british period MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who among the following Governor Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Lord Wellesley

d) Lord William Bentinck

Question : 2

Which two Europeans were involved in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760?

a) Portuguese and Spanish

b) Dutch and British

c) French and British

d) Portuguese and British

Question : 3

The Portuguese established their first business centre at

a) Calicut

b) Surat

c) Goa

d) Cochin

Question : 4

Identify the wrong statement with regard to Dutch interest and activities in India?

a) Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West

b) They took no part in politics or cultural contacts

c) They became the carriers of trade between India and the islands of the Far East

d) They treated the people of India ruthlessly and also exploited them

Question : 5

Madras was restored to the English by the French by

a) The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1749)

b) The Treaty of Pondicherry (1754)

c) The Treaty of Salbai (1782)

d) The Treaty of Mangalore (1784)

Question : 6

Lord Dalhousie introduced the first telegraph line in 1853, which ran between:

a) Calcutta and Bombay

b) Agra and Madras

c) Bombay and Thana

d) Calcutta and Agra