Arrival of the British in the subcontinent

Total Questions: 15

1 - The East India company was established in:
A ) 1500 CE
B ) 1600 CE ✅
C ) 1700 CE
D ) 1800 CE

2 - Haider Ali was the ruler of the state of:
A ) Mysore ✅
B ) Bengal
C ) Delhi
D ) Jhansi

3 - Lord canning read out the proclamation of Queen Victoria at:
A ) Delhi
B ) Allahabad ✅
C ) Agra
D ) Calcutta

4 - The battle of Plassey was fought in:
A ) 1749 CE
B ) 1751 CE
C ) 1755 CE
D ) 1757 CE ✅
Explanation:
  1.  Battle of Plassey fought in 1757.
  2. Battle of Plassey was fought between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula and Lord Clive .
  3. After the battle of Plassey, the throne of Bengal was handed over to Mir Jaffar.
  4. First Battle of Tarain (1191),Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
  5. The battle of Tarain was fought between Muhammad of Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan .
  6. Battle of Ghaghra battles took place in 1529.
  7.  Battle of Waterloo  (1815) fought in Belgium .

5 - The battle of Buxar was fought in:
A ) 1762 CE
B ) 1763 CE
C ) 1764 CE ✅
D ) 1765 CE

6 - The East India company defeated portugues in:
A ) 1610 CE
B ) 1612 CE ✅
C ) 1616 CE
D ) 1620 CE

7 - The British of East India company came to the subcontinent for the purpose of trade at the port of?
A ) Surat ✅
B ) Calcutta
C ) Karachi
D ) Plassey

8 - Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was the Nawab of:
A ) Delhi
B ) Bihar
C ) Karachi
D ) Bengal ✅

9 - After the battle of Plassey, the throne of Bengal was handed over to:
A ) Shah Alam
B ) Mir Qasim
C ) Mir Jaffar ✅
D ) Haider Ali
Explanation:
  1.  Battle of Plassey fought in 1757.
  2. Battle of Plassey was fought between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula and Lord Clive .
  3. After the battle of Plassey, the throne of Bengal was handed over to Mir Jaffar.
  4. First Battle of Tarain (1191),Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
  5. The battle of Tarain was fought between Muhammad of Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan .
  6. Battle of Ghaghra battles took place in 1529.
  7.  Battle of Waterloo  (1815) fought in Belgium .

10 - The British had long standing enmity with:
A ) French ✅
B ) American
C ) Russian
D ) None of these

11 - Which mughal emperor allowed East India company to establish a factory in Surat?
A ) Jahangir ✅
B ) Akbar
C ) Bahadur Shah
D ) Shah Jahan

12 - Nawab Ali vardi khan made Bengal and independent state in:
A ) 1744 CE
B ) 1757 CE
C ) 1707 CE
D ) 1741 CE ✅

13 - Queen Victoria was born on:
A ) 1809 CE
B ) 1812 CE
C ) 1819 CE ✅
D ) 1820 CE

14 - The Buxar was a small town in:
A ) Bihar ✅
B ) Calcutta
C ) Surat
D ) Chennai

15 - Lord Dalhousie was the governor general of:
A ) America
B ) India ✅
C ) Russia
D ) France
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