The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. French
D. British
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The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of
A. Money lenders
B. Landlords
C. Traders
D. All the above
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At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651 ?
A. Calcutta
B. Qasim Bazar
C. Singur
D. Burdwan
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As per 'August Offer' the British objective for India was __________
A. Dominion Status
B. Puma Swaraj
C. Responsible Government
D. Provincial Authority
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Who had, while fasting in the prison, written to the British governor, The individual must die so that the nation may live. Today, I must die so that India may win freedom and glory?
A. Jatin Das
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. MK Gandhi
D. SC Bose
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During the period of which Governor General Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A. Dalhousie
B. Curzon
C. Bentick
D. Conrnwallis
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Who said that he had not become His Majesty's first Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire?
A. Attlee
B. Churchill
C. Disraeli
D. Loyd George
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Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law
A. Rowlatt Act of 1919
B. Government of India Act of 1935
C. Indian Council Act of 1909
D. Government of India Act of 1919
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The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) resulted in the defeat of the__________ forces
A. American
B. British
C. French
D. Russian
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India became independent during the vice royalty of
A. William Bentinck
B. Wellesley
C. Wavell
D. Mountbatten
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The Company lost all its administrative powers__________
A. By the Government of India Act of 1658
B. By the Government of India Act of 1758
C. By the Government of India Act of 1858
D. By the Government of India Act of 1958
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The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord
A. Hardinge
B. Minto
C. Chelmsford
D. Reading
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Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East india Company depended on
A. Governor
B. Governor-General
C. Parliament
D. Crown
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In November 1781, Sir Eyre Coote defeated __________ at Porto Nova
A. Hyder Ali
B. Marthanda Verma
C. British
D. Tipu Sultan
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The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612
A. Buxar
B. Plassey
C. Swally
D. Trafalgar
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The first Indian to be elected as a member of the British House of Commons was
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Surendra Nath Banerjee
C. Dr. BR Ambedkar
D. C. R. Das
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The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Womesh Chandra Banerjee
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. Pheroze Shah Mehta
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The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
A. Rast Goftar
B. Neel Darpan
C. Shome Prakash
D. None of the above
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The Treaty of Lahore was signed between the Sikhs and the British in India in the year
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The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
A. Bahadur Shah
B. Farrukh-Siyar
C. Muhammad Shah
D. Aurangzeb
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