EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 13

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 13

121) Who among the following was not involved in conspiracy against Siraj-ud-Daulah ?
A) Manikchand
B) Omichand
C) Mohanlal
D) Clive

Answer: Mohanlal
   
122) The East India Company secured the Diwani from
A) Suja ud Daulah
B) Aurangzeb
C) Bahadur Shah
D) Shah Alam II

Answer: Shah Alam II
   
123) Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal?
A) Siraj ud-Daulah
B) Mir Jafar
C) Mir Kasim
D) Najam ud Daulah

Answer: Siraj ud-Daulah
   
124) How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar , Shah's reign come to an early end?
A) He was deposed by his wazir
B) He died due to a slip while climbing a down steps
C) He was defeated by his nephew in a battle
D) He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine

Answer: He was defeated by his nephew in a battle
   
125) Assertion (A) Shah Alam it spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.
Reason (R) There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the North West frontier.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are 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: A is true, but R is false

126) Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
ListI       List II
A. Francisco de Almedia appointed as Portuguese Viceroy in the East.      1. 1537
B. The Portuguese receive grant of the site of Hooghly.      2. 1571
C. The Asiatic empire of Portugal divided into three independent commands.       3. 1510
D. Alfonso de Albuquerque conquered Goa.      4. 1505

Below the options are given in the A B C D order
A) 1 2 4 3
B) 4 1 2 3
C) 4 2 1 3
D) 2 1 4 3

Answer: 1 2 4 3
   
127)
ListI      List II
A. The English seize Bombay      1. 1628
B. The English evacuate Masulipatnam on account of Dutch hostility      2. 1626
C. The English established their factory at Hooghly      3. 1652
D. Madras is raised to the rank of Presidency       4. 1651

Below the options are given in the A B C D order
A) 1 2 4 3
B) 4 2 1 3
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 2 1 4 3

Answer: 2 1 4 3
   
128) Which among the following regarding the Carnatic wars fought between French and BC is/are not true?
1. The first Carnatic war was provoked by the outbreak of hostilities in Europe in 1742 between France and England.
2. Dupleix, the French Governor general in india played a significant role in the Third Carnatic War.
3. The Second Carnatic War was fought purely on domestic issue.
4. The battle of Wandiwash in 1760 marked the elimination of French influence in lndia and the resultant treaty of Paris in 1763 reduced the French Company to a pure trading body without any political privileges.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1, 3 and 4
B) 1 and 2
C) Only 2
D) 3 and 4

Answer: 3 and 4
   
129) Consider the following statements about Sikhs Gurus
1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as a military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur.
2. Guru Arjan Dev became the Sikh Guru after Guru Ramdas.
3. Guru Angad gave the Sikhs their own script Gurumukhi.
Which of the statement(s) given above is are correct ?
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 1, 2 and 3
   
130) Who among the following Governor General framed the triple alliance against Tipu Sultan?
A) Warren Hastings
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord William Bentinck

Answer: Lord Cornwallis