east india company MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

During whose Peshwaship was the second and third Anglo-Maratha fought resulting in the abolition of the Peshawaship by the English?

a) Narayan Rao

b) Raghunath Rao

c) Madhav Rao I

d) Baji Rao II

Question : 2

Statement I:
The annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 adversely affected the financial conditions of the sepoys.
Statement II:
The sepoys had to pay higher taxes on the land where their family members stayed in Awadh.

a) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

b) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

Question : 3

Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of the battle of Buxar?

a) Aurangzeb

b) Shah Alam I

c) Bahadur Shah Zafar

d) Shah Alam II

Question : 4

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

a) Battle of Buxar - Mir Jafar vs. Clive

b) Battle of Wandiwash - French vs. East India Company

c) Battle of Chilianwala - Dalhousie vs. Marathas

d) Battle of Khurda - Nizam vs. East India Company

Question : 5

Which of the following statements above Ryotwari settlement is/are correct?

1. It recognised the cultivators as the owner of land.
2. It was a temporary settlement.
3. It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) Only 1

d) All of these

Question : 6

a) 4 1 2 5

b) 3 5 4 1

c) 4 5 2 1

d) 3 1 4 5