east india company MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one among the following was the immediate cause of attack by Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula on Calcutta in 1756?

a) Refusal of the English Company to pay the overdue trade tax

b) The English conspired against the Nawab with a view to depose him from the Throne

c) Siraj-ud-Daula wanted to drive out the English from Bengal

d) Refusal of the English to demolish the fortification of Calcutta

Question : 2

Who among the following has been called as a ‘Heaven Born General’?

a) Albuquerque

b) Robert Clive

c) Francois Dupleix

d) Lord Cornwallis

Question : 3

a) 4 1 2 5

b) 3 5 4 1

c) 4 5 2 1

d) 3 1 4 5

Question : 4

An Indian ruler of the 18th century who planted “the Tree of liberty” at his capital, enrolled himself as a member of the Jacobin club of France and loved himself to be called ‘Citizen’, was

a) Mir Jafar

b) Tipu Sultan

c) Haider Ali

d) Banda Bahadur

Question : 5

Which one among the following thinkers argued that Maratha rule in general and Shivaji in particular represented early nationalist consciousness in India?

a) Pandita Ramabai

b) MG Ranade

c) Bipin Chandra Pal

d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question : 6

In 1856, Awadh would not have been annexed with the British empire if the Nawab of Awadh had

a) allied with the British

b) not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British

c) fought against the British

d) a natural heir