UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 3: British Conquest of Bengal and the South (22 MCQs)
UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 3: British Conquest of Bengal and the South (22 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: History. 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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Which one of the following was NOT among those who conspired with Clive before Plassey?
Correct Answer: C [Mir Kasim]
Explanation:
he became Nawab only in 1760.
Mir Kasim shifted his capital from Murshidabad to:
Correct Answer: D [Munger]
Explanation:
Mir Kasim moved his capital from Murshidabad to Munger (Monghyr) to rule free of Company influence and modernise his army.
The English commander at the Battle of Buxar was:
Correct Answer: B [Hector Munro]
Explanation:
Major Hector Munro defeated Mir Kasim, Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II at Buxar on 22 October 1764.
By the Treaty of Allahabad (1765), the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was granted to the Company by:
Correct Answer: D [Shah Alam II]
Explanation:
The Mughal emperor Shah Alam II granted the Diwani in August 1765 in return for Rs 26 lakh a year and Kora and Allahabad.
Under the dual government in Bengal (1765–1772), the Nawab retained:
Correct Answer: B [the Nizamat]
Explanation:
nominally.
The dual system of government in Bengal was ended by:
Correct Answer: D [Warren Hastings]
Explanation:
1772.
The First Carnatic War was linked to which European war?
Correct Answer: D [War of the Austrian Succession]
Explanation:
The First Carnatic War (1746–1748) was the Indian extension of the War of the Austrian Succession, ended by Aix-la-Chapelle (1748).
The Battle of Wandiwash (1760) was won by:
Correct Answer: A [Sir Eyre Coote]
Explanation:
Sir Eyre Coote defeated Count de Lally at Wandiwash on 22 January 1760, ending French power in India.
Consider the following statements about the Treaty of Seringapatam (1792):
1. It ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
2. Tipu Sultan lost about half his territory.
3. It was signed after Tipu's death.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
The 1792 treaty ended the Third War and cost Tipu about half his territory; Tipu was alive and signed it, dying only in 1799.
Assertion (A): The Battle of Plassey is often described as "a transaction, not a battle".
Reason (R): Siraj-ud-daula's defeat came mainly from the betrayal of his commander Mir Jafar and others who had a secret pact with Clive.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Both are true and linked: Plassey was decided by the pact with Mir Jafar and others, whose forces did not fight.
The Second Anglo-Mysore War ended with the Treaty of:
Correct Answer: A [Mangalore]
Explanation:
1784.
Haidar Ali was defeated at Porto Novo in 1781 by:
Correct Answer: C [Eyre Coote]
Explanation:
Sir Eyre Coote, victor of Wandiwash, defeated Haidar Ali at Porto Novo in 1781 during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
Clive's famous defence of Arcot took place during the:
Correct Answer: A [Second Carnatic War]
Explanation:
1751.
Who among the following abolished all internal duties in Bengal, angering the Company?
Correct Answer: D [Mir Kasim]
Explanation:
To end dastak abuse, Mir Kasim abolished all internal duties so Indian merchants traded on equal terms, which led to war.
Tipu Sultan was killed in 1799 while defending:
Correct Answer: A [Seringapatam]
Explanation:
4 May 1799.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Treaty of Allahabad
2. Battle of Wandiwash
3. Treaty of Mangalore
4. Battle of Plassey
Select the correct answer:
Correct Answer: C [4-2-1-3]
Explanation:
1757, 1760, 1765, 1784.
Under the Treaty of Allahabad with Shuja-ud-daula:
1. Awadh was returned to him.
2. He paid a war indemnity to the Company.
3. The Company undertook to help defend his frontier.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: D [1, 2 and 3]
Explanation:
Shuja got Awadh back, paid Rs 50 lakh as war indemnity, and the Company would defend Awadh as a buffer State.
The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the:
Correct Answer: C [Third Carnatic War]
Explanation:
The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the Seven Years' War and its Indian part, the Third Carnatic War.
The "Nawab of Arcot's debts" scandal involved:
Correct Answer: B [Muhammad Ali Wallajah]
Explanation:
Muhammad Ali Wallajah, the English-backed Nawab of the Carnatic, owed huge sums to Company servants – the 'Nawab of Arcot's debts'.
With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:
1. Aurang : In-charge of treasury of the State
2. Banian : Indian agent of the East India Company
3. Mirasidar : Designated revenue payer to the State
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Correct Answer: B [2 and 3 only]
Explanation:
an aurang was a warehouse or workshop.
The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were:
Correct Answer: D [Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium]
Explanation:
Bengal's cotton and silk textiles, saltpetre and opium were the Company's staple exports in the mid-18th century.
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