This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > History > From Trade To Territory > Class 8 History Chapter 2 From Trade To Territory – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 2 From Trade To Territory Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This Governor-General introduced the policy of 'paramountcy'. A) Lord Dalhousie. B) Lord Bentinck. C) Warren Hastings. D) Lord Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lord Hastings. 2. Which ruler of Mysore stopped the export of many things through the ports of his Kingdom A) Mir Jafar. B) Haider Ali. C) Ali Vardy Khan. D) Sultan's deception. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sultan's deception. 3. Arrange the following Supreme Courts of British Era in chronological order of their establishment:1. Madras2. Calcutta3. Bombay A) 2-3-1. B) 1-2-3. C) 2-1-3. D) 3-2-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2-1-3. 4. Which one of these was annexed on the basis of the Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse? A) Punjab. B) Satara. C) Awadh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satara. 5. ..... Was Capital of Sultan A) Often. B) Mangalore. C) Calicut. D) Masipatnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Often. 6. The First Carnatic War ended with the: A) Treaty of Aix-la-chapelle. B) Treaty of Paris. C) Treaty of Pondicherry. D) Treaty of Wadgaon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treaty of Aix-la-chapelle. 7. What was the commodity which led to the establishment of trade route between Portugal and India? A) Wheat. B) Rice. C) Indigo. D) Spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spices. 8. The Three Powerful Nawabs of Bengal Varic:That.Murshid Kkuli Kambu.Ali is theirs.Siraj Wood Daulahd.Mir Zafar A) BCD. B) ABC. C) ABD. D) ACD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ABC. 9. When was the new set of justice was established? A) 1775. B) 1772. C) 1778. D) 1773. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1772. 10. The Residents were- A) People who lived in India and replaced the nawab position. B) People who reside in India. C) Political or commercial agents who serve the interests of the company. D) Retired Officers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political or commercial agents who serve the interests of the company. 11. The First Carnatic War started in: A) 1740. B) 1745. C) 1748. D) 1746. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1746. 12. Which of these kingdoms was not annexed by the Doctrine of Lapse? A) Satara. B) Nagpur. C) Sambalpur. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 13. When the third battle of Panipat took place? A) 1757. B) 1575. C) 1761. D) 1764. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1761. 14. From the following presidencies, which is belongs to British? A) Delhi. B) Bihar. C) Jammu. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bombay. 15. Which of the Carnatic Wars were fought on International causes / reasons? A) 1$^{st }$Carnatic War alone. B) 2$^{nd }$& 3$^{rd }$Carnatic War. C) 1$^{st }$& 3$^{rd }$Carnatic War. D) All 3 Wars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1$^{st }$& 3$^{rd }$Carnatic War. 16. Which tree is known for its beautiful red flowers that yield gulal? A) Cloak. B) Saliage. C) Slash. D) Palaash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Palaash. 17. Tipu Sultan was the son of Haider-Ali. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. When did the great sepoy revolt broke? A) 1757. B) 1856. C) 1857. D) 1858. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1857. 19. The Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the ..... of the provincesof Bengal A) By Bob. B) Pay. C) Diwan. D) Zamindar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diwan. 20. Find the odd one out:(System-Year Founded-Governor General) A) Dual Government-1764-Robert Clive. B) Police system-1791-Lord Cornwallis. C) Subsidiary Alliance-1796-Lord Wellesley. D) Doctrine of Lapse-1846-Doctrine of Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Police system-1791-Lord Cornwallis. 21. What led to intense conflicts of the companies with local rulers? A) Farman. B) Charter. C) Fortification. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortification. 22. Mir Jafar was deposed by the company and installed ..... A) Sirajuddalah). B) Aurangzeb. C) Me qasim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me qasim. 23. Which of the following products of India had a good market in Europe? A) Cotton. B) Silk. C) Spices. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. After Second Anglo-Maratha war, Peshwa was sent to exile near A) Lucknow. B) Bithoor. C) Delhi. D) Amravati. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bithoor. 25. Which term is used disapprovingly to refer to a person who is controlled by someone else. A) Nawab. B) Puppet. C) Sardar. D) Residents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puppet. 26. Which of the following European companies did not traded with India? A) French. B) Portugese. C) Russian. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russian. 27. Mir Jafar died in A) 1768. B) 1766. C) 1765. D) 1765. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1765. 28. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498 A) Vasco da Gama. B) East India company. C) Dutch. D) Columbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vasco da Gama. 29. Assertion (A):Charles Cornwallis is known as 'the Father of civil service in India'Reason (R):He established the College in Fort William at Calcutta to provide training for civil servants in literature, science & languages in 1800 A) Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). B) Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). C) (A) is true but (R) is false. D) (A) is false but (R) is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (A) is true but (R) is false. 30. Who succeeded the throne of Bengal after Sirajuddaulah was assassinated? A) Sirajuddalah 2. B) Sirajuddalah 3. C) Mir Jafar. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mir Jafar. 31. In which onwards a new system of justice was established. A) 1772. B) 1764. C) 1757. D) 1773. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1772. 32. The last viceroy of India was A) Lord Irwin. B) Lord Mountbatten. C) Lord Canning. D) Lord Hardinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Mountbatten. 33. Who was the main reason for the defeat of Sirajuddaulah at Plassey? A) Me qasim. B) Haider Ali. C) Mir Jafar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mir Jafar. 34. A business enterprise that makes profit through trade is known as A) Trading unit. B) Imperialism. C) Mercantile. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercantile. 35. Which of the following Kingdoms were annexed on the basis of 'Doctrine of Lapse'a) satarab) sambalpurc) udaipurd) Punjab A) A, b & d. B) A, b & c. C) Only a and d. D) A, b, c & d. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A, b & c. 36. In 1765 who appointed the company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal? A) Delhi Sultan. B) Chola dynasty. C) Bengal nawab. D) Mughal emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mughal emperor. 37. British territories we're broadly divided into administrative units called ..... A) Paramountcy. B) Alliance. C) Presidencies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presidencies. 38. On which river bank was The base of the company set up? A) River yamuna. B) River confusion. C) River ganga. D) River Hugli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) River Hugli. 39. First Anglo-Maratha war ended with ..... A) Treaty of Salbai. B) Treaty of Bithur. C) Treaty of Kanpur. D) Poona Treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treaty of Salbai. 40. Paramountcy was introduced under Robert Clive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 41. IN WHICH BATTLE COMPANY GAVE A CRUSHING DEFEAT TO MARATHAS? A) FIRST ANGLO-MARATHA WAR. B) SECOND ANGLO-MARATHA WAR. C) THIRD ANGLO-MARATHA WAR. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THIRD ANGLO-MARATHA WAR. 42. Who were the successor of Murshid Quli Khan? A) Ali Vardi Khan. B) Mir Jafar. C) Alauddin Khalji. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ali Vardi Khan. 43. The Governor-General who was impeached A) Warren Hastings. B) Lord Hastings. C) Lord Dalhousie. D) Lord Mountbatten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warren Hastings. 44. How could mercantile company make profits? A) Buy things for more price and sell cheap. B) Buy cheap and sell dear. C) They could do both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buy cheap and sell dear. 45. Vasco Da Gama was a ..... explorer who found a sea route to India on 1498 A) Dutch. B) English. C) French. D) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portuguese. 46. ..... was the corrupt officer and made his fortune in India. A) Robert Clive. B) Warren Hastings. C) Vasco-da-gamma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Clive. 47. The ..... had a large number of armed peasants and the local Zamindars often supplied the Mughals with paidal soldiers. A) Rural areas. B) Presidencies. C) Urban areas. D) Mandal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural areas. 48. How Many Anglo-Mysore (Carnatic) wars were faught? A) 6. B) 4. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 49. The Battle of Bauxar took place between A) East India Company and Sirajuddala. B) East India company and Mir Jafar. C) East India company and Mir Quasim. D) East India company and Alivardi Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) East India company and Mir Quasim. 50. In India on which river the first English factory was set up in 1651 A) Mind. B) Indus. C) Chambal. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mind. 51. Rani Channamma was the ruler of A) Kitoor. B) Bengal. C) Delhi. D) Agra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kitoor. 52. What happened to Robert Clive when he left India? A) He became sick after eating spicy Indian food. B) He was killed by a camel. C) He earned a fortune (401, 102 pounds). D) He earned a 'governor' title for a jungle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He earned a fortune (401, 102 pounds). 53. Which of the following was not the Presidency A) Madras. B) Bombay. C) Nature. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nature. 54. Choose the correct option from the following:The two famous Maratha soldiers and statesmen of the late 18th century. a) Mahadji Sindhiab) Nana Phadnisc) Raja Ranjith sindhia A) Only a. B) Only b. C) Both a & b. D) Both b & c. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a & b. 55. Sultan Was the Son of Haidar-Ali A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. The British who did the Company's army against Sirajuddaulah at Plassey was A) Lord Hastings. B) Lord Dalhousie. C) Robert Clive. D) Edmund Burke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert Clive. 57. After Alivardi Kahn's demise, who was the 3rd Bengal Nawab to ascend the throne? A) Sirajadullah. B) Ali Vardi Khan. C) Leader of Quli Khan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sirajadullah. 58. Alivardi Khan the nawab of Bengal was followed by ..... A) Sirajuddalah. B) Murshi Quli Khan. C) Mir Jafar. D) Me qasim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sirajuddalah. 59. By 1696, the English factory on the banks of river Hugli began building a fort around its settlement. Two years later, it bribed Mughal officials into giving the Company zamindari rights over three villages, one of which was ..... It also persuaded the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to issue a farman granting the Company the right to trade duty free. A) Aurangabad. B) Delhi. C) Madras. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nature. 60. WHO GAVE CRUSHING DEFEAT TO SIRAJUDUALAH IN THE BATTLE OF PLASSEY? A) LORD WELLSELEY. B) LORD DALHOUSIE. C) ROBERT CLIVE. D) WARREN HASTING. 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