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Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498 A.D.?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Bartholomew Diaz
c) Vasco-da-Gama
d) Prince Henry
Answer: c) Vasco-da-Gama
In which year did the Battle of Plassey take place?
a) 1600 A.D.
b) 1668 A.D.
c) 1757 A.D.
d) 1773 A.D.
Answer: c) 1757 A.D.
Which European power lost in the three Mysore Wars between 1746 and 1763?
a) Dutch
b) Portuguese
c) French
d) British
Answer: c) French
What system did Governor General Wellesley introduce to expand the Company’s rule?
a) Imperial Alliance System
b) Subsidiary Alliance System
c) Trade Alliance System
d) Colonial Alliance System
Answer: b) Subsidiary Alliance System
Which Governor General is known as a “liberal Governor General”?
a) Warren Hastings
b) Cornwallis
c) William Bentinck
d) Dalhousie
Answer: c) William Bentinck
In which year was the first railway line in India established?
a) 1600 A.D.
b) 1757 A.D.
c) 1848 A.D.
d) 1853 A.D.
Answer: d) 1853 A.D.
What economic impact did the Company’s rule have on Bengal?
a) Economic prosperity increased
b) Raw material production declined
c) Dual Power Policy improved the economy
d) Cotton cloth export rose
Answer: b) Raw material production declined
Who played a key role in getting laws passed to abolish social customs like Sati System?
a) Robert Clive
b) Vasco-da-Gama
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Mir Jafar
Answer: c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Which British official is associated with the Doctrine of Lapse policy?
a) William Bentinck
b) Dalhousie
c) Cornwallis
d) Warren Hastings
Answer: b) Dalhousie
What did the Subsidiary Alliance System require Indian states to provide in return for military assistance?
a) Economic concessions
b) Cultural exchange
c) Land and revenue
d) Political independence
Answer: c) Land and revenue
Who won the Battle of Buxar in 1764?
a) French
b) British East India Company
c) Mysore
d) Dutch
Answer: b) British East India Company
What was the main reason for the Europeans seeking a new sea route to India?
a) Cultural exchange
b) Economic prosperity
c) Religious pilgrimage
d) Political alliances
Answer: b) Economic prosperity
Which Mughal emperor had come to Awadh during the time of the Battle of Buxar?
a) Akbar
b) Shah Jahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Shah Alam
Answer: d) Shah Alam
What did the regulating act of 1773 A.D. establish in India?
a) Prime Minister’s office
b) Governor General’s control
c) Provincial autonomy
d) Parliamentary democracy
Answer: b) Governor General’s control
Who became the first Governor General of India under the regulating act of 1773 A.D.?
a) William Bentinck
b) Cornwallis
c) Warren Hastings
d) Sir John Shore
Answer: c) Warren Hastings
In which city did the East India Company establish its first trade center in India in 1613 A.D.?
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) Surat
d) Chennai
Answer: c) Surat
Which European power lost control of their trade centers in India between 1746 and 1763?
a) Dutch
b) Portuguese
c) French
d) British
Answer: c) French
What was the inspiration for the geographical discoveries that led to the sea route to India?
a) Ottoman Empire
b) Spanish Inquisition
c) Portuguese King Prince Henry
d) Italian Renaissance
Answer: c) Portuguese King Prince Henry
Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey?
a) Siraj-ud-Daula
b) Mir Jafar
c) Mir Qasim
d) Shah Alam
Answer: a) Siraj-ud-Daula
Which European power arrived in India in 1668 A.D. for trade?
a) Dutch
b) Portuguese
c) French
d) British
Answer: c) French
What was the outcome of the Battle of Plassey in 1757 A.D.?
a) French victory
b) British victory
c) Dutch victory
d) Portuguese victory
Answer: b) British victory
What did the English East India Company establish in 1600 A.D. to trade with India?
a) Imperial Alliance
b) Colonial Council
c) East India Company
d) Trade Alliance
Answer: c) East India Company
Who became the Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?
a) Siraj-ud-Daula
b) Mir Jafar
c) Mir Qasim
d) Shah Alam
Answer: b) Mir Jafar
Which Governor General introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System?
a) Warren Hastings
b) Cornwallis
c) William Bentinck
d) Wellesley
Answer: d) Wellesley
Who was known as the “Tiger of Mysore” during the Fourth Mysore War?
a) Tipu Sultan
b) Mir Qasim
c) Mir Jafar
d) Siraj-ud-Daula
Answer: a) Tipu Sultan
