In the Battle of Plassey in 1757 Sirajuddaula was finally defeated by the English because : (a) The English outnumbered the men of Siraj (b) The English were in a favourable position (c) Siraj was a coward and did not fight (d) Some of the associates of Siraj proved treacherous
3 8005Sir Robert Clive committed suicide in 1775 because : (a) he failed to govern the Indian possessions properly (b) he had to disgorge the money he misappropriated (c) he was found guilty by the House of Commons (d) he wanted to escape popular ignominy
3 13289Sir Robert Clive first came to India as: (a) a traveler to the court of the Nawab at Murshidabad (b) a governor of the British possessions in India (c) a clerk of the East India Company (d) None of the above
2 4246Lord North?s Regulating Act was passed during the administration of: (a) Sir Robert Clive (b) Warren Hastings (c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Sir John Shore
1 4335The religious teachings of Ashoka lay great stress on the : (a) moral aspect of human life (b) religious aspect of human life (c) economic well-being of the people (d) performance of yajnas or sacrifices
2 7524The First Maratha War took place during the Governor Generalship of (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Sir John Shore
2 6472The Treaty of Mangalore in 1784 terminated the: (a) First Maratha War (b) Second Mysore War (c) Second Maratha War (d) Third Mysore War
1 4821The Begums of Oudh were tyrannized for extortion of money by: (a) Wellesley (b) Clive (c) Warren Hastings (d) Cornwallis
1 4115Tipu Sultan of Mysore was killed in a bloody engagement in the: (a) First Mysore War (b) Second Mysore War (c) Third Mysore War (d) Fourth Mysore War
2 4219The Permanent Settlement was introduced into the British dominion in India during the administration of: (a) Sir Robert Clive (b) Warren Hastings (c) Lord Wallesley (d) Lord Cornwallis
2 4473The Policy of Subsidiary Alliance owed its origin to: (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Lord William Bentinck
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3 7909The destruction of the Marathas as a menace to the British hegemony in India may be ascribed to: (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Amherst
1 3360The British were able to conquer India by: (a) taking advantage of the political, social and economic weakness of Indian society (b) following a policy of war and conquest (c) the policy of divide and rule (d) establishing trade relations
2 8435The British government in India became the paramount power in the country in: (a) 1757 (b) 1857 (c) 1765 (d) 1813
2 7788A significant result of the British conquest of India, was the: (a) creation of a single political and administrative unit (b) decline of the Mughal empire (c) emergence of the Marathas (d) introduction of democracy
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