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Question 4. Choose the correct options from those given below:
Question 1. Who discovered the sea route to India?
- Columbus
- Prince Henry
- Vasco-da-Gama
- Bartholomew Diaz
Answer: Vasco-da-Gama
Question 2. During whose tenure was the Public Works Department established in India?
- Wellesley
- Dalhousie
- Warren Hastings
- William Bentinck
Answer: Dalhousie
Question 3. Which of the following statements in false?
- The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757.
- The Company got a freehold over 24 Parganas of Bengal due to the Battle of Plassey.
- The Company got the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa due to the Battle of Plassey.
- Siraj-ud-Daula was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey.
Answer: The Company got the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa due to the Battle of Plassey.
Question 4. Who became the first Governor-General of India?
- Warren Hastings
- Wellesley
- Dalhousie
- Canning
Answer: Warren Hastings
Question 5. With whom did the British fight the Third Mysore War?
- Tipu Sultan
- Marathas
- Nizam
- Haider Ali
Answer: Tipu Sultan
