1. When did Elizabeth I approve the creation of the East India Company?

i. 1600
ii. 1700
iii. 1800

2. What was the name of the Mughal Emperor who defeated the East India Company in the Anglo-
Mughal War?
i. Akbar
ii. Barbur
iii. Aurangzeb

3. Which of the following reasons contributed to Siraj ud-Daulah's loss at the Battle of Plassey?
i. The head of the Bengali army switched sides and joined the British
ii. British soldiers outnumbered Siraj ud-Daulah's soldiers
iii. France refused to provide any soldiers to help Siraj ud-Daulah

4. Which of the following is not a reason that 1757 was an important turning point?
i. The East India Company was able to establish a puppet ruler to help them
control India
ii. Robert Clive was killed in battle
iii. Competition from the French East India Company was removed

5. Where were most sepoys from?

i. Afrida
ii. India
iii. Britain

6. How did some Indian princes keep their positions?

i. They successfully fought against the East India Company
ii. No Indian princes were able to keep their positions
iii. They agreed to support the East India Company

7. How did Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia become rich?

i. He built ships for the East India Company
ii. He looted ships from other traders
iii. He was a soldier who sold goods from British ships

8. Which part of India suffered from famine in 1770?

i. Bengal
ii. Chennai
iii. Delhi

9. What happened as a result of the 1857 rebellion?

i. India became a British colony
ii. The British left India
iii. India began to control its own government again

10. What name was given to India when it was

a. art of the British Empire?
i. The big colony
ii. The diamond in the rough
iii. The jewel in the crown

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 1. When did Elizabeth I approve the creation of the East India Company?
i. 1600
ii. 1700
iii. 1800

2. What was the name of the Mughal Emperor who defeated the East India Company in the Anglo-
Mughal War?
i. Akbar
ii. Barbur
iii. Aurangzeb

3. Which of the following reasons contributed to Siraj ud-Daulah's loss at the Battle of Plassey?
i. The head of the Bengali army switched sides and joined the British
ii. British soldiers outnumbered Siraj ud-Daulah's soldiers
iii. France refused to provide any soldiers to help Siraj ud-Daulah

4. Which of the following is not a reason that 1757 was an important turning point?
i. The East India Company was able to establish a puppet ruler to help them
control India
ii. Robert Clive was killed in battle
iii. Competition from the French East India Company was removed

5. Where were most sepoys from?

i. Afrida
ii. India
iii. Britain

6. How did some Indian princes keep their positions?

i. They successfully fought against the East India Company
ii. No Indian princes were able to keep their positions
iii. They agreed to support the East India Company

7. How did Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia become rich?

i. He built ships for the East India Company
ii. He looted ships from other traders
iii. He was a soldier who sold goods from British ships

8. Which part of India suffered from famine in 1770?

i. Bengal
ii. Chennai
iii. Delhi

9. What happened as a result of the 1857 rebellion?

i. India became a British colony
ii. The British left India
iii. India began to control its own government again

10. What name was given to India when it was part of the British Empire?
i. The big colony
ii. The diamond in the rough
iii. The jewel in the crown

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