EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 14

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 14

131) The Treaty of Alinagar signed between the English and the Nawab on February, 1757 did not provide for
A) compensation for damages to the East lndia Company
B) permission to fortify Fort William
C) property that had been seized by the Nawab to be restored
D) acknowledgment of the East lndia Company as the paramount power by the Nawab

Answer: compensation for damages to the East lndia Company
   
132) The advantage(s) secured by the English from the Treaty of Calcutta (1757) with Nawab
Siraj-udrj-Daulah was
A) the English were granted permission to fortify Calcutta .
B) the English were given permission tog; mint their own coins .
C) Both 'a' and 'b'
D) None of the above

Answer: Both 'a' and 'b'
   
133) What was the main objective of Lord Wellesley in concluding a subsidiary treaty (1798) with the Nizam?
A) Create a buffer state between the British possessions and the dominions of Tipu Sultan
B) Exterminate French influence and intrigues in India
C) Improve his relations with the Nizam with a view to creating a permanent rivalry against Tipu Sultan
D) Eliminate the possibility of an alliance between the Nizam and the Marathas

Answer: Exterminate French influence and intrigues in India
   
134) Assertion (A) The French Company in India suffered a defeat at the hands of East India Company in the struggle for establishing its supremacy over lndian Territories.
Reason (R) The very nature of the Company, its being almost a department of the state, proved disastrous for it.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
135) Consider the following statements
1. in the battle of Buxar, Shuja ud-Daulah, Shah Alam and Mir Qasim were defeated by Munro.
2. Battle of Buxar took place in 1764.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2   


136) Consider the following aims of Anglo-Burmese Wars?
1. To control forest resources
2. To increase exports
3. To check French influence
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
137) Consider the following statements
1. The Treaty of Lahore was concluded between Sikhs and English Company during the tenure of Lord Ellen Borough.
2. Lord Dalhousie made the annexation of Punjab to the British empire.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 2
   
138) The true significance of the Treaty of Amritsar was
A) it marked the beginning of an era of peace and prosperity in Punjab
B) it helped Ranjit Singh in realising his ambition of conquering Multan, Kashmir, Ladakh and Peshawar
C) it recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh's policy of expansion
D) it made him the undisputed master of all Sikhs

Answer: it recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh's policy of expansion
   
139) Industrial Revolution in Europe mainly emerged due to
1. locating the production process in the countryside.
2. declining of the guilds because of non farming production coming under a single roof (the factory)
3. growing role of merchant capitalists in the production process.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) Both 2 and 3
C) Both 1 and 3
D) Only 2

Answer: 1, 2 and 3
   
140) Consider the following Princely States of the British rule in India
1. Jhansi
2. Sambalpur
3. Satara
The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is
A) 1,2,3
B) 1,3,2
C) 3,2,1
D) 3,1,2

Answer: 3,2,1