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Question 61. Which British military officer defeated Tipu Sultan in India, Napolean Bonaparte in Europe and eventually, became the Duke of Wellington?
  1.    Arthur Wellesley
  2.    Robert Clive
  3.    Warren Hastings
  4.    Richard Wellesley
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Robert Clive
Answer: (b)Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal. Under the dual Government company will look after fiscal matters and all the rest would be dealt by the Indian rulers.
Question 62. Which of the following statements about Fourth AngloMysore War are correct?
  1. The Madras Council suggested a policy of rigorous and intense attack on Mysore.
  2. Lord Wellesley tried to revive the triple alliance.
  3. Tipu sent emissaries to Arabia, Versailles, Mauritius and Kabul enlisting support against the English.
  4. The war was of a very short duration though decisive.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  1.    2, 3 and 4
  2.    1, 3 and 4
  3.    2 and 4
  4.    1 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799) was a war in South India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company under the Earl of Mornington. In the battle, Tipu Sultan was shot and killed.
Question 63. 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)
Question 64. Who of the following Governor-Generals realised the importance of Rajput alliance and entered into treaties with a number of Rajput states?
  1.    Warren Hastings
  2.    Lord Cornwallis
  3.    Lord Wellesley
  4.    Lord Hastings
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Lord Hastings
Answer: (d)
Question 65. In which year were Factories opened for the first time in Orissa.
  1.    1613 A.D.
  2.    1632 A.D.
  3.    1639 A.D.
  4.    1663 A.D.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1663 A.D.
Answer: (d)
Question 66. 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)

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