CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Whose betrayal was crucial to the Company's victory at Plassey?
A. Mir Jafar
B. Mir Madan
C. Mohan Lal
D. Shah Alam II
Correct Answer: A
Mir Jafar and allied conspirators withheld support from Siraj-ud-Daulah, enabling Clive's victory.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Which Nawab of Bengal was defeated at the Battle of Plassey?
A. Alivardi Khan
B. Siraj-ud-Daulah
C. Mir Jafar
D. Mir Qasim
Correct Answer: B
Siraj-ud-Daulah was defeated at Plassey and was soon overthrown.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Who commanded the East India Company's forces at the Battle of Plassey?
A. Hector Munro
B. Robert Clive
C. Arthur Wellesley
D. Eyre Coote
Correct Answer: B
Robert Clive led the Company's forces at Plassey.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Battle of Plassey was fought on:
A. 23 June 1757
B. 22 October 1764
C. 4 May 1799
D. 10 May 1857
Correct Answer: A
The Battle of Plassey took place on 23 June 1757.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The decisive English victory over the French at Wandiwash occurred in:
A. 1751
B. 1757
C. 1760
D. 1764
Correct Answer: C
Sir Eyre Coote defeated the French at the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Third Carnatic War ended through the Treaty of:
A. Allahabad
B. Salbai
C. Paris
D. Bassein
Correct Answer: C
The Treaty of Paris in 1763 ended the Third Carnatic War and sharply reduced French political influence in India.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Second Carnatic War effectively ended with the Treaty of Pondicherry in:
A. 1748
B. 1754
C. 1757
D. 1763
Correct Answer: B
The Treaty of Pondicherry in 1754 brought the Second Carnatic War to an end.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Which French governor-general was a central figure in the Second Carnatic War?
A. Dupleix
B. Lally
C. Bussy
D. La Bourdonnais
Correct Answer: A
Joseph François Dupleix sought to establish French political influence through Indian succession disputes.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The First Carnatic War ended with the Treaty of:
A. Paris
B. Aix-la-Chapelle
C. Pondicherry
D. Madras
Correct Answer: B
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 ended the First Carnatic War and restored Madras to the English.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Carnatic Wars were primarily fought between the English and the:
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Danes
Correct Answer: C
The Carnatic Wars were part of the Anglo-French struggle for influence in southern India.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Company recovered Calcutta in early 1757 under the leadership of Robert Clive and:
A. Charles Watson
B. Hector Munro
C. Arthur Wellesley
D. Gerard Lake
Correct Answer: A
Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson led the expedition that recovered Calcutta.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Siraj-ud-Daulah captured Calcutta from the East India Company in:
A. 1754
B. 1756
C. 1757
D. 1760
Correct Answer: B
Siraj-ud-Daulah seized Calcutta in June 1756.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Who became Nawab of Bengal in 1756?
A. Mir Jafar
B. Mir Qasim
C. Siraj-ud-Daulah
D. Shuja-ud-Daulah
Correct Answer: C
Siraj-ud-Daulah succeeded Alivardi Khan as Nawab of Bengal in 1756.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
What were the duty-free trade passes used by Company servants in Bengal called?
A. Dastaks
B. Farmans
C. Sanads
D. Nishans
Correct Answer: A
Dastaks were passes used for duty-free trade and were widely abused by Company officials.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Company's misuse of duty-free trade passes in Bengal became a major dispute with:
A. Alivardi Khan and Siraj-ud-Daulah
B. Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan
C. Ranjit Singh and Duleep Singh
D. Shah Alam II and Akbar II
Correct Answer: A
The Company's abuse of dastaks contributed to conflict with the Bengal nawabs, particularly Siraj-ud-Daulah.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The 1717 farman of Farrukhsiyar is often called the Company's:
A. Magna Carta
B. Bill of Rights
C. Treaty of Settlement
D. Royal Ordinance
Correct Answer: A
Historians and exam texts often describe the 1717 farman as the Magna Carta of the East India Company in India.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Which Mughal emperor issued the famous 1717 farman granting extensive trade privileges to the Company?
A. Bahadur Shah I
B. Farrukhsiyar
C. Muhammad Shah
D. Shah Alam II
Correct Answer: B
Emperor Farrukhsiyar issued the 1717 farman granting major commercial concessions.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The three villages that developed into Calcutta included Sutanuti, Govindapur and:
A. Kasim Bazar
B. Kalikata
C. Murshidabad
D. Chinsurah
Correct Answer: B
Sutanuti, Govindapur and Kalikata formed the nucleus of colonial Calcutta.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Fort William was constructed by the East India Company at:
A. Bombay
B. Madras
C. Calcutta
D. Surat
Correct Answer: C
Fort William became the principal Company fortification in Calcutta.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Job Charnock is traditionally associated with the foundation of Calcutta in:
A. 1668
B. 1686
C. 1690
D. 1707
Correct Answer: C
Traditional examination accounts associate Job Charnock with the establishment of Calcutta in 1690.