From Trade to Territory

Which of the following statements about Vasco – da – Gama are true?
1. He discovered the new and all – sea route from Europe to India.
2. He reached the port of Cochin on May 17, 1498.
3. He was given a hostile reception by the ruler of Cochin.
4. He made a second trip to India in 1502.
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Who established a factory at Sutanuti in 1690?

Who obtained the site of Madras and from whom?

Identify Fort St. George and Fort William with their respective settlements?

Which of the following statements about the activities of the British on the West coast are true?
1. Till 1687 all the English factories on the West coast were under the control of the President and council of their factory at Surat.
2. In 1670 the Company purchased Bombay from Charles II for a nominal amount of a hundred pounds only.
3. In 1687 Bombay replaced Surat as the headquarters of the Company on the West coast.
4. In 1688 the English under Sir John Child captured many Mughal ships off the West
coast and disrupted the traffic of haj

Which of the following statements about the British in Bengal are incorrect?
1. The British purchased the three villages of Sutanati, Kalikata and Govindpur in 1698 from the governor of Bengal.
2. They fortified their factory at Sutanati in 1699 with the permission of the Mughal governor of Bengal.
3. The fortified factory at Sutanati was named Fort William in 1700.
4. All the English settlements in Bengal were placed under the separate control of a
president and council of Fort William in 1700.
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Which of the following statements about the English East India Company are true?
1. It was formed in 1599 by a group of merchants, known as the \’Merchant Adventures\’.
2. It was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth in 1600 giving it the monopoly of Eastern trade for an indefinite period.
3. The Company\’s monopoly of Eastern trade was abolished by James I in 1609.
4. It decided to open a factory at Surat in 1608.
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What is the chronological order of the following events?
1. Jahangir\’s farman permitting the English to set up a factory at Surat.
2. Establishment of an English factory at Masulipatnam.
3. Establishment of an English factory at Armagaon near Pulicat.
4. Departure of Sir Thomas Roe for England.
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After the recovery of Calcutta in Jan., 1757 by the English under Clive,
Siraj – ud – daula signed a treaty with the English conceding almost all their demands. What is the name of this treaty?

Which of the following statements are true about Siraj – ud -daula?
1. He besieged and captured Calcutta in June 1756.
2. He returned to Murshidabad, leaving Calcutta in charge of Mir Jafar.
3. He was not responsible for the \’Black Hole Tragedy\’ in which 123 Englishmen were supposed to have died.
4. He received wholehearted support from his nobles and soldiers in the Battle of Plassey against the British.
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Which of the following statements about Mir Jaffar is/are not true?
1. He was the Diwan of Siraj – ud – daula, before the battle of Plassey.
2. After he was made the Nawab by the British, he granted them the Zamindari of Burdawan.
3. His efforts to replace the British by the Dutch ended in failure with the defeat of the latter by the former at Bedera.
4. He voluntarily abdicateds the throne in favour of his son – in law, Mir Qasim.
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Match the following:
List I List II
1. Robert Clive A. Battle of Buxar
2. Hector Munro B. Battle of Plassey
3. Shuja – ud – din C. The last Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
4. Najam – ud – daula D. The first Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa

Where did the so – called \’Black Hole Tragedy\’ take place?

Which of the following statements are not true about Haider Ali?
1. He began his career as a soldier in the service of the Mysore state, ruled by the rulers of the Hindu Wodeyars Dynasty.
2. During his term as the faujidar of Dindigul, he established a modern dockyard.
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Match List I with List II and choose the answer from the codes below:
List I List II
1. First Anglo Mysore War A. Sir Eyre Coote
2. Second Anglo Mysore War B. General Stuart
3. Third Anglo Mysore War C. General Smith
4. Fourth Anglo Mysore War D. Major General

Match the following:
List I List II
1. Death of Haider A. 1782
2. Death of Tipu B. 1784
3. Treaty of Seringapatam C. 1792
4. Treaty of Mangalore D. 1799

Which of the following statements about the first and the second Angi – Mysore wars are incorrect?
1. The first Anglo – Mysore War began in 1746 and ended in 1784.
2. The Second Anglo – Mysore War began in 1780 and ended in 1784.
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Which of the following statements about the Third Anglo – Mysore war are true?
1. The immediate cause of this war was Tipu\’s occupation of a part of the territory of Travancore, whose Raja was an ally of the British.
2. The British forged an alliance with the Nizam and the Marathas against Tipu.
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The Treaty of Seringapatam, signed by Tipu and Cornwallis, contained
1. Surrender of almost half of Tipu\’s territories, which were to be shared among the
English, the Nizam and the Marathas.
2. Payment ofa war indemnity of about Rs. three crore by Tipu.
3. Stationing of British residents at Seringapatam.
4. Sending two of his sons by Tipu as hostages to the British camp.
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Which of the following statements are correct about the fourth Anglo – Mysore War?
1. One of the cause of this war was that Tipu also refused to accept the Subsidiary Alliance of Lord Wellesley.
2. Tipu was captured and executed by the British after this war.
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Which of the following statements about the State of Mysore are not true?
1. After the Fourth Anglo – Mysore war, a major part of Mysore was annexed by the British.
2. A subsidiary treaty was signed by the British with the new ruler of Mysore.
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