Quiz: British Period

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Number of Questions: 9

Question: 6 -

Who among the following Governor Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan?

Options:
  1.  Warren Hastings

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord Cornwallis

  4. Lord William Bentinck

  5. Answer:

    Lord Cornwallis

    Solution not available.

Question: 7 -

Lord Dalhousie introduced the first telegraph line in 1853, which ran between:

Options:
  1. Agra and Madras

  2. Calcutta and Bombay

  3. Calcutta and Agra

  4. Bombay and Thana

  5. Answer:

    Calcutta and Agra

    Solution not available.

Question: 8 -

Identify the wrong statement with regard to Dutch interest and activities in India?

Options:
  1. They took no part in politics or cultural contacts

  2.  Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West

  3. They treated the people of India ruthlessly and also exploited them

  4. They became the carriers of trade between India and the islands of the Far East

  5. Answer:

     Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West

    Solution not available.

Question: 9 -

Which two Europeans were involved in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760?

Options:
  1. Dutch and British

  2. Portuguese and British

  3. French and British

  4. Portuguese and Spanish

  5. Answer:

    French and British

    Solution not available.