History of India | Modern History | East India Company and Nawab of Bengal
History of India | Modern History | East India Company and Nawab of Bengal
1. Sirajuddaula was defeated by Lord Clive in the battle of
Plassey
Buxer
Munger
Wandiwash
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2. Who was the founder of British Empire in India?
Warren Hastings
Lord Amherst
Lord Robert Clive
Lord William Bentinck
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3. Which one of the following was the last Governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal emperor?
Sarfaraz Khan
Murshid Quli Khan
Alivardi Khan
Shujauddin Muhammad Khan
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4. Which was the following war consolidated British supremacy over India?
Battle of Buxar
Battle of Plassey
Third battle of Mysore
Independence struggle of 1857
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5. Who among the following has been called as a 'Heaven Born General'?
Albuquerque
Robert Clive
Francois Dupleix
Lord Cornwallis
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6. The battle field of Plassey is situated in
Bihar
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
West Bengal
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7. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year
1761
1757
1760
1764
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8. Which of the following shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger?
Alivardi Khan
Siraj-ud-Daula
Mir Jafar
Mir Qasim
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9. The most decisive battle that led to the establishment of supremacy of the British in India was
The battle of Buxar
The battle of Plassey
The battle of Wandiwash
The third battle of Panipat
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10. Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of the battle of Buxar?
Aurangzeb
Shah Alam-I
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Shah Alam-II
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11. Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the Battle of Buxar was fought?
Siraj-ud-Daula
Mir Jafar
Mir Qasim
Najmuddaula
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12. Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to the East India Company?
Farukhsiyar
Shah Alam-I
Shah Alam-II
Shuja-ud-Daula
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13. Who granted the Diwani of Bengal to the East India Company in 1765?
Nawab of Bengal
Mughal Emperor
British Monarch
The Afghan King
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14. In which Governor's tenure, Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was granted to East India Company by Emperor Shah Alam?
Lord Clive
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley
Lord William Bentinck
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15. Emperor Shah Alam II gave the Diwani of Bengal-Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on
12 August, 1765
18 August, 1765
29 August, 1765
21 August, 1765
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16. Who was appointed Deputy Diwan of Murshidabad by Robert Clive after the Allahabad Treaty?
Mohd. Raza Khan
Shitab Rai
Rai Durlabh
Syed Ghulam Hussain
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17. With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in year 1765?
Garo
Khasi
Kuki
Tipperah
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18. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?
Battle of Wandiwash, Battle of Buxar, Battle of Ambur, Battle of Plassey
Battle of Ambur, Battle of Plassey, Battle of Wandiwash, Battle of Buxar
Battle of Wandiwash, Battle of Plassey, Battle of Ambur, Battle of Buxar
Battle of Ambur, Battle of Buxar, Battle of Wandiwash, Battle of Plassey
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19. Name the French Commander who was defeated in the battle of Wandiwash in 1760.
Count Lally
Francis Martin
Dupleix
None of the above
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20. In the Battle of Wandiwash (1760)
French defeated British
British defeated British
British defeated French
Dutch defeated British
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21. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Battle of Buxar : Mir Jafar vs. Clive
Battle of Wandiwash : French vs. East India Company
Battle of Chilianwala : Dalhousie vs. Marathas
Battle of Khurda : Nizam vs. East India Company
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22. Which of the following opposed British in India vigorously?
Maratha
Mughal
Rajputana
Sikh
