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
