Question 1.
Which of the following was NOT the Presidency ?
(a) Bengal
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Kalikata
Question 2.
Tipu Sultan stopped export through his kingdom in
(a) 1764
(b) 1772
(c) 1785
(d) 1790
Question 3.
The first English factory was set up in the year
(a) 1600
(b) 1651
(c) 1655
(d) 1665
Question 4.
Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?
(a) Columbus
(b) Dutch
(c) East India Company
(d) Vasco-da-Gama
Question 5.
Robert Clive committed suicide in the year
(a) 1770
(b) 1743
(c) 1767
(d) 1774
Question 6.
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year
(a) 1743
(b) 1752
(c) 1761
(d) 1763
Question 7.
Rani Channamma was the ruler of
(a) Bengal
(b) Kitoor
(c) Agra
(d) delhi
Question 8.
Haidar Ali was the ruler of
(a) Bengal
(b) Delhi
(c) Bombay
(d) Mysore
Question 9.
European trading companies were attracted to India due to
(a) cheap land
(b) cheap labour
(c) raw material like cotton silk and spices
(d) none of these
Question 10.
Competition among the companies resulted in
(a) reduced profits of companies
(b) quality of goods increased
(c) price became low
(d) none of these
Match the following:
Column A Column B
(i) Tipu Sultan (Π°) Kitoor
(ii) Dalhousie (b) Punjab
(iii) Rani Channamma (c) Mysore
(iv) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (d) Doctrine of Lapse
(v) Tipu Sultan was killed in (e) Battle of Plassey
(vi) Sirajuddaulah lost (f) Battle of Seringapatam
State whether true or false:
1. The British originally came as traders
2. The battle of Buxar ended in 1764.
3. Second Anglo Maratha war was fought in 1757.
4. Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the northern part of India.
5. The army was known as sepoy army during company’s rule.
Fill in the blanks:
1. Indian rulers’ administrative units were divided into District ……………… and ………………
2. The new system of justice was set up in the year ………………
3. The first English factory was set up on the banks of the ………………
4. Queen Elizabeth granted the East India Company the sole right to trade with the ………………
5. After the defeat at Plassey, ……………… was made the Nawab.
6. Lord Dalhousie devised the policy of ………………
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