east india company MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The following are connected with the First Anglo- Maratha War 1779- 82:

1. Convention of Wadgaon
2. Treaty of Purandar
3. Treaty of Surat
4. Treaty of Salbai

a) 3-2-1-4

b) 2-1-3-4

c) 4-2-1-3

d) 1-4-3-2

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

Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed in the Fourth Anglo- Mysore War (1799). Who of the following did not give a share in Tipu’s territories?

a) The Marathas

b) The English

c) The Nizam

d) The Hindu dynasty of Mysore

Question : 4

Who was the founder of British Empire in India?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Amherst

c) Lord Robert Clive

d) Lord William Bentinck

Question : 5

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 : 6

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