Section “A” (Marks-25)

Q1. Fill in the Blanks 10

i) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born in ___________ in Delhi
ii) The Muslims had unwisely rejected ________________
iii) Anglo oriental college became Aligarh University in __________
iv) The Portuguese sailor was _____________
v) One ship with forty sailors could carry hundred of _________ and _____________
vi) Until 1300-1400 very few _______________ had been to East Asia
vii) The East India Company imposed heavy ______________
viii) ____________________ was a disaster for Siraj’s troops
ix) ___________________ formed their company a few years later
x) The first charter of the East India Company was granted to the _________________
Q2. True or False
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i) A cross was put up by Bartolomeo Dias, in 1488 ( )
ii) The first Europeans to arrive in India were the French ( )
iii) By land and sea there were storms and pirates who attacked the sea ( )
iv) The Dutch drove the Portuguese out of most of India ( )
v) In 1613 an English captain, Best landed at Surat ( )
vi) A very important act was passed by the parliament in London ( )
vii) Muslims lag behind in progress in comparison to Hindus ( )
viii) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan born in 1872 in Mumbai ( )
ix) Muhammadan Anglo College was set up in 1875-1876 ( )
x) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan realized that Muslims would progress successfully without Knowledge
( )
Q3.MCQs 05
i) The Muslims suffered a set back after ____________________
a) The defeat in 1857 b) The Mysore wars c) The end of East India Company
ii) The Hindus were able to get good jobs because they ___________________
a) They were good in business b) They obeyed Orders c) They acquired Education
iii) The East India company was formed for _________________
a) Shopping b) Bribery c) Trading only
iv) Siraj’s chief general Mir Jaffar was in Secret touch with __________________
a) Clive b) Robert c) William
v)The land route had to cross terrible __________________
a) Deserts b) Mountains c) Hills

Section “B” (Marks-45)

Q4. Write short answers of the following questions (Do any 5) 15
i) Who became the governor of French Station in 1941?
ii) Who granted the permission to British for trading?
iii) Who was plundering Bengal?
iv)What were the main goods that were being traded?
v) Who were the first Europeans to arrive in India?
vi)Why did Muslims lag behind in progress?
vii) Why most Muslims did not approve of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s attitude?
Q5. Give the descriptive answers of the following questions (Do any 6)
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i) Write a short note on the life of the Sir Syed Ahmed Khan?
ii) What were the conditions of Muslims before Sir Syed Ahmed Khan?
iii)How the two-nation theory came into existence?
iv) What were the conditions of Europeans Until 1300-1400?
v) How many goods a ship can carry?
vi) How did the west indies get their name?
vii) What happened in 1748?
viii) What were some of the Hasting’s reforms for the company?

Section “C” (Marks-05)

Q6. Match the following
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Column A Column B
a) English Captain 1757
b) Battle of Plassey Best
c) Warren Hastings 1785
d) Pitt’s India Act 1769
e) French Station chandarnagar