Class 5 Beginning of British rule in India Worksheet

Class 5 Beginning of British rule in India Worksheet

 

Section A – Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?
   a) Vasco da Gama
   b) Christopher Columbus
   c) Ferdinand Magellan
   d) Marco Polo
2. In which year was the English East India Company founded?
   a) 1500
   b) 1600
   c) 1700
   d) 1757
3. The Battle of Plassey was fought in:
   a) 1757
   b) 1764
   c) 1746
   d) 1857
4. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Buxar?
   a) Siraj-ud-Daulah
   b) Mir Qasim
   c) Mir Jafar
   d) Shuja-ud-Daula
5. Which policy was introduced by Lord Dalhousie?
   a) Doctrine of Lapse
   b) Subsidiary Alliance
   c) Divide and Rule
   d) Permanent Settlement
6. Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Jhansi?
   a) Begum Hazrat Mahal
   b) Rani Lakshmi Bai
   c) Tantia Tope
   d) Kunwar Singh
7. Who was declared leader of the Revolt of 1857?
   a) Rani Lakshmi Bai
   b) Nana Sahib
   c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
   d) Mangal Pandey
8. What does the word “colony” mean?
   a) Group of villages
   b) Country under another’s control
   c) Large army unit
   d) Fortified place
9. Which Governor-General introduced the Subsidiary Alliance?
   a) Lord Wellesley
   b) Lord Dalhousie
   c) Lord Canning
   d) Lord Cornwallis
10. Who was the Portuguese sailor who came to India?
    a) Vasco da Gama
    b) Bartolomeu Dias
    c) Alfonso de Albuquerque
    d) Duarte Barbosa

Section B – Fill in the blanks

1. The English East India Company was formed under the authority of Queen __________ I.
2. The first factory of EEIC in India was set up in __________ in 1615.
3. The Battle of Plassey was fought between Siraj-ud-Daulah and __________.
4. Mir Qasim was supported by Shuja-ud-Daula and __________ in the Battle of Buxar.
5. The __________ Wars were fought between the British and the French East India Company.
6. A __________ is an Indian soldier serving under the British.
7. The EEIC was first known as the Company of Merchants of London Trading with the __________.
8. In 1943, an all-women regiment in INA was named the __________ Regiment.
9. The Portuguese set up their first factory in __________.
10. The Revolt of 1857 is also called the __________ War of Indian Independence.

Section C – Match the following

1. Rani Lakshmi Bai | a. Bihar |
   2. Kunwar Singh | b. British Indian army |
   3. Begum Hazrat Mahal| c. Jhansi |
   4. Mangal Pandey | d. Bengal |
   5. Mir Qasim | e. Awadh |

Section D – True or False

1. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in 1598.
2. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India after 1857.
3. Lord Wellesley introduced the Doctrine of Lapse.
4. The Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey was Mir Jafar.
5. Tantia Tope was a loyal soldier of Peshwa Nana Sahib.

Section E – Short Answer Questions

1. Name the three Indian leaders who fought in the Revolt of 1857.
2. Why did Mir Qasim fight the Battle of Buxar?
3. Write two causes for the discontent among Indian sepoys in the British army.
4. Name the two policies introduced by the British to gain more control over Indian kingdoms.
5. Who were the allies of Mir Qasim in the Battle of Buxar?

Section F – Short Answer Questions

1. What is meant by Subsidiary Alliance?
2. Explain the Doctrine of Lapse in one or two sentences.
3. Why was the Battle of Plassey fought?
4. Name any three places where the British set up their trading posts by 1623.
5. What happened to Bahadur Shah Zafar after the Revolt of 1857?

Section G – Long Answer Questions

1. Write about the Carnatic Wars and their result.
2. Describe the events of the Battle of Plassey.
3. Explain how the Revolt of 1857 ended EEIC’s rule in India.
4. Describe the condition of Indian soldiers under the British army before 1857.

Section H – Long Answer Questions

1. Give a brief account of the Battle of Buxar.
2. Explain how the Portuguese established their trade in India.
3. Describe the role of Rani Lakshmi Bai in the Revolt of 1857.
4. Write about the main causes that led to the Revolt of 1857.

Class 5 Beginning Of British Rule In India Worksheet Answer Key

Section A:
1-a, 2-b, 3-a, 4-b, 5-a, 6-b, 7-c, 8-b, 9-a, 10-a

Section B:
1-Elizabeth, 2-Surat, 3-English East India Company, 4-Shah Alam II, 5-Carnatic, 6-sepoy, 7-East Indies, 8-Rani of Jhansi, 9-Cochin, 10-First

Section C:
1-c, 2-a, 3-e, 4-b, 5-d