British Colonialism in India Quiz:
Question: The English established their first factory in Bengal In 1651 at ___
(a) Hugli
(b) Kassimbazar
(c) Ranchi
(d) Calcutta
Question: Which architects were called on to design New Delhi and its buildings ?
(a) Edward Lutyans
(b) Herbert Baker
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of the above
Question: After which battle the company started appointing residents in Indian states ?
(a) Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Panipat
(c) Battle of Wandiwas
(d) Battle of Buxar
Question: Aurangzeb died in –
(a) 1680
(b) 1707
(c) 1709
(d) 1711
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Question: In which year did the British gain control of Delhi after defeating the Marathas ?
(a) 1802
(b)1803
(c) 1805
(d) 1810
Question: The Company’s Monopoly of trade was abolished by the act of
(a) 1793
(b) 1813
(c) 1833
(d) Pitt’s India Act
Question: When was the Charter granted by the Queen of England to the English East India Company ?
(a) 1600
(b) 1607
(c) 1650
(d) 1617
Question: Shahjahanabad consisted of_________, one of the largest and grandest mosques in India.
(a) Jama Masjid
(b) Red Fort
(c) Chandni Chowk
(d) Dargah
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Question: Under whose command the British fought the battle of Plassey ?
(a) Hastings
(b) Watson
(c) Robert Clive
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Question: Before the battle of Plassey, Sirajuddualah attacked on –
(a) Company’s factory at Kassimbazar
(b) The fort of company
(c) Clive’s Residence
(d) A and B both
Question: In the late eighteenth century, Calcutta, Bombay and Madras rose in importance in______cities.
(a) Metropolitian
(b) Industrial
(c) Presidency
(d) Historical
Question: Who asked the company to stop meddling in the political affairs of Bengal ?
(a) Sirajuddualah
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Murshid Quli Khan
(d) MirJaffar
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Question: Who was the Tiger of Mysore ?
(a) HaiderAli
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Wadeyars
(d) None
Question: Which Queen protested against the British in Kitoor?
(a) Rani Laxmi Bai
(b) Begum Hajrat Mahal
(c) Rani Channamma
(d) Rani Jinghan
Question: The battle of Buxar was fought in –
(a) 1756
(b) 1757
(c) 1764
(d) 1766
Question: When was the Battle of Plassey fought ?
(a) 1752
(b) 1754
(c) 1757
(d) None of these
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Question: Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the battle of
(a) Jhansi
(b) Kanpur
(c) Gwalior
(d) Kalpi
Question: Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India?
(a) Shivaji
(b) Jai Singh
(c) Tipu Sultan
(d) Rani of Jhansi
Question: An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favorable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was
(a) Hawkins
(b) Henry Middleton
(c) Thomas Roe
(d) Josiah Child
Question: The East India company was established in the Year
(a) 1607 AD
(b) 1600 AD
(c) 1700 AD
(d) 1669 AD
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Question: Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in –
(a) 1478
(b) 1488
(c) 1498
(d) None of these
Question: At which place the first English factory was established ?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Tanjore
(c) Mysore
(d) Hugli
Question: In the British period, the Supreme Court was established in –
(a) 1759
(b) 1772
(c) 1775
(d) 1773
Question: Who succeeded Siraj-ud-daulah as the Nawab of Bengal ?
(a) Mir Qasim
(b) Jagat Seth
(c) Mir Jafar
(d) Khadim Khan
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Question: Who was the last of the powerful Mughal emperors ?
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Babur
(d) Humayun
Question: In which year a terrible famine occurred in Bengal, which killed appx. 10 million people ?
(a) 1769
(b) 1770
(c) 1772
(d) 1773
