8th Class M.C.Q Q1- Aurangzeb died in the year A) 1707 B) 1710 C) 1705 D) 1711 Q2- ______ was the last ruler of Mughal empire. A) Akbar II B) Bahadur Shah Zafar C) Aurangzeb D) Shah Alam II Q3- _____ granted a Charter to East India Company in early 1600s in order to trade with India A) Queen Elizabeth I B) Queen Victoria C) King George V D) Queen Elizabeth II Q4- _____ was the first person to discover a trading route to India. A) Vasco da Gama B) James Cook C) Columbus D) Thomas Cook Q5- Portugese were first to discover sea route to India in _____ 8th Class M.C.Q A) 1490 B) 1496 C) 1498 D) 1500 Q6- Fine qualities of ____ had big market in Europe when European traders started marketing in India. A) cotton B) timber C) wheat D) pepper Q7- The first English company came up in the year ____ A) 1666 B) 1651 C) 1652 D) 1655 Q8- Kalikata is the old name of A) Calicut B) Kozhikode C) Kolkata D) Madras Q9- Battle of Plassey took place in the year 8th Class M.C.Q A) 1757 B) 1789 C) 1760 D) 1755 Q10- During late 1690s, the Nawab of Bengal was A) Akbar II B) Khuda Baksh C) Shujauddaulah D) Murshid Quli Khan Q11– Alivardi Khan passed away in the year A) 1756 B) 1791 C) 1780 D) 1777 Q12 ______ was the first major victory of Englishmen in India. A) Battle of Plassey B) Battle of Madras C) battle of Mysore D) Battle of Delhi Q13- _____ led Englishmen in the Battle of Plassey against Bengal nawab in 1757 8th Class M.C.Q A) Warren Hasting B) Louis Mountbaitten C) Robert Clive D) Lord Canning Q14- _____ were appointed by Company in Indian States after Battle of Buxor A) Resident B) Nawab C) Minister D) Financer Q15- Battle of Buxor was fought in A) 1765 B) 1764 C) 1767 D) 1769 Q16- Richard Wellsely was Governor General of Bengal from A) 1798-1805 B) 1790-95 C) 1766-1770 D) 1775-1780 Q17- Kolkata city is on the banks of river A) Yamuna 8th Class M.C.Q B) Hugli C) Swarnaprabha D) Mahi Q18- _____ was capital of Tipu Sultan A) Calicut B) Mangalore C) Seringapatnam D) Masulipatnam Q19- Sirajuddaulah was the successor of A) Murshid Quli Khan B) Shah Alam II C) Alivardi Khan D) Aslam II Q20- _______ was administrative head of Marathas based in Pune. A) Holkar B) Scindia C) Peshwa D) Bhonsle Q21- _______ was Bengal’s governor in 1764. A) Lord Canning B) Sujauddaulah 8th Class M.C.Q C) Robert Clive D) Warren Hasting Q22- Marathas were defeated by English in _____ battle of Panipat. A) third B) first C) fourth D) second Q23- After Second Anglo-Maratha war, Peshwa was sent to exile near A) Lucknow B) Bithur C) Delhi D) Amravati Q24- In 1765, Mughal Empire appointed ____ as Diwan of Bengal Provinces. A) East India Company B) Nawab C) Nagarseth D) Akbar II Q25- ______ preceded Tipu Sultan A) Mir Jafar B) Haider Ali C) Aslam II 8th Class M.C.Q D) Lord Canning .