east india company MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which Nawab of Bengal shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr?

a) Mir Qasim

b) Mir Jafar

c) Siraj-ud-daulah

d) Shuja-ud-din

Question : 2

Consider the following statements

1. Battle of Buxar provided the key to the English to establish their rule in India.
2. The Treaty of Allahabad, concluded in 1765, enabled the British to establish their rule in Bengal.

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 3

Who was the founder of British Empire in India?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Amherst

c) Lord Robert Clive

d) Lord William Bentinck

Question : 4

Who led the Maratha forces in the 3rd Battle of Panipat in 1761?

a) Vishwanath Rao

b) Sadashiva Rao

c) Madhava Rao

d) Dattaji Scindia

Question : 5

Consider the following statements

1. The battle of Buxar provided the key to the English to establish their rule in India.
2. The Treaty of Allahabad concluded in 1765, enabled the British to establish their rule in Bengal.

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 6

Lord Cornwallis has been criticized for not destroying Tipu Sultan when he had the chance to do so after the third Anglo-Mysore war.
Which one of the following considerations was not a factor taken into account by Cornwallis in taking his decision?

a) Sickness spread among the English troops

b) War with France, and the consequent alliance between Tipu and the French, were apprehended

c) The territory was too large to be administered with any

d) Cornwallis was ill-disposed towards the court of Directors who were advising full annexation