EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 16

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 16

151) Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
B) Maharaja Flanjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
C) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid's 'Elements of Geometry' translated into Sanskrit
D) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sarda in the Shringeri Temple

Answer: Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
   
152) With reference to the treaties made by the English with native rulers of India in the 18th century, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Treaty of Allahabad : Shula ud Daulah
B) Treaty of Purandar : Marathas
C) Treaty of Mangalore : Anwar-ud-din
D) Treaty of Srirangapatnam : Tipu Sultan

Answer: Treaty of Mangalore : Anwar-ud-din
   
153) With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
A) Garos
B) Khasis
C) Kukis
D) Tipperahs

Answer: Khasis
   
154) Between whom was the Treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
A) The English and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
B) The Marathas and the Portuguese.
C) The Marathas and the English.
D) The English and the Sultan of Mysore.

Answer: The Marathas and the English.
   
155) Arrange the following in chronological order
1. Third Carnatic War
2. First Burmese War
3. First Mysore War
4. Second Afghan War
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above?
A) 1 4 3 2
B) 1 3 2 4
C) 2 4 1 3
D) 3 1 2 4

Answer: 1 3 2 4

156) Which one among the following was the result of the First Anglo Maratha War of 1775-82?
A) The British won the war
B) The Marathas won the war
C) There was no victory for either side
D) It helped Haider Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in
a mutual war

Answer: The Marathas won the war
   
157) Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Period War
1. AD 1767 69 : First Anglo Maratha War
2. AD 1790 92 : Third Mysore War
3. AD 1824-26: First Anglo Burmese War
4. AD 1845 46 : Second Sikh War
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 2 and 4
B) 3 and 4
C) 1 and 2
D) 2 and 3

Answer: 2 and 3
   
158) The interest of the British Government or India in Afghanistan in the 19th century came
about in order to
A) make use of the natural resources of Afghanistan
B) ensure that the Russian empire did not have an influence over Afghanistan
C) increase the reach of the British empire
D) establish a monopoly over the markets of Afghanistan

Answer: ensure that the Russian empire did not have an influence over Afghanistan
   
159) The main cause of the conflict between Nawab SiraJ-ud-Daulah and the East India Company was that
A) the British opposed the succession ot Sirai ud Daulah.
B) the British misused the trade concessrons.
C) the British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal.
D) the incident of Black Hole had occurred.

Answer: the British misused the trade concessrons.
   
160) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A) Battle of Buxar : Mir Jafar vs Clive
B) Battle of : French vs East Wandiwash India Company
C) Battle of : Dalhousie vs Chilianwala Marathas
D) Battle of : Nizam vs East Kharda lndia Company

Answer: Battle of : French vs East Wandiwash India Company