Political Causes

Q.

Describe the main features of the Permanent Settlement.

Q. Who introduced an annexation policy called the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord Linlithgow
4. Lord Mountbatten

Q.

Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of ___________.

Q. Which of the following was annexed on the basis of Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Bengal
2. Madras
3. Bombay
4. Jhansi

Q. Which of the following is not an aspect of the Subsidiary Alliance?

1. Dominance of the English East India Company over provinces.
2. Company's troops stationed in territories in exchange for an annual subsidy.
3. Permission of the East India Company before establishing an alliance or conducting business with other states or trading entities.
4. Company's troops stationed in territories in exchange for a monthly subsidy.

Q. Which of the following did the Doctrine of Lapse propose?

1. Any province that was in subsidiary alliance would be taken over by the company if the ruler of the province did not leave behind a natural heir.
2. Any province that was in subsidiary alliance would be taken over by the company if the ruler fail to pay the annual subsidy for two consecutive terms.
3. Any province that was in subsidiary alliance would be taken over by the company if the ruler fail to pay the annual subsidy for three consecutive terms.
4. Any province that was in subsidiary alliance would be taken over by the company if the ruler's army failed to satisfy the standards of the British.

Q. Write an account of the Doctrine of Lapse.

Q. Consider the following events related to the French Revolution and identify the correct chronological response from the options given thereafter:
A Convocation of Estates General
B Storming of the Bastille
C Peasant revolts in the countryside
D Third Estate forms National Assembly

1. A, C, D, B
2. D, B, C, A
3. A, D, C, B
   
4. B, A, C, D

Q. 'A' was born as Dhondu Pant. 'A' who had his pension snatched away by the British, lived near Kanpur. He got together an army and drove out the British and declared himself the Peshwa or the Prime Minister of the Marathas. He also declared himself as a governor under Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. Identify 'A'.

1. Nana Saheb
2. Bajirao III
3. Nana Phadnavis
4. Sitaram Pande

Q. describe the british territorial expansion under LORD DALHOUSIE

Q. In Chinese society, the Mandate of Heaven provided justification for ___________________.

1. Organized rebellion
2. Belief in monotheism
3. Rise in the importance of women
4. Decreased emphasis on family honor
5. Focus on increasing wealth

Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Nadu Swaroopams?

1. In order to increase their power, Nadus used to clash with one another and used to join forces against the common enemy.
2. Swaroopams had their own military.
3. Fearing the attack from Mysore Sultans many Naduvazhis fled to Venadu.
4. All of the above

Q. 'X' was born on October 24, 1775 and was the son of Akbar Shah II. 'X' was a very good poet and a calligrapher as well as a Sufi. After the war of independence of 1857, he was exiled to Rangoon in 1858 where he died in 1862 at the age of 87. Identify 'X'.

1. Vishnubhatt Godse
2. Mirza Ismail
3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
4. Mirza Jahangir