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Expansion of British Power MCQ

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Q1. Khalsa was founded by-

  1. AGuru Gobind Singh
  2. BGuru Ramdas
  3. CGuru Nanak
  4. DGuru Arjun Dev
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Answer: A) Guru Gobind Singh

Q2. Which was the birth Place of Guru Nanak?

  1. AGurdaspur
  2. BAmritsar
  3. CLahore
  4. DTalwandi
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Answer: D) Talwandi

Q3. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with grest honour at Ropar?

  1. AMinto l
  2. BWilliam Bentick
  3. CHastings
  4. DAuckland
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Answer: B) William Bentick

Q4. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?

  1. ALord Ripon
  2. BLord Dalhousie
  3. CLord Bentick
  4. DLord Curzon
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Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie

Q5. Tipu Sultan took support of which one of the following Powers to fight the English?

  1. APortuguese
  2. BFrench
  3. CSpanish
  4. DDutch
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Answer: B) French

Q6. ln which of the following years, the Battle of Buxar was fought?

  1. A1764
  2. B1766
  3. C1767
  4. D1761
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Answer: A) 1764

Q7. Which one of the following Places was famous as capital of Tipu Sultan?

  1. ASrirangpattam
  2. BGulbarga
  3. CHampi
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: A) Srirangpattam

Q8. Tipu Sultan died fighting the English forces unde_

  1. ALord Cornwallis
  2. BLord Wellesley
  3. CLord Dalhousie
  4. DLord Hastings
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Answer: B) Lord Wellesley

Q9. When did the British Government start ruling lndia directly?

  1. AAfter the Battle of Plassey
  2. BAfter the Battle of Panipat
  3. CAfter the War of Mysore
  4. DAfter Sepoy Mutiny
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Answer: D) After Sepoy Mutiny

Q10. Consider the following statements: 1. The Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and Killed during the reign of Emperor Farrukhsiyar. 2. The Marathas fought with Ahmed Shah Abdali at Panipat during the reign of Emperor Shah Alam ll. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. A1 only
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

Q11. Assertion (A): The state of Hyderabad was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk, a wazir of Mughal Emperor. Reason (R): The Mughal Emperor frustrated all the attempts of Nizam-ul-Mulk at reforming the administration of the empire. Code :

  1. ABoth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

Q12. Who issued Firman granting Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the English?

  1. AAhmed Shah
  2. BBahadur Shah
  3. CFarrukhsiyar
  4. DShah Alam ll
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Answer: D) Shah Alam ll

Q13. Who was the first lndian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?

  1. AScindia of Gwalior
  2. BNizam of Hyderabad
  3. CDalip Singh of Punjab
  4. DGaikwad of Baroda
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Answer: B) Nizam of Hyderabad

Q14. The state of Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in lndia through-

  1. AThe Policy of Doctrine of Lapse
  2. BThe Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
  3. CMayo's Provincial settlement
  4. DWar against Gangadhar Rao
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Answer: A) The Policy of Doctrine of Lapse

Q15. With reference to the colonial rule of lndia,which one of the following was NOT the feature of subsidiary Alliance System?

  1. AA subsidiary British army was to be maintained in the lndian State
  2. BThe determination of expenses incurred on the subsidiary British army was the duty of lndian State
  3. CThe lndian State had to keep a British resident in her capital
  4. Dlndian soldiers could be used by the company commanders
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Answer: D) lndian soldiers could be used by the company commanders

Q16. The founder of the autonomous Kingdom of Avadh was-

  1. AShujauddaula
  2. BSaadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
  3. CSafdarjang
  4. DSher Shah
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Answer: B) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk

Q17. Who of the following joined Mir Qasim and Shujauddaula in declaring war upon the English East lndia Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar?

  1. AJahandar Shah
  2. BFarrukhsiyar
  3. CMuhammad Shah
  4. DShah Alam ll
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Answer: D) Shah Alam ll

Q18. The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Sirajuddaula and the East lndia Company was that_

  1. AThe British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaula
  2. BThe British misused the Dustaq (free duty passes )
  3. CThe British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal
  4. DThe incident of black hole had occurred
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Answer: B) The British misused the Dustaq (free duty passes )

Q19. Consider the following statements: 1. The treaty of Lahore was concluded between Sikhs and English Company during the tenure of Lord Ellenborough. 2. Lord Dalhousie made the annexation of punjab to the British dominion. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A1 only
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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Answer: B) 2 only

Q20. Who among the following was the first Governor General of Bengal?

  1. ARobert Clive
  2. BWilliam Bentick
  3. CMarquess Wellesley
  4. DWaren Hastings
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Answer: D) Waren Hastings

Q21. By which one of the following Acts did the Governor General of Bengal became the Governor General of lndia?

  1. AThe Regulating Act
  2. BThe Pitt's lndia Act
  3. CThe Charter Act of 1793
  4. DThe Charter Act of 1833
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Answer: D) The Charter Act of 1833

Q22. With reference to the treaties made by the English with native rulers of lndia in the 18th century, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

  1. ATreaty of Allahabad : Shujauddaulah
  2. BTreaty of Purandar : Marathas
  3. CTreaty of Mangalore : Anwaruddin
  4. DTreaty of Seringapttam : Tipu Sultan
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Answer: C) Treaty of Mangalore : Anwaruddin

Q23. What was the reason of ground for the British Empire to annex Sambalpur in 1850?

  1. ALack of Proper governance
  2. BDeath of its ruler without an heir
  3. CSubsidiary Alliance
  4. Dlts involvement in a conspiracy against British rule
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Answer: B) Death of its ruler without an heir

Q24. Who among the following was NOT a party to the league that was defeated by the British in the Battle of Buxar?

  1. AShujauddaulah
  2. BShah Alam
  3. CMir Jafar
  4. DMir Kasim
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Answer: C) Mir Jafar

Q25. The Dual Government recommended by Lord Clive provided that the-

  1. ACriminal justice would be left to the Nawabi officials, while civil and fiscal matters would be controlled by the company
  2. BCompany will look after fiscal matters and all the rest would be dealt by the Indian rulers
  3. CIndian rulers will deal with all the matters of administration under the supervision of a company official
  4. DIndian rulers will only titular head and all the powers shall be directly dealt by the Company.
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Answer: A) Criminal justice would be left to the Nawabi officials, while civil and fiscal matters would be controlled by the company

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