east india company MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Identify the Englishman, who gave all the information about the “BlackHole Episode”, though in a single-sided way.

a) Stephenson

b) Minchin

c) John Surman

d) Holwell

Question : 2

a) A-3, B-1, C-2

b) A-1, B-2, C-3

c) A-3, B-2, C-1

d) A-2, B-1, C-3

Question : 3

Under the dual government in Bengal, the administration was carried on by -

a) The East India Company and the British government.

b) The English Company and the Mughal emperor of India.

c) The British government and the Indian government

d) The East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal.

Question : 4

The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year

a) 1761

b) 1757

c) 1760

d) 1764

Question : 5

Indicate the importance of the treaty of Amritsar (1809) signed between Ranjit Singh and the English?

a) It marked the beginning of an era of peace and prosperity in the Punjab

b) It helped Ranjit Singh in realising his ambition of conquering Multan, Kashmir, Ladakh and Peshawar

c) It recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh’s policy of expansion

d) It made him the undisputed master of all the Sikhs

Question : 6

Under the forceful thrust of British rule, a rapid transformation of the Indian economy took place. In this context, which of the following statements is/ are correct?

1. Indian economy was transformed into a colonial economy in the 19th century whose structure was determined by Britain’s fast developing industrial economy.
2. The influx of cheap Indian products into England gave a great blow to English textile industries.
3. The 19th century saw the collapse of the traditional Indian village economy and fresh economic alignment along commercial lines.

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) l and 2