Questions and Answers of History

405. Which of the following are true
with regard to the significance of
the Battle of Buxar?
I. It formally abolished the
Mughal empire.
II. It firmly established the Brit­
ish as masters of Bengal, Bihar
and Orissa.
III. It placed A vadh at the mercy
of the English.
TV. It demonstrated the superior­
ity of the English arms over
the combined army of two of the major Indian powers.
(a) 1, III and IV (b) II and III (c) 1, II and IV (d) III and IV
406. Which of the following are true
with regard to Haider Ali?
I. Haider Ali was constantly at
war with his neighbours.
II. Haider Ali who was origi­
nally an adventurer estab­
lished his rule in Mysore by overthrowing Nanjaraj.
III. Haider Ali was a religious
fanatic.
IV. Haider Ali fought the first
and second Mysore Wars with
the English.
(a) I and II (b) I, II and IV
(c) II, III and IV (d) III and IV
407. Which of the following Anglo­
Mysore wars came to
an end by the Treaty of
Seringapatam?
(a) First Anglo-Mysore War (b) Second Anglo-Mysore War (c) Third Anglo-Mysore War (d) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
408. Which of the following are true
with regard to Tipu Sultan?
I. Welcomed some foreign ex­
perts and sent emissaries to
France, Turkey and Pegu to develop foreign trade
II. Founded Jacobians club and
planted the Tree of Liberty at
Seringapatnam
III. Attempted to build a navy and for this he established dockyards
IV. Led a life of idle debauchery
(a) 1, II and III (b) I and II
(c) III and IV (d) I, II and IV
409. Which of the following was not an innovation by Tipu Sultan?
(a) New scales of weights and
measures
(b) A new method of survey and
settlement
(c) A new system of coinage (d) A new calendar
410. What is the importance of the Treaty of Salbai signed between the English and Marathas?
(a) It secured peace between the
two rivals for 20 years
(b) The Marathas were totally
wiped out and they never
recovered after this
(c) The Marathas accepted the
subsidiary alliance
(d) It made the Marathas pay
more attention towards
Mysore
411. Which of the following organised a Maratha confederacy against the
English leading to the Third
Anglo-Maratha War?
(a) Scindhia (b) Holkar
(c) The Peshwa (d) Bhonsle
412. Which of the following states was not annexed by the Doctrine of Lapse? .
(a) Satara (b) Jhansi
(c) Nagpur (d) Travancore
413. With which of the following Governor-Generals do we associ­ate the subsidiary alliance?
(a) Lord Wellesley
(b) Lord Minto I
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Dalhousie
414. The subsidiary alliance was aimed at
I.
protecting the country from Napoleon.
II. increasing British revenue. III. increasing British control over
the Indian states.
IV. taking away the powers of
local rulers.
(a) III and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, III and IV
415. By the Doctrine of Lapse, the
British
I. became a paramount power.
II. rejected the Hindu law of succession.
III. refused adopted heirs the right of acceding to the throne on the death of the ruler of a protected state.
(a) I only (b) I, II and III
(c) II and III (d) III only
416. Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire through
(a) Subsidiary Alliance
(b) Treaty of Jhansi History of India 189
(c) Doctrine of Lapse
(d) victory in war against Rani Lakshmibai
417. Match the following.
A. Pitt's India 1. Robert Clive
Act, 1784
B. Charter
Act, 1833
C. Regulating
Act, 1935
D. Government 4. Warren
of India Hastings
Act, 1935
2. William
Bentinck
3. Wellesley
5. Willingdon
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (b) A-4, B-2, C-4, D-5 (c) A-5, 13-4, C-3, D-l (d) A-3, 13-5, C-4, D-l
418. Who was the only Governor-Gen­eral/Viceroy to be assassinated in India?
(a) Lord Minto I (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lord Mayo
(d) Lord Cornwallis
419. Under the dual government in Bengal, the administration was carried on by
(a) the East India Company and the British government.
(b) the English Company and the Mughal emperor of India.
(c) the British government and the Indian government.
(d) the East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal.
420. Which of the following are asso­ciated with Lord Lytton?
I. The title Kaiser-i-Hil1d was conferred on Queen Victoria
II. Censorship was imposed on Vernacular Press
III. The Factory Act was passed
IV. Quetta was occupied by the British
(a) I, II and IV (b) II and III
(c) I and IV (d) III and IV