UNIT 2 Chapter 5 Expansions and Consolidation of British Power in India and previous years Questions

1. With reference to The Battle of Plessey, consider the following statements:

1. the command of Robert Clive at Calcutta from Madras strengthened the English position in Bengal.
2. Clive forged a secret alliance with the traitors of the nawab.
3. a result of this victory, siraj-ud-daula became the Nawab of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. consider the following statement.

1. After battle of plassy English got Zamindari of Bengal .
2. The battle of plassy established the military supremacy of the English in India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. With reference to Treaty of 1760, consider the following statements:

1. A treaty between Mir Kasim and the Company was signed.
2. Mir Kasim promised to pay a sum of rupees five lakh towards financing the Company’s war efforts in Southern India.

3. It was agreed that Mir Kasim’s enemies were the Company’s enemies, and his friends, the Company’s Friends.

4. Mir Kasim agreed to pay off the outstanding dues to the Company.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. consider the following statement.

1. Mir Kasim shifted the capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar.
2. after battle of plassy of 1760 Mir Kasim agreed to cede to the Company the districts of Burdwan.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. With reference to The Treaty of Allahabad, consider the following statements:

1. Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula agreed to pay Rs 50 lakh to the Company as war indemnity.
2. Robert Clive concluded two important treaties at Allahabad one with the Nawab of Awadh and the other With the Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II.
3. Shah Alam II agreed to issue a Farman granting the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

6. consider the following statement.

1. After the battle of Buxar, the East India Company became the real masters of Bengal.
2. Wellesley introduced the dual system of government.
3. the Company appointed two deputy diwans, Mohammad Reza Khan for Bengal and Raja Sitab Roy for Bihar.
4. in dual government diwani, i.e., collecting revenues, and nizamat, i.e., police and judicial Functions came under the control of the Company.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. consider the following statement.

1. Tipu Sultan utilised a scorched earth policy, burning farmland and poisoning wells against English.
2. Treaty of Wadgaon signed between Marathas and English.
3. Warren Hastings, the Governor-General in Bengal, rejected the Treaty of Wadgaon.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. consider the following statement.

1. Treaty of Salbai was signed between the Peshwa and the English.
2. The treaty guaranteed peace between the two sides for twenty years.
3. Warren Hastings was the Governor-General in Bengal when treaty of salbai signed.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. With reference to The main provisions of the Treaty of Salbai , consider the following statements:

1. the English should enjoy the privileges at trade as before.
2. the Peshwa should not support any other European nation.
3. Mahadji Sindhia should be the mutual guarantor for the proper observance of the terms of the treaty.
4. The whole of the territory conquered since the Treaty of Purandhar (1776) including Bassein should be restored to the Marathas.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. With reference to Treaty of Bassein (1802) under the treaty, the Peshwa Agreed, consider the following statements:

1. Peshwa”, agreed to surrender the city of Surat; under treaty of bassein.
2. to cede to the Company territories yielding an income of Rs 26 lakh.
3. The provision of the treaty was that English should remove all troops from the Maratha territory

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. With reference to Treaty of Bassein (1802) under the treaty, the Peshwa Agreed, consider the following statements:

1. Peshwa”, agreed to surrender the city of Surat; under treaty of bassein.
2. to cede to the Company territories yielding an income of Rs 26 lakh.
3. The provision of the treaty was that English should remove all troops from the Maratha territory

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

12. With reference to Treaty of Lahore , consider the following statements:

1. Treaty of Lahore (March 8, 1846) the end of the first Anglo-Sikh War forced the Sikhs to sign a humiliating Treaty.
2. more than 1 crore of rupees were to be given to the English.
3. The strength of the Sikh army was reduced.
4. the Jalandhar Doab was annexed to the Company’s dominions.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

13. consider the following statement regarding The Policy of Ring-Fence?

1.  Robert Clive followed a policy of ring-fence.
2. which aimed at creating buffer zones to defend the Company’s frontiers.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

14. Consider the following Statement regarding subsidiary alliance policy?

1. warren hating introduced subsidiary alliance policy
2. policy of subsidiary alliance was, in fact, an extension of the ring-fence system.
3. the Indian ruler could not employ any European in his service without the prior consultation with the Company.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

15. consider the following statement.

1. The doctrine stated that the adopted son could be the heir to his foster father’s private property.
2. the Nizam of Hyderabad the Indian princes who accepted the subsidiary system.
3. the Holkars was the last Maratha confederation to accept the Subsidiary Alliance in 1818.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

16. consider the following statement.

1. Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 after deposing Nawab Wajid Ali Shah on grounds of misgovernment.
2. doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”,.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

17. Match the correct pairs

Choose the correct answer

18. Consider the following Statement regarding chronology .

1. Treaty of Mandasor,
2. Treaty of Poona.
3. Treaty of Gwalior,
4. Treaty of Seringapatam

Choose the correct answer

19. Match the correct pairs

Choose the correct answer

20. consider the following statement.

1. Lord Ellenborough was the Governor-General of India during Conquest of Sindh.
2. Lapsed States under Lord Dalhousie was jaipur .

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

21. consider the following statement.

1. Lord Ellenborough was the Governor-General of India during Conquest of Sindh.
2. Lapsed States under Lord Dalhousie was jaipur .

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?