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Question 611. Who among the following was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British dominion?
  1.    Bishop R. Hebar
  2.    W.H. Sleeman
  3.    James Outram
  4.    General Low
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> W.H. Sleeman
Answer: (b)
The subsidiary alliance was implemented during the reign of Lord Wellesley. Wellesley’s Subsidiary System is regarded as one of the masterstrokes of British imperialism.
It increased the military strength of the Company in India at the expense of the protected states. The territories of the Company were free from the ravages of war thereby establishing the stability of the British power in India.
Question 612. Which Governor General had abolished slavery in India?
  1.    Lord Ellenborough
  2.    Lord Wellesley
  3.    Lord Cornwallis
  4.    Lord William Bentinck
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Lord Cornwallis
Answer: (c)James Outram was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion. In 1854, he was appointed resident at Lucknow, in which capacity two years later he carried out the annexation of Oudh and became the first chief commissioner of that province.
Question 613. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Battle)
List-II (Period)
A. Battle of Plassey
1. Jan. 22, 1760
B. Battle of Ambur
2. Oct. 22, 1764
C. Battle of Buxar
3. 1749
D. Battle of Wandiwash
4. Jun. 23, 1757
 Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 2 3 4
  2.    1 2 4 3
  3.    2 1 3 4
  4.    4 3 2 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 4 3 2 1
Answer: (d)
The Battle of Plassey held on 23rd June 1757.
The Battle of Ambur held on 1749.
The Battle of Buxar held on 22nd Oct. 1764.
The Battle of Wandiwash held on 22nd Jan 1760.
Question 614. Which of the following statement(s) is /are correct
  1. Lord Cornwallis created cavenated civil services
  2. William Bentinck banned sati practice in India.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    2 only
  2.    1 and 2 both
  3.    1 only
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2 only
Answer: (a)The sati system was banned by the efforts of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and other reformers. When William Bentinck was Governer-General civil services through exam was introduced in charter act of 1853.
Question 615. What was the bone of contention between Nizam Ali, the ruler of Hydrabad and the English?
  1.    The Northern Sarkars
  2.    Karnataka
  3.    Masulipatanum
  4.    The Sarkar of Guntur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The Sarkar of Guntur
Answer: (d)The Sarkar of Guntur was the bone of contention between Nizam Ali, the ruler of Hyderabad and the English.
Question 616. Which one of the following European trading companies adopted the “Blue Water Policy” in India?
  1.    British East India company
  2.    French company
  3.    Dutch company
  4.    Portuguese company
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Portuguese company
Answer: (d)Portuguese trading company adopted the ‘Blue Water Policy’ in India. Francisco de Almeida became the 1st Portuguese viceroy in India initiated the Blue Water Policy, which aimed at the Portuguese Mastery of the Sea and confined Portuguese relationship with India only for the purpose of trade and commerce.
Question 617. Which one of the following poets had said that the Battle of Plassey was ‘A Night of Eternal Gloom’?
  1.    Subramania Bharti
  2.    Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  3.    Navin Chandra Sen
  4.    Ravindranath Tagore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Navin Chandra Sen
Answer: (c)
Question 618. Which one of the following settlements did comprise Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue?
  1.    None of the above
  2.    Ryotwari settlement
  3.    Mahalwari settlement
  4.    Permanent settlement
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Permanent settlement
Answer: (d)Permanent settlement comprises Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue. The Zamindars were made the owners of the whole land in their Zamindari as long as they paid their dues to the state and they worked as agents of government in collecting the land revenue.
Question 619. Where in India, did the Portuguese build their first fortress?
  1.    Cannanore
  2.    Goa
  3.    Cochin
  4.    Anjidiv
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Cochin
Answer: (c)
Question 620. Which one of the following had for the first time accepted that British victory at Plasy was the victory of breach of faith?
  1.    None of these
  2.    Vansittort
  3.    Lord Clive
  4.    Hector Munro
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Lord Clive
Answer: (c)

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