CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced in:
A. 1773
B. 1784
C. 1793
D. 1813
Correct Answer: C
Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in 1793.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The system created by Pitt's India Act is often described as:
A. Dyarchy
B. Dual control
C. Provincial autonomy
D. Direct democracy
Correct Answer: B
Political control was shared between the Company's Court of Directors and the British government's Board of Control.
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Pitt's India Act of 1784 created the:
A. Board of Control
B. Indian Civil Service
C. Federal Court
D. Legislative Assembly
Correct Answer: A
Pitt's India Act established a government Board of Control to supervise the Company's political affairs.
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The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established in:
A. 1765
B. 1774
C. 1784
D. 1793
Correct Answer: B
A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta in 1774 under the Regulating Act framework.
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Who became the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A. Robert Clive
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. William Bentinck
Correct Answer: B
Warren Hastings became the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act.
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Under the Regulating Act of 1773, the Governor of Bengal became the:
A. Viceroy of India
B. Governor-General of Bengal
C. Secretary of State for India
D. Commander-in-Chief of Asia
Correct Answer: B
The Act created the office of Governor-General of Bengal with supervisory authority over Madras and Bombay.
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The Regulating Act was passed by the British Parliament in:
A. 1765
B. 1773
C. 1784
D. 1793
Correct Answer: B
The Regulating Act of 1773 marked Parliament's first major intervention in Company government.
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The Bengal famine that exposed serious weaknesses in Company administration occurred in:
A. 1761
B. 1770
C. 1784
D. 1793
Correct Answer: B
The catastrophic Bengal famine of 1770 occurred during the early years of Company revenue rule.
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Who abolished the Dual Government system in Bengal in 1772?
A. Robert Clive
B. Warren Hastings
C. John Shore
D. Lord Cornwallis
Correct Answer: B
Warren Hastings ended the Dual Government and brought revenue administration under direct Company control.
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Under Bengal's Dual Government, the Company controlled the Diwani while the Nawab nominally retained:
A. Nizamat
B. Zamindari
C. Ryotwari
D. Mahalwari
Correct Answer: A
The Nawab nominally handled policing and criminal administration, known as Nizamat.
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The Dual Government system in Bengal was introduced by:
A. Warren Hastings
B. Robert Clive
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Wellesley
Correct Answer: B
Robert Clive introduced the Dual Government arrangement in Bengal in 1765.
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The term Diwani referred mainly to the right to:
A. Command the army
B. Collect land revenue
C. Appoint Mughal emperors
D. Control sea trade only
Correct Answer: B
Diwani meant the civil and revenue administration, especially the collection of land revenue.
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In 1765, Shah Alam II granted the Company the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and:
A. Awadh
B. Orissa
C. Punjab
D. Sindh
Correct Answer: B
The Mughal emperor granted the Company revenue-collection rights over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
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The Treaty of Allahabad was concluded in:
A. 1757
B. 1764
C. 1765
D. 1773
Correct Answer: C
Robert Clive concluded the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 after the Battle of Buxar.
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Which battle gave the Company a firmer military and political foundation in northern India?
A. Plassey alone
B. Buxar
C. Wandiwash
D. Assaye
Correct Answer: B
Buxar confirmed Company military superiority over a major Indian coalition and paved the way for revenue rights.
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Which combination correctly identifies the Indian alliance defeated at Buxar?
A. Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II
B. Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar and Shah Alam II
C. Tipu Sultan, the Nizam and the Marathas
D. Ranjit Singh, Dost Muhammad and Shah Shuja
Correct Answer: A
The allied forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam II were defeated.
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Who commanded the Company's army at the Battle of Buxar?
A. Robert Clive
B. Hector Munro
C. Lord Lake
D. John Nicholson
Correct Answer: B
Major Hector Munro commanded the Company's forces at Buxar.
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The Battle of Buxar was fought in:
A. 1757
B. 1761
C. 1764
D. 1765
Correct Answer: C
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764.
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Mir Jafar was replaced as Nawab of Bengal in 1760 by:
A. Mir Qasim
B. Siraj-ud-Daulah
C. Shah Alam II
D. Saadat Ali Khan
Correct Answer: A
The Company replaced Mir Jafar with his son-in-law Mir Qasim in 1760.
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Who was installed as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?
A. Mir Qasim
B. Mir Jafar
C. Najm-ud-Daulah
D. Shuja-ud-Daulah
Correct Answer: B
The Company installed Mir Jafar as Nawab of Bengal after Plassey.