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Q1. In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factories in

(a) Orissa 

(b) Bengal 

(c) Bihar 

(d) Assam

Q2. ‘Now India is Ours.’ After which war, did the English declare the following statement? 

(a) Battle of Buxar 

(b) Rohilla war 

(c) Fourth Anglo–Mysore War 

(d) Second Anglo–Maratha War

Q3. By the Second Treaty of Allahabad, the fugitive Emperor Shah Alam was taken under the Company’s protection and was to reside at 

(a) Allahabad 

(b) Kara 

(c) Delhi 

(d) Agra

Q4. Who was the Maratha representative who signed the treaty of Purondhar (1776)? 

(a) Raghoba 

(b) Sakha Ram Bapu 

(c) Madhav Rao 

(d) Nana Phadnavis

Q5. Who proudly declared that it was ‘better to die like a soldier than to live a miserable dependent on the infidels, in the list of their pensioned rajas and nabobs’?

(a) Haider Ali 

(b) Tipu Sultan 

(c) Nana Phadnavis 

(d) Shivaji

Q6. Who was the Maratha representative who signed the treaty of Purondhar (1776)? 

(a) Raghoba 

(b) Sakha Ram Bapu 

(c) Madhav Rao 

(d) Nana Phadnavis

Q7. During whose reign did Monghyr become the capital of Bengal? 

(a) Mir Jafar 

(b) Mir Qasim 

(c) Siraj-ud-daulah 

(d) Alivardi Khan

Q8. In which of the following Carnatic Wars was Robert Clive a prisoner of the French? 

(a) The First Carnatic War 

(b) The Second Carnatic War 

(c) The Third Carnatic War 

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Q9. Chanda Sahib was treacherously killed by the Raja of 

(a) Ambur 

(b) Thanjavur 

(c) Carnatic 

(d) Hyderabad

Q10. Mir Qasim’s clash with the English Company came over 

(a) The succession to the throne 

(b) The regulation of inland duties 

(c) Unnecessary intervention of the Company’s officials 

(d) All of the above

Q11. Dost Ali became the Nawab of Carnatic with the help of 

(a) A French office 

(b) Aurangazeb 

(c) A British office 

(d) None of the above

Q12. The first modern arsenal was established at: 

(a) Dindigul 

(b) Hyderabad 

(c) Bengal 

(d) Bombay

Q13.  In the Carnatic, the right of Nawab Anwarud-din was disputed by 

(a) Chanda Sahib 

(b) Dost Ali 

(c) NasirJang 

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Q14. Which one of the following did not take place under the governorship of Warren Hastings?

(a) The Rohilla War 

(b) The Second Anglo–Maratha War 

(c) The Second Anglo–Mysore War 

(d) The Trial of Nand Kumar

Q15. The first English factory in Bengal was established at 

(a) Kalikata 

(b) Chittagong 

(c) Hugli 

(d) Govindapur

Q16.  Peshwa Baji Rao II accepted the subsidiary alliance by the Treaty of Bassein on 

(a) 25 October 1802 

(b) 31 December 1803 

(c) 31 December 1802 

(d) 25 October 1803

Q17. The capital of the Carnatic was at 

(a) Arcot 

(b) Trichinopoly 

(c) Bangalore 

(d) Ambur

Q18. The First Anglo–Maratha War was concluded by the peace treaty of 

(a) Surat 

(b) Purandhar 

(c) Salbai 

(d) None of the above

Q19. The English Company opened their first factory/company in the South at 

(a) Surat 

(b) Masulipatam 

(c) Madras 

(d) Cochin

Q20. What were the terms of the treaty between Siraj-ud-daulah and Clive in 1757 just before the Battle of Plassey? 

(a) The English were to be paid Rs. 175 lakh besides the compensation for losses 

(b) The privileges of the Company were to be restored and the English were permitted to fortify Calcutta 

(c) The British were to get exclusive trading rights in Bengal 

(d) Siraj-ud-daulah was to be guided by the British

Q21. In the Black Hole episode, the number of prisoners is given out as 

(a) 150 

(b) 148 

(c) 147 

(d) 146

Q22. In the Black Hole story, the dimensions of the prison room are given as 

(a) 20 feet long by 15 feet 12 inches wide 

(b) 18 feet long by 14 feet 10 inches wide 

(c) 16 feet long by 13 feet 8 inches wide 

(d) 14 feet long by 12 feet 6 inches wide

Q23.  The Marathas made a desperate last attempt to regain their independence and old prestige in ___against the British. 

(a) 1820 

(b) 1819 

(c) 1818 

(d) 1817

Q24. Nana Phadnavis took up the cause of the posthumous son of Narayan Rao against 

(a) Raghoba 

(b) Baji Rao 

(c) Madhav Rao 

(d) None of the above

Q25. In the Black Hole episode, the number of survivors was 

(a) 25 

(b) 24 

(c) 23 

(d) 22

Q26. Which of the following district/s was/were rewarded by Mir Qasim to the English Company? 

(a) Burdwan 

(b) Midnapore 

(c) Chittagong 

(d) All of the above

Q27. After the Battle of Buxar, a treaty was signed between Shuja-ud-daulah and the English at Allahabad. Which of the following was not included in the Treaty of Allahabad? 

(a) Both agreed to join offensive and defensive alliances 

(b) Shuja-ud-daulah agreed to pay to Shah Alam II, Rs. 26 lakh per year as tribute 

(c) Shuja-ud-daulah agreed to pay to the company Rs. 50 lakh as war indemnity 

(d) Shuja-ud-daulah agreed to give the districts of Allahabad and Karah to the Company

Q28. In the fateful Battle of Plassey, how many men did the English lose? 

(a) 30 

(b) 29 

(c) 28 

(d) 27

Q29. The Battle of Biderra was fought between 

(a) The English and the French 

(b) The English and the Dutch 

(c) The English and the Portuguese 

(d) The French and the Nawab’s army

Q30.  Mir Jafar was the Nawab of Bengal from 1757 to 

(a) 1760 

(b) 1761 

(c) 1762 

(d) 1764

Q31.  In 1775, while an intense struggle for power was taking place among the Marathas, the British officials in Bombay decided to intervene on behalf of 

(a) Madhav Rao II 

(b) Raghunath Rao 

(c) Nana Phadnavis 

(d) Narayan Rao

Q32. The three allies clashed with the Company’s army at Buxar (1764) and were thoroughly defeated. What was the main reason for this defeat? 

(a) Treacherous behavior of the army commanders 

(b) The defection of Shah Alam II 

(c) Inherent defects of the Indian army and State organization 

(d) Lack of adequate preparation for the confrontation

Q33. Mir Qasim formed an alliance with Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam II at 

(a) Awadh 

(b) Bihar 

(c) Orissa 

(d) Bengal

Q34. A treaty was signed between Mir Qasim and the English in 1760. Which of the following was not included in it? 

(a) It was agreed that the English would not abuse the trade principles that they had been granted earlier (b) Mir Qasim would become Nawab of Bengal 

(c) Mir Qasim would give Midnapore, Chittagong, and Burdwan to the English 

(d) Mir Qasim would clear all the debt that Mir Jafar owed to the Company

Q35. The term dustak implies 

(a) Free pass or duty-free trade 

(b) A riot 

(c) A port near Hooghly 

(d) Marketplace