east india company MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

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 : 4

Bring out the correct statement about British expansion in Madras

1. In 1658, all the English settlement on the Coromandal and in Eastern India were placed under the control of Fort St. George.
2. In 1801, Lord Wellesley created the Madras presidency as it existed till Indian Independence.
3. In 1640, the British obtained the site of Madras from the Raja of Valikondapuram.
4. The British built a fortified factory, viz. Fort St George, at Madras.

a) 1, 2, 3

b) 1 & 3

c) 1, 2, 4

d) 2, 3, 4

Question : 5

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 : 6

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