India was a country engaged in ________since the ancient times.
Colonial Rule in India

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Dervin Lewis
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
wars
colonisation
trade
exploration
Answer explanation
India was a country engaged in colonisation since the ancient times.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
__________implemented the doctrine of lapse.
Wellesley
Dalhousie
Hastings
Cornwallis
Answer explanation
The Governor-General of the English East India Company from 1848 to1856, Lord Dalhousie, introduced the Doctrine of Lapse. The policy helped the Company take over territories of rulers who didn't have a natural heir.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The _____________ were the first to visit India for trade.
British
Dutch
French
Portuguese
Answer explanation
Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India for trade. Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
__________ gave the British the first farman.
Akbar
Ashoka
Aurangzeb
Haider Ali
Answer explanation
Aurangzeb gave the British the first farman (royal decree), which granted them trading rights in India. The farman, issued in 1717 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar, further expanded these privileges, allowing the British East India Company to trade freely in Bengal, Gujarat, and Hyderabad without paying customs duties.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Haider Ali became the ruler of Mysore in _________.
1761
1775
1760
1767
Answer explanation
Hyder received an independent command in Mysore in 1749. Eventually he displaced Nanjaraj, the prime minister, and made the raja a prisoner in his own palace. About 1761 he made himself ruler of Mysore.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The European trading companies were established to control Indian spice trade.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Four Anglo-Maratha Wars were fought between the years 1775-1818
True
False
Answer explanation
This statement is incorrect because there were only three Anglo-Maratha Wars, not four. These wars were fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire from 1775 to 1818.
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