Colonialism

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What Is The Full Form Of C.P.W.D?

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Write a paragraph on why the British insisted on farmers growing opium in India.

Q. With whom did the British fight the third Mysore war?

1. Tipu Sultan
2. Nizam of Hyderabad
3. Marathas
4. Haider ali

Q. Who started the policy of annexation in British India?

1. Wellesley
2. William Bentinck
3. Dalhousie
4. Warren Hastings

Q. During whose tenure was the Public Works Department established in India?

1. Lord Wellesley
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. LordWilliam Bentinck
4. LordWarren Hastings

Q. Write a paragraph on why the British insisted on farmers growing opium in India.

Q. Rulers of which of the following regions accepted the policy of the Subsidiary Alliance?

1. Hyderabad
2. Delhi
3. Bengaluru
4. Bhosle
5. Mysore
6. Awadh
7. Gaikwad
8. Scindia

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) regarding the system of Subsidiary Alliance.

1. Indian rulers under this system should dissolve their own armed forces and accept British forces in their territory.
2. The Indian state could not enter into any political connection with another Indian state without British approval.
3. The Indian state could not enter into any alliance with any other foreign power.
4. The British would protect the Indian states against any foreign attack or internal revolt.

Q. How were the colonies exploited by Western European countries?

1. Culturally
2. Socially
3. Economically
4. The colonies were not exploited

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What is the use of "Cinchona" trees?

Q. Pair the countries with their colonies:

1. France
2. England
3. Belgium
4. Egypt
5. Algeria
6. Congo

Q. Who inaugurated colonialism in Africa in the 15th century?

1. Dutch
2. Portugese
3. Australians
4. Americans

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Who led the British forces in the Battle of Plassey?

1. Siraj-ud-Daulah
2. Hector Munroe
3. Robert Clive
4. Mir Jafar

Q. Who is called as 'Tiger of Mysore'?

1. Seth Amichand
2. Mir Jafar
3. Siraj-ud-Daula
4. Tipu Sultan

Q. Which of the following countries were colonised by Spain?

1. Australia
2. Belgium
3. Netherlands
4. Luxembourg

Q. When did the Opium Wars begin?

1. 1839

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The Battle of Buxar was fought in the year of _______.

1. 1750
2. 1788
3. 1765
4. 1764

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Who among the following led the fight against British in the Battle of Buxar?

1. Robert Clive
2. Shah Alam
3. Shah Jahan
4. Mir Qasim

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tipu Sultan ruled over _____.

1. Bengal
2. Buxar
3. Bihar
4. Mysore

Q. Which of the following region was ruled by Hyder Ali?

1. Bengal
2. Buxar
3. Bihar
4. Mysore

Q. 1 a state where battle of plassey was fought 2 a state where peasants were forced to grow opium 3 central india : an area not under the British control where opium was being produced

Q. Which of the following seeds is used to extract opium?

1. Chia seeds
2. Oil seeds
3. Poppy seeds
4. Mustard seeds

Q. When did the Opium Wars begin?

1. 1839

Q. I am the one who built the first railway line between Bombay and Thane in 1853. I had established the Public Works Department and also brought the English education system to India. Who am I?

1. William Bentinck
2. Francis Hastings
3. Dalhousie
4. Warren Hastings

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> After the Battle of Buxar, the Diwani rights of Bengal went to the _________.

1. Nawab
2. British
3. French
4. Portuguese

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describe opium war and its consequences.

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding policy of annexation.?

1. Awadh was annexed on the pretext of mismanagement.
2. Punjab was annexed by war.
3. Annexation of Nagpur was undertaken due to king dying without an heir.
4. Nizam's province was annexed under to the pretext of the king being unmarried.