Trade to Territory: Establishment of Trade and Power of the East India Company in India

This is an MCQ-based quiz on Trade to Territory.

This covers Battle of Panipat, Battle of Buxar, Tipu Sultan and other historical expects.

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Rani Channamma was the ruler of

Bengal Kitoor Agra delhi

Haidar Ali was the ruler of

Bengal Delhi Bombay Mysore

Competition among the companies resulted in

Reduced profits of companies Quality of goods increased Price became low None of these

European trading companies were attracted to India due to

Cheap land Cheap labour Raw material like cotton silk and spices None of these

Name of Sirajuddaulah’s commander who cheated him at the Battle of Plassey?

Mir Qasim Mir Jafar Murshid Quli Khan Alivardhi Khan

Who led the British army at the time of Battle of Plassey?

Vasco-da-Gama Warren Hastings Lord Wellesley Robert Clive

Name the Governor – General under whom there was the maximum annexation.

Lord Dalhousie Warren Hastings Robert Clive Lord Hastings

Who among the following states was annexed on the argument of misgovernment?

Satara(1848) Sambhalpur (1850) Udaipur (1852) Awadh (1856)

Name the powerful Mughal ruler who established his control over a very large area now known as India.

Bahadur Shah Mir Jafar Aurangzeb Mir Qasim

Which of the following was NOT the Presidency ?

Bengal Madras Bombay Kalikata

Tipu Sultan stopped export through his kingdom in

1764 1772 1785 1790

The first English factory was set up in the year

1600 1651 1655 1665

Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?

Columbus Dutch East India Company Vasco-da-Gama

Robert Clive committed suicide in the year

1770 1743 1767 1774

What do you call a business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade, buying goods cheap and selling them at higher process?

Exchange Noncommercial Mercantile Barter

From the years mentioned below, choose the correct date of death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal ruler

On 3rd March 1800 On 3rd March 1707 On 3rd March 1750 On 3rd March 1850

Why is it considered that Delhi could no longer function as an effective center after the death of Aurangzeb?

Many regional powerful kingdoms emerged in various parts asserting their authority Delhi was not considered to be symbolically lucky for the rulers. Delhi only represented the Northern part of India, and the Southern Part was left out without any representation The trading activities could not function from Delhi

After the death of Arivardi Khan in 1756, who became the Nawab of Bengal?

Murshid Quli Khan Mir Qasim Sirajuddaulah Mir Jafar

Which foreign power, from the given list was the last European power to enter India?

French Dutch Chinese Portuguese

When was the third battle of Panipat was fought?

1761

1556

1772

1754

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Trade to Territory: Establishment of Trade and Power of the East India Company in India
Questions: 20
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