Arrival of Europeans & Expansion of British Rule Questions with Solutions
This topic covers the arrival of the Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danes and French in India, the growth of the East India Company, and the battles, wars and treaties through which British power expanded, including the Battles of Plassey and Buxar, the Anglo-Mysore, Anglo-Maratha and Anglo-Sikh wars, and policies such as subsidiary alliance and the doctrine of lapse. Typical questions ask which battle was fought in which year and between whom, which treaty ended which war, and which Governor-General introduced a policy. For example, the Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between Robert Clive and Siraj-ud-Daulah, and the Treaty of Allahabad (1765) gave the Company the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Practise the arrival of Europeans and expansion of British rule questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
Under which treaty did the East India Company obtain the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from Shah Alam II?
A. Treaty of AllahabadB. Treaty of SalbaiC. Treaty of BasseinD. Treaty of SeringapatammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q2.
The treaty signed between Lord Wellesley and Peshwa Baji Rao II in 1802, accepting the Subsidiary Alliance, was the:
A. Treaty of SuratB. Treaty of SalbaiC. Treaty of BasseinD. Treaty of PurandarmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
In 1651, the English established their first factory in Bengal on the banks of which river?
A. BrahmaputraB. MahanadiC. HugliD. DamodarmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›