Arrival of the Europeans

31.On the orders of which emperor, the Mughal army attacked Hooghly in 1686 and drove out the British?
 
A.Aurangzeb
 
B.shah jahan
 
C.Jahangir
 
D.none of these
 
Option “A” is correct.
32.Which Mughal emperor recovered Rs 1-1/2 lakh as compensation from the British?
 
A.shah jahan
 
B.Jahangir
 
C.Aurangzeb
 
D.none of these
 
Option “C” is correct.
33.It was the Mughal governor of Bengal who allowed the British to buy the zamindari of three villages named Sutanati, Kalikta and Govindpur.
 
A.shah shuja
 
B.ibrahim khan
 
C.shaista khan
 
D.Azim-Ushu-Shan
 
Option “D” is correct.
34.For how much did the British buy the zamindari of Sutanati, Kalikta and Govindpur?
 
A.1200 Rs.
 
B.12000 in Rs.
 
C.1500 in Rs.
 
D.1800 in Rs.
 
Option “A” is correct.
35.New cities emerged during the British colonial rule in India. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages formed the city of Calcutta?
 
A.Midnapore, Chittagong, Burdwan
 
B.24 Parganas, Kalika, Thakurgaon
 
C.Sutanati, Calcutta, Govindpur
 
D.Midnapore, Thakurgaon, Govindpur
 
Option “C” is correct.
36.What is correct regarding the decree issued by the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar on 30 September 1716 in the name of the British Company?
 
A.By this the company got the right to do business free of cost only on an annual fee of Rs.3000.
 
B.It allowed the purchase of villages around Calcutta on rent.
 
C.It allowed the Royal Press of Bengal to mint coins
 
D.all of the above
 
Option “D” is correct.
37.Whose decree was made by the British Aurum as the ‘Magna Carta of British trade in Bengal’?
 
A.Mark issued by Shah Shuja
 
B.Decree issued by Farrukhsiyar
 
C.Decree issued by Aurangzeb
 
D.none of these
 
Option “B” is correct.
38.Who among the following did not come to India during the time of British Jahangir?
 
A.William Hawkins
 
B.sir thomas roe
 
C.Pastor Edward Terry
 
D.Ralph Fitch
 
Option “D” is correct.
39.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the Lists : List-I (English Travellers) A. John Milden Hall B. William Hawkings C. John Sirman List-II (Mughal Emperor ) 1. Akbar 2. Jahangir 3. Farrukhsiyar
 
A.A → 1, B → 2, C → , 3
 
B.A → 1, B → 3, C → , 2
 
C.A → 3, B → 2, C → , 1
 
D.A → 2, B → 1, C → , 3
 
Option “A” is correct.
40.Who said about the British Company in Bengal ‘It is a vile or vile company of quarrelsome people and unscrupulous traders’?
 
A.shaista khan
 
B.Azim-Ushu-Shan
 
C.shah shuja
 
D.ibrahim khan
 
Option “A” is correct.
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