east india company MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Indicate the importance of the treaty of Amritsar (1809) signed between Ranjit Singh and the English?

a) It marked the beginning of an era of peace and prosperity in the Punjab

b) It helped Ranjit Singh in realising his ambition of conquering Multan, Kashmir, Ladakh and Peshawar

c) It recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh’s policy of expansion

d) It made him the undisputed master of all the Sikhs

Question : 2

Haider Ali declared war on English, thereby starting the second AngloMysore war on the ground that

a) His neutrality was violated

b) The English had abused him

c) The English had conspired against him

d) None of the above

Question : 3

Tipu Sultan was a man of complex character. He was an innovator, which of the following was not one of his innovations?

a) A new calendar

b) A new method of survey and settlement

c) A new system of coinage

d) New scales of weights and measures

Question : 4

a) A-3, B-1, C-2

b) A-1, B-2, C-3

c) A-3, B-2, C-1

d) A-2, B-1, C-3

Question : 5

a) 4 1 2 5

b) 3 5 4 1

c) 4 5 2 1

d) 3 1 4 5

Question : 6

Under the dual government in Bengal, the administration was carried on by -

a) The East India Company and the British government.

b) The English Company and the Mughal emperor of India.

c) The British government and the Indian government

d) The East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal.