east india company MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Name the French Commander who was defeated in the battle of Wandiwash in 1760.

a) Count Lally

b) Francis Martin

c) Dupleix

d) None of the above

Question : 2

a) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

b) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

d) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

Question : 3

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

a) Stephenson

b) Minchin

c) John Surman

d) Holwell

Question : 4

Identify the positive effects of the beginning of European Commerce in India

1. Money economy grew up.
2. International market relations were set-up.
3. Increased quantity of India’s export.
4. Indian agriculture was further commercialised.

a) 1, 3, 4

b) 2, 3, 4

c) 1, 2, 3

d) 1, 2, 4

Question : 5

Which one among the following was the result of the First AngloMaratha War of 1775–1982?

a) The British won the war

b) The Marathas won the war

c) There was no victory for either side

d) It helped Haider Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a mutual war

Question : 6

Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to the East India Company?

a) Farukhsiyar

b) Shah Alam I

c) Shah Alam II

d) Shuja-ud-Daula