Question

SECTION-A
* FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH PRROPER ALTERNATIVE:-
1) The French East India Company arrived in India for trade in ……. A.D.
(A) 1600 (B) 1668 (C) 1664 (D) 1608
2) ___________was established as main centre in India of East India company in 1687 A.D. ?
(A) Surat (B) Kolkatta (C) Ahmedabad (D) ) Mumbai
3) East India Company got the permission from the Mughal emperor ……. and British East India Company established its first trade centre in Surat.
(A) Jahangir (B)Shahaalam (C) Mir Qasim (D) Aurangzeb
4) In the time of Dalhousie the first railway line started in India between Mumbai and Thane in ……. A.D.
(A) 1848 (B)1829 (C) 1853 (D) 1857
5) ) In which year did Turkish Muslim win Constantinople ?
(A) 1492 A.D. (C) 1498 A.D (D) 1486 A.D.
6) The battle of Plassey was discovered ____ km away from Murshidabad .
A) 30 B) 35 C)38 d) 39
7) _________ became Governor general after Warren hasting .
A) William Bentinck B) Wellesley C)Cornwallis D) Dalhousie
8) Tipu sultan was famously known as___________
A) Tiger of Marathas B) Sultan of sultans C) Lion of Mysore D) Tiger of Mysore
9) Subsidiary alliance system was like ________
A) Poison B) Sweet poison C) Drug D) Intoxicant
10) The Dual Power Policy was introduced for the first time in _____
A) Mumbai B) Bengal C) Kolkata D) Surat
*State the following statement true or false:-
1) The discovery of a new sea route to India by Christopher Columbus is considered as an important event in the world history :-
2) Wellesley is known as “ Liberal Governor General”
3) Khalsa policy was known as Sweet poison :-
4)Columbus was a native of Italy :-
5) The Law permitting widow remarriage was enacted during the reign of Dalhousie :-
*Answer the following in one or two words:- ( 1 marks each)
1) Who was the first Governor General of india?
2) Who welcomed Portuguese sailor Vasco-Da-Gama on Calicut harbour and allowed to carry out the business in his own kingdom?
3) Which European company came to india for trade in 1668?
4) Where was the first railway line in india started?
5) Who lost Mysore war?
* Match the correct pairs:-
Group “A”
Group “B”
1. Founder of new sea route towards India
1. Siraj-ud- dullah
2. Captain of East India Company
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Nawab of bengal
3. Warren hasting
4. Tiger of Mysore
4. Vasco-da-Gama
5. Indian reformist
5. Tipu sultan
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6. William Hawkins

*Choose the following answer and write the answer:-
1) Which country became famous for the place Istanbul ?
(A) Turkistan (B) Iraq (B) 1453 A.D. (C) Iran
2) One of the following reasons is not included in reasons of arrival of foreign tribes in India
. (A) Downfall of Istanbul in 1453 A.D.
(B) Discovery of new sea route.
(C) Demand of Indian Spices, Maslin cloth.
(D) Policy of Imperialism
3) King Prince Henry : Portugal, Christopher Columbus : …….
(A) Spain (B) Holland (B) Spain (C) Italy (C) England (D) Denmark
4) Who discovered the 'Cape of Good Hope' ?
(A) Christopher Columbus (B) Vasco-de-Gama (C) Bartholomew Diaz (D) Captain William Hawkins
5) By arriving at which island in Atlantic Ocean in 1492 the adventure voyage of Columbus stopped ? (A) West Indies(B) Malacca (C) Zanzibar (C) Mozambique (D) East Indies
6) ) With the help of Indian Sailor Vasco-de-Gama reached port Calicut at which coast of India ?
(A) North(B) East (C) West (D) South
7) In whose state did Vasco-de-Gama get permission to do business by getting welcome ?
(A) King Zamorin (B) King Jahangir (C) Avadha King (D) NawabSiraj-ud-Daula
8) One pair is not correct. (A) Lisban : Portugal
(C) Alakzandria : Iran (B) Baghdad : Iraq (D) Constantinople : Turkestan
9) ) In 1600 A.D. the queen Elizabeth of which country gave permit to do business with eastern companies to East India Company ?
(A) Portugal (B)Italy (C) England (D) France
10) Which governor general established supreme power of company by doing third Maratha war ? (A) Warren Hastings (B) Hastings (C) John Shore (D) Cornwallis
SECTION-B
*Answer the following in detail:- (2 MARKS EACH)
1) “Europeans needed to find new sea route to india”- Explain the statement.
2) What was regulating act? List the names various British officers that were made the governor general of india.
3) Give some points of subsidiary alliance system.
4)Which trading centres did East India company established?
5) Between who and when was Battle of Buxar fought? What were the results?
SECTION- C
*Answer the following as directed:- ( 3 marks each)
1) Write a short note on Battle of Buxar.
2) Write a short note on Battle of Plassey.
3) Explain the social impact of company rule in india.








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Answer 1

Answer:

1668

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

INDIA WAS CALLED A __________ IN ANCIENT TIME