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NCERT 8th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Expansion Of British Power – Quiz
10 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 8th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Expansion Of British Power – Quiz:
- India had a flouring trade with other countries since ancient time. Trading companies from Portugal, Holland, England, France and Denmark set up trading centres in different parts of India.
- The company began to conquer territories in India to strengthen its position. The Battle of Plassey (1757) and that of Buxar (1764) strengthened its position in India. Bengal came under British rule and was severely exploited.
- The British annexed sindh, Punjab and Awadh in 1843, 1849 and 1856 respectively.
Quiz: The Expansion Of British Power
You have read in previous classes that since ancient times India was an important trading center. Merchants and traders from Europe and Asia came to India regularly. The frequency of trade increased in the medieval period. The Indian rulers also supported this trade as it was very profitable for them.
- Question 1 of 10
1.
In ________ Queen Elizabeth gave a charter to the English East India Company.
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Wrong! Correct answer is 1600
- Question 2 of 10
2.
The British victory at _______ led Shah Alam II to grant the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to the English East India Company.
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Wrong! Correct answer is Plassey
- Question 3 of 10
3.
This Governor-General introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance.
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Wrong! Correct answer is Lord Dalhousie
- Question 4 of 10
4.
Which one was not a trading company?
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Wrong! Correct answer is The Japanese
- Question 5 of 10
5.
What was farman?
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Wrong! Correct answer is It was a royal order.
- Question 6 of 10
6.
The Nawab of Bengal after Alivardi Khan was ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Sirajuddaulah
- Question 7 of 10
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The British who did the Company’s army against Sirajuddaulah at Plassey was ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Robert Clive
- Question 8 of 10
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This Governor-General introduced the policy of ‘paramountcy’.
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Wrong! Correct answer is Lord Hastings
- Question 9 of 10
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Which one of these was annexed on the basis of Dolhousie’s ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Satara
- Question 10 of 10
10.
The Governor-General who was impeached _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Warren Hastings
