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SSC CGL History – Advent of Europeans & British Expansion – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 15 questions, subject: History & Culture of India. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Chronological orderArrange the following in chronological order (earliest first):
1. Battle of Bedara
2. Treaty of Salbai
3. Battle of Colachel
4. Capture of Arcot by Clive

Correct Answer: B [3, 4, 1, 2]

Explanation:

Battle of Colachel (1741) → Capture of Arcot by Clive (1751) → Battle of Bedara (1759) → Treaty of Salbai (1782).

2.  
Match the followingMatch the Governor-General with the event or policy:
Governor-General: P. Wellesley Q. Dalhousie R. William Bentinck S. Ellenborough
Event / policy: 1. Doctrine of Lapse 2. Annexation of Sindh 3. Subsidiary Alliance 4. Abolition of sati

Correct Answer: C [P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2]

Explanation:

Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance; Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse; William Bentinck – Abolition of sati; Ellenborough – Annexation of Sindh.

3.  
In the Company's Bengal trade, a 'dastak' was:

Correct Answer: D [a pass for duty-free trade]

Explanation:

Dastaks under the 1717 farman were misused for private trade.

4.  
Match the followingMatch the war with how it ended:
War: P. First Anglo-Mysore War Q. Second Anglo-Mysore War R. Third Anglo-Mysore War S. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Ended with: 1. Treaty of Seringapatam 2. Treaty of Madras 3. death of Tipu Sultan 4. Treaty of Mangalore

Correct Answer: A [P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3]

Explanation:

First Anglo-Mysore War – Treaty of Madras; Second Anglo-Mysore War – Treaty of Mangalore; Third Anglo-Mysore War – Treaty of Seringapatam; Fourth Anglo-Mysore War – death of Tipu Sultan.

5.  
The first Indian state to accept Wellesley's Subsidiary Alliance was:

Correct Answer: B [Hyderabad]

Explanation:

Hyderabad, 1798.

6.  
Odd one outWhich of the following was NOT annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?

Correct Answer: A [Awadh]

Explanation:

Awadh (1856) was annexed for misgovernment; the others lapsed.

7.  
Statement-basedConsider the following statements:
I. The Ryotwari system settled revenue directly with the cultivator.
II. The Mahalwari system was introduced by Cornwallis.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: D [Only I]

Explanation:

Ryotwari – ryot (true). Mahalwari – Holt Mackenzie, 1822; Cornwallis gave the Permanent Settlement (false).

8.  
The Asiatic Society of Bengal (1784) was founded by:

Correct Answer: C [William Jones]

Explanation:

Sir William Jones, in Warren Hastings's time.

9.  
Robert Clive's capture of Arcot (1751) took place during the:

Correct Answer: C [Second Carnatic War]

Explanation:

Arcot 1751 – Second Carnatic War (1749–1754).

10.  
The Treaty of Lahore (1846) ended the:

Correct Answer: B [First Anglo-Sikh War]

Explanation:

After Sobraon, 1846.

11.  
True/False drillHow many of the following statements are correct?
1. The Danes had settlements at Tranquebar and Serampore.
2. The Dutch were defeated by the English at Bedara in 1759.
3. The French company was formed in 1602.
4. Bombay came to the English as a royal dowry.

Correct Answer: A [Only three]

Explanation:

1, 2, 4 true; the French company was formed in 1664 (1602 is the Dutch VOC).

12.  
Reverse questionThe 'Magna Carta' of the Company – the farman allowing duty-free trade in Bengal – was issued by:

Correct Answer: D [Farrukhsiyar]

Explanation:

Farrukhsiyar's farman, 1717.

13.  
Arrange in orderArrange the Europeans in the order of their arrival in India:

Correct Answer: A [Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danes, French]

Explanation:

Please Do Eat Delicious Food – Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danes, French.

14.  
Which Governor-General is remembered for the Permanent Settlement and the Third Anglo-Mysore War?

Correct Answer: D [Cornwallis]

Explanation:

Cornwallis (1786–1793).

15.  
Before he became Governor-General, Warren Hastings had been Governor of Bengal from:

Correct Answer: B [1772]

Explanation:

Governor 1772; Governor-General under the Regulating Act (in office from October 1774).

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