east india company MCQs set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the Battle of Buxar was fought?

a) Siraj-ud-Daula

b) Mir Jafar

c) Mir Qasim

d) Najmuddaula

Question : 2

What was the worst part of the permanent settlement of Bengal?

a) Disintegration of the village communities

b) Creation of absentee landlords

c) Sub-infatuation of estates and holdings

d) Subjection of the cultivator to untold misery

Question : 3

The fortification of Calcutta by the British in 1756 was regarded by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, as

a) growth of large-scale British trade

b) an attack upon his sovereignty

c) insecurity of the British in India

d) British control over Bengal

Question : 4

Which one among the following thinkers argued that Maratha rule in general and Shivaji in particular represented early nationalist consciousness in India?

a) Pandita Ramabai

b) MG Ranade

c) Bipin Chandra Pal

d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question : 5

Which was the following war consolidated British supremacy over India?

a) Battle of Buxar

b) Battle of Plassey

c) Third battle of Mysore

d) Independence struggle of 1857

Question : 6

Statement I:
The annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 adversely affected the financial conditions of the sepoys.
Statement II:
The sepoys had to pay higher taxes on the land where their family members stayed in Awadh.

a) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

b) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true