European Traders and British Expansion – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 7

Prepare better with this curated list of European Traders and British Expansion Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from the Modern Indian History subcategory under the General Studies (GS) category. Each question includes verified answer and detailed explanation for effective practice.

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61) Out of the following, the most decisive battle fought by the English East India Company was:

A) Battle of Buxar
B) Battle of Plassey
C) First Anglo-Sikh War
D) First Anglo-Mysore War

62) Which one of the following is considered to be the most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India?

A) Buxar
B) Plassey
C) Shrirangapattam
D) Wandiwash

63) Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of the Battle of Buxar?

A) Aurangzeb
B) Shah Alam I
C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
D) Shah Alam II

64) Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the Battle of Buxar was fought?

A) Sirajuddaula
B) Mir Jafar
C) Mir Qasim
D) Najmuddaula

65) In which Governor’s tenure, Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha was granted to East India Company by Emperor Shah Alam?

A) Lord Clive
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord William Bentinck

66) Emperor Shah Alam- II gave the Diwani of Bengal - Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on –

A) 12 August, 1765
B) 18 August, 1765
C) 29 August, 1765
D) 21 August, 1765

67) Which treaty was signed after the Battle of Buxar?

A) The Treaty of Allahahad
B) The Treaty of Sugauli
C) The Treaty of Bassein
D) The Treaty of Salbai

68) Who was appointed Deputy Diwan of Murshidabad by Robert Clive after the Allahabad Treaty?

A) Mohd. Raza Khan
B) Shitab Rai
C) Rai Durlabh
D) Syed Ghulam Hussain

69) Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to the East India Company ?

A) Farukhsiyar
B) Shah Alam- I
C) Shah Alam- II
D) Shujauddaula

70) With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?

A) Garo
B) Khasi
C) Kuki
D) Tipperah