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QUHASA

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EXPANSION OF BRITISH POWER QUESTIONS

1)Khalsa was founded by-

>Guru Gobind Singh

>Guru Ramdas
>Guru Nanak
>Guru Arjun Dev

Answer:
>Guru Gobind Singh

Answer:
>Talwandi

>Gurdaspur
>Amritsar
>Lahore
>Talwandi

2)Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?

3)Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh withgreat honour of at

Ropar ?
>Minto I
>William Bentick
>Hastings
>Auckland
Answer:
>William Bentick
4)Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ?
>Lord Ripon
>Lord Dalhousie
>Lord Bentick
>Lord Curzon
Answer:

>Lord Dalhousie

5)Tipu Sultan took support of which one of the following powers to fight the
English ?

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>Portuguese
>French
>Spanish
>Dutch

Answer:
>French

6)In which of the following years the Battle of Buxar was fought ?

>1764
>1766
>1767
>1761

Answer:
>1764

7)Which one of the following places was famous as capital of Tipu Sultan ?

>Srirangpattam
>Gulbarga
>Hampi
>None of these
Answer:
>Srirangpattam

8)Tipu Sultan died fighting the English Forces uder>Lord Cornwallis

>Lord Wellesley
>Lord Dalhousie
>Lord Hastings
Answer:
>Lord Wellesley
9)When did the British Government start ruling India directly-

>After the battle of Plassey

>After the Battle of Panipat
>After the War of Mysore
>After Sepoy Mutiny

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Answer:
>After Sepoy Mutiny

10)Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary
Alliance ?

>Scindia of Gwalior
>Nizam of Hyderabad
>Dalip Singh of Punjab
>Gaikwad of Baroda

Answer:
>Nizam of Hyderabad

>Ahmad Shah
>Bahadur Shah
>Farrukhsiyar
>Shah Alam II

11)Who issued firman granting Diwani of Bengal,Bihar and Orissa to the English
?

Answer:
>Shah Alam II

12)The State of Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through>The Policy of doctrine of lapse
>The Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
>Mayos Provincial settlement
>War against Gangadhar Rao
Answer:
>The Policy of doctrine of lapse
13)With reference to the treaties made by the English with native rulers of India
in the 18 Century which one of the following pairs us Not correctly mactch ?
>Treaty of Allahabad -------Shujauddaulah
>Treaty of Purandar--------Marathas
>Treaty of Manglore--------Anwasruddin

>Treaty of Seringapattam--- Tipu Sultan

Answer:
>Treaty of Manglore--------Anwasruddin

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14)With reference to the colonial rule of India, which one of the following was
not the feature of Subsidiary alliance system ?

>A subsidiary British army was to be maintained in the Indian State.

>The determination of expenses incurred on the subsidiary British army was the
duty of Indian state
>The Indian state had to keep a British resident in her capital
>Indian Soldiers could be used by the company commanders

Answer:
>Indian Soldiers could be used by the company commanders

15)What was the reason of ground for the British empire to Annex Sambalpur in
1850 ?

>Lack of proper governance

>Death of its ruler with an heir
>Subsidiary Alliance
>Its involvement in a conspiracy against British rule

Answer:
>Death of its ruler with an heir

16)Who among the following not not a party to the league that was defeated by
the Britishin the Battle of Buxar ?
>Shujauddaulah
>Shah Alam
>Mir Jafar
>Mir Kasim
Answer:
>Mir Jafar
17)The founder of the autonomous of Avadh was>Shujauddaula
>Saadat Khan Burhahan-ul-Mulk
>Safdarjang
>Sher Shah

Answer:
>Saadat Khan Burhahan-ul-Mulk

18)The Dual Government recommended by Lord Clive provided that the-

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>Criminal justice would be left to the Nawabi Officials which civil and fiscal
matters would be controlled by the company
>Company will look after fiscal matters and all the rest would be dealt by the
Indian rulers
>Indian rulers will deal with all the matters of administration under the
supervision of a company official
>Indian rulers will on titular head and all the powers shall be directly dealt by the
company

Answer:
>Criminal justice would be left to the Nawabi Officials which civil and fiscal
matters would be controlled by the company

19)Who of the following joined Mir qasim and Shujauddaula in declaring war
upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at
the Battle of Buxar ?

>Jahandar Shah
>Farrukhsiyar
>Muhammad Shah
>Shah Alam II

Answer:
>Shah Alam II

20)Which of the following Indians was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by

Robert Clive ?
>Omi Chand
>Manik Chand
>Rai Durlabh
>Raja Shitab Rai
Answer:
>Raja Shitab Rai
21)Who was appointed Deputy Diwan of Murshidabad (Bengal) by Rober Clive
after the Allahabad Treaty ?
>Mohd Raza Khan
>Raja Shitab Rai

>Rai Durlabh
>Syed Ghulam Hussain

Answer:
>Mohd Raza Khan

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22)The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Sirajuddaula and the East
India Company was that-

>The British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaula

>The British misused the Dustaq (free duty passes)
>The British attacked the french settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal
>The incident of black hole and occured

Answer:
>The British misused the Dustaq (free duty passes)

Answer:
>12 August 1765

>12 August 1765

>18 August 1765
>29 August 1765
>21 August 1765

23)Emperor Shah Alam II gave the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and orissa to East
India Company-

24)Hyder Ali was defeated at Porto Novo by which British General ?

>Capt. Pophem
>Sir Eyrecoot
>Capt. Hector Munro
>General Gedard
Answer:
>Sir Eyrecoot
25)The successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was>Kharaq Singh
>Harihar Singh Nalwa
>Sher Singh
>Naunihal singh
Answer:

>Kharaq Singh

26)Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with Money and blessings ?

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>Guru Hargovind
>guru Govind singh
>Guru Arjun Dev
>Guru Tegh Bahadur

Answer:
>Guru Arjun Dev

27)Who among the following was the first Governor General of Bengal ?

>Robert Clive
>William Bentick
>Marquess Wellesley
>Waren Hastings

Answer:
>Waren Hastings

28)By which one of the following Act did the Governor General of Bengal
became the Governor General of india ?

>The Regulating Act

>The Pitts India Act
>The Charter Act of 1793
>The Charter Act of 1833
Answer:
>The Charter Act of 1833
29)The Group of eunuches and ladies dominated in the Government under>Muhammad Shah (1719-48)
>Ahmad Shah (1748-54
>Alamgir II (1754-59)
>Shah Alam II (1759-1806)
Answer:
>Ahmad Shah (1748-54
30)Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in the Battle of -

>Plassey
>Buxar
>Munger
>Wandiwash

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Answer:
>Plassey
31)In whose reign Guru Nanak Deva established Sikhism ?

>Firoz Shah Tughlaq

>Sikandar Lodi
>Humayun
>Akbar

Answer:
>Sikandar Lodi

Answer:
>Guru Arjun Dev

>Guru Nanak Dev

>Guru Teg Bahadur
>Guru Govind Singh
>Guru Arjun Dev

32)Who of the following compiled Adigranth or Gurugranth Saheb ?

33)The first Governor General of India was appointed in >1774

>1833
>1858
>1911

Answer:
>1833
34)Which of the following was capital of Raja Ranjit Singh of Punjab?
>Amritsar
>Lahore
>Rawalpindi
>Peshawar
Answer:

>Lahore

35)When was the Battle of Plassey fought ?

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>1757
>1789
>1848
>1857

Answer:
>1757

Answer:
>Battle of Buxar

>Battle of Buxar
>Battle of Plassey
>Battle of Panipat
>Battle of Haldi Ghati

36)First decisive military success of English East India Company in India is

marked by -

37)The book jiz Muhammad Shahi related to knowledge of Astrology produced

in 1733 us written by-

>Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur

>Raja Bharmall of Amber
>Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur
>Maharana Amar Singh of Udaipur
Answer:
>Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur
38)Who converted Sikhs into a martial race /
>Arjun Dev
>Gobind Singh
>Hargobind
>Teg Bahadur
Answer:
>Gobind Singh
39)Who founded independent sultanate of Bengal ?

>Ilias Shah
>Murshid quli Khan
>Hussain Shah
>Alivardi Khan

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Answer:
>Murshid quli Khan
40)Who fouded Sikhism ?

>Gobind Singh
>Ramdas
>Nanak
>Hargobind

Answer:
>Nanak

>Guru Nanak
>Guru Teg Bahadur
>Guru Hargovind
>Guru Gobind Singh

41)Which Sikh Guru assumed the title SACHCHA PADSHAH ?

Answer:
>Guru Teg Bahadur

42)The first Governor General of India was>Lord Clive

>Lord Canning
>Lord WilliamBentick
>Lord Lytton
Answer:
>Lord WilliamBentick
43)Who among the following was not involved in the conspiracy against
Sirajuddaulah ?
>Manikchand
>Omichand
>Mohanlal
>Clive

44)The East India Company secured the Diwani from -

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>Sujauddaulah
>Aurangzeb
>Bahadur Shah
>Shah Alam II

Answer:
>Mohanlal

45)Gurumukhi Script was introduced by-

>Guru Amardas
>Guru Ram Das
>Guru Angad
>Guru Nanak

Answer:
>Shah Alam II

Answer:
>Guru Angad

46)Who was the Goveror General when the First Anglo Burmese was started ?

>George Barlow
>Lord Hastings
>Lord Minto
>Lord Amherst
Answer:
>Lord Amherst

47)Who was the last indepedent Nawab of Bengal ?

>Sirajuddaulah
>Mir Jafar
>Mir Kasim
>Najmuddaulah
Answer:
>Mir Kasim
48)The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time
of -

>Dufferin
>Lytton
>Curzon
>Minto I

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Answer:
>Dufferin

49)Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in Foreign

Countries on modern lines ?

>Haider Ali
>Mir Qasim
>Shah alam II
>Tipu Sultan

Answer:
>Tipu Sultan

50)Which one of the following statement is not correct ?

>Ali Mardan Khan introducecd the system of revenue farming in bengal

>Maharaja Ranjit singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at
lahore
>Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid elements of Geometry translated into
Sanskrit
>Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess
Sharda in Sringeri Temple

Answer:
>Ali Mardan Khan introducecd the system of revenue farming in bengal
51)How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah reign come to an early end ?
>He was deposed by his wazir
>He died due to a slip which climping down steps
>He was defeated by his nephew in a battle
>He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine
Answer:
>He was defeated by his nephew in a battle
52)The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by
the British on the pretext of misgovernance ?
>Awadh

>Jhansi
>Nagpur
>Satara

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Answer:
>Awadh