east india company MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Emperor Shah Alam II gave the Diwani of Bengal-Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on

a) 12 August, 1765

b) 18 August, 1765

c) 29 August, 1765

d) 21 August, 1765

Question : 2

What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 3

Which one among the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775–1982?

a) The British won the war

b) The Marathas won the war

c) There was no victory for either side

d) It helped Haider Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a mutual war

Question : 4

Between 1765 and 1800 the Sikhs brought the whole of Punjab and Jammu under their control. At that time they were organised into:

a) Six misls

b) Ten misls

c) Twelve misls

d) Sixteen misls

Question : 5

Haider Ali was originally

a) a member of the royal family

b) an adventurer

c) an invader

d) a Hindu chief

Question : 6

Haider Ali established his authority over the Mysore state by overthrowing

a) Devraj

b) Nanjaraj

c) Kaviraja

d) Krishna Raj