British Period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21

The commercial rivalry between the Dutch and the English in India came to an end

a) As a result of an agreement between the trading stations at Government of Britain and Holland in 1609

b) Following issuance of orders granting monopoly in favour of the British East India Company by the Pope

c) With the defeat of the Dutch at the battle of Bedara in 1759

d) As a result of the ‘Massacre at Amboyna’

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Question : 22

British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were, amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?

a) Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan

b) 24-Parganas, Kalikata, Thakurgaon

c) Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur

d) Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur

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Question : 23

Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh or Oudh?

a) Safdar Jang

b) Saadat Khan

c) Shuja-ud-daula

d) Asaf-ud-daula

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Question : 24

Consider the following events:

1. Annexation of Udaipur
2. Annexation of Jhansi
3. Annexation of Punjab
4. Annexation of Oudh

The correct chronological sequence of these event is:

a) 3-4-2-1

b) 2-1-3-4

c) 2-4-3-1

d) 3-1-2-4

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Question : 25

Find out the wrongly matched one/ones

1. Lytton-Lee Commission
2. Mayo-Scholarship scheme
3. Ripon-Repeal of Vernacular Press Act
4. Canning-Queen Victoria’s Proclamation

a) 2, 3, 4

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 4

d) 4 only

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