Battles

Q. Who was the last Mughal emperor of India?

1. Jahangir
2. Shah Jahan
3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
4. Aurangzeb

Q. Who replaced Mir Jafar's position as the Nawab?

1. Robert Clive
2. Mir Qasim
3. Alivardi Khan
4. Murshid Quli Khan

Q. Which of the following did Siraj-ud-Daulah do when the East India Company refused to pay taxes for their private trade?

1. Locked the warehouse of the Company
2. Took the Company's employees hostage
3. Brought in support of the French
4. Blockaded ships with the Company's goods

Q. How many soldiers of Siraj Ud Daulah were defeated in the Battle of Plassey?

1. 20, 000
2. 15, 000
3. 25, 000
4. 30, 000

Q. Describe the events of the Second Carnatic wars.

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

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

Q. When was the company granted Diwani of Bengal?

1. 1763
2. 1765
3. 1766
4. 1764

Q. Mir Qasim protested against the British and he was defeated at the battle of Buxar in 1764.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 at Palashi.

1. True
2. False

Q. How many soldiers of Siraj Ud Daulah were defeated in the Battle of Plassey?

1. 15, 000
2. 20, 000
3. 25, 000
4. 30, 000

Q. Who gave the East India Company the upper hand in the battle of Plassey?

1. Mir Jafar
2. Queen's Navy
3. Siraj Ud Daulah
4. (a) and (b) above.

Q. Which battle was the first major victory for the East India Company in the Indian subcontinent?

1. Battle of Plassey
2. Battle of Buxar
3. Anglo-Maratha wars
4. Battle of Kullachal

Q. Who gave the East India Company the upper hand in the battle of Plassey?

1. Queen's Navy
2. Mir Jafar
3. Siraj Ud Daulah
4. (a) and (b) above.

Q. The first English factory in India was set up on the banks of the river ____ in the year ____.

1. Ganga, 1659
2. Yamuna, 1690
3. Kaveri, 1701
4. Hugli, 1651

Q. Who replaced Mir Jafar's position as the Nawab?

1. Robert Clive
2. Murshid Quli Khan
3. Mir Qasim
4. Alivardi Khan