British East India Company NDA Questions

NDA Modern Indian History

British East India Company MCQ Questions


7.
Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A.
Robert Clive
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Lord Wellesley
D.
Warren Hastings
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ANSWER :
D. Warren Hastings
8.
The British East India Company’s trade monopoly ended with which Act?
A.
Pitts India Act, 1784
B.
Charter Act, 1813
C.
Charter Act, 1833
D.
Government of India Act, 1858
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ANSWER :
C. Charter Act, 1833
9.
The Battle of Buxar (1764) established the Company's control over which regions?
A.
Bengal, Bihar, Orissa
B.
Delhi, Punjab, Sindh
C.
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa
D.
Awadh, Rajasthan, Gujarat
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ANSWER :
A. Bengal, Bihar, Orissa
10.
The main competitor of the British East India Company in India during the 18th century was ________.
A.
Portugal
B.
Spain
C.
France
D.
Netherlands
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ANSWER :
C. France
11.
The Treaty of ________ in 1765 granted the British East India Company the Diwani rights over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
A.
Allahabad
B.
Plassey
C.
Buxar
D.
Carnatic
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ANSWER :
A. Allahabad
12.
Who was the Governor-General during the implementation of the Permanent Settlement?
A.
Lord Cornwallis
B.
Warren Hastings
C.
Lord Dalhousie
D.
Lord Wellesley
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ANSWER :
A. Lord Cornwallis