MCQ Test Paper                                                          

History (CBSE08)

MCQ Test Paper History (CBSE08)

Chapter 2: From Trade to Territory – The Company Establishes Power

Total Questions: 30 | Marks: 30 | Time: 45 minutes

 

Each question carries 1 mark. Choose the correct option.             

 

1. The East India Company came to India as a:

(a) Missionary organization         (b) Trading company              (c) Political party      (d) Agricultural agency

2. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?

(a) 1757                                         (b) 1857                                  (c) 1764                 (d) 1707

3. The last powerful Mughal emperor was:

(a) Akbar                                       (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar          (c) Aurangzeb       (d) Shah Jahan

4. The Battle of Buxar was fought in:

(a) 1761                                         (b) 1764                                  (c) 1757                 (d) 1772

5. Which company was given the royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I?

(a) Dutch East India Company                                                     (b) British East India Company

(c) French East India Company                                                    (d) Portuguese Company

6. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey?

(a) Sirajuddaulah                          (b) Mir Jafar                           (c) Shuja-ud-Daula      (d) Tipu Sultan

7. Mir Jafar was made the Nawab of Bengal after:

(a) Battle of Buxar                        (b) Battle of Plassey               (c) Carnatic War      (d) Treaty of Allahabad

8. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in:

(a) 1757                                         (b) 1764                                  (c) 1765                 (d) 1773

9. Who introduced the ‘Subsidiary Alliance’ policy?

(a) Warren Hastings                     (b) Robert Clive                      (c) Lord Wellesley      (d) Lord Dalhousie

10. Under the Subsidiary Alliance, Indian rulers:

(a) Could keep their own army                                                     (b) Had to pay tax to the Mughals

(c) Had to maintain British troops                                                (d) Were free from all interference

11. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of:

(a) Hyderabad                               (b) Awadh                               (c) Mysore            (d) Punjab

12. The capital of Tipu Sultan was:

(a) Srirangapatna                          (b) Mysore                              (c) Trichy              (d) Bangalore

13. Who introduced the policy of ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

(a) Lord Hastings                          (b) Lord Dalhousie                 (c) Lord Canning      (d) Lord Cornwallis

14. Under the Doctrine of Lapse, if a ruler died without a natural heir:

(a) His wife would rule                                                                (b) British would appoint a successor

(c) The kingdom was annexed                                                     (d) His minister ruled

15. Rani Lakshmibai’s kingdom annexed under Doctrine of Lapse:

(a) Jhansi                                      (b) Kanpur                              (c) Gwalior           (d) Lucknow

16. The First Anglo-Maratha War ended with:

(a) Treaty of Buxar                                                                       (b) Treaty of Salbai                 

(c) Treaty of Allahabad                                                                (d) Treaty of Purandar

17. The British captured Delhi in:

(a) 1803                                         (b) 1764                                  (c) 1857                 (d) 1818

18. Who was the founder of the Sikh Empire?

(a) Guru Gobind Singh                 (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh      (c) Banda Bahadur      (d) Guru Arjan Dev

19. When did the Second Anglo-Maratha War take place?

(a) 1761                                         (b) 1803-1805                         (c) 1818                 (d) 1857

20. After which war was Awadh annexed?

(a) Third Anglo-Maratha War                                                      (b) Battle of Plassey                 

(c) On grounds of misgovernment                                               (d) After Doctrine of Lapse

21. Warren Hastings became the first Governor-General in:

(a) 1757                                         (b) 1773                                  (c) 1857                 (d) 1784

22. The Regulating Act was passed in:

(a) 1764                                         (b) 1773                                  (c) 1784                 (d) 1793

23. What was the main aim of the East India Company in India?

(a) Trade and make profits           (b) Establish factories            (c) Spread religion       (d) Rule India peacefully

24. The Mughal emperor who gave Diwani rights to the Company:

(a) Shah Alam II                           (b) Aurangzeb                         (c) Bahadur Shah      (d) Akbar II

25. The Diwani rights meant:

(a) Right to collect taxes              (b) Right to trade                    (c) Right to mint coins(d) Right to rule

26. The East India Company first set up a factory in:

(a) Bombay                                   (b) Surat                                  (c) Calcutta           (d) Madras

27. Dual government in Bengal was introduced by:

(a) Lord Hastings                          (b) Robert Clive                      (c) Lord Dalhousie      (d) Sir John Shore

28. Who succeeded Mir Jafar as Nawab of Bengal?

(a) Mir Qasim                               (b) Sirajuddaulah                    (c) Shuja-ud-Daula      (d) Tipu Sultan

29. The company established political power in India mainly through:

(a) Treaties                                   (b) Conquests                          (c) Alliances         (d) All of the above

30. Which of the following was not a European trading company in India?

(a) Portuguese                               (b) French                               (c) Danish             (d) Chinese


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