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Question 51. Which two Europeans were involved in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760?
  1.    Portuguese and Spanish
  2.    Dutch and British
  3.    French and British
  4.    Portuguese and British
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> French and British
Answer: (c)
Question 52. The first article in which the English started trading was
  1.    Indigo
  2.    Saltpetre
  3.    Cotton
  4.    Pepper
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Indigo
Answer: (a)
Question 53. The Danish established a factory in 1620 at
  1.    Pondicherry
  2.    Calicut
  3.    Tranquebar
  4.    Goa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Tranquebar
Answer: (c)
Question 54. The Portuguese established their first business centre at
  1.    Calicut
  2.    Surat
  3.    Goa
  4.    Cochin
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Calicut
Answer: (a)
Question 55. The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by
  1.    North’s Regulating Act of 1773
  2.    Pitt’s India Act of 1784
  3.    Charter Act of 1793
  4.    Charter Act of 1813
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> North’s Regulating Act of 1773
Answer: (a)
Question 56. The commercial rivalry between the Dutch and the English in India came to an end
  1.    As a result of an agreement between the trading stations at Government of Britain and Holland in 1609
  2.    Following issuance of orders granting monopoly in favour of the British East India Company by the Pope
  3.    With the defeat of the Dutch at the battle of Bedara in 1759
  4.    As a result of the ‘Massacre at Amboyna’
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> With the defeat of the Dutch at the battle of Bedara in 1759
Answer: (c)
Question 57. Consider the following events:
  1. Annexation of Udaipur
  2. Annexation of Jhansi
  3. Annexation of Punjab
  4. Annexation of Oudh
The correct chronological sequence of these event is:
  1.    3-4-2-1
  2.    2-1-3-4
  3.    2-4-3-1
  4.    3-1-2-4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 3-1-2-4
Answer: (d)
Question 58. Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh or Oudh?
  1.    Safdar Jang
  2.    Saadat Khan
  3.    Shuja-ud-daula
  4.    Asaf-ud-daula
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Saadat Khan
Answer: (b)
Question 59. British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were, amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?
  1.    Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan
  2.    24-Parganas, Kalikata, Thakurgaon
  3.    Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur
  4.    Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur
Answer: (c)
Question 60. Find out the wrongly matched one/ones
  1. Lytton-Lee Commission
  2. Mayo-Scholarship scheme
  3. Ripon-Repeal of Vernacular Press Act
  4. Canning-Queen Victoria’s Proclamation
  1.    2, 3, 4
  2.    1 and 2
  3.    2 and 4
  4.    4 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 2
Answer: (b)

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