chronology of british india MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who among the following Mughal Emperors, granted permission to trade of tax in the territories of Bengal. Hyderabad and Gujarat to the British?

a) Aurangzeb

b) Farrukh-siyar

c) Bahadur Shah

d) Muhammad Shah

Question : 2

From which Mughal Emperor did John Middenhall tried to obtain a farman for trade in Gujarat?

a) Akbar

b) Jahangir

c) Aurangzeb

d) None of these

Question : 3

Who is commonly known as the ‘Navigator’?

a) King John II

b) Price Henry

c) King Emmanuel

d) Pope Alexander VI

Question : 4

What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?

a) Growth of peaceful relations between the English and the Portuguese as a result of Portugal’s independence from the control of Spain.

b) The marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princes Catherine of Braganza.

c) The defeat of Spanish Armada by the British in 1588.

d) The Treaty of Madrid concluded in 1630.

Question : 5

The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and who of the following?

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Dalhousie

c) Lord Hastings

d) Lord Minto

Question : 6

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