European Arrival and Expansion in India - Question Bank
1. Which European power was the last to establish a significant trading presence in India?
2. The French East India Company was established in which year?
3. The Battle of Plassey is considered a turning point because it led to:
4. Which of the following was a direct economic impact of European expansion on Indian agriculture?
5. The annexation of Awadh in 1856, supposedly due to misgovernance, was carried out under the Doctrine of Lapse by:
6. The Subsidiary Alliance system effectively made Indian states:
7. Which act marked the beginning of British governmental control over the East India Company's administration in India?
8. The Dutch East India Company was primarily interested in controlling the trade of:
9. The Portuguese established their first trading post in India at:
10. Which of the following was a key reason for European interest in Indian cotton textiles?
11. The Battle of Plassey was significant because it gave the British East India Company control over:
12. The British gained control of Pondicherry from the French after which major conflict?
13. Which European power established a trading post at Serampore (Frederiksnagore) in Bengal?
14. The Second Anglo-Sikh War resulted in the annexation of Punjab by the British in which year?
15. The First Anglo-Sikh War concluded with the Treaty of:
16. The Anglo-Sikh Wars were fought by the British East India Company against the Sikh Empire based in:
17. The Treaty of Seringapatam, which ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War, was signed between the British and:
18. Who was the ruler of Mysore who fought fiercely against the British in the Anglo-Mysore Wars?
19. The Battle of Seringapatam, which led to the death of Tipu Sultan, was the final engagement of which war?
20. The Carnatic Wars were essentially a struggle for supremacy between the British and which other European power in South India?
21. The British East India Company gained control of Bombay from which European power?
22. Which Portuguese settlement in India was captured by the Dutch in 1663?
23. The dual government system in Bengal, introduced by Robert Clive, was eventually abolished by:
24. The Treaty of Allahabad, signed after the Battle of Buxar, granted the Diwani rights to the British East India Company.
25. Who was the Mughal emperor who allied with Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daulah against the British at the Battle of Buxar?
26. The Battle of Buxar, which consolidated British power in Bengal, was fought in which year?
27. Which of the following was a major consequence of European expansion in India regarding Indian industries?
28. The Mahalwari system of revenue settlement was prevalent in:
29. Ryotwari settlement was primarily implemented in which regions of India?
30. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
31. The first permanent settlement introduced by the British in India was in:
32. The Charter Act of 1833 allowed the British East India Company to continue its political functions but not as a trading body. This was known as:
33. The East India Company's monopoly on trade in India was abolished by which act?
34. Which European power controlled the island of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) for a significant period before the British?
35. The annexation of Satara, Sambalpur, and Jhansi was carried out under the Doctrine of Lapse by:
36. The Doctrine of Lapse, a policy of annexation, was associated with Governor-General:
37. Which Indian ruler was the first to accept the Subsidiary Alliance?
38. The Subsidiary Alliance policy was introduced by which British Governor-General?
39. The British East India Company was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa by the Mughal emperor:
40. Which treaty brought an end to the First Anglo-Carnatic War?
41. The Battle of Wandiwash, a decisive victory for the British over the French, took place in:
42. Who was the French governor-general in India during the Carnatic Wars?
43. The Third Anglo-Maratha War, which effectively ended Maratha power, concluded in which year?
44. The Anglo-Mysore Wars were primarily fought between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of:
45. Which of the following was NOT a major trading commodity sought by European powers in India?
46. The Dutch East India Company established its first factory in India at:
47. Who was the British commander who defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey?
48. The Battle of Plassey, a pivotal event in British expansion, was fought in which year?
49. Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, reached Calicut in India in which year?
50. Which European power was the first to establish a significant trading presence in India?