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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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'.

(d) By 1696, the Company built a fort surrounding the factory.

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13. What was the farman ?

(a) Name of a Trading Ship (b) A Royal edict to trade duty free

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

16. The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1756 between whom ?

(a) The British and the French (b) The Dutch and the Mughal

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)

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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

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III. Match the following

Column A Column B i. Tipu Sultan a. Kitoor ii. Dalhousie b. Punjab iii. Rani Channamma c. Mysore iv. Maharaja Ranjit Singh d. Doctrine of Lapse v. Tipu Sultan was killed in e. Battle of Plassey vi. Sirajuddaulah lost f. Battle of Seringapatam

i. c ii. d iii. a iv. b v. f vi. e

IV. Match the following

Column A Column B

1. Mughal Governors (a) Matchlock

2. Portuguese Explorer (b) Ranjit Singh

3. A royal edict (c) A poor Chowkidar of Sangoli

4. A person controlled by other (d) Lord Hastings

5. Nawab of Awadh (e) Puppet

6. Policy of Paramountcy (f) Musket

7. Rayanna (g) Shujauddaulah

8. King of Punjab (h) Vasco da Gama

9. A jurist of Muslim Community (i) Mufti

10. The judge of Muslim Community (j) Farman

11. A heavy gun (k) Qazi

12. An early type of gun (l) Subedars

1. f 2. h 3. j 4. e 5. g 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. i 10. k 11. f 12. a

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I. Fill in the blanks

1. The British conquest of Bengal began with the battle of ______.

2. Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of ______.

3. Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of ______.

4. From 1772, a new system of ______was established.

5. Local laws based on different schools of the ______.

6. The East India company was transformed from a Company to a ______colonial

power.

7. The people of ______joined the great revolt that broke out in 1857.

8. The third battle of Panipat was fought in ______.

9. ______was a poor chowkidar of Sangoli in Kitoor.

10. ______was Governor-General from the year 1798 to 1805.

1. Plassey 2. Mysore 3. Lapse 4. justice

5. dharmashastra 6. trading, territorial 7. Awadh 8. 1761

9. Rayanna 10. Richard Wellesley

II. Fill in the blanks

1. British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called ______.

2. The Royal Charter could not prevent other European power from entering the

______markets.

3. The Bengal Nawabs asserted their autonomy after death of ______.

4. ______was made the Nawab of Bengal after the defeat of Sirajuddaulah at

Plassey.

5. The first Anglo-Maratha war ended with the Treaty of ______.

1. Presidencies 2. Eastern 3. Aurangzeb 4. Mir Jafar 5. Salbai

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III. Fill in the blanks

1. Indian rulers' administrative units were divided into District, ______and

______.

2. The new system of justice was set up in the year ______.

3. The first English factory was set up on the banks of the ______.

4. Queen Elizabeth I granted the East India Company the sole right to trade with the

______.

5. After the defeat at Plassey, ______was made the Nawab.

6. Lord Dalhousie devised the policy of ______.

1. Paraganas, Tehsil 2. 1772 3. River Hugli

4. East 5. Mir Jafar 6. Doctrine of Lapse

IV. Fill in the blanks

1. ______was the last of the powerful Mugahl rulers.

2. The ______had established their presence in the western coast of

______.

3. The conflict between company and the Bengal nawabs led to the famous______.

4. Aurangzeb's ______had granted only the company, the right to trade duty

free.

5. In 1756, ______became the Nawab of Bengal.

6. After the defeat at Plassey, Sirajuddaulah was ______and ______made the

nawab.

7. ______an anglicised version of the Indian word nawab.

8. Under Lord Hastings a new policy of ______.

9. British painters always liked painting scenes that showed the ______of

British Power.

10. The British originally came as a small ______company.

11. ______, a Portuguese explorer, had discovered the sea route to India

in ______.

12. The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river______.

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13. ______was followed by Alivardi Khan and then ______as

the Nawab of Bengal.

14. In 1765 the Mughal Emperor appointed the company as the ______of the

provinces of Bengal.

15. Through the Residents, the company officials began interfering in ______Indian

states.

16. The powerful rulers of Mysore were ______and ______.

17. In the Battle of______the company won a victory.

18. Under Lord Hastings a new Policy of "______" was initiated.

19. After the Battle of Buxar (1764), the company appointed______in Indian

States.

20. Mysore contributed the profitable trade of the ______

21. The company purchased ______and ______from

Malabar coast.

1. Aurangzeb 2. Portuguese, India 3. Battle of Plassey

4. Farman 5. Sirajuddaulah 6. Assassinated, Mir Jafar

7. Nabobs 8. Paramountcy 9. Triumph

10. Trading 11. Vasco da Gama, 1498 12. Hugli

13. Murshid Quli Khan, 14. Diwan 15. Internal affairs

Sirajuddaulah

16. Haider Ali, Tipu Sulltan 17. Seringapatnam 18. Paramountcy

19. Residents 20. Malabar Coast 21. Pepper, Cardamon

I. True or False

1. The Mughal empire became stronger in the eighteenth century.

2. The English East India Company was the only European company that traded with India.

3. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab.

4. The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories they conquered.

5. Robert Clive was appointed Governor of Bengal in 1764.

6. Aurangzeb died in 1706.

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7. Mir Jafar was the puppet in the hands of Britishers.

8. The Battle of Panipat was the first major victory for Britishers.

9. The Battle of Buxar was fought between Britishers and Marathas.

1. False 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. True 6. False 7. True 8. False 9. False

II. True or False

1. The Maratha power was crushed in the third Anglo-Maratha war.

2. Tipu Sultan disallowed local merchants from trading with the Company.

3. The Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal in the

year 1700.

4. Sirajuddaulah got help from his commander Mir Jafar and finally won victory in the Battle of

Plassey.

5. Lord Dalhousie's 'Doctrine of Lapse' proved to be a total failure.

i. True ii. True iii. True iv. False v. False

III. True or False

1. The British originally came as traders.

2. The battle of Buxar ended in 1764.

3. Second Anglo Maratha was was fought in 1757.

4. Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the northern part of India.

5. The army was known as sepoy army during company's rule.

1. True 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. True

IV. True or False

1. Vasco da Gama was a French explorer.

2. Battle of Buxar was fought in the year 1764.

3. Richard Wellesley was the Governor General of India from 1798 to 1805.

4. Fa ujdari adalat refers to c:, it court.

1. False 2. True 3. True 4. False

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Very short answer type questions.

1. What attracted European trading companies to India? [NCERT]

The European trading companies were attracted to India because of fine quality of cotton and silk produced in India and Indian spices such as pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon.

2. Who explored India?

Vasco-da-Gama, a Portuguese explorer discovered the sea-route to India in 1498.

3. Who granted the sole right to trade with East to East India Company?

Queen Elizabeth I granted the sole right to trade with East to East India Company.

4. What attracted the Britishers to India?

The fine qualities of cotton and silk. They could buy goods at a cheap price and sell them to Europe at a higher price.

5. Which items were in great demand in Europe?

Pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon were in great demand in Europe.

6. What was the first major victory of Britishers in India?

The Battle of Plassey became famous because it was the first major victory the company won in India.

7. Who was Mir Jafar?

Mir Jafar was the commander-in-chief of Nawab's army in Bengal.

8. Who was Tipu Sultan?

Tipu Sultan was the ruler of Mysore. He was known as 'The Tiger of Mysore'.

9. Name the kingdoms, which were annexed on the basis of 'Doctrine of Lapse'.

Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850), Udaipur (1852), Nagpur (1853) and Jhansi (1854).

10. What does Impeachment refer to?

Impeachment is a trial by the House of Lords in England for charges of misconduct brought against a person in the House of Commons.

11. Name the types of courts established under new system of justice.

Each district had two courts. A criminal court known as faujdari adalat and a civil court known as diwani adalat.

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12. What do you mean by Dharmashastra?

Dharmashastra means sanskrit texts prescribing social rules and codes of behaviour, composed from 500 BCE onwards.

13. What constituted the Mughal army?

The Mughal army was mainly composed of cavalry (horsemen) and infantry that is paidal

(foot) soldiers.

Short answer type questions.

1. Explain the system of 'Subsidiary Alliances'. [NCERT]

(i) According to this alliance, Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces.

(ii) They were to be protected by the company, but had to pay for the `subsidiary forces' that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection.

2. Write the political condition of India after the death of Aurangzeb.

After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, many Mughal governors and big zamindars began asserting their authority and establishing regional kingdoms.

3. Describe the Doctrine of Lapse.

Lord Dalhousie devised a policy known as Doctrine of Lapse. The doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would be 'lapsed', that is, it became part of Company territory.

4. What change occurred in the 18th century in Mughal army?

A change occurred in the 18th century when Mughal successor states like Awadh and

Benaras started recruiting peasants into their armies and training them into professional soldiers.

Long answer type questions.

1. What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal Nawabs and the East India

Company? [NCERT]

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(ii) They demanded large tributes for the Company's right to trade.

(iii) The Company was denied the right to mint coins and stopped it from extending its fortification.

(iv) Accusing the company of deceit, the Nawabs claimed that the Company was depriving the Bengal government of huge amounts of revenue and undermining the authority of Nawab. It was refusing to pay taxes, writing disrespectful letters and trying to humiliate the Nawab and his officials.

2. How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company? [NCERT]

(i) In 1765, the Mughal emperor, appointed the company as the Diwan of the provinces of

Bengal.

(ii) The Diwani allowed the company to use the vast revenue resources of Bengal.

(iii) This solved a major problem that the company had earlier faced.

(iv) Its trade with India expanded and it had to buy most of the goods in India with gold and silver imported from Britain.

(v) The outflow of gold from Britain stopped after the assumption of Diwani.

(vi) Now revenues from India could finance company expenses.

(vii) These revenues were used to purchase cotton and silk textiles in India and to maintain Company troops and meet the cost of building the Company fort and offices at

Calcutta.

3. In what way was the administration of the company different from that of Indian

rulers? [NCERT]

The administration of the company was different from that of the Indian rulers in the following ways:

(i) British territories were divided into administrative units called Presidencies—Bengal,

Madras and Bombay were the main administrative units.

(ii) Each presidency was ruled by a Governor. Districts were ruled by the collectors.

(iii) The Governor-General was the supreme head of the administration.

(iv) The Governor-General introduced several administrative reforms, notably in the sphere of justice.

4. Describe the changes that occurred in the composition of the company's army. [NCERT]

The following changes occurred in the company's army:

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(i) The company began recruitment for its own army, which came to be known as the

Sepoy army which was similar to the Mughal army.

(ii) As warfare technology changed from the 1820s, the Cavalry requirements of the company's army declined.

(iii) The soldiers of the company's army had to keep pace with changing military requirements and its infantry regiments now became more important.

(iv) In the early 19th century, the British began to develop a uniform military culture.

5. "As warfare technology changed, the cavalry requirement of the company's army

declined". Justify the statement.

(i) As warfare technology changed from the 1820s, the cavalry requirements of the company's army declined because the British empire was fighting in Burma, Afghanistan and

Egypt where soldiers were armed with muskets and matchlocks.

(ii) The soldiers of company's army had to keep pace with changing military requirements and its infantry regiments now became more important.

6. How did trade lead to battles?

(i) In the early eighteenth century, the Nawabs of Bengal refused to grant the Company concessions and denied it any right to mint coins and stopped it from extending its fortifications.

(ii) They claimed that the Company was depriving the Bengal government of huge amounts of revenue and undermined the authority of the Nawab.

(iii) On the other hand, the Company declared that the unjust demands of the local officials were ruining the trade of the Company.

(iv) Trade could flourish only if the duties were removed.

(v) The conflicts led to confrontations and finally resulted in the Battle of Plassey.

7. Describe the Anglo-Maratha wars and its consequences. Ans. The Marathas were

subdued in a series of wars:

(i) In the first war that ended in 1782 with the Treaty of Salbai, there was no clear victor.

(ii) The second war from 1803 to 1805, was fought on different fronts, resulted in the

British gaining Orissa and the territories north of the Yamuna river including Agra and Delhi.

(iii) The third Anglo-Maratha war of 1817-19 crushed the Maratha power. The Peshwa was removed and sent to Bithur near Kanpur with pension.

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The company now had complete control over the territories south of the Vindhyas.

8. What was the system of Paramountcy?

(i) Under Lord Hastings a new policy of paramountcy was initiated.

(ii) Now the company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.

(iii) In order to protect its interest it was justified in annexing or threatening to annex any Indian kingdom.

(iv) This view continued to guide later British policies as well.

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