251. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of ______ to the East India Company.
(a) Rs 480,000
(b) Rs 400,000
(c) Rs 500,000
(d) Rs 300,000
Ans: (b)
252. The Regulating Act was passed in the year
(a) 1793
(b) 1773
(c) 1763
(d) 1783
Ans: (b)
253. According to the Regulating Act, Directors were to be elected for a period of
(a) 5 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 6 years
(d) 3 years
Ans: (b)
254. As per the Regulating Act, a Governor-General and four Councilors were appointed for
(a) Bengal
(b) Bombay
(c) Madras
(d) Surat
Ans: (a)
255. The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was
(a) 4 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 2 years
Ans: (b)
256. As per the Regulating Act a Supreme Court was established in
(a) Bengal
(b) Bombay
(c) Delhi
(d) Madras
Ans: (a)
257. According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of the Chief Justice and
(a) Five Judges
(b) Two Judges
(c) Six Judges
(d) Three Judges
Ans: (d)
258. The first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the Anglo-French War in
(a) Canada
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) America
Ans: (b)
259. During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was
(a) La Bourdonnais
(b) Captain Paradise
(c) Dupleix
(d) Count-de-Lally
Ans: (c)
260. To establish French political influence in Sothern India, Dupleix had an opportunity in the disputed succession to the thrones of
(a) Delhi and Awadh
(b) Hyderabad and Carnatic
(c) Travancore
(d) Vijayanagar and Ahmednagar
Ans: (b)
261. In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of
(a) Anwaruddin
(b) Chanda Sahib
(c) Nasir Jang
(d) Muzaffar Jang
Ans: (a)
262. Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of
(a) Rampur
(b) Arcot
(c) Awadh
(d) Surat
Ans: (c)
263. Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of
(a) Rohelas
(b) Marathas
(c) Sikhs
(d) Tamils
Ans: (a)
264. Rohelas were of ______ origin.
(a) Turkish
(b) Afghan
(c) British
(d) Chinese
Ans: (b)
265. The Rohelas helped the Afghan invaders in 1761 in the Battle of
(a) Bauxar
(b) Plassey
(c) Arcot
(d) Panipat
Ans: (d)
266. To face the Maratha Army the Rohelas chief entered into a pact with
(a) The Nawab of Awadh
(b) The French
(c) The Portuguese
(d) The Sikhs
Ans: (a)
267. The 'Hero of Plassey' was
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Dupleix
(c) Clive
(d) Shuja-ud-Daulah
Ans: (c)
268. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by
(a) Lord Hastings
(b) Cornwallis
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Bentinck
Ans: (d)
269. The Diwani Adalat was presided over by
(a) Collector
(b) Governor
(c) Resident
(d) Nawabs
Ans: (a)
270. The first plans for an Indian railway system was made by
(a) Minto
(b) Amherst
(c) Hardinge
(d) Cornwallis
Ans: (c)
271. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from
(a) Russian menace
(b) Pindari menace
(c) Rohelas
(d) Attack by Burmese
Ans: (a)
272. The Treaty of Bessein (1802) was signed between
(a) The British and the Peshwa
(b) The British and the Nizam
(c) The British and Sikh
(d) The British and Nawab of Arcot
Ans: (a)
273. Sindhia's troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
(a) Bessein
(b) Assaye
(c) Tanjore
(d) Poona
Ans: (b)
274. The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed at
(a) Allahabad
(b) Amritsar
(c) Kashmir
(d) Agra
Ans: (b)
275. The Sikhs were defeated by the English at ______ in 1856.
(a) Sobraon
(b) Amritsar
(c) Lahore
(d) Kashmir
Ans: (a)
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