The Tombs

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What attracted European trading companies to India?

Q.

The English East India Company was the only European company that traded with India. State whether true or false.

Q. Humayun's tomb was constructed between ______.

1. 1565 CE and 1575 CE
2. 1560 CE and 1575 CE
3. 1562 CE and 1571 CE
4. 1565 CE and 1570 CE

Q. Humayun's tomb has been constructed with ___________.

1. red sandstone
2. white marble edged with red sandstone
3. white marble
4. red sandstone edged with white marble

Q.

Are Intangible Assets Fixed Assets?

Q. The Taj Mahal has been constructed using _________.

1. red sandstone
2. white marble edged with red sandstone
3. white marble
4. red sandstone edged with white marble

Q. Humayun's tomb is built in the style of ____________.

1. pishtaq
2. hasht bihisht
3. chahar bagh
4. chihil sutun

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is true about the Financial phase in British India?

1. This phase was characterised by the production of goods.
2. Investments were made by the British in India for their own gain.
3. Establishment of railways, postal services and education was a part of the Financial phase.
4. During this phase, the British received Diwani rights.

Q. Humayun's tomb is built in the style of ____________.

1. pishtaq
2. hasht bihisht
3. chahar bagh
4. chihil sutun

Q. The Taj Mahal was completed in __________.

1. 1571 CE
2. 1641 CE
3. 1573 CE
4. 1643 CE

Q. Choose the correct pairs with regard to the events related to the colonisation of India by the British in its phases.

1. Mercantilist Capitalism
2. Expansion of Railways
3. Gained Diwani rights
4. India emerged as a market for British textile
5. Industrial Capitalism
6. Financial Capitalism

Q. When did the British abolish slavery in India?

1. 1805
2. 1815
3. 1837
4. 1843

Q. X's tomb is the first garden-tomb built on Indian soil. It is located in Delhi. It was commissioned by his loving wife Bega Begum. The construction of the this tomb began in 1565, and it was completed in the year 1572. Identify X.

1. Shah Jahan
2. Aurangzeb
3. Humayun
4. Akbar

Q. After acquiring Bengal, the British East India Company extracted concessions. Which of the following is one such concession they extracted?

1. Exemption of Company goods from transit duties.
2. Exemption of import tax on Company goods.
3. Exemption from restrictions over establishing the Bengal presidency.
4. Exemption from restrictions over control of trading ports in Bengal.

Q. Akbar's architects were inspired by the tombs of __________.

1. Timur
2. Babur
3. Genghis Khan
4. Vijayanagara empire

Q. How many wars were fought between the Mysore Sultans and the British?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 6

Q. Humayun's tomb was constructed between ______.

1. 1565 CE and 1575 CE
2. 1560 CE and 1575 CE
3. 1562 CE and 1571 CE
4. 1565 CE and 1570 CE

Q. Which of the following is not true about the Financial phase of British capitalism in India?

1. The British invested heavily in modern banking and education.
2. Indentured labour was abolished during the phase.
3. Majority of the British investments were for the development of railways in India.
4. The period saw an increase in export-import firms.

Q. Humayun's tomb is in the middle of a ___________.

1. normal garden
2. lawn
3. botanical garden
4. chahar bagh garden

Q. The Taj Mahal was completed in __________.

1. 1571 CE
2. 1641 CE
3. 1573 CE
4. 1643 CE

Q. Statement 1: During the first half of the 18th century, the British were still traders.

Statement 2: The British had not established power and relied on the concessions given by the kings to maintain their trading posts.

1. Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification of statement 1.
2. Both statements are correct and statement 2 is NOT the correct justification of statement 1.
3. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
4. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.