Expansion of British Supremacy Questions and answers

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71). Match the following
List I   List II
A. First Afghan War   1. Lord Lytton followed forward policy
B. Second Afghan War  2. Treaty of Rawalpindi
C. Third Afghan War  3. Military Compaign against the next king Dost Mohammed

Below the options are given in the A B C order

A). 1 2 3
B). 2 1 3
C). 3 1 2
D). 3 2 1
72). The true impact of European Commerce in India was seen
A). when colonial rule was established in India
B). when there was a definite trend towards a money economy in India
C). when it affected Indian middle class
D). None of the above
73). Consider the following statements and mark the correct option
1. Lord Wellesely was responsible for the forth Anglo-Mysore War and British victory and death of Tipu Sultan.
2. Tipu Sultan initiated the policy of expansion of Mysore.
3. Raghunath Rao was also known as Madhav Rao Narayan.

A). Only 1
B). Only 3
C). 1 and 2
D). All of these
74). Who sent Alexander Burns to king of Afghanistan Dost Ali?
A). Lord Canning
B). Lord Wellesley
C). Robert Clive
D). Lord Auckland
75). Arrange the following to their chronological order'
1. First Anglo-Mysore War
2. First Carnatic War
3. First Afghan War
4. Frist Anglo-Maratha War

A). 2,1,3,4
B). 1,2,3,4
C). 2,4,1,3
D). 3,2,1,4


76). Consider the following statements about Lord Warren Hastings
1. First Rohilla War.
2. Strained relationship with Maharaja of Benaras.
3. Foundation of Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Which of the above are happened under his tenure of Governor-General?

A). 1 and 2
B). 2 and 3
C). 1and3
D). 1,2and3
77). Statement I The main reason behind the war were the frequent raids by the Gorkhas in British Territory.
Statement II Lord Hastings declared a war against the Gorkha.

A). Both the statements are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation at statement 1.
B). Both the statements are true, but statements 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
C). Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is false.
D). Statement 1 is false, but statement 2 is true.
78). Arrange the following treaties in chronological order.
1. Treaty of Faizabad
2. Treaty of Benaras
3. Treaty of Allahabad
4. Treaty of Bassein
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

A). 3,2,1,4
B). 3,1,2,4
C). 2,3,1,4
D). 3,4,1,2
79). Which of the following Is not correctly matched?
A). lst Anglo : Treaty of Mysore War Madras 1767-1769
B). 2nd Anglo : Treaty of Mysore War Mangalore 1780-84
C). lst Anglo Sikh : Treaty of War 1845-46 Lahore
D). All are correct
80). Consider the following statements
1. After the Battle of Plassey, the English signed a treaty with Siraj ud-Daullah, who was later executed by Maron.
2. The Black Hole Episode was one of the key reason why the English were against the Nawab of Bengal.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A). Only 1
B). Both 1 and 2
C). Only 2
D). Neither 1 nor 2
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