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The masterstroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was ____.

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  1. Doctrine of Lapse

  2. Subsidiary Alliance

  3. Mediatisation

  4. Annexation of Indian States

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army. In return, British would protect them from their enemies which gave British enormous expansion. 

Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India?

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  1. Robert Clive

  2. Lord Cornwallis

  3. Lord William Bentinck

  4. Lord Wellesley

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lord William Bentinck (1833) was the 1st Governor-General of British India. Regulating Act of 1773 designated the Governor-General of Bengal and created an Executive Council of four members to assist him. Governors of Bombay and Madras presidencies subordinate to the Governor-general of Bengal.

What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement?

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  1. To oust the British from India

  2. To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India

  3. To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society

  4. To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Wahabi movement offered the most serious and well-planned challenge to British supremacy in India from the 1830's to 1860's. Initially, the Wahabi movement directed itself against the Sikhs in Punjab. It was a revivalist movement which tried to purify Islam by eliminating all the un-Islamic practices which had crept into Muslim society through the ages. Syed Mir Nisar Ali, popularly known as Titu Mir, was the leader of the Wahabi Movement in India.

The 'Hero of Plassey' was ________.

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  1. Wareen Hastings

  2. Dupleix

  3. Clive

  4. Shuja-ud-Daulah

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Battle of Plassey in Bengal, on 23 June, 1757, was a crucial event in the history of India. It was the start of nearly two centuries of British rule in India. The British East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a small French force. Hence Clive is called the Hero of Plassey.

The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was ______________.

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  1. Lord Irwin

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Warren Hastings

  4. Lord Linlithgow

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Lord Irwin - Viceroy from 1926-1931
Lord Dalhousie - Governor General from 1848-1856.
Warren Hastings - Governor-General from 1773 to 1785. (had the longest term)
Lord Linlithgow -  Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1944.

Arrange the following in chronological order.
$1$. Viceroy Lytton
$2$. Viceroy Mayo
$3$. Viceroy Landsowne
$4$. Viceroy Linlithgow.

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  1. II, III, I, IV

  2. II, I, III, IV

  3. IV, III, II, I

  4. III, IV, I, II

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Viceroy Mayo - served as Viceroy between 1869 and 1872.
Viceroy Lytton - served as Viceroy of India between 1876 and 1880.
Viceroy Landsowne - Viceroy between 1888 to 1893.
Viceroy Linlithgow - Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1944. 

The Battle of Plassey is very important event in Indian history because ________.

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  1. The Nawab of Bengal lost in it

  2. It enabled the British to have power in Bengal

  3. It laid the foundation for British rule in India

  4. It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Battle of Plassey in Bengal, on 23 June, 1757, was a crucial event in the history of India. It was the start of nearly two centuries of British rule in India. The British East India Company defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a small French force. 

Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah or Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly _________.

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  1. Because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab

  2. Because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal

  3. Because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield

  4. Because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English

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Correct Option: B

When was the battle of Buxar fought?

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  1. October $1764$

  2. October $1754$

  3. September  $1564$

  4. January  $1824$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.

Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
a. After the battle of Buxar, the Company appointed Residents in Indian states.
b. Resident represented the imperial power in the local court.
c. In 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal.
d. Resident exercised financial and administrative powers. 

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2, 3, and 4

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Correct Option: C