British Rule in India

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The story of British rule over India started in which year?

1500 AD

1600 AD

1700 AD

1400 AD

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the name of the trading company to which the English merchants/traders belonged?

West India Company

North India Company

East India Company

South India Company

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

For how many years were the British traders given trading rights with India by Queen Elizabeth?

15 years

10 years

12 years

20 years

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Name the ruling Mughal emperor of India in whose court Sir Thomas Roe was sent as an ambassador.

Emperor Akbar

Emperor Jahangir

Emperor Shah Alam

None of the above

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who were the first ever traders to reach India?

British

Portuguese

Dutch

French

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The first ever factory set up by British in India was at _______________.

Surat

Madras

Calcutta

Goa

7.

Fill in the Blank

30 sec

1 pt

The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year ___________.

8.

Fill in the Blank

30 sec

1 pt

The Battle of Buxar was fought in the year _____________.

9.

Fill in the Blank

30 sec

1 pt

In some parts of the country, farmers were forced to grow ______________ plants to obtain blue powder to dye the clothes in British factories.

10.

Fill in the Blank

30 sec

1 pt

The first war of Independence was fought in the year ____________.

11.

Fill in the Blank

30 sec

1 pt

The immediate cause of the revolt of 1857 was the use of cartridges that were greased with the fat of cows and _________.

12.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

The British built forts in Bengal and started maintaining armies at their trading centres or factories.

True

False

13.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

The Battle of Plassey was fought between Mir Jafar and the British.

True

False

14.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

The Revolt of 1857 made it possible for India to gain independence from the British Rule.

True

False

15.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

The Revolt of 1857 is also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.

True

False

16.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

The rule of the corrupt East India Company came to an end after the revolt of 1857.

True

False

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Revolt of 1857 was started by:

Indigo farmers

Traders

Weavers

Indian soldiers of the British Army

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which Mughal Emperor was declared the leader of the revolt of 1857?

Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar

Emperor Jahangir

Emperor Siraj-ud-Daulah

Emperor Shah Alam

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

After the revolt of 1857, the Governor-General of India was made the _____________.

President

Viceroy

Prime-Minister

Nawab

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Name the last Governor General of British India who was made the Viceroy when the British Government took over the Indian Administration.

Lord Dalhousie

Lord Canning

Lord Thomas Roe

Queen Elizabeth

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