Expansion of British power (with reference to Bengal, Mysore, Punjab etc.)

Modern History Topic- Expansion of British power

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101.Which of the following is not correctly matched?
 
A. Lord Cornwallis – Permanent Settlement
 
B. Lord Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance System
 
C. Lord Hastings – Second Anglo-Maratha War
 
D. Lord Bentinck – 17th Regulation of 1829
 
Option”C” is correct
102.Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with money and blessings?
 
A. Guru Hargobind
 
B. Guru Gobind Singh
 
C. Guru Tegh Bahadur
 
D. Guru Arjun Dev
 
Option”A” is correct
103.The most decisive battle that established British supremacy in India was –
 
A. War of Plasi
 
B. Battle of Buxar
 
C. Battle of Wandiwash
 
D. Third Battle of Panipat
 
Option”B” is correct
104.Queen Victoria’s manifesto was read out at Allahabad on November 1, 1858-
 
A. Lord William Bentinck
 
B. Lord Canning
 
C. Lord Burnham
 
D. Sir Harcourt Butler
 
Option”B” is correct
105.To which misal did Ranjit Singh belong?
 
A. Sukarchakia
 
B. Sandhwalia
 
C. Ahluwalia
 
D. Ramgarhia
 
Option”A” is correct
106.Which Governor General took over the administration of Mysore State on the ground of so called misrule?
 
A. Lord Wellesley
 
B. Lord Hastings
 
C. Lord William Bentinck
 
D. Lord Harding
 
Option”C” is correct
107.Who shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger?
 
A. Alivardi Khan
 
B. Sirajuddaula
 
C. Mir Jafar
 
D. Mir kasim
 
Option”D” is correct
108.Nander Gurdwara is considered holy by the Sikhs because of whose samadhi?
 
A. Guru Ramdas
 
B. Guru Angad
 
C. Guru Arjundev
 
D. Guru Gobind Singh
 
Option”D” is correct
109.Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of the Battle of Buxar (1764)?
 
A. Aurangzeb
 
B. Shah Alam
 
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
 
D. Shah Alam ll
 
Option”D” is correct
110.When was Tipu Sultan killed in a war with the British?
 
A. 1857 BC
 
B. 1799 BC
 
C. 1793 BC
 
D. 1769 BC
 
Option”B” is correct

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