MCQs THE ADVENT OF EUROPEANS UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM

THE ADVENT OF EUROPEANS IN INDIA MCQs
For UPSC CSE

Question 1:
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East
India Company.
b. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
1. a only
2. b only
3. Both a and b
4. Neither a nor b
Question 2:
With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Shahjahan
4. More than one of the above
5. None of the above
Question 3:
With reference to Colonial powers in India, arrange the following treaties in

chronological order.
1. Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle
2. Treaty of peace of Paris
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3. Treaty of Ryswick
1. 1-2-3
2. 3-1-2
3. 3-2-1
None of the above
Question 4:
Which of the following is NOT a cause for failure of French in India ?
1. The French company was a government-sponsored enterprise

2. French Government was democratic while the Government of England was
despotic
3. The company was impacted by the arrival of Britishers
Question 5:
In which of the following places the Dutch established their trading centres
in India?
1. Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam

2. Surat, Bharuch, Agra
3. Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna

Questions 6
After the Battle of Plassey, _______ was made Nawab of the Bengal.
1. Sirajuddhaula
2. Mir Jafar
3. Alivardi Khan
4. Mir Kasim
QUESTION 7.
Who among the following introduced the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Ripon
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Warren Hastings
QUESTION 8.
Which war was won by British and concluded with Treaty of Pondicherry?
1. First Anglo Maratha War

2. Second Anglo Maratha War
3. Second Carnatic War
4. First Anglo French War
9.
The British East India Company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the
French in the year ______.
1. 1674
2. 1699

3. 1738
4. 1761
QUESTION 10.
What was the capital of the French colony in India?
1. Pondicherry
2. Calicut
3. Cochin
4. Goa
11.
in India?

All the above
12.
Who was the ruler of India at the time of the establishment of East India
Company?
1. Jahangir
2. Shershah suri
3. Akbar
4. Aurangzeb
13.

In which year did the East-India Company acquire the Diwani of Bengal?
1. 1773
2. 1791
3. 1765
4. 1782
14.
Which European nation was first in bringing printing press to India?
1. England
2. France
3. Portugal
4. Holland
15.
The Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.
1. 1762
2. 1764
3. 1768
4. 1772

Explanations
Question 1:
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East
India Company.
b. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.
1. a only
2. b only
3. Both a and b
4. Neither a nor b
Answer
Option 3 : Both a and b

Advent of Europeans Question 1 Detailed Solution
The correct answer is option 3.
Key Points
• The Dutch East India Company was established in 1602 CE under the
name Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie (VOC).
o In 1605, the Dutch established the first factory in India which was
located at Masulipatnam.
• British rule over India started as a trading unit, when East India Company
received a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth I on 31 December 1600.
o Within a time period of nearly three centuries, the British turned from a
trading power to one of the most powerful countries in the
world. Hence, statement a is correct.
o Arrival of the British and the establishment of the East India Company
was the outcome of the Portuguese traders who earn enormous profits
by selling their merchandise in India.
• Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498 on the Western sea coast of
India at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala.

o This was the first time that a European had arrived in India via sea
route.
o Thus, da Gama is credited with the discovery of the sea route to
India. Hence, statement b is correct.
Question 2:
With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
6. Akbar
7. Jahangir
8. Shahjahan
Answer
Option 2 : Jahangir
The correct answer is Jahangir.
Key Points
• The East India Company was founded in India in 1600.
• The East India Company opened its first factory in "Surat".
• It was opened on 11 January 1613 after the permission of the Mughal
emperor "Jahangir".
• The Queen of Britain gave the company up to 15 years to do business with
India.
Question 3:
With reference to Colonial powers in India, arrange the following treaties in

chronological order.
1. Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle
2. Treaty of peace of Paris
3. Treaty of Ryswick

5. 1-2-3
6. 3-1-2
7. 3-2-1
Answer
Option 2 : 3-1-2
The Correct answer is 3-1-2.
Key Points
• Treaty of Ryswick-
o In July 1697 the treaty brought to an end the Nine Years War, in
which Louis XIV's France faced a grand coalition of England, the
Dutch, and Spain. Louis agreed to return most of his territorial
acquisitions or réunions made since Nijmegen but retained the
important fortress town of Strasbourg.
o The Dutch were allowed to garrison barrier fortresses in the Spanish
Netherlands. In India, Pondicherry was restored to the French by Dutch.
The treaty, negotiated with much difficulty, lasted only four years
before the War of the Spanish Succession broke out.
• Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle-
o It was signed between the British and French in 1748 after the first
Carnatic war. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 1748 was negotiated largely by
Britain and France, with the other powers following their lead, ending
the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48).
o The treaty was marked by the mutual restitution of conquests,
including the fortress of Louisburg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia,
to France; Madras in India, to England.
• Treaty of peace of Paris-
o The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian
War/Seven Years’ War between Great Britain and France, as well as
their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its
territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign
military threat to the British colonies there.
In India Pondicherry, Karaikal, and other French possessions were

returned to the French on condition that they should not fortify them
and it ended the third Carnatic war in 1763.
Question 4:
Which of the following is NOT a cause for failure of French in India ?
6. The French company was a government-sponsored enterprise

7. French Government was democratic while the Government of England was
despotic
8. The company was impacted by the arrival of Britishers
Answer
Option 2 : French Government was democratic while the Government of England was
despotic
The Correct Answer is Option 2 i.e. French Government was democratic while the
Government of England was despotic.
Following are the causes of the failure of the French in establishing an empire in
India:
• French Continental Preoccupation:

o It has more continental ambitions to fight for its natural frontiers and
this constrained her resources.
o France cared more for a few hundred square miles of territory on her
frontier to bigger stakes in North America and India.
o But England’s ambition was mainly colonial and in this single-minded
objective she came off with flying colours.
• Different systems of Government in England and France:
o The French government was despotic and depended on
the personality of the monarch. Hence Option 2 is Correct.
o England, on the other hand, was ruled by an enlightened oligarchy.
o England witnessed constitutional set-up reducing the British realm in to
a sort of crowned republic.

• Differences in the Organization of the two companies:
o The French Company was the department of the state.
o Its directors were nominated by the King from the shareholders.
o The shareholders rarely met and the company was managed by the
state.
o It was ill equipped to support the ambitions of the Dupleix.
o English company was financially sound independent commercial
corporation with the less interference of the State in its day to day
affairs.
• Role of Navy:
o Superior maritime strength of British proved to be its most powerful
weapon in the struggle for colonial supremacy.
• Impact of English successes in Bengal:
o It had enhanced the prestige of the Company and also placed at its
disposal the vast resources in wealth and manpower of Bengal.
• Able leadership:
o The superior political leadership and military generalship of the English
in India stands in contrasting to that of the French.
o English were successful in procuring the services of capable
commanders and very many servants far superior to any of the
subordinates of Dupleix and Bussy.
Question 5:
in India?

Answer
Option 4 : More than one of the above

The correct answer is More than one of the above
Key Points
• In 1602, the United East India Company of the Netherlands was
formed and given permission by the Dutch government to trade in the East
Indies including India.
• The Dutch founded their first factory in Masaulipatam in Andhra Pradesh in
1605.
• Subsequently, they also established trading centres in various parts of India.
o Konkan (Northern part of Westcoast India)
▪ Surat (1616-1795)
▪ Agra (1621-1720)
▪ Burhanpur
▪ Kanpur (1650-1685)
▪ Ahmadabad (1617-1744)
▪ Bharuch (of Brochia, Broach)
▪ Vengurla (1637-1685)
▪ Kundapura (1667- ca.1682)
o Malabar (Southern part of Westcoast India)
▪ Veeramala Hills,Cheruvathur
▪ Cannanore (1663-1790) (taken from Portugal)
▪ Ponnani (ca. 1663)
▪ Cochin, Cochin de Baixo or Santa Cruz (1663) (taken from
Portugal)
▪ Purakkad (ca. 1680-1750)
▪ Kayamkulam (ca. 1645)
▪ Quilon (Coylan) (1661) (taken from Portugal)
o Coromandel (East coast of India)
▪ Golkonda(1662-ca 1733)
▪ Jaggernaikpoeram
▪ Nagelwanze (1669-1687); now Nagulavancha
▪ Masulipatnam (1605-1756)
▪ Petapoeli (1606-1668); now Nizampatnam
▪ Paliacatta (1610-1781/ 1785-1795/ 1805-1825) to the English;
now Pulicat
▪ Tegenapatnam, Kudalur (1608-1758); now Cuddalore
▪ Negapatnam (1658-1781) to the English.
▪ Tuticorin or Tutucorim (1658); now Thoothukudi
• Hence, option 4 is correct.

Additional Information
1605.
o Subsequently, they also established trading centres in various parts of
India.
• Dutch Suratte and Dutch Bengal were established in 1616 AD and 1627
AD respectively.
o The Dutch conquered Ceylon from the Portuguese in 1656 AD.
o They also took the Portuguese forts on the Malabar Coast in 1671 AD.
• The Dutch gradually became a potent force capturing Nagapatam near
Madras (Chennai) from the Portuguese thereby establishing their foothold in
South India.
o In economic terms, they earned huge profit through business
monopolizing black pepper and spices.
o The major Indian commodities traded by the Dutch were cotton,
indigo, silk, rice, and opium.
Questions 6
After the Battle of Plassey, _______ was made Nawab of the Bengal.
5. Sirajuddhaula
6. Mir Jafar
7. Alivardi Khan
8. Mir Kasim
Answer
Option 2 : Mir Jafar
Question 6
The correct answer is Mir Jafar.
Key Points
• Robert Clive a British officer bribed Mir Jafar who was the commander in chief of
Nawab’s army.
o The bribe was to make Mir Jafar the Nawab of Bengal.
o Clive’s goal was to conquer Bengal in order to get the money and resources
required for imperialism.

o In this process, Clive betrayed Mir Jafar during the Battle of Plassey and did
not make him the Nawab but in turn, conquered Bengal and made Mir Jafar a
traitor who betrayed their country in the eyes of the Indians.
o After the Battle of Plassey, Mir Jafar was made Nawab of the Bengal.
o In 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, Nawab Mir Jafar conferred the 24
Paraganas of Bengal to the British and also the Jangli mahals (small
administrative units), as a result, he was propped up as the Puppet Nawab.
• Alamgir II was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the Battle of Plassey.
o Alamgir II was the Mughal Emperor of India from 3 June 1754 to 29
November 1759.
o He was the son of Jahandar Shah.
o The Battle of Plassey was fought between Siraj-Ud-Daulah who was then
the Bengal Nawab and East India Company forces headed by Robert
Clive.
o The Battle of Plassey took place when Nawab of Bengal Siraj-Ud-Daulah did
not like the uncontrolled use of privileges by the East India Company’s
officials.
o Also, the workers of the company stopped paying taxes which became one of
the reasons for the Battle of Plassey.
• Siraj-ud-Daulah:
o Siraj-ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal who succeeded
Alivadi Khan to the throne.
o The end of his reign marks the beginning of the company's rule that
continued unabated over the next two hundred years.
o The end of his reign marked the start of British East India Company rule over
Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent.
• Mir Qasim:
o Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763.
o He was installed as Nawab with the support of the British East India Company,
replacing Mir Jafar, his father-in-law, who had himself been supported earlier
by the East India Company after his role in winning the Battle of Plassey for
the British.
QUESTION 7.
Who among the following introduced the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
5. Lord Canning
6. Lord Ripon
7. Lord Dalhousie

8. Warren Hastings
Answer
Option 3 : Lord Dalhousie

The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.
Key Points
• The chief instrument through which Lord Dalhousie implemented his policy
of annexation was the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’.
o Under the Doctrine of Lapse, when the ruler of a protected state died
without a natural heir, his/her state was not to pass to an adopted
heir as sanctioned by the age-old tradition of the country.
• Lord Dalhousie came to India as the Governor-General in 1848.
• Lord Dalhousie was keen on annexing the kingdom of Avadh.
Important Points
• He served as Governor-General of India from 1856 to 1862.
• In his tenure, the Government of India Act, 1858 was passed.
o In that Act, the office of Viceroy was to be held by the same
Lord
person who was Governor-General of India.
Canning
• Lord Canning also served as the first Viceroy of India.
• During his tenure “Doctrine of Lapse” was withdrawal.
• Lord Ripon remained India’s Viceroy from 1880-84.

• The most important events during this time were as follows:
o The Vernacular Press Act was repealed in 1882.
o A Resolution in 1882 set off the institution of local self-
government in India.
Lord Ripon
o Hunter Commission came in 1882 for education reforms.
o Introduction of Ilbert Bill in a severely compromised state.
• His best-known work is “The Imperial Gazetteer of India” on which he
started working in 1869.
• Warren Hastings was the 1st Governor-General of Bengal.

• In the Dual System, the company had Diwani rights (rights to collect
Warren revenue) and the Nizam or Indian chiefs had the administrative
Hastings authority.
• Hastings abolished the Dual System that had been established by
Robert Clive.

o The Nawab’s annual allowance of Rs.32 lakh was reduced to
Rs.16 lakh.
QUESTION 8.
Which war was won by British and concluded with Treaty of Pondicherry?
5. First Anglo Maratha War

6. Second Anglo Maratha War
7. Second Carnatic War
8. First Anglo French War
Answer
Option 3 : Second Carnatic War

The Correct Answer is Second Carnatic War.
Key Points:
Name of the Battle
Year Significance/Outcome
Battle between
The war begins as a result of the treaty of surat
British EIC between British and Raghunath Rao
First Anglo 1775-
and
Maratha War 1782
Marathas The war was won by Marathas and ended with the
Treaty of Salbai
Peshwa of Maratha signed a subsidiary alliance with
British EIC
Second Anglo 1803- the British in the form of Treaty of Bassein (1802)
and
Maratha War 1805 which resulted in the second Anglo Maratha war
Marathas
which was won by British
French lost the war and the Treaty of Paris ended the
Third Anglo- 1758- British EIC
war through this treaty French possessions in India
French War 63 and French
were restored by the British.
Second
English
Carnatic War 1749- The war was won by the British and ended
and
(Second Anglo 54 with the Treaty of Pondicherry
French
French War)

Nawab of Carnatic’s army was defeated by French
under Dupleix.
First Anglo- 1746- British EIC
French War 48 and French Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) ended the War of
Austrian Succession in Europe and the First Anglo-
French war in India.
9.
The British East India Company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the
French in the year ______.
5. 1674
6. 1699
7. 1738
8. 1761
Answer
Option 4 : 1761
The correct answer is 1761.
Key Points
• The British East India Company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from
the French in the year 1761.
• Puducherry changed hands throughout the Anglo-French wars from 1742
to 1763, with the British "East India Company" capturing Puducherry from the
French in 1761 and the French Company administration being restored by
the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
• The British "East India Company" acquired control of the territory during
the French Revolution in 1793, and it was returned to the French "East India
Company" in 1814.
• When the British "East India Company" took control of India in the late 1850s,
the French "East India Company" was allowed to keep their settlements in
Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam, Karaikal, and Chandernagore.

Important Points
• The former French colonies of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and
Yanam now make up the Union Territory of Puducherry.
• The states of Tamilnadu and Kerala surround the Puducherry and Karaikal
regions, while Kerala surrounds Mahe, and Andra Pradesh surrounds Yanam.
• Pondicherry was founded in 1673 after the "La Compagnie française des Indes
Orientales" was granted firman by the Qiladar of Valikondapurarm, who
served under the Sultan of Bijapur.
• A French Company Official named Bellanger moved into the Danish Lodge at
Pondicherry on February 4, 1673.
QUESTION 10.
What was the capital of the French colony in India?
5. Pondicherry
6. Calicut
7. Cochin
8. Goa
Answer
Option 1 : Pondicherry
The correct answer is Pondicherry.
Key Points
• Pondicherry is a union territory in India,
• Pondicherry was the capital of the French colony in India.
• Pondicherry is also called 'India's Little France'.
• The French laid their supremacy on Pondicherry in the year 1673.
• French East India Company set up a trading center at Pondicherry in 1674.
• The name Pondicherry was renamed Puducherry in 2006.
Important Points

• Puducherry comprises of the erstwhile French colonies viz. Puducherry,
Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam.
o The Puducherry and Karaikal regions are surrounded by Tamilnadu.
o Mahe is surrounded by Kerala.
o Yanam is surrounded by Andra Pradesh.
• Pondicherry was under French rule for 138 years.
• The British “East India Company” captured Puducherry in 1761 from the
French and restored the French Company administration by the Treaty of
Paris in 1763.
• The British “East India Company returned the Puducherry to the French “East
India Company” in 1816.
• It was merged with the Indian Union on 1st November 1954.
• Puducherry became officially an integral part of India in 1963.
• Calicut is the oldest city in Kerala.
o ♦♦Calicut was the former capital of Lakshadweep.
• Cochin is popularly known as "queen of the Arabian sea".
o Kochi is the first e-port in India.
• Goa is the smallest state in India.
o Goa got independence from the Portuguese in 1961.
11.
in India?

7. All the above
Answer
Option 4 : All the above

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key Points
• In 1602, the United East India Company of the Netherlands was
formed and given permission by the Dutch government to trade in the East
Indies including India.
1605.
• Subsequently, they also established trading centres in various parts of India.
o Konkan (Northern part of Westcoast India)
▪ Surat (1616-1795)
▪ Agra (1621-1720)
▪ Burhanpur
▪ Kanpur (1650-1685)
▪ Ahmadabad (1617-1744)
▪ Bharuch (of Brochia, Broach)
▪ Vengurla (1637-1685)
▪ Kundapura (1667- ca.1682)
o Malabar (Southern part of Westcoast India)
▪ Veeramala Hills,Cheruvathur
▪ Cannanore (1663-1790) (taken from Portugal)
▪ Ponnani (ca. 1663)
▪ Cochin, Cochin de Baixo or Santa Cruz (1663) (taken from
Portugal)
▪ Purakkad (ca. 1680-1750)
▪ Kayamkulam (ca. 1645)
▪ Quilon (Coylan) (1661) (taken from Portugal)
o Coromandel (East coast of India)
▪ Golkonda(1662-ca 1733)
▪ Jaggernaikpoeram
▪ Nagelwanze (1669-1687); now Nagulavancha
▪ Masulipatnam (1605-1756)
▪ Petapoeli (1606-1668); now Nizampatnam
▪ Paliacatta (1610-1781/ 1785-1795/ 1805-1825) to the English;
now Pulicat
▪ Tegenapatnam, Kudalur (1608-1758); now Cuddalore
▪ Negapatnam (1658-1781) to the English.
▪ Tuticorin or Tutucorim (1658); now Thoothukudi
• Hence, option 4 is correct.
1605.

o Subsequently, they also established trading centres in various parts of
India.
• Dutch Suratte and Dutch Bengal were established in 1616 AD and 1627
AD respectively.
o The Dutch conquered Ceylon from the Portuguese in 1656 AD.
o They also took the Portuguese forts on the Malabar Coast in 1671 AD.
• The Dutch gradually became a potent force capturing Nagapatam near
Madras (Chennai) from the Portuguese thereby establishing their foothold in
South India.
o In economic terms, they earned huge profit through business
monopolizing black pepper and spices.
o The major Indian commodities traded by the Dutch were cotton,
indigo, silk, rice, and opium.
12.
Who was the ruler of India at the time of the establishment of East India
Company?
5. Jahangir
6. Shershah suri
7. Akbar
8. Aurangzeb
Answer
Option 3 : Akbar
The correct answer is Akbar.
Key Points
When the East India Company was established, India was ruled by the Mughal
emperor Akbar. (1556-1605)
• On 31 December 1600, a group of merchants who had incorporated

themselves into the East India Company was given monopoly privileges on all
trade with the East Indies.
• The Company’s ships first arrived in India, at the port of Surat, in 1608.

• Sir Thomas Roe reached the court of the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, as the
emissary of King James I in 1615, and gained for the British the right to
establish a factory at Surat.
Mistake Points
• The English East India Company was incorporated by royal charter
on December 31, 1600.
• Here establishment of the Company is asked not the factory.
• In 1600, a group of London merchants led by Sir Thomas Smythe petitioned
Queen Elizabeth I to grant them a royal charter to trade with the countries of
the eastern hemisphere. And so, the ‘Honourable Company of Merchants of
London Trading with the East Indies’ – or East India Company, as it came to be
known – was founded.
• At the same time as Elizabeth I was signing the East India Company (EIC) into
existence in 1600, her counterpart in India – the Mughal emperor Akbar –
was ruling over an empire of 750,000 square miles, stretching from northern
Afghanistan in the northwest, to central India’s Deccan plateau in the south
and the Assamese highlands in the northeast.
• By 1600, the Mughal empire (founded by Akbar’s grandfather, Babur, in 1526)
had come of age and was embarking on a century of strong centralised
power, military dominance and cultural productiveness that would mark the
rule of the ‘Great Mughals’.
• However, Sir Thomas Roe reached the court of the Mughal Emperor,
Jahangir, as the emissary of King James I in 1615, and gained the British the
right to establish a factory at Surat.
13.
In which year did the East-India Company acquire the Diwani of Bengal?
5. 1773
6. 1791
7. 1765
8. 1782
Answer
Option 3 : 1765

The correct answer is 1765.Key Points
• The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and
Orissa to the East India Company in 1765.
• The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British and the combined forces
of Mir Qasim, Shuja Ud Daulah who was the Nawab of Awadh, and the
Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
• This battle was won by the Britishers.
• The rights were granted by the Shah Alam-II.
• Treaty of Allahabad:
o The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 12 August 1765, between the
Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir II, and
Robert Clive, of the East India Company, in the aftermath of the Battle
of Buxar of 23 October 1764.
o The Treaty marked the political and constitutional involvement and the
beginning of British rule in India.
o Based on the terms of the agreement, Alam granted the East India
Company Diwani rights, or the right to collect taxes on behalf of the
Emperor from the eastern province of Bengal-Bihar-Orissa.
o These rights allowed the company to collect revenue directly from the
people of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
14.
Which European nation was first in bringing printing press to India?
5. England
6. France
7. Portugal
8. Holland
Answer
Option 3 : Portugal
The correct answer is Portugal.

Key Points
• The printing press came to Goa first with the Portuguese missionaries.
The advent of Europeans to India:
• Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in

Portuguese 1498
• Dutch East India Company came

Dutch to India in 1602
• East India Company was formed in

1600 and established their first
British
factory at Surat in 1613
• French East India Company was

formed in 1664 and established its
French
first factory at Surat.
• .The Danish East India Company

was established in 1616 and in
1620
Dane
• Settled in Tranqubar and
Serampore
15.
The Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.
5. 1762
6. 1764
7. 1768
8. 1772
Answer
Option 2 : 1764
The correct answer is 1764.

Key Points
• The Battle of Buxar was fought on October 22, 1764 AD.
• It was fought between the joint forces of the Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal,
Nawab Sujauddaula of Awadh and the Mughal ruler Shah Alam II and the
British.
• The United Indian Army was defeated in the Battle of Buxar fought on
October 22, 1764.
• In 1765, Suja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam signed a treaty with
Company Governor Clive in Allahabad.
• Under this treaty, the company was given civil rights in Bengal, Bihar, and
Orissa, which authorized the company to collect revenue from these areas

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2. Treaty of peace of Paris

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Which of the following is NOT a cause for failure of French in India ?

1. The French company was a government-sponsored enterprise

1. Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam

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Who among the following introduced the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

1. First Anglo Maratha War

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What was the capital of the French colony in India?

1. Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam

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Which European nation was first in bringing printing press to India?

The Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

b. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.

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Option 3 : Both a and b

The correct answer is option 3.

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The correct answer is Jahangir.

With reference to Colonial powers in India, arrange the following treaties in

1. Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle

2. Treaty of peace of Paris

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The Correct answer is 3-1-2.

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Which of the following is NOT a cause for failure of French in India ?

6. The French company was a government-sponsored enterprise

• French Continental Preoccupation:

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6. Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam

Option 4 : More than one of the above

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The correct answer is More than one of the above

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Option 2 : Mir Jafar

The correct answer is Mir Jafar.

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Who among the following introduced the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

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Option 3 : Lord Dalhousie

The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.

• Lord Ripon remained India’s Viceroy from 1880-84.

• Warren Hastings was the 1st Governor-General of Bengal.

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5. First Anglo Maratha War

Option 3 : Second Carnatic War

The Correct Answer is Second Carnatic War.

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The correct answer is 1761.

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What was the capital of the French colony in India?

The correct answer is Pondicherry.

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