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British expansion in india - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    Which state was annexed by the British in 1856 on the pretext of misgovernance?
    1. Nagpur
    2. Awadh
    3. Jhansi
    4. Satara
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  2. Question 2

    The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed with which Indian power?
    1. Mysore
    2. Marathas
    3. Hyderabad
    4. Punjab
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  3. Question 3

    Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Subsidiary Alliance System?
    1. Maintaining British troops
    2. Ceding foreign affairs to the British
    3. Fixed income for the EIC
    4. Presence of a British Resident
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  4. Question 4

    Which state was annexed by the British after the death of Tipu Sultan in 1799?
    1. Punjab
    2. Awadh
    3. Jhansi
    4. Mysore
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  5. Question 5

    What was a major impact of the Subsidiary Alliance System on Indian states?
    1. Increased military strength
    2. Loss of sovereignty
    3. Economic prosperity
    4. Cultural revival
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  6. Question 6

    Which British official led the victory at the Battle of Buxar in 1764, consolidating EIC power in Bengal?
    1. Robert Clive
    2. Hector Munro
    3. Warren Hastings
    4. Lord Wellesley
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  7. Question 7

    Under the Doctrine of Lapse, which state was annexed in 1850?
    1. Jhansi
    2. Satara
    3. Sambalpur
    4. Nagpur
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  8. Question 8

    The British established a factory at Calcutta in which year?
    1. 1612
    2. 1639
    3. 1690
    4. 1757
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  9. Question 9

    Which state was NOT annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?
    1. Satara
    2. Jhansi
    3. Awadh
    4. Nagpur
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  10. Question 10

    The Treaty of Lahore (1846) was signed after which war?
    1. First Anglo-Maratha War
    2. Second Anglo-Mysore War
    3. First Anglo-Sikh War
    4. Second Anglo-Sikh War
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  11. Question 11

    Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Amritsar (1809)?
    1. Annexation of Punjab
    2. Fixed Sutlej as the British-Sikh boundary
    3. Defeat of Tipu Sultan
    4. Cession of Bengal to the British
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  12. Question 12

    Which British official led the Younghusband Expedition to Tibet in 1903–1904?
    1. Lord Curzon
    2. Francis Younghusband
    3. John Lawrence
    4. Lord Dalhousie
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