Expansion of British Supremacy Questions and answers

  1. General Knowledge
    1. Culture
    2. Economy
    3. Geography
    4. History
      1. Indus Valley Civilization
      2. Vedic Age-The Aryans
      3. Religious movements-Buddhism and Jainism
      4. Mahajanapadas-The Magadha empire
      5. The Mauryan Empire and Sangam Age
      6. Post Mauryan Period
      7. Guptas and Post Gupta
      8. The invasion of Arabs
      9. Bhakti movement
      10. Mughal Empire
      11. Advent of Europeans
      12. Expansion of British Supremacy
      13. Indian National Movement
      14. Assertion and Reasoning
      15. Delhi Sultanate
    5. Politics
    6. General
    7. Indian Polity
    8. Sports
91). Tipu Sultan died fighting the English forces under
A). Lord Cornwallis
B). Lord Wellesley
C). Lord Dalhousie
D). Lord Hastings
92). 1. In the Battle of Jaitak, English were defeated by Gorkha.
2. Treaty of Sugauli was signed in 1815, but Gorkhadid not ratify it.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

A). 1 and 2
B). Only 2
C). Only 1
D). Neither 1 nor 2
93). Consider the following statements
1. The Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and killed during the reign of Emperor Farrukhsiyar.
2. The Marathas fought with Ahmed Shah Abdali at Panipat during the reign of Emperor Shah Alam ll.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A). Only 1
B). Only 2
C). Both 1 and 2
D). Neither 1 nor 2
94). Assertion (A) The state of Hyderabad was founded by Nizam ul Mulk, a Wazir of Mughal Emperor.
Reason (R) The Mughal Emperor frustrated all the attempts of Nizam ul-Mulk at reforming the administration of the empire.

A). Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B). Both A and R is true. but R is not a correct explanation of A
C). A is true. but R is false .
D). A is false. butR is true
95). Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system, of subsidiary Alliance?
A). Sindhia of Gwalior
B). Nizam of Hyderabad
C). Dilip Singh of Punjab
D). Gaikwad of Baroda


96). The state of Awadh was made a part the British Empire in India through
A). the policy of Doctrine of Lapse
B). the policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C). mayo's Provincial settlement
D). war against Gangadhar Rao
97). With reference to the colonial rule of India, which one of the following was not the feature
of Subsidiary Alliance System ?

A). A subsidiary British army was to be maintained in the lndian State
B). The determination of expenses incurred on the subsidiary British army was the duty of Indian State
C). The lndian State had to keep a British resident in her capital
D). lndian soldiers could be used by the company commanders
98). Consider the following statements
1. The treaty of Lahore was concluded between Sikhs and English Company during the tenure of Lord Ellenborough.
2. Lord Dalhousie made the annexation of Punjab to the British dominion.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A). Only 1
B). Only 2
C). Both 1 and 2
D). Neither 1 nor 2
99). What was the reason for the British Empire to annex Sambalpur in 1850?
A). Lack of proper governance
B). Death of its ruler without an heir
C). Subsidiary Alliance
D). its involvement in a conspiracy against British Rule
100). The Dual Government recommended by Lord Clive provided that the
A). criminal justice would be left to the Nawabi officials, while civil and fiscal matters would be
controlled by the company
B). company will look after fiscal matters and all the rest would be dealt by the Indian rulers
C). lndian rulers will deal with all the matters of administration under the supervision of a
company official
D). lndian rulers were onlytitular head and all the powers shall be directly dealt by the
Company
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