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Who separated the judicial and police powers from the collector? 

  1. Lord Ripon

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord Cornwallis

  4. William Bentinck


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cornwallis was appointed as Governor General of Bengal in 1786. He introduced permanent Land Revenue System in 1793. He separated the Judicial and police powers from the collector and also brought the district collector under the purview of judiciary.

Circuit courts were established in ______________ .

  1. Patna

  2. Murshidabad and Calcutta

  3. Ducca

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cornwallis was appointed as Governor General of Bengal in 1786. He introduced permanent Land Revenue System in 1793. He separated the Judicial and police powers from the collector and also brought the district collector under the purview of judiciary. He divided the Bengal province into four parts. i.e. Patna, Murshidabad, Calcutta and Decca and established circuit courts in each parts.

Who signed the treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh in 1809?

  1. Lord Irwin

  2. Lord Wellington

  3. Charles T. Metcalfe

  4. Lord Linlithgow


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The treaty of Amritsar was pact concluded between Charles T. Metcalfe, representing the British East India Company, and Ranjit Singh, head of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab in 1809. As per the treaty, Ranjit Singh was free to further consolidate his territorial gains north of the Sutlej river and was promised non-interference in his affairs.

Choose the correct statements.
1) After the battle of Buxar, the company appointed residents in Indian states.
2) Resident represented the imperial power in the local court.
3) In 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal.
4) Resident exercised financial and administrative powers. 

  1. 1 and 2

  2.  2 and 3

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: D

In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by ________.

  1. Hector Munro

  2. Robert Clive

  3. Roger Drake

  4. Boughton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Battle of Buxar was a conflict at Buxar in northeastern India between the forces of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro and the combined army of an alliance of Indian states including Bengal, Awadh, and the Mughal Empire. It was a decisive battle confirmed British power over Bengal and Bihar and marked the end of the attempt to rule Bengal through a puppet nawab. 

The Battle of Buxar was fought between the combined armies (of the Nawab of Awadh, the Mughal Emperor and Mir Kasim II) and the _______________.

  1. French

  2. Dutch

  3. Portuguese

  4. English


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The battle of Buxar was a conflict at Buxar in northeastern India between the forces of the British East India Company and the combined army of an alliance of Indian states including Bengal, Awadh, and the Mughal Empire. It was a decisive battle confirmed British power over Bengal and Bihar and marked the end of the attempt to rule Bengal through a puppet nawab. 

The treaty of Allahabad took place between ___________.

  1. Shuja-ud-daulah, Robert Clive and Shah Alam II

  2. Shuja-ud-daulah, Mir jafar and Shah Alam II

  3. Shuja-ud-daulah, Wajid Ali Shah and Shah Alam II

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was __________.

  1. The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William

  2. The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah

  3. Misuse of Dastaks(passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials

  4. Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta(Alinagar)


Correct Option: D

Arrange the following events in the chronological order.
(A) Defeat of Ibrahim Lodhi by Babur
(B) Defeat of Siraj ud-Daulah by East India Company.
(C) Defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan by Muhammad Ghori
(D) Defeat of Mir Qasim by East India Company

  1. CABD

  2. ACBD

  3. CADB

  4. ACDB


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

C) Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in second battle of Tarain in 1192. 
A)First Battle of Panipat was fought between Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur in 1526.
B) The battle between Siraj ud Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal and the East India Company happened during the year 1757 and it was known as Battle of Plassey.
D) Battle of Buxar, 1764, was a battle between the British East India Company and combined army of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Awadh and a Mughal King.