Modern History Topic- Expansion of British power
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91. | Match the following with List-II List-I A. Battle of Plassey (1757) B. Battle of Buxar (1764) C. War of Bengal (1770) List-II 1. Robert Clive 2. Vencitart 3. Cartier |
A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3 | |
B. A → 2, B → 1, C → 3 | |
C. A → 3, B → 1, C → 2 | |
D. A → 1, B → 3, C → 2 |
92. | Who led the English army in the Battle of Plassey (1757)? |
A. Robert Clive | |
B. Hector Munro | |
C. Warren Hastings | |
D. None of these |
93. | He was to lead the English army in the Battle of Buxar (1764)- |
A. Robert Clive | |
B. Warren Hastings | |
C. Hector Monroe | |
D. Charles Eyre Coot |
94. | Since when did the legal rule of Bengal last? |
A. from 1757 to 1767 | |
B. from 1764 to 1793 | |
C. from 1765 to 1772 | |
D. from 1760 to 1793 |
95. | The first Indian ruler to accept the Subsidiary Alliance proposed by Lye Wellesley in the year 1798 was- |
A. Nawab of Awadh | |
B. Nizam of Hyderabad | |
C. Nawab of Karnataka | |
D. king of Mysore |
96. | The first Governor General and Viceroy of India was- |
A. Lord Hastings | |
B. Lord Canning | |
C. Lord Minto | |
D. Lord Curzon |
97. | Which treaty did Tipu Sultan make with the British to stop the third Anglo-Mysore war? |
A. Treaty of Mangalore | |
B. Treaty of Srirangapatnam | |
C. Treaty of Mysore | |
D. Treaty of Bidnoor |
98. | The Doctrine of Lapse was implemented by whom? |
A. Hastings | |
B. Canning | |
C. William Bentinck | |
D. Dalhousie |
99. | Which Sikh Guru wrote ‘Zafarnama’ in Persian? |
A. Guru Harirai | |
B. Guru Harikishan | |
C. Guru Gobind Singh | |
D. Guru Tegh Bahadur |
100. | The British Governor General who started the postal system in India was- |
A. Lord Dalhousie | |
B. Lord Wellesley | |
C. Lord Auckland | |
D. Lord Bentinck |