East India Company and Nawab of Bengal Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 36

Bring out the correct statement about British expansion in Madras

1. In 1658, all the English settlement on the Coromandal and in Eastern India were placed under the control of Fort St. George.
2. In 1801, Lord Wellesley created the Madras presidency as it existed till Indian Independence.
3. In 1640, the British obtained the site of Madras from the Raja of Valikondapuram.
4. The British built a fortified factory, viz. Fort St George, at Madras.

a) 1, 2, 3

b) 1 & 3

c) 1, 2, 4

d) 2, 3, 4

Question : 37

Haider Ali established his authority over the Mysore state by overthrowing

a) Devraj

b) Nanjaraj

c) Kaviraja

d) Krishna Raj

Question : 38

Haider Ali was originally

a) a member of the royal family

b) an adventurer

c) an invader

d) a Hindu chief

Question : 39

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 : 40

Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed in the Fourth AngloMysore War (1799). Who of the following did not give a share in Tipu’s territories?

a) The Marathas

b) The English

c) The Nizam

d) The Hindu dynasty of Mysore