Significant Battles in Indian History

The Battle of Plassey (1757) is considered significant because:

• It ended Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah’s expansionist ambitions

• It initiated political dominance of the British in Bengal

• It secured British monopoly over Indigo cultivation

• It marked the end of Mughal control in Deccan

Which of the following was a direct consequence of the Battle of Buxar (1764)?

• Shah Alam II declared independence from British influence

• Mir Qasim was restored as Nawab of Bengal

• The East India Company secured Diwani rights in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa

• Dual Government was introduced

Which Mughal ruler signed the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765?

• Farrukhsiyar

• Aurangzeb

• Shah Alam II

• Bahadur Shah Zafar

The Dual Government system in Bengal collapsed mainly because:

• It weakened British military control

• The Company exercised authority without accountability

• Indian rulers regained autonomy

• Trade revenues significantly declined

The Regulating Act of 1773 was passed mainly to:

• Strengthen the Governor of Madras

• Check the East India Company's misgovernance

• Give Indians a share in governance

• Abolish dual system of government

Which Act introduced the ‘Board of Control’ for Indian affairs?

• Indian Councils Act, 1861

• Pitt’s India Act, 1784

• Charter Act of 1833

• Regulating Act, 1773

The Charter Act of 1813 ended the East India Company's monopoly over:

• Opium trade and salt production

• Trade with India

• Land revenue and Indigo contracts

• All maritime trade from India

Which Act first designated the Governorl of Bengal as Governor-General of India?

• Regulating Act, 1773

• Pitt’s India Act, 1784

• Charter Act of 1833

• Indian Councils Act, 1867

Which factor was most responsible for British victory in the Anglo-Maratha Wars?

• Maratha superiority in regional warfare

• Internal divisions and lack of coordinated leadership among Marathas

• Defection of key Maratha generals to British side

• French alliance with the Company

Ryotwari Settlement transferred land revenue rights directly to:

• Village heads

• Cultivating peasants

• British district collectors

• Feudal intermediaries