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British expansion in india - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    What was a major impact of Robert Clive’s Diwani on Bengal’s economy?
    1. Increased agricultural productivity
    2. Growth of local industries
    3. Drain of wealth to Britain
    4. Reduction in land revenue
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  2. Question 2

    What system did Robert Clive introduce to manage revenue collection after becoming Diwan?
    1. Permanent Settlement
    2. Dual Government
    3. Ryotwari System
    4. Mahalwari System
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  3. Question 3

    Who acted as the deputy Diwan under Robert Clive in Bengal?
    1. Warren Hastings
    2. Muhammad Reza Khan
    3. Mir Jafar
    4. Shah Alam II
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  4. Question 4

    What was a key feature of the Dual Government under Robert Clive?
    1. Direct British rule
    2. Abolition of Nawabi rule
    3. Equal power-sharing with Mughals
    4. EIC revenue control with Nawab’s nominal authority
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  5. Question 5

    What was the annual allowance fixed for the Nawab of Bengal under the Treaty of Allahabad?
    1. 50 lakh rupees
    2. 26 lakh rupees
    3. 53 lakh rupees
    4. 10 lakh rupees
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  6. Question 6

    What was the name of Lord Lytton’s policy toward Afghanistan?
    1. Masterly Inactivity
    2. Buffer State Policy
    3. Forward Policy
    4. Policy of Non-Intervention
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  7. Question 7

    Who was the Afghan ruler during the Second Anglo-Afghan War initiated by Lord Lytton?
    1. Dost Mohammed
    2. Yakub Khan
    3. Abdur Rahman
    4. Sher Ali
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  8. Question 8

    Railway Group D 2019
    Who introduced the Mahalwari system of revenue collection?
    1. Cornwallis
    2. Thomas Munro
    3. Holt Mackenzie
    4. John Shore
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  9. Question 9

    UPSC Prelims 2015
    Which Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of the Maratha Confederacy?
    1. First
    2. Second
    3. Third
    4. Fourth
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Prelims 2022
    Who was the last ruler of Punjab who was defeated by the British?
    1. Ranjit Singh
    2. Dalip Singh
    3. Chattar Singh
    4. Sher Singh
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CGL 2020
    Who was the British Governor-General during the Second Anglo-Sikh War?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Canning
    3. Lord Hardinge
    4. Lord Ellenborough
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CGL 2019
    Which war led to the Treaty of Seringapatam?
    1. First Anglo-Mysore War
    2. Second Anglo-Mysore War
    3. Third Anglo-Mysore War
    4. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
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  13. Question 13

    Who defeated the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War?
    1. Lord Hastings
    2. Lord Wellesley
    3. Warren Hastings
    4. Lord Cornwallis
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  14. Question 14

    Who was granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 to establish the East India Company for trade with Asia?
    1. Sir Thomas Roe
    2. Robert Clive
    3. A group of Merchant Adventurers
    4. Warren Hastings
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  15. Question 15

    The Treaty of Surat (1775) was signed between the British and which Maratha leader?
    1. Shivaji
    2. Raghunath Rao
    3. Balaji Baji Rao
    4. Madhavrao I
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  16. Question 16

    Which was the first Indian state to accept the Subsidiary Alliance System?
    1. Mysore
    2. Hyderabad
    3. Awadh
    4. Tanjore
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  17. Question 17

    Which policy led to the annexation of Satara in 1848?
    1. Policy of Paramountcy
    2. Doctrine of Lapse
    3. Subsidiary Alliance
    4. Permanent Settlement
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  18. Question 18

    Jhansi was annexed by the British in 1854 under which policy?
    1. Doctrine of Lapse
    2. Subsidiary Alliance
    3. Policy of Misgovernance
    4. Policy of Paramountcy
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  19. Question 19

    The Battle of Plassey (1757) marked the beginning of British political dominance in India by defeating whom?
    1. Tipu Sultan
    2. Siraj-ud-Daulah
    3. Ranjit Singh
    4. Maratha Confederacy
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  20. Question 20

    Which treaty granted the British the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?
    1. Treaty of Allahabad
    2. Treaty of Srirangapatnam
    3. Treaty of Bassein
    4. Treaty of Madras
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