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Advent of the Europeans

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Which of the following was not a social reform measure introduced by William Bentinck?

  1. Abolition of slavery

  2. Abolition of sati

  3. Suppression of the organised bands of thagi

  4. Removal of disabilities arising from the change of religion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (1) is correct.

Which of the following Indian states was annexed by Lord Dalhousie on the pretext of maladministration?

  1. Oudh

  2. Udaipur

  3. Nagpur

  4. Satara


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dalhousie was keen on annexing the kingdom of Oudh (Awadh), but the task presented certain difficulties. Finally, Lord Dalhousie hit upon the idea of alleviating the plight of the people of Awadh. At last, it was annexed in 1856.

The Governor General of Fort William became the Governor General of India under the Charter Act of

  1. 1781

  2. 1813

  3. 1833

  4. 1973


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Charter Act of 1833 centralised the administration in India. The Governor General of Bengal, according to the act, was declared as the Governor General of India. The jurisdiction of the Governor General in council was extended considerably.

The Board of Control was established under the

  1. Charter Act, 1813

  2. Pitt's India Act, 1784

  3. Charter Act, 1793

  4. Regulating Act, 1773


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The East India Company Act, 1784, also known as Pitt's India Act, provided for the appointment of a Board of Control. 

Which university in India was the first to be established by the British?

  1. Calcutta

  2. Madras

  3. Bombay

  4. Delhi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Calcutta University in India was the first to be established by the British on 24th January, 1857.

Who among the following were the first to come to India and establish trade relations?

  1. Dutch

  2. British

  3. Portuguese

  4. French


Correct Option: C

Treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and

  1. Warren Hastings

  2. Robert Clive

  3. Cornwallis

  4. Dalhousie


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The 1st Marquess Charles Cornwallis Governor General (1786-1805), Cornwallis introduced the Cornwallis code to secure administrative control of India since the East India Company. Tipu Sultan was killed in the storming of his stronghold at the Battle of Seringapatam by the British in May 1799. He was known as the 'Tiger of Mythusre'. He pursued a campaign of aggression and intrigue against the British; this, in the end, brought about his downfall.

The Indian states that were annexed by invoking the Doctrine of Lapse were

  1. Jhansi, Nagpur and Travancore

  2. Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara

  3. Jhansi, Satara and Mysore

  4. Mysore, Satara and Bhavanagar


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India between 1848 and 1856. 

Which of the following battles was fought between Siraj-ud-Daulah and Robert Clive?

  1. Battle of Buxar

  2. Battle of Wandiwash

  3. Battle of Plassey

  4. Battle of Karri


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Battle of Plassey was fought between Siraj-ud-Daulah and Robert Clive.

Match the following:

List I List II
--- ---
(a) 1775
(b) 1780
(c) 1824
(d) 1839
  1. (a) - 3, (b) - 4, (c) - 1, (d) - 2

  2. (a) - 4, (b) - 3, (c) - 2, (d) - 1

  3. (a) - 3, (b) - 4, (c) - 2, (d) - 1

  4. (a) - 4, (b) - 3, (c) - 1, (d) - 2


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(1) The First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826) ended in a British East India Company victory and by the Treaty of Yandabo. Burma lost territory previously conquered in Assam, Manipur and Arakan. (2) The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the British East India Company and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. (3) The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) was the first of the three Anglo-Maratha wars fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India. (4) The Second Anglo–Mysore War (1780–1784) was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company.

Who among the following was twice made the Nawab of Bengal by the East India Company?

  1. Siraj-ud-Daulah

  2. Shah Alam-II

  3. Mir Jafar

  4. Mir Qasim


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sarfaraz Khan and Mir Mohammad Jaffer Ali Khan (Mir Jaffer) were the only Nawabs to become the Nawab twice.

Who was the leader of the English Mission sent to the Mughal Court in 1715 which succeeded in getting the ‘farman' of 1717 from the Mughal emperor, Farukh Siyyar?

  1. William Hamilton

  2. Edward Stephenson

  3. John Surman

  4. Thomas Fox


Correct Option: C

Which famous battle was responsible for the establishment of British supremacy in India?

  1. The Battle of Buxar

  2. The Battle of Wandiwash

  3. The Battle of Srirangapatanam

  4. The Battle of Plassey


Correct Option: A

Which was the first Dutch factory on the Coromandel coast?

  1. Porto-Novo

  2. Sadraspatam

  3. Masulipatam

  4. Nizampatnam


Correct Option: C

Which of the following acts of British Parliament brought, for the first time, the affairs of the East India Company under the control of the Crown?

  1. Fox's India Bills, 1783

  2. Government of India Act, 1858

  3. Regulating Act, 1773

  4. Pitt's India Acts, 1784


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Regulating Act of 1773 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act did not prove to be a long-term solution to concerns over the Company's affairs; Pitt's India Act was subsequently enacted in 1784 as a more radical reform. 

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