948-1949

c)

1887-1898

d)

1848-1856

54.

Tipu Sultan stopped export through his kingdom in

a)

1764

b)

1772

c)

1785

d)

1790

55.

Rani Channamma was the ruler of

a)

Bengal

b)

Kitoor

c)

Agra

d)

Delhi

56.

During British Afghan war, Maharaja ______ was the King of Punjab.

a)

Zorawar Singh

b)

Ranjit Singh

c)

Surendra Singh

d)

Fateh Singh

57.

_______ translated digest of Hindu Laws in English in 1775.

a)

Hastings

b)

Canning

c)

N B Halhed

d)

Cornwall

58.

_____ was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1848.

a)

Poona

b)

Satara

c)

Gwalior

d)

Kanpur

59.

_______________allowed the company to use the revenue resources of Bengal

a)

Subsidiary Alliance

b)

Diwani

c)

Doctrine of Lapse

d)

Policy of Paramountcy

60.

Tipu Sultan was killed in _________________ Mysore war

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

61.

Criminal court was called a _______________

a)

faujdari adalat

b)

diwani adalat

62.

Civil Court was known as a ________________

a)

diwani adalat

b)

faujdari adalat

63.

ON WHAT GROUND AWADH WAS ANNEXED BY THE COMPANY ?

a)

SHORTAGE OF ARMY

b)

FINANCIAL ISSUES

c)

MISGOVERMENT

d)

NONE OF THESE

64.

WHAT WERE THE ADMINSTRATIVE UNITS CALLED ?

a)

CAPITAL

b)

PRESIDENCIES

c)

RESIDENCE

d)

FORTS