From Trade to Territory (Chapter-2)

Explain Battle of Buxar .

Q.4   Briefly write about the Battle of Plassey.

Q.3   What do you understand by the' Doctrine of Lapse ? Who introduced it ?

Q.2   What were the terms of Subsidiary alliance?

Q.1   Describe the new administration set up by British

Q.8   Describe the conditions prior to battle of Plassey

Q.7   What were the results of the fourth Mysore war ?

Q.6   On what pretext was Awadh annexed?

Q.5   What were the causes of trade rivalries ?

Q.4   Describe the various changes in Judiciary brought by Warren Hastings

Q.3   What was the policy of Paramountcy?

Q.2   Briefly describe the composition of the British army in India.

Q.1   What were the mercantile companies ?

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Q.1   After the death of which Mughal emperor, powerful regional kingdoms emerged in various parts of India ?

Q.2   What led to intense conflicts between local rulers and various trading companies ?

Q.3   Why did the English turn hostile towards Mir Qasim ?

Q.4   When was Tipu Sultan killed ?

Q.5   Who issued the charter granting monopoly rights to trade with India

Q.6   What was the main cause  of the defeat of Siraj-du-daulah

Q.7   Who were "nabobs' ? Why they were called so ?

Q.8   In which battle, the British defeated Tipu Sultan?

Choose the Correct Answer

Q.1   In the 1600s East India Company was a mere

          (A) Trading Company (B) Machine Unit

          (C) Political Group      (D) None of these

Q.2   The Battle of Buxar came to an end in 1765 after this signing of the treaty of

          (A) Allahabad   (B) Awadh

          (C) Bengal        (D) None of these

Q.3   Hyder Ali was the Commander-in-Chief in the army of

          (A) Maratha      (B) Mysore

          (C) British        (D) None of these

Q.4   Tipu Sultan was killed in the Fourth Mysore War in the year

          (A) 1784           (B) 1799

          (C) 1790           (D) 1847

Q.5   Who was the last of the powerful mughal emperors ?

          (A) Akbar          (B) Aurangzeb

          (C) Babur          (D) Humayun

Q.6   Who succeeded Siraj-ud-daulah as the Nawab of Bengal ?

          (A) Mir Qasim  (B) Jagat Seth

          (C) Mir Jafar     (D) Khadim khan

Q.7   Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in -

          (A) 1478            (B) 1488

          (C) 1498            (D) None of these

Q.8   At which place the first English factory was established ?

          (A) Hyderabad  (B) Tanjore

          (C) Mysore        (D) Hugli

Q.9   When was the Battle of Plassey fought ?

          (A) 1752           (B) 1754

          (C) 1757           (D) None

Q.10 Which policy was indroduced by Lord Dalhosie ?

          (A) Zamindare             (B) Diwani

          (C) Doctrine of Lapse (D) None of these

Q.11 Who asked the company to stop meddling in the political affairs of Bengal ?

          (A) Sirajuddualah       

          (B) Aurangzeb

          (C) Murchid Quli Khan

          (D) Mir Jaffer

Q.12 Aurangzeb died in

          (A) 1680           (B) 1707

          (C) 1709           (D) 1711

Q.13 When was Charter granted by Queen of England to English East India Company ?

          (A) 1600           (B) 1607

          (C) 1650           (D) 1617

Q.14 Under who's command the British fought the Battle of Plassey ?

          (A) Hastings      (B) Watson

          (C) Robert Clive (D) Lord Dalhosie

Q.15 Who replaced Mir Jafer as the Nawab of Bengal ?

          (A) Mir Qasim   (B) Sirajuddualah

          (C) Robert Clive (D) None of the above

Q.16 Which European was first to reach India through sea route ?

          (A) Amerigo             (B) Magellan

          (C) Vasco de Gama (D) Columbus

Q.18 After which battle the company started appointing residents in Indian states ?

          (A) Battle of Plassey            

          (B) Battle of Panipat

          (C) Battle of Wandiwas

          (D) Battle of Buxar

Q.19 Before the battle of Plassey Sirajuddulah attacked on

          (A) Company's factory at Kassimbazar

          (B) The fort of company

          (C) Clive's Residence

          (D) (A) and (B) both

Q.20 The battle of Buxar was fought in

          (A) 1750           (B) 1757

          (C) 1764           (D) 1766

Q.21 Who was the Tiger of Mysore ?

          (A) Haider Ali (B) Tipu Sultan

          (C) Wadeyars   (D) None

Q.22 In British period the Supreme Court was established in

          (A) 1759           (B) 1772

          (C) 1775           (D) 1773

Q.23 Satara was annexed in

          (A) 1848           (B) 1852

          (C) 1853           (D) 1854

Q.24 Which Queen protested against British in Kitoor ?

          (A) Rani Laxmi Bai

          (B) Begam Hajrat Mahal

          (C) Rani Channamma

          (D) Rani Jinghan

Q.25 Punjab was annexed in

          (A) 1839           (B) 1848

          (C) 1849           (D) None 

Fill In the Blanks

Q.1   ....................... started the Subsidiary Alliance

Q.2   Lord Dalhousie is known for the .......................

Q.3   ....................... was defeated in Battle of Plassey

Q.4   Hyder Ali ruled .......................

Q.5   Tipu died at .......................

Q.6   Carnatic Wars were fought between .......................and .......................

Match The Columns

Q.1   Column-A                            Column-B

          1. East India Company          a.Jehangir

          2. Thomas Roe                     b.Lord Dalhousie

          3. Charles II                        c.Robert Clive

          4. Dual Government             d.Mumbai

          5. Doctrine of Lapse             e.1600                  

State True Or False

Q.1   The first factory of British was set up at Surat.

Q.2   Indians were happy with the policy of Subsidiary Alliance.

Q.3   Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Robert Clive.

Q.4   Tipu Sultan was killed in the Fourth Battle of Mysore.

Q.5   Awadh was annexed due to mismanagement

Learn These Terms

• Factory: A trading settlement
• Colonialism: The rule of a country for an extended period of time by another one
• Subsidiary Alliance: The system of providing forces to the Indian princes in return for the subsidy

Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the Company's army.

In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?

Explain the system of "subsidiary alliance".

How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company?

What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?

What attracted European trading companies to India?

State whether true or false:

(a) The Mughal empire became stronger in the eighteenth century.

(b) The English East India Company was the only European company that traded with India.

(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab.

(d) The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories they conquered.

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of ___________.

(b) Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of ___________.

(c) Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of ____________.

(d) Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the __________ part of India.

Match the following: