This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 2 From Trade To Territory – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 2 From Trade To Territory Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who Was the First Governer General of British India A) Warren Hastings. B) Curzon. C) Irwin. D) Cornwallis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warren Hastings. 2. Tipu Sultan was killed defending his capital ..... A) Mysore. B) Often. C) Kitoor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Often. 3. Who was known as the tiger of Mysore? A) Haidar Ali. B) Sultan's deception. C) Mahadji Sindhia. D) Nana Phadnis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sultan's deception. 4. Which among the following statements is wrong about the Doctrine of Lapse? A) Udaipur was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1852, but later, in 1860, the king's rule was re-established. B) Doctrine of Lapse was widely enforced during the period of Lord Dalhousie. C) Jhansi was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in year 1854. D) Awadh was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1853. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Awadh was annexed under Doctrine of Lapse in 1853. 5. In 1785 Tipu sultan stopped the export of- A) Silk, salt and pulses. B) Sandalwood, pepper, cardamom. C) Cloves, pepper and sugar. D) Oil, spices, flour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sandalwood, pepper, cardamom. 6. WHO WAS THE PRINCIPAL FIGURE IN THE DISTRICTS? A) LAWYERS. B) POLICE OFFICERS. C) QAZI. D) COLLECTOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) COLLECTOR. 7. The first English factory was set up on the banks of river HUGLI in A) 1667. B) 1600. C) 1696. D) 1651. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1651. 8. Which Commission recommended the immediate establishment of a Public Service Commission? A) Aitchison Committee. B) Royal Commission on Public Service Chaired by Lord Islington. C) Royal Commission on Public Service Chaired by Lord Lee. D) Both (b) & (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Royal Commission on Public Service Chaired by Lord Lee. 9. The Subsidiary Alliance system was a method introduced by ..... A) Warren Hastings. B) Sultan's deception. C) Lord Wellesley. D) King Albert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Wellesley. 10. Sultan Was Killed Defending His Capital often can be A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. European trading companies were attracted to India due to A) Cheap land. B) Cheap labour. C) Raw material like cotton silk and spices. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raw material like cotton silk and spices. 12. Dual system of Government was introduced by Robert Clive in Bengal in ..... & was later abolished by Warren Hastings in ..... A) 1764 & 1772. B) 1765 & 1772. C) 1766 & 1773. D) 1765 & 1773. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1765 & 1772. 13. Under which Governer General, the Nawab of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory? A) Robert Clive. B) Warren Hastings. C) Richard Wellesley. D) Lord Dalhousie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Richard Wellesley. 14. Who issued a FARMAN to East India Company A) Akbar. B) Aurangzeb. C) Mir Jafar. D) Non of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aurangzeb. 15. Who introduced new policy of paramountcy? A) Lord Dalhousie. B) Lord Hastings. C) Robert Clive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Hastings. 16. Who launched the policy of Paramountcy? A) Lord Clive. B) Lord Hastings. C) Lord Cornwallis. D) Lord Dalhousie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Hastings. 17. The presence of Ranjit Singh encouraged the British to annex Punjab. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. In which year Robert Clive led the company army against sirajuddaullah at plassey? A) 1757. B) 1764. C) 1758. D) 1777. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1757. 19. What did the Bengal Nawabs claim? A) They would let the company off scot-free. B) They were depriving the Bengal government of huge amounts of revenue and undermining the authority of the nawab. C) The company were gods. D) Encouraged people to trade with the British. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were depriving the Bengal government of huge amounts of revenue and undermining the authority of the nawab. 20. Which of the following Kingdoms were annexed on the basis of 'Doctrine of Lapse'a) satarab) sambalpurc) udaipurd) Nagpur A) A, b & d. B) A, b & c. C) Only a and d. D) A, b, c & d. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, b, c & d. 21. Who issued farman to british A) Aurangzeb. B) Akbar. C) Shiva. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aurangzeb. 22. The Governor of Bengal in 1764 was A) Robert Clive. B) Lord cornwallis. C) Lord Hasting. D) Lord Welleslay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Clive. 23. Many historians refer to British period in India as A) Modern. B) Colonial. C) Political subjugation. D) Economic exploitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonial. 24. WHO WAS MADE NAWAB OF BENGAL AFTER MIR JAFAR? A) Shah Alam. B) Bahadur Shah Zafar. C) Me qasim. D) AURANGZEB. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me qasim. 25. Battle of Plassey took place in the year A) 1757. B) 1789. C) 1760. D) 1755. 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