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Question 91. Consider the following statements

Battle of Buxar provided the key to the English to establish their rule in India.
The Treaty of Allahabad, concluded in 1765, enabled the British to establish their rule in Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (c)

Question 92. Under the forceful thrust of British rule, a rapid transformation of the Indian economy took place. In this context, which of the following statements is/ are correct?

Indian economy was transformed into a colonial economy in the 19th century whose structure was determined by Britain’s fast developing industrial economy.
The influx of cheap Indian products into England gave a great blow to English textile industries.
The 19th century saw the collapse of the traditional Indian village economy and fresh economic alignment along commercial lines.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1 and 3
1 only
2 only
l and 2

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 1 and 3
Answer: (a)

Question 93. Haider Ali declared war on English, thereby starting the second AngloMysore war on the ground that

His neutrality was violated
The English had abused him
The English had conspired against him
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> The English had abused him
Answer: (b)

Question 94. Tipu Sultan was a man of complex character. He was an innovator, which of the following was not one of his innovations?

A new calendar
A new method of survey and settlement
A new system of coinage
New scales of weights and measures

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> A new method of survey and settlement
Answer: (b)

Question 95. Consider the following statements about Shivaji’s military acumen

He was a master in guerrilla tactics and swift cavalry warfare.

He had built a series of fortified strongholds on the table mountains of the Western Deccan.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (c)

Question 96. Indicate the importance of the treaty of Amritsar (1809) signed between Ranjit Singh and the English?

It marked the beginning of an era of peace and prosperity in the Punjab
It helped Ranjit Singh in realising his ambition of conquering Multan, Kashmir, Ladakh and Peshawar
It recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh’s policy of expansion
It made him the undisputed master of all the Sikhs

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> It recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh’s policy of expansion
Answer: (c)

Question 97. Emperor Shah Alam II gave the Diwani of Bengal-Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on

12 August, 1765
18 August, 1765
29 August, 1765
21 August, 1765

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 12 August, 1765
Answer: (a)

Question 98. Which one among the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775–1982?

The British won the war
The Marathas won the war
There was no victory for either side
It helped Haider Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a mutual war

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> There was no victory for either side
Answer: (c)
The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782) was fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India. The war began with the Treaty of Surat and ended with the Treaty of Salbai. After the British defeat, Warren Hastings through Mahadji Shinde proposed a new treaty between the Peshwa and the British that would recognize the young Madhavrao as the Peshwa and grant Raghunathrao a pension.
This treaty, known as the Treaty of Salbai, was signed on 17 May 1782 and was ratified by Hastings in June 1782 and by Phadnis in February 1783. The treaty also returned to Shinde all his territories west of the Yamuna. It also guaranteed peace between the two sides for twenty years, thus ending the war.

Question 99. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?

To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States

To place the Indian administration under the British Crown

To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 and 2 only
2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (a)
The object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858) were to disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States as the announcement reversed Lord Dalhousie’s pre-war policy of political unification through princely state annexation. It was also to place the Indian administration under the British Crown.
Therefore, statements 1 & 2 are correct. However, it was not to regulate East India Company’s trade with India so statement 3 is wrong.

Question 100. Who granted the Diwani of Bengal to the East India Company in 1765?