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India in the 18th Century Questions and Answers | India in the 18th Century Quiz

1. India's earliest contact with Islam came through
  1. Arab invasion of Sindh
  2. Turkish invasion
  3. Sufi saints and Arab travellers
  4. Arab merchants of Malabar Coast

Answer: Arab merchants of Malabar Coast

2. Which treaty led to the surrender of nearly half of the territory of Mysore State to the East India Company?
  1. Seringapatam
  2. Dindigul
  3. Mangalore
  4. Madras

Answer: Seringapatam

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3. Which of the following led English company in Battle of Plassey (1757)?
  1. Lord Dalhousie
  2. Captain Hodson
  3. Warren Hastings
  4. Robert Clive

Answer: Robert Clive

4. Which treaty was signed between Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II and the British that led to the Second Anglo Maratha War?
  1. Treaty of Bassein
  2. Treaty of Lahore
  3. Treaty of Surat
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Treaty of Bassein

5. Which treaty was signed between Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II and the British that led to the Second Anglo Maratha War?
  1. Treaty of Bassein
  2. Treaty of Lahore
  3. Treaty of Surat
  4. None

Answer: Treaty of Bassein

6. Who among the following did not rebel against the British East India Company's control over them?
  1. Raja of Vizianagaram
  2. Nizam of Hyderabad
  3. Polygar of Tamil Nadu
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Nizam of Hyderabad

7. The Anglo-Mysore War ended with which of the following battles?
  1. Battle of Vandiwash
  2. Battle of Seringapatam
  3. Battle of Porto Novo
  4. Battle of Polilur

Answer: Battle of Seringapatam

8. Which treaty was signed between British and Hyder Ali of Mysore to end the First Anglo Mysore War?
  1. Treaty of Madras
  2. Treaty of Mangalore
  3. Treaty of Srirangapatnam
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Treaty of Madras

9. Through which treaty the Third Anglo Afghan War came to an end?
  1. Treaty of Bassein
  2. Treaty of Lahore
  3. Treaty of Rawalpindi
  4. Treaty of Pondicherry

Answer: Treaty of Rawalpindi

10. In which Anglo - Mysore war and in which year was Tipu Sultan killed?
  1. Third, 1792
  2. Third, 1798
  3. Fourth, 1799
  4. Fourth, 1805

Answer: Fourth, 1799

11. Which of the following city served as the capital of Raja Ranjit Singh?
  1. Lahore
  2. Amritsar
  3. Kashmir
  4. Multan

Answer: Lahore

12. Through which treaty, French possessions in India were restored by British after Third Anglo French War?
  1. Treaty of Bassein
  2. Treaty of Lahore
  3. Treaty of Paris
  4. Treaty of Pondicherry

Answer: Treaty of Paris

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