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 6539Sir 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 11956Sir 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 3234Lord 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 3608The 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 6590The First Maratha War took place during the Governor Generalship of (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Sir John Shore
2 5593The Treaty of Mangalore in 1784 terminated the: (a) First Maratha War (b) Second Mysore War (c) Second Maratha War (d) Third Mysore War
1 4156The Begums of Oudh were tyrannized for extortion of money by: (a) Wellesley (b) Clive (c) Warren Hastings (d) Cornwallis
1 3388Tipu 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 3364The 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 3513The 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 6673The 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 2540The 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 7502The British government in India became the paramount power in the country in: (a) 1757 (b) 1857 (c) 1765 (d) 1813
2 6811A 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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