British Control Over Bengal Quiz

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Who was granted the Diwani rights over Bengal according to the text?

  • Mir Jaffar
  • Shuj-ud-daula
  • Shah Alam-II (correct)
  • Robert Clive

What annual fee did Shah Alam-II agree to in exchange for giving away all rights over Bengal to the British?

  • Rupees 75 lakhs
  • Rupees 100 lakhs
  • Rupees 26 lakhs (correct)
  • Rupees 50 lakhs

Which province did the Battle of Buxar make the British the real holders of power over?

  • Awadh
  • Punjab
  • Rajasthan
  • Bihar, Bengal, and Odisha (correct)

In what year did the East India Company get established in England?

<p>1600 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Mughal emperor Jahangir issue a royal charter allowing the British to conduct trade in Surat and Hooghly?

<p>1617 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did the English establish factories in the Mughal Empire?

<p>Agra, Ahmedabad, Broach (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the French East India Company established?

<p>1664 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which English monarch gave Bombay to the East India Company in 1668?

<p>Charles II (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which city became the capital of the English in India by the later part of the 18th century?

<p>Calcutta (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did the French East India Company establish its first factory?

<p>Surat (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the English purchase and build on the banks of the Hooghly River in 1690?

<p>Sutanauti, Calcutta, Govindapura (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which city became the capital of the French in India before they left?

<p>Puducheri (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Pitts India Act implementation?

<p>To restrict the powers of the East India Company (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What body replaced the Board of Directors as per the Pitts India Act?

<p>Board of Controllers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Act declared that Indians had attained paramount power in the name of the British Empire only?

<p>Pitts India Act (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the aim of the Charter Acts implemented every 20 years?

<p>To extend the license of the East India Company (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Charter Act is important for its role in extending the license of the East India Company?

<p>Charter Act of 1813 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Pitts India Act declare about areas under the possession of the East India Company?

<p>They were an integral part of the British Empire (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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