CBSE Class 8 - Our Pasts III - CH2 - From Trade to Territory (MCQs) (#cbsenotes)

From Trade to Territory 

MCQs based on NCERT Class 8 - Our Pasts III Chapter 

① ___________ introduced 'Doctrine of Lapse'

ⓐ Lord Dalhousie

ⓑ Robert Clive

ⓒ Warren Hastings

② Who led the East India Company in the Battle of Plassey?

ⓐ Warren Hastings

ⓑ Mir Jafar

ⓒ Robert Clive

③ When was the Battle of Plassey fought?

ⓐ 1757

ⓑ 1857

ⓒ 1774

④ Who was the Last known Mughal emperor?

ⓐ Aurangzeb

ⓑ Bahadur Shah Zafar

ⓒ Akbar

⑤ Who was assassinated after the Battle of Plassey?

ⓐ Alivardi Khan

ⓑ Sirajuddaulah

ⓒ Mir Quasim

⑥ Name the river on whose bank the first English factory was established?

ⓐ Ganga

ⓑ Brahamputra

ⓒ Hugli

⑦ Name the first Nawab of Bengal among the following?

ⓐ Alivardi Khan

ⓑ Musrhid Quli Khan

ⓒ Sirajuddaulah

⑧ Which country had already established base in India before the British East India Company?

ⓐ France

ⓑ Portugal

ⓒ Dutch

⑨ _________ was responsible for maintaining law and order in his district.

ⓐ Collector

ⓑ Governor

ⓒ Governor-General

⑩ In Kittoor , the war with East India Company was led by ____________. 

ⓐ Rani Lakshmi Bai

ⓑ Peshwa

ⓒ Rani Chennama

Answers:

1: ⓐ Lord Dalhousie

2: ⓒ Robert Clive

3: ⓐ 1757

4: ⓑ Bahadur Shah Zafar

5: ⓑ Sirajuddaulah

6:     ⓒ Hugli

7: ⓑ Musrhid Quli Khan

8:     ⓑ Portugal

9: ⓐ Collector

10:   ⓒ Rani Chennama