British Conquest of India Questions and Answers | British Conquest of India MCQs

1. Who among the following sent by East India Company to the court of the Mughal emperor to secure royal patronage?
  1. Thomas Munro
  2. Thomas Roe
  3. Captain William Hawkins
  4. None of the above

Answer: Captain William Hawkins

2. Which of the following Island received as dowry to Charles II of England and given to the East India Company in 1668 AD for 10 pounds per year?
  1. Bombay
  2. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
  3. Lakshadweep
  4. Pumban Island

Answer: Bombay

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3. Who authorise British East India Company to trade in the East?
  1. Queen Elizabeth IV
  2. Queen Elizabeth I
  3. Queen Elizabeth III
  4. Queen Elizabeth II

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I

4. Who among the following established a factory at Sutanuti and the Zamindari of the three villages of Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindapur?
  1. Francis Dey
  2. Francois Caron
  3. Job Charnock
  4. Captain Hawkins

Answer: Job Charnock

5. The famous battle of Plassey was fought on the banks of which river?
  1. Sutlej River
  2. Bhagirathi (hooghly) River
  3. Ganga River
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Bhagirathi (hooghly) River

6. Who was the Mughal Emperor when first British enter into the Mughal Court to secure royal patronage?
  1. Akbar I
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Babar
  4. Jahangir

Answer: Jahangir

7. In which place in India, British started Dual system of Government?
  1. Madras
  2. Bengal
  3. Bombay
  4. Pondicherry

Answer: Bengal

8. Who among the following influence British to come to India?
  1. Portuguese
  2. Danes
  3. Dutch
  4. French

Answer: Portuguese

9. Who among the following annexed the Punjab as British territory after the Second Anglo-Sikh War?
  1. Warren Hasting
  2. Robert Clive
  3. Eyre Coote
  4. Lord Dalhousie

Answer: Lord Dalhousie

10. With the industrialization of Britain in the 19th century
  1. India became main supplier of the raw materials to British industries
  2. India provided cheap labour to British industries
  3. India became vast market for British industrial products
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: India became main supplier of the raw materials to British industries

11. Who among the following British diplomate sent by Emperor James I of England to Jahangir’s court, with a plea for more concession for the Company?
  1. Thomas Munro
  2. Thomas Roe
  3. Captain William Hawkins
  4. None of the above

Answer: Thomas Roe

12. Which of the following statements Ryotwari settlement is/are correct?

1. It recognized the cultivators as the owner of land.

2. It was a temporary settlement.

3. It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. None of the above

Answer: 1, 2 and 3

13. Which of the following act was based on Montagu-Chelmsford Report?
  1. Government of India Act, 1892
  2. Government of India Act, 1909
  3. Government of India Act, 1919
  4. Government of India Act, 1935

Answer: Government of India Act, 1919

14. What was the primary objective of the Permanent Settlement introduced by the Company in 1793?
  1. To increase agricultural production
  2. To ensure a regular flow of revenue
  3. To eliminate zamindars
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: To ensure a regular flow of revenue

15. Consider the following statements for tribals in India during the colonial period and choose the correct option.

A. The life of tribals did not change during British rule

B. Tribal areas were managed by tribal chiefs even under British rule.

C. Tribal chiefs were unable to fulfil their traditional functions.

  1. Only A is correct
  2. Only B is correct
  3. Only C is correct
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Only C is correct

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