British Period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 1

Arrange the following in correct chronological order

1. Third Carnatic War
2. First Burmese War
3. First Mysore War
4. Second Afghan War

a) 1, 4, 3, 2

b) 1, 3, 2, 4

c) 2, 4, 1, 3

d) 3, 1, 2, 4

Question : 2

What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?

a) Growth of peaceful relations between the English and the Portuguese as a result of Portugal’s independence from the control of Spain.

b) The marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princes Catherine of Braganza.

c) The defeat of Spanish Armada by the British in 1588.

d) The Treaty of Madrid concluded in 1630.

Question : 3

By which clause, did the Charter Act of 1833 accepted educational qualifications for Indian Civil Service appointment?

a) Clause 86

b) Clause 76

c) Clause 87

d) Clause 82

Question : 4

Why did British resort to the ‘Downward Filtration Theory’ till 1854

a) To justify their social policy in India

b) To justify their education policy in India

c) To justify their industrial policy in India

d) To justify their commercial policy in India

Question : 5

From which Mughal Emperor did John Middenhall tried to obtain a farman for trade in Gujarat?

a) Akbar

b) Jahangir

c) Aurangzeb

d) None of these