initial modern india Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (c)

This act marked the beginning of Indian legislature. It provided for a single central legislative council instead of three. The policy of free trade was introduced by completely ending the monopoly of company in trade in India.

Answer: (d)

In February 1757, the treaty of Alinagar was signed. The treaty of Alinagar was concluded between Sirajuddaula and Lord Clive.

The Nawab was forced to sign the Treaty of Alinagar on 9th February 1757, wherein all the demands of the English were conceded.

The Nawab was asked to restore the rights and immunities of the Company and to compensate them for the losses they had suffered in the war.

Answer: (c)

James Outram was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion. In 1854, he was appointed resident at Lucknow, in which capacity two years later he carried out the annexation of Oudh and became the first chief commissioner of that province.

Answer: (b)

The subsidiary alliance was implemented during the reign of Lord Wellesley. Wellesley’s Subsidiary System is regarded as one of the masterstrokes of British imperialism.

It increased the military strength of the Company in India at the expense of the protected states. The territories of the Company were free from the ravages of war thereby establishing the stability of the British power in India.

Answer: (b)

Indus river was important for navigational to commercial purposes. This commercial motive attracted the attention of the Companies Authority.

The British tried to counter Russian plans on Afghanistan. So it consolidated its position on Sind which was too weak.