east india company MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

Ghasiti Begam, Sahukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies of

a) Nawab Alivardi Khan

b) Nanda Kumar

c) Siraj-ud-daulah

d) Shuja-ud-daulah

Question : 4

‘The Musalman’, the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927, is published from which one of the following places?

a) Chennai

b) Hyderabad

c) Mysore

d) Lucknow

Question : 5

Who was the founder of British Empire in India?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Amherst

c) Lord Robert Clive

d) Lord William Bentinck

Question : 6

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