Expansion of Company Rule

Q.

Write a short note on the Battle of Buxar.

Q.

What is the collective noun of savages?

Q. What did Tipu Sultan do to provoke the East India Company?

1. Stopped the export of sandalwood, pepper and cardamom
2. Prohibited local merchants from trading with the Company
3. Established a close relationship with the French.
4. All the above

Q. Which among the following statements is wrong about the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Udaipur was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1852, but later, in 1860, the king's rule was re-established.
2. Doctrine of Lapse was widely enforced during the period of Lord Dalhousie.
3. Jhansi was annexed under doctrine of Lapse in year 1854.
4. Awadh was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1853.

Q. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was enforced by a governor general named _____.

1. Lord Rippon
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord Lytton
4. Warren Hastings

Q. Who implemented the policy of paramountcy?

1. Lord Hastings
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord Lytton
4. Lord Rippon

Q. Which ruler was dubbed "The Tiger of Mysore"?

1. Marthanda Varma
2. Sakthan Thamburan
3. Pazhashi Raja
4. Tipu Sultan

Q. Which among the following statments is false about the Policy of Paramountcy?

1. The Policy of Paramountcy was accepted by all without any resistance.
2. The Company started to annex territories to protect its interests.
3. Protests were raised by Rani Channama of Kittor.
4. Through this policy, the Company enacted supreme authority over territories.

Q.

The Battle of Buxar took place in __________ (A) 1757 (B) 1764 (C) 1765 (D) 1775

Q. Tipu Sultan was the son of ________.

1. Hyder Ali
2. Shah Jahan
3. Akbar
4. Nawab Siraj ud Dawla

Q. The Marathas were finally defeated at the second Anglo-Maratha War.

1. False
2. True

Q. What were the after-effects of the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Unrest increased due to the immediate abolishment of the kingship and direct implementation of Company rule.
2. Royal families revolted against the East India Company.
3. It led to a series of events that led to the revolt of 1857.
4. All of the above.

Q. was killed at the Battle of in 1799.

1. Tipu Sultan
2. Plassey
3. Siraj-ud-Daulah
4. Seringapatanam

Q. According to the subsidiary alliance imposed by the East India Company, which of the following statements is/are true?

1. The rulers of provinces were not allowed to maintain their own army.
2. The rulers of provinces were not allowed to sign treaties with other rulers.
3. The rulers of provinces were forced to pay for the maintenance of British subsidiary forces in the territory of the province.
4. A province could be taken away by the British if the ruler of that province died without a male heir.

Q. What were the major motives of British that led to the Anglo-Sikh war?

1. The British were worried about foreign invasion.
2. They wanted to establish company rule in the North West.
3. The British wanted direct control over the Sikh empire in the North East.
4. All of the above.

Q. Battle of Buxar was fought in the year ____.

1. 1764
2. 1802
3. 1795
4. 1805

Q. Which Indian ruler is said to have been the first person to use war rockets?

1. Ashoka
2. Akbar
3. Shah Jahan
4. Tipu Sultan

Q. Sangoli Rayanna was caught and hanged in the year ____.

1. 1805 CE
2. 1800 CE
3. 1830 CE
4. 1850 CE

Q. Which among the following states was not annexed under Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Jhansi
2. Satara
3. Awadh
4. Nagpur