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From Trade to Territory Book Back Questions 8th Social Science Lesson 2

8th Social Science Lesson 2

2] From Trade to Territory

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The Black Hole tragedy (1756): There was a small dungeon room in the Fort William in Calcutta, where troops of the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daula, held 146 British Prisoners of war for one night. Next day morning, when the door was opened 123 of the prisoners found dead because of suffocation.

Satyendranath Tagore, the elder brother of poet Rabindranath Tagore, was the first Indian to pass the I.C.S. Examination in 1863.

Strength of British Army: Plassey war (1757): 1950 European infantry, 100 European artillery, 50 English sailors, and 2,100 Indian sepoys, an English army of 6000 troops was maintained in Bengal. In 1857, the strength of the army in India was 3,11,400 of whom 2,65,900 were Indians. Its officers were British.

Sir Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Fort William in Bengal. Sir Thiruvarur Muthusamy was the first Indian Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

The first Indian state to accept the Subsidiary Alliance was Hyderabad (1798) . It was followed by Tanjore (1799) , Awadh (1801) , Peshwa (1802) , Bhonsle (1803) , Gwalior (1804) , Indore (1817) , Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur (1818) .

By applying the Doctrine of Lapse policy, Dalhousie annexed Satara in 1848, Jaipur and Sambalpur in 1849, Baghat in 1850, Udaipur in 1852, Jhansi in 1853 and Nagpur in 1854.

Choose the correct answer:

1. The ruler of Bengal in 1757 was ________

(a) Shuja-ud-daulah

(b) Siraj-ud-daulah

(c) Mir Qasim

(d) Tipu Sultan

2. The Battle of Plassey was fought in ________

(a) 1757

(b) 1764

(c) 1765

(d) 1775

3. Which among the following treaty was signed after Battle of Buxar?

(a) Treaty of Allahabad

(b) Treaty of Carnatic

(c) Treaty of Alinagar

(d) Treaty of Paris

4. The Treaty of Pondichery brought the _______________ Carnatic war to an end.

(a) First

(b) Second

(c) Third

(d) None

5. When did Hyder Ali crown on the throne of Mysore?

(a) 1756

(b) 1761

(c) 1763

(d) 1764

6. Treaty of Mangalore was signed between _________

(a) The French and Tipu Sultan

(b) Hyder Ali and Zamorin of Calicut

(c) The British and Tipu Sultan

(d) Tipu Sultan and Marathas

7. Who was the British Governor General during Third Anglo-Mysore War?

(a) Robert Clive

(b) Warren Hastings

(c) Lord Cornwallis

(d) Lord Wellesley

8. Who signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British?

(a) Bajirao II

(b) Daulat Rao Scindia

(c) Sambhaji Bhonsle

(d) Sayyaji Rao Gaekwad

9. Who was the last Peshwa of Maratha Empire?

(a) Balaji Vishwanath

(b) Baji Rao II

(c) Balaji Baji Rao

(d) Baji Rao

10. Who was the first Indian state to join the subsidiary Alliance?

(a) Awadh

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Udaipur

(d) Gwalior

Fill in the blanks:

1. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ____________

2. The commander in Chief of Sirajuddaulah was ___________

3. The main cause for the Second Carnatic War was __________

4. _____________ adopted the policy of Doctrine of Lapse to extend the British Empire in India.

5. Tipu Sultan was finally defeated at the hands of __________

6. After the death of Tipu Sultan Mysore was handed over to _________

7. In 1800, ______________ established a college at Fort William in Calcutta.

Match the following:

1. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle – The First Anglo Mysore War

2. Treaty of Salbai – The First Carnatic War

3. Treaty of Paris – The Third Carnatic War

4. Treaty of Srirangapatnam – The First Maratha War

5. Treaty of Madras – The Third Anglo Mysore War

State true or false. If false, correct the statement:

1. After the death of Alivardi Khan, Siraj-ud-daulah ascended the throne of Bengal.

2. Hector Munro, led the British forces in the battle of Plassey.

3. The outbreak of the Austrian war of succession in Europe was led to Second Carnatic War in India.

4. Sir Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Fort William in Bengal.

5. The Police system was created by Lord Cornwallis.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

a) Battle of Adayar – 1748

b) Battle of Ambur – 1754

c) Battle of Wandiwash – 1760

d) Battle of Arcot – 1749

Answers:

Choose the best answers:

1. Siraj – ud – daulah 2. 1757 3. 1757 4. Second 5. 1761 6. The British and Tipu Sultan 7. Lord Cornwallis 8. Bajirao II 9. Baji Rao 10. Hyderabad

Fill in the blanks:

1. 1757 2. Mir Jafar 3. The Issue of Succession 4. Lord Dalhousie 5. Arthur Wellesley 6. Krishna Raja Odayar 7. Lord Wellesley

Match the following:

  1. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle- The First Carnatic War
  2. Treaty of Salbai- The First Maratha War
  3. Treaty of Paris- The Third Carnatic War
  4. Treaty of Srirangapatnam- The Third Anglo Mysore War
  5. Treaty of Madras- The First Anglo Mysore War

State true or false. If false, correct the statement:

  1. True
  2. False

Correct answer: Robert Clive led the British forces in the battle of Plassey.

  1. False

Correct answer: The outbreak of the Austrian war of succession in Europe was led to Second Carnatic

War in India

  1. True
  2. True

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Battle of Wandiwash – 1760

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