Quiz on History Set 204

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Quiz on History Set 204 :

Question 1 :

What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
A. Social reforms
B. Administrative reforms
C. Educational reforms
D. Political consolidation

Correct Ans: Option C

Question 2 :

The landmarks or Dalhousie's administration did not include
A. Indian Railways
B. English as the medium of instruction
C. Public works department
D. Telegraph

Correct Ans: Option B

Question 3 :

The East India Company had taken Bombay from
A. The Dutch
B. Charles I
C. Charles II
D. The Portuguese

Correct Ans: Option C

Question 4 :

Who among the following had during his reign introduced a new calendar, a new system or coinage, and new scales or weights and measures?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Murshid Quli Khan
C. Raghunath Rao
D. Lord Cornwallis

Correct Ans: Option A

Question 5 :

During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of
A. Trichinopoly
B. Arcot
C. Wandiwash
D. Pondicherry

Correct Ans: Option C

Question 6 :

The English rounded Calcutta after obtaining the zamindari of three villages, viz Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindpur, from the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal in 1698. The nucleus of the British settlement in Calcutta was
A. San Thome
B. Victoria Memeorial
C. Fort William
D. Howrah Port

Correct Ans: Option C

Question 7 :

The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
A. The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William.
B. The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
C. Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
D. Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)

Correct Ans: Option D

Question 8 :

Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah or Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
A. because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
B. because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander- in- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
C. because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
D. because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English

Correct Ans: Option B

Question 9 :

PIassey is located near
A. Murshidabad in West Bengal
B. Rajashahi in Bangladesh
C. Calcutta
D. Monghyr in Bihar

Correct Ans: Option A

Question 10 :

By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to _______.
A. The Secretary of State
B. Parliament
C. Viceroy
D. Commander-in-Chief

Correct Ans: Option A

Quiz Summary


Here the correct answers of every question in this quiz.

Q.1 [C],     Q.2 [B],     Q.3 [C],     Q.4 [A],     Q.5 [C],     Q.6 [C],     Q.7 [D],     Q.8 [B],     Q.9 [A],     Q.10 [A],    


Total Questions: 10
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Subject: History
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