British Policies

Q.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab. State whether true or false.

Q. Choose the incorrect fact about Robert Clive.

1. Robert Clive was a corrupt officer.
2. Robert Clive was an honest officer.
3. Robert Clive made a huge fortune for himself out of his career in India.
4. Robert Clive commited suicide in the year 1774.

Q. Maharaja Ranjit Singh successfully defended his kingdom , but a decade after his death in 1839, it was annexed by the British.

1. Awadh
2. Mysore
3. Hyderabad
4. Punjab

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. 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. Punjab was annexed by the British in 1849.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which among the following statements is/are correct about the residents appointed to Indian states by the East India Company?

1. Residents were political/commercial agents of company.
2. Residents used to involve themselves in the day-to-day governance of company.
3. Residents started to interfere in matters of succession in princely states.
4. All the above

Q. Under the Doctrine of Lapse, if an Indian ruler died without a male heir, his territory would be taken over by the East India Company.

1. True
2. False

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

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

Q. In 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal. How did the East India Company make use of this new power?

1. Revenue was diverted to finance wars.
2. Income was generated within India for trade.
3. All of the above.
4. The Company expanded trade.

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

1. False
2. True