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1. The most decisive battle that led to the establishment of supremacy of the British in India was______.
  1. The battle of Buxar
  2. The battle of Plassey
  3. The battle of Wandiwash
  4. The third battle of Panipat

Answer: The battle of Buxar

2. Who was appointed Deputy Diwan of Murshidabad by Robert Clive after the Allahabad Treaty?
  1. Mohd. Raza Khan
  2. Shitab Rai
  3. Rai Durlabh
  4. Syed Ghulam Hussain

Answer: Mohd. Raza Khan

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3. Who among the following has been called as a ‘Heaven Born General’?
  1. Albuquerque
  2. Robert Clive
  3. Francois Dupleix
  4. Lord Cornwallis

Answer: Robert Clive

4. In which year, did the Battle of Buxar take place?
  1. 1864
  2. 1764
  3. 1854
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: 1764

5. Name the French Commander who was defeated in the battle of Wandiwash in 1760.
  1. Count Lally
  2. Francis Martin
  3. Dupleix
  4. None of the above

Answer: Count Lally

6. Gomasthas during colonial rule in India refers to:
  1. the officers appointed by British to collect revenue in rural areas
  2. the officers appointed by British to manage diplomatic relations with princely states
  3. an Indian agent of British East India company to supervise weavers
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: an Indian agent of British East India company to supervise weavers

7. The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in _______.
  1. 1641 CE
  2. 1651 CE
  3. 1671 CE
  4. 1661 CE

Answer: 1651 CE

8. Which of the following war was consolidated British supremacy over India?
  1. Battle of Buxar
  2. Battle of Plassey
  3. Third battle of Mysore
  4. Independence struggle of 1857

Answer: Battle of Buxar

9. In which year English East India Company established its factory at Patna, Bihar?
  1. 1620
  2. 1632
  3. 1621
  4. None of the above

Answer: 1620

10. Emperor Shah Alam II gave the Diwani of Bengal-Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on______.
  1. 12 August, 1765
  2. 18 August, 1765
  3. 29 August, 1765
  4. 21 August, 1765

Answer: 12 August, 1765

11. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year______.
  1. 1761
  2. 1757
  3. 1760
  4. 1764

Answer: 1757

12. Who granted the Diwani of Bengal to the East India Company in 1765?
  1. Nawab of Bengal
  2. Mughal Emperor
  3. British Monarch
  4. The Afghan King

Answer: Mughal Emperor

13. Who brought the printing press for the first time to India in the mid-16th century?
  1. Dutch cloth merchants
  2. British traders
  3. Portuguese Missionaries
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Portuguese Missionaries

14. Which war was won by British and concluded with Treaty of Pondicherry?
  1. First Anglo Maratha War
  2. Second Anglo Maratha War
  3. Second Carnatic War
  4. First Anglo French War

Answer: Second Carnatic War

15. Who was the founder of British Empire in India?
  1. Warren Hastings
  2. Lord Amherst
  3. Lord Robert Clive
  4. Lord William Bentinck

Answer: Lord Robert Clive

16. Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to the East India Company?
  1. Farukhsiyar
  2. Shah Alam I
  3. Shah Alam II
  4. Shuja-ud-Daula

Answer: Shah Alam II

17. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
  1. Battle of Buxar – Mir Jafar vs. Clive
  2. Battle of Wandiwash – French vs. East India Company
  3. Battle of Chilianwala – Dalhousie vs. Marathas
  4. Battle of Khurda – Nizam vs. East India Company

Answer: Battle of Wandiwash – French vs. East India Company

18. Which of the following shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger?
  1. Alivardi Khan
  2. Siraj-ud-Daula
  3. Mir Jafar
  4. Mir Qasim

Answer: Mir Qasim

19. Who among the following introduced the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
  1. Lord Canning
  2. Lord Ripon
  3. Lord Dalhousie
  4. Warren Hastings

Answer: Lord Dalhousie

20. Which one of the following was the last Governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal emperor?
  1. Sarfaraz Khan
  2. Murshid Quli Khan
  3. Alivardi Khan
  4. Shujauddin Muhammad Khan

Answer: Murshid Quli Khan

21. In which Governor’s tenure, Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was granted to East India Company by Emperor Shah Alam?
  1. Lord Clive
  2. Lord Cornwallis
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Lord William Bentinck

Answer: Lord Clive

22. Which of the following opposed British in India vigorously?
  1. Maratha
  2. Mughal
  3. Rajputana
  4. Sikh

Answer: Maratha

23. Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of the battle of Buxar?
  1. Aurangzeb
  2. Shah Alam I
  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  4. Shah Alam II

Answer: Aurangzeb

24. In the Battle of Wandiwash (1760)______.
  1. French defeated British
  2. British defeated British
  3. British defeated French
  4. Dutch defeated British

Answer: British defeated French

25. Who among the following was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar after 1764?
  1. Reza Khan
  2. Shitab Rai
  3. Murshid Quli Khan
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Shitab Rai

26. Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the Battle of Buxar was fought?
  1. Siraj-ud-Daula
  2. Mir Jafar
  3. Mir Qasim
  4. Najmuddaula

Answer: Mir Qasim

27. With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in year 1765?
  1. Garo
  2. Khasi
  3. Kuki
  4. Tipperah

Answer: Khasi

28. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?
  1. Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar – Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey
  2. Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar
  3. Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Ambur – Battle of Buxar
  4. Battle of Ambur – Battle of Buxar – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Plassey

Answer: Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar

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