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Objective Type Questions (1 Mark Each) Grade VIII Lesson 2.From Trade to Territory The Company Establishes Power Objective Type Questions (1 Mark each) I. Multiple choice questions 1. _______________ was the last powerful Mughal ruler. a. Akbar b. Jahangir c. Shahjahan d. Aurangzeb 2. Vasco-da-Gama explored India in _______________. a. 1498 b. 1500 c. 1499 d. 1501 3. _______________ is a royal edict or a royal order. a. Qazi b. Mehman c. Farman d. Kaman 4. _______________ was the successor of Bengal after Alivardi Khan. a. Mir Qasim b. Sirajuddaulah c. Mir Jafar d. Murshid Quli Khan 5. The Battle of _________________ was held in 1757. a. Plassey b. Panipat c. Buxar d. Mysore 6. ________________ died in 1765. a. Mir Qasim b. Sirajuddaulah c. Mir Jafar d. Alivardi Khan 7. The process of annexation of Indian states by East India Company was from ____________. a. 1757 to 1857 b. 1755 to 1855 c. 1756 to 1856 d. 1754 to 1854 8. _________________ was forced to cede territories on subsidiary forces. a. Chandigarh b. Delhi c. Hyderabad d. Mumbai 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. c 7. a 8. c II. Multiple choice questions 1. Which one was not a trading company? a. The Portuguese b. The Dutch c. The French d. The Japanese 2. What was farman? a. It was a royal dress b. It was royal order c. It was a royal food d. It was a royal procession 1 Created by Pinkz 3. The Nawab of Bengal after Alivardi Khan was a. Murshid Quli Khan b. Tipu Sultan c. Sirajuddaula d. Mir Qasim 4. The British who did the company's army against Sirajuddaulah at Plassey was a. Robert Clive b. Lord Hastings c. Edmund Burke d. Lord Dalhousie 5. This Governor-General introduced the policy of 'paramountcy'. a. Lord Hastings b. Lord Dolhousie c. Warren Hastings d. Lord Bentinck 6. Which one of these was annexed on the basis of Dalhousie's 'Doctrine of Lapse'? a. Punjab b. Awadh c. Satara d. Hyderabad 7. The Governor-General who was impeached a. Lord Dalhousie b. Lord Mountbatten c. Warren Hastings d. Lord Hastings 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. a 6. c 7. c III. Multiple choice questions 1. Which of the following was NOT the Presidency? a. Bengal b. Madras c. Bombay d. Kalikata 2. Tipu Sultan stopped export through his kingdom is a. 1764 b. 1772 c. 1785 d. 1790 3. The first English factory was set up in the year a. 1600 b. 1651 c. 1655 d. 1665 4. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498? a. Columbus b. Dutch c. East India Company d. Vasco-da-Gama 5. Robert Clive committed suicide in the year a. 1770 b. 1743 c. 1767 d. 1774 6. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year. a. 1743 b. 1762 c. 1761 d. 1763 7. Rani Channamma was the ruler of a. Bengal b. Kitoor c. Agra d. Delhi 8. Haidar Ali was the ruler of a. Bengal b. Delhi c. Bombay d. Mysore 2 Created by Pinkz 9. European trading companies were attracted to India due to a. Cheap land b. Cheap labour c. Raw material like cotton silk and spices d. None of these 10. Competition among the companies resulted in a. Reduced profits of companies b. Quality of goods increased c. Price became low d. None of these 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. d 6. c 7. b 8. d 9.c 10. a IV. Multiple choice questions 1. British army was fighting in Burma, Afghanistan, Egypt which required the use of (i) Muskets (ii) Matchlocks (iii) Cavalry (iv) Infantry (a) A, B (b) B, C (c) C, D (d) A, D 2. Two sons of Tipu Sultan were taken as hostages by Cornwallis after the (a) First Mysore War (b) Second Mysore War (c) Third Mysore War (d) Fourth Mysore War 3. The Martha chiefs were held together in a confederacy under the Peshwa, the members were (i) Scindia (ii) Holkar (c) Bhonsle (d) Gaikwad (a) A, B, C (b) B, C, D (c) A, C, D (d) A, B, C, D 4. Vasco de Gama, the Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India in (a) 1498 (b) 1497 (c) 1499 (d) 1496 5. The three powerful Nawabs of Bengal were (i) Murshid Quli Khan (ii) Mir Jafar (iii) Siraj-Quli-Daulah (iv) Mir Jafar (a) A, B, C (b) B, C, D (c) A, C, D (d) A, B, D 6. Where and when was the first English factory established? (a) On the banks of river Hugli in 1651 (b) On the banks of river Ganga in 1650 (c) On the banks of river Kaveri in 1657 (d) On the bamks of river Yamuna in 1600 3 Created by Pinkz 7. During the Battle of Plassey, Sirajuddaulah, the nawab of Bengal, captured which English factory? (a) English factory at Kasim Bazar (b) English factory at Kolkata (c) English factory at Hugli (d) English factory at Jhansi 8. Which of these statements is correct? (i) There was great demand for Indian silk, cotton, pepper and cinnamon. (ii) The seventeenth and eighteenth century witnessed severe fights among European companies. (iii)They carried out trade with arms and fortification. (iv) They also fought with local Indian traders. (a) Only (A) and (D) are correct (b) Only (C) and (D) are correct (c) Only (B) is correct (d) All are correct 9. What were the rights denied by the nawabs of Bengal to the East India Company? (i) To mint coins. (ii) To build forts. (iii)To impose taxes (iv) To use salt. (a) Only (A) and (D) are correct (b) Only (C) and (D) are correct (c) Only (A), (B) and (C) are correct (d) All are correct 10. During the rule of Mughal Empire, governors were known as : (a) Subedars (b) Mukadam (c) Bahadur (d) None of these 11. The European companies competed among themselves to buy which of the following commodities from India, initially? (i) Cotton and Silk (ii) Salt, iron and cotton (iii) Pearls, gold and diamond (iv) Pepper, cloves and cinnamon (a) Only (A) and (D) are correct (b) Only (C) is correct (c) Only (B) is correct (d) All are correct 12. Which of these statements associated with the East India Company is correct? (a) The factory established on the banks of river Hugh was its base. (b) The company's traders were known as 'factors'. (c) The factory had warehouses and offices. (d) By 1696, the Company built a fort surrounding the factory. 4 Created by Pinkz 13. What was the farman ? (a) Name of a Trading Ship (b) A Royal edict to trade duty free (c) Non the East India Company Factory (d) None of these 14. Before the arrival of the East India Company, which European company had its base in Goa? (a) Portuguese (b) Dutch (c) Danish (d) None of these 15. Which one of the following was not the Nawab of Bengal ? (a) Murshid Quli Khan (b) Alivardi Khan (c) Sirajuddaulah (d) Aurangzeb 16. The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1756 between whom ? (a) The British and the French (b) The Dutch and the Mughal (c) The British and the Bengal Nawab (d) The French and the Bengal Nawab 17. When did Aurangzeb die ? (a) 1707 (b) 1777 (c) 1787 (d) 1727 18. Who was the last powerful ruler of the Mughal Empire ? (a) Bahadur Singh (b) Shajahan (c) Aurangzeb (d) Akbar 19. Which British Captain arrested Bahadur Shah and his son ? (a) Captain Johnson (b) Captain Hodson (c) Captain Cornwallis (d) Captain Collinwood 20. Where does the Hugli river flow ? (a) In West Bengal (b) In Karnataka (c) In Tamil Nadu (d) In Uttar Pradesh 21. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after the death of Alivardi Khan in 1756 ? (a) Sirajuddaulah (b) Mir Kasim (c) Murshid Quli Khan (d) Mir Jafar 22. Which Mughal Emperor was persuaded to issue farman to the East India Company ? (a) Aurangzeb (b) Shajahan (c) Humayun (d) Bahadur Shah 23. After the arrival of which European group, the Mughal empire could not function effectively (a) British (b) French (c) Dutch (d) Danish 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (a) 21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (a) 5 Created by Pinkz I. Match the following Column A Column B 1. Diwani (a) Tipu Sultan 2. 'Tiger of Mysore' (b) Right to collect land revenue 3. Faujdari adalat (c) Sepoy 4. Rani Channamma (d) Criminal court 5. Sipahi (e) Led an anti-British movement in Kitoor 6. Tipu Sultan (f) Doctrine of Lapse 7. Battle of Plassey (g) Tiger of Mysore 8. Lord Dalhousie (h) Judge 9. Qazi (i) 1757 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (e) 5. (c) 6. (g) 7. (i) 8. (f) 9. (h) II. Match the following Column A Column B i. Trained soldiers on horseback a. Diwani adalat ii. Training in archery b. Sawars iii. A heavy gun used by infantry soldiers c. Seringapatam iv. Civil court d. Teerandazi v. Tipu Sultan e. Portuguese explorer vi. Vasco da Gama f. Musket i. b ii. d iii. f iv. a v. c vi. e 6 Created by Pinkz III. Match the following Column A Column B i. Tipu Sultan a. Kitoor ii. Dalhousie b. Punjab iii. Rani Channamma c.
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