east india company MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

Under the forceful thrust of British rule, a rapid transformation of the Indian economy took place. In this context, which of the following statements is/ are correct?

1. Indian economy was transformed into a colonial economy in the 19th century whose structure was determined by Britain’s fast developing industrial economy.
2. The influx of cheap Indian products into England gave a great blow to English textile industries.
3. The 19th century saw the collapse of the traditional Indian village economy and fresh economic alignment along commercial lines.

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) l and 2

Question : 3

Consider the following statements about Shivaji’s military acumen

1. He was a master in guerrilla tactics and swift cavalry warfare.
2. He had built a series of fortified strongholds on the table mountains of the Western Deccan.

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

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 : 5

During whose Peshwaship was the second and third Anglo-Maratha fought resulting in the abolition of the Peshawaship by the English?

a) Narayan Rao

b) Raghunath Rao

c) Madhav Rao I

d) Baji Rao II

Question : 6

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