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

Question : 1 [Arunachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2019]

Emperor Shah Alam II gave the Diwani of Bengal-Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on

a) 12 August, 1765

b) 18 August, 1765

c) 29 August, 1765

d) 21 August, 1765

Question : 2

What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 3

Which one among the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775–1982?

a) The British won the war

b) The Marathas won the war

c) There was no victory for either side

d) It helped Haider Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a mutual war

Question : 4

Ghasiti Begam, Sahukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies of

a) Nawab Alivardi Khan

b) Nanda Kumar

c) Siraj-ud-daulah

d) Shuja-ud-daulah

Question : 5 [UPPCS (GIC) 2010]

Who granted the Diwani of Bengal to the East India Company in 1765?

a) Nawab of Bengal

b) Mughal Emperor

c) British Monarch

d) The Afghan King