1. Who leads the historical school of thought that the British conquest of India was made "blindly" and accidentally?
2. Between 1798 and 1818, the motives of British policy in India are described as consciously what?
3. Which Governor-General is said to have treated India as a "conquered rather than an acquired country"?
4. Consider the following statements regarding the beginning of the British period in India:
(I) Some historians regard 1740 as the beginning, marking the start of the Anglo-French struggle in India.
(II) Some regard 1757, the year of Plassey, as the beginning.
(III) Others regard 1761, the year of the Third Battle of Panipat, as the beginning.
Which of the above is/are correct?
5. In 1700, who became the Dewan of Bengal?
6. Who killed Sarfaraz Khan and became the new Subahdar of Bengal in 1741?
7. Siraj-ud-daula was the grandson of Alivardi Khan through which relation?
8. Consider the following statements regarding Siraj-ud-daula's rivals:
(I) Shaukat Jang, the Nawab of Purnea, was his cousin.
(II) Ghasiti Begum was his hostile aunt.
(III) Mir Jafar was a rebellious commander whom he dismissed.
Which of the above is/are correct?
9. Who did Siraj-ud-daula appoint as his overall administrator, acting almost like a prime minister?
10. The Battle of Plassey was fought on which date?
11. In the secret conspiracy against Siraj-ud-daula before Plassey, who was to be made the new Nawab?
12. Who ordered the murder of Siraj-ud-daula after his capture?
13. As a result of the Battle of Plassey, Mir Jafar gave the English large sums of money plus the zamindari of which territory?
14. In November 1759, the Dutch were defeated and humbled by the English forces at which place?
15. Under the Treaty of 1760 with Mir Kasim, which districts did he agree to cede to the Company?
16. Mir Kasim shifted the capital of Bengal from Murshidabad to which place?
17. The Battle of Buxar was fought on which date?
18. Consider the following statements regarding the Battle of Buxar:
(I) The combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II were defeated.
(II) The English forces were commanded by Major Hector Munro.
(III) The victory established the English as contenders for supremacy over the whole of India.
Which of the above is/are correct?
19. Robert Clive concluded the Treaty of Allahabad in August 1765 with which two parties?
20. Under the Treaty of Allahabad, Shah Alam II issued a farman granting the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the Company in return for an annual payment of how much?
21. In which year was the Dual Government system introduced in Bengal?
22. Who abolished the Dual Government system in Bengal in 1772?
23. Under the Dual Government, who was appointed deputy diwan for Bengal?
24. In which region did Haidar Ali take French help to set up an arms factory?
25. Consider the following statements regarding Haidar Ali's rise:
(I) He became the de facto ruler of Mysore in 1761.
(II) He was defeated by the Marathas under Madhavrao in 1764, 1766, and 1771.
(III) After Madhavrao's death in 1772, Haidar Ali recovered all territories previously lost to the Marathas.
Which of the above is/are correct?
26. The First Anglo-Mysore War ended with which treaty?
27. In the Second Anglo-Mysore War, which English commander did Haidar Ali defeat and capture in 1781?
28. Haidar Ali died of cancer on which date?
29. The Second Anglo-Mysore War was ended by which treaty, under which each side returned territories taken from the other?
30. The Third Anglo-Mysore War arose from a dispute between Tipu Sultan and which state?
31. Which Governor-General led the English campaign that captured Bangalore in 1791 during the Third Anglo-Mysore War?
32. Under the Treaty of Seringapatam (1792), which Mysorean territory went to the English?
33. Who succeeded Sir John Shore as Governor-General in 1798, immediately preceding the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?
34. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ended with the fall of Seringapatam and the death of Tipu Sultan on which date?
35. Who was Lord Wellesley's brother, who also participated in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War and later defeated Napoleon?
36. Consider the following statements on Mysore after Tipu's fall:
(I) The English took possession of Kanara, Wynad, Coimbatore, Dwaraporam and Seringapatam.
(II) The new state of Mysore was handed to the old Wodeyar dynasty under minor ruler Krishnaraja III.
(III) In 1831, William Bentinck took control of Mysore on grounds of misgovernance.
Which of the above is/are correct?
37. In 1881, who restored the kingdom of Mysore to its ruler?
38. Consider the following pairs of Anglo-Mysore Wars and their concluding treaties:
(I) First Anglo-Mysore War – Treaty of Madras
(II) Second Anglo-Mysore War – Treaty of Mangalore
(III) Third Anglo-Mysore War – Treaty of Seringapatam
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
39. Who is considered the greatest of all the Peshwas and started the confederacy of prominent Maratha chiefs?
40. Consider the following pairs of Maratha chiefs and their seats of power:
(I) Gaekwad – Baroda
(II) Holkars – Indore
(III) Sindhias – Gwalior
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
41. Under the Treaty of Surat (1775), Raghunathrao ceded which territories to the English?
42. Which Maratha general trapped the English army near Talegaon and forced their surrender in the First Anglo-Maratha War?
43. The English were forced to sign which humiliating treaty after their defeat near Wadgaon in January 1779?
44. The First Anglo-Maratha War formally ended with which treaty in 1782?
45. Who became the Peshwa after Madhavrao Narayan committed suicide in 1795?
46. Jaswantrao Holkar decisively defeated the combined armies of the Peshwa and Sindhia at which battle in October 1802?
47. Bajirao II signed the Treaty of Bassein with the English on which date?
48. Consider the following statements on the Treaty of Bassein (1802):
(I) The Peshwa agreed to receive a permanent Company native infantry of not less than 6,000 troops.
(II) The Peshwa agreed to cede territories yielding an income of Rs 26 lakh.
(III) The Peshwa agreed to surrender the city of Surat.
Which of the above is/are correct?
49. Which English commander defeated the combined armies of Sindhia and Bhonsle after the Peshwa accepted the subsidiary alliance?
50. Consider the following pairs of Maratha chiefs and the treaties by which they were defeated in the Second Anglo-Maratha War:
(I) Bhonsle – Treaty of Devgaon
(II) Sindhia – Treaty of Surajianjangaon
(III) Holkar – Treaty of Rajpurghat
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
51. The Third Anglo-Maratha War was fought during which years?
52. Who was the Governor-General during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, whose actions against the Pindaris united the Maratha confederacy against him?
53. Consider the following pairs from the Third Anglo-Maratha War treaties:
(I) Treaty of Poona – Peshwa
(II) Treaty of Gwalior – Sindhia
(III) Treaty of Mandasor – Holkar
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
54. Where was Peshwa Bajirao II settled as a British retainer after his surrender in 1818?
55. Who was made ruler of the small principality of Satara, formed out of the Peshwa's dominions, as a lineal descendant of Shivaji?
56. Which of the following was a key reason for the Marathas' defeat by the English?
57. In 1783, which Baluch tribe established complete hold over Sindh under Mir Fath Ali Khan?
58. The Amirs of Sindh signed their first-ever treaty with the English, professing "eternal friendship," through the efforts of which envoy?
59. Under the Treaty of 1832 with Sindh, negotiated by Colonel Pottinger, English traders were allowed free passage but were barred from doing what?
60. In which year did the Amirs of Sindh sign a treaty turning Sindh into a British protectorate under Lord Auckland?
61. Under the 1839 treaty, a British subsidiary force was stationed at Shikarpur and Bukkar, for which the Amirs had to pay how much annually?
62. Sindh was formally merged into the British Empire in 1843 under which Governor-General?
63. Ranjit Singh belonged to which Sikh misl?
64. In 1805, Ranjit Singh acquired which two cities, bringing the political and religious capitals of Punjab under his rule?
65. The Treaty of Amritsar (1809) fixed which river as the boundary between Ranjit Singh's dominions and the Company's?
66. Consider the following statements regarding Ranjit Singh's later conquests after the Treaty of Amritsar:
(I) He captured Multan in 1818.
(II) He captured Kashmir in 1819.
(III) He captured Peshawar in 1834.
Which of the above is/are correct?
67. Ranjit Singh died in which year, after which the decline of his empire began?
68. The First Anglo-Sikh War began with the Sikh army crossing which river on December 11, 1845?
69. Consider the following statements regarding battles of the First Anglo-Sikh War:
(I) The Sikhs suffered defeats at Mudki, Ferozeshah, and Sobraon.
(II) These defeats were partly due to the treachery of Lal Singh and Teja Singh.
(III) Lahore fell to the British forces on February 20, 1846.
Which of the above is/are correct?
70. Under the Treaty of Lahore (1846), which territory between the Beas and the Sutlej was annexed to the Company?
71. Under the Treaty of Lahore, Kashmir including Jammu was sold to which ruler?
72. The Treaty of Bhairowal (December 1846) removed which regent and set up a council of regency for Punjab?
73. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Second Anglo-Sikh War and the final annexation of Punjab?
74. The Second Anglo-Sikh War ended with the decisive Battle of Gujarat in which month and year?
75. Who became the first Chief Commissioner of Punjab in 1853?
**Batch 5: Extension of British Paramountcy through Administrative Policy**
76. Which Governor-General followed the "ring-fence" policy of creating buffer zones to defend the Company's frontiers?
77. Under the ring-fence policy, the Company organised the defence of the frontiers of which state, on condition that its ruler would defray the expenses?
78. The subsidiary alliance system was used to build an empire in India primarily by which Governor-General?
79. Consider the following statements regarding the subsidiary alliance system:
(I) The allying ruler had to accept the permanent stationing of a British force and pay a subsidy for its maintenance.
(II) The ruler could not employ any European without prior consultation with the Company.
(III) The ruler could not go to war or negotiate with any other Indian ruler without consulting the Governor-General.
Which of the above is/are correct?
80. Which Governor-General first insisted, in a 1787 treaty with the Nawab of Carnatic, that a subsidiary state should not have foreign relations?
81. In the fourth or last stage of the subsidiary alliance's evolution, what happened if a state failed to pay the fixed protection fee in time?
82. Which Maratha confederation was the last to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1818?
83. According to the Doctrine of Lapse, an adopted son could inherit his foster father's private property, but not what?
84. The Doctrine of Lapse is most closely associated with which Governor-General, though he was not its originator?
85. Consider the following pairs of states annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse and their year of annexation:
(I) Satara – 1848
(II) Nagpur – 1854
(III) Jhansi – 1854
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
86. Awadh was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 after deposing which Nawab, on grounds of misgovernment rather than under the Doctrine of Lapse?
87. Over his eight-year tenure (1848-56), Lord Dalhousie annexed how many states in total?
**Batch 6: Relations with Neighbouring Countries**
88. The Anglo-Bhutanese conflict arose partly from the British occupation of which region in 1826?
89. The Anglo-Nepalese War ended with which treaty in 1816?
90. Consider the following statements regarding the Treaty of Sagauli (1816):
(I) Nepal accepted a British resident.
(II) Nepal ceded the districts of Garhwal and Kumaon.
(III) Nepal withdrew from Sikkim.
Which of the above is/are correct?
91. The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with which treaty in 1826?
92. Under the Treaty of Yandabo, Burma ceded which coastal provinces to the British?
93. Upper Burma was finally annexed to British India in which year, after the Third Anglo-Burmese War?
94. Colonel Younghusband led a mission to which country in 1904, resulting in the Treaty of Lhasa?
95. Under the original Treaty of Lhasa (1904), the Indian Government would occupy the Chumbi Valley as security for an indemnity, for how many years?
96. Which Viceroy sent Colonel Younghusband's mission to Tibet, alarmed by increasing Russian influence at Lhasa?
97. Lord Auckland's "forward policy" toward Afghanistan led to which tripartite treaty in 1838?
98. The First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) ended with the British recognising which ruler as the independent Amir of Afghanistan?
99. Which Viceroy started the policy of "masterly inactivity" toward Afghanistan, avoiding interference in the succession war after Dost Mohammed's death?
100. Which Viceroy introduced the policy of "proud reserve," leading to the Second Anglo-Afghan War?
101. The Second Anglo-Afghan War ended with the Treaty of Gandamak (May 1879), signed with which Afghan ruler?
102. The Durand Line, drawn as a compromise boundary between Afghan and British territories, was agreed under which agreement in 1893?
103. Which Viceroy created the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) directly under the Government of India?
