8th Social - From Trade to Territory Answers

 Answers

I. 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
Answeer:
b) Siraj-ud-daulah

2. The Battle of Plassey was fought in ………………… .
a) 1757
b) 1764
c) 1765
d) 1775
Answer:
a) 1757

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
Answer:
c) Treaty of Alinagar

4. The Treaty of Pondichery brought the ………………… Carnatic war to an end.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third d) None
Answer:
b) Second

5. When did Hyder Ali crown on the throne of Mysore?
a) 1756
b) 1761
c) 1763
d) 1764
Answer:
b) 1761

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
Answer:
c) The British and Tippu Sultan

7. Who was the British Governor General during Third Anglo-Mysore War?
a) Robert Clive
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) Lord Wellesley
Answer:
c) Lord Cornwallis

8. Who signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British?
a) Bajirao II
b) Daulat Rao Scindia
c) Sambhaji Bhonsle
d) Sayyaji Rao Gaekwad
Answer:
a) Bajirao II

9. Who was the last Peshwa of Maratha empire?
a) Balaji Vishwanath
b) Baji Rao II
c) Balaji Baji Rao
d) BajiRao
Answer:
b) Baji Rao II

10. Who was the first Indian state to join the subsidiary Alliance?
a) Awadh
b) Hyderabad
c) Udaipur
d) Gwalior
Answer:
b) Hyderabad

II. Fill in the blanks:
1. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ………………… .
Answer:
1756

2. The commander in Chief of Sirajuddaulah was ………………… .
Answer:
Mir Jafer

3. The main cause for the Second Carnatic war was ………………… .
Answer:
War of Succession

4. …………… adopted the policy of Doctrine of Lapse to extend the British Empire in India.
Answer:
Dalhousie

5. Tipu Sultan was finally defeated at the hands of ………………… .
Answer:
Cord Wellesley

6. After the death of Tipu Sultan Mysore was handed over to ………………… .
Answer:
British

7. In 1800, ………………… established a college at Fort William in Calcutta.
Answer:
Lord Wellesley

III. Match the follbwing.

Answer:

1. Treaty of Aix – la – Chapelle	b) The First Carnatic War
2. Treaty of Salbai	d) The First Maratha War
3. Treaty of Paris	c) The Third Carnatic War
4. Treaty of Srirangapatnam	e) The Third Anglo Mysore War
5. Treaty of Madras	a) The First Anglo Mysore War

 

 IV. State True or False.

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

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

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

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

5. The Police system was created by Lord Cornwallis. Answer: True

 V. Which one of the following is correctly matched? 

1. Battle of Adayar – 1748

 2. Battle of Ambur – 1754

 3. Battle of Wandiwash – 1760 

4. Battle of Arcot – 1749 

Answer: 3. Battle of Wandiwash -1760

Additional Important Questions and Answers

I. Choose the Correct answer.
1. The Black Hole tragedy held in the year ………………
a) 1756
b) 1757
c) 1764
d) 1758
Answer:
1756

2. Dual system of Government started in Bengal by ………………
a) Robert Clive
b) Dupleix
c) Sir. Eyre Coote
d) General Joseph Smith.
Answer:
a) Robert Clive

3. Indian Government Act introduced in the year ………………
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1935
d) 193a
Answer:
c) 1935

4. The police system was created in India by ………………
a) Robert Clive
b) Warren Hastings
c) Sir. Eyre Coote Lord
d) Cornwallis
Answer:
d) Cornwallis

5. The police system established in India as a regular police force in ………………
a) 1790
b) 1791
c) 1792
d) 1793
Answer:
b) 1791

6. The hereditary village police was ………………
a) Chowkidars
b) pabel
c) Jamindhars
d) diwans
Answer:
a) Chowkidars

7. The ’Daroka’ system was extended to Madras in ………………
a) 1801
b) 1802
c) 1803
d) 1805
Answer:
b)1802

8. The Diwani system was ………………
a) Temple in charge
b) Building in charge
c) Tax collection
d) Kuthagai
Answer:
c) Tax collection

9. Who transformed the British Empire in India into the British empire of India?
a) Robert clive
b) Hartings
c) Wellesley
d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer:
c) Wellesley

10. Indian High Court Act introduced in the year ………………
a) 1855
b) 1857
c) 1860
d) 1861
Answer:
d) 1861

II. Fill in blanks.
1. The Black Hole tragedy led by ………………
Ans: Sira] – ud – daula

2. After the Battle of …………….. the company was granted an undisputed visit to have free trade.
Answer:
Plassey

3. The treaty of …………….. signed at the end of the Battle of Buxar.
Answer:
Allahabad

4. The treaty of Allahabad signed in the year ………………
Answer:
1765

5. The Battle of Adayar held in the year ………………
Answer:
1746

6. In Europe …………….., …………….. were opposite camps.
Answer:
English, French.

7. The treaty of Aix-la-Chapple was signed at the end of ………………
Answer: First Carnatic war

8. …………….. was called a Hero of Arcot.
Answer:
Robert Clive

9. Treaty of Pondicherry was signed in the year ………………
Answer:
1755

10. The British General …………….. defeated Haider Ali.
Answer:
Sir Eyre Coote

11. …………….. was signed between Lord Cornwallis and Tipu Sultan.
Answer:
Treaty of Srirangapatnam

12. The french officers founded a …………….. club in Srirangapatnam.
Answer:
Jacobin

13. …………….. was signed at the end of the first Anglo- Maratha war.
Answer:
The treaty of Saibai

14. BajiRao II made the treaty of …………….. with Lord Wellesley.
Answer:
Bassein

15. The Indian Civil service Act passed in the year ………………
Answer:
1861

III. Match the following.

1. Treaty of Surat	a)1755
2. Treaty of Pondicherry	b)1784
3. Treaty of Saibai	c)1769
4. Treaty of Madras	d)1775
5. Treaty of Mangalore	e)1782

Answer:

1. Treaty of Surat	a)1775
2. Treaty of Pondicherry	b)1755
3. Treaty of Saibai	c)1782
4. Treaty of Madras	d)1769
5. Treaty of Mangalore	e)1784

IV. State True or False
1. After tha Battle of Plassey Siraj-ud-daulah was the Nawab of Bengal.
Answer:
False

2. Dupleix as the governor of all the territories south of the river Krishna.
Answer:
True

3. Count de Lally was deputed from France to conduct the third Carnatic War.
Answer:
True

4. The Indian Civil Service Act passed in the year 1857.
Answer:
False

5. In 1870 Surendra Nath Banerjee became successful in the I.C.S examination.
Answer:
False

V. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
a. 1. Treaty of Allahabad – 1757
2. Treaty of Srirangapatinam – 1765
3. Treaty of Ali Nagar – 1792
4. Treaty of Bassein – 1802
Answer:
4. Treaty ofBassein – 1802

b. Choose the correct statement:
a) Sir. Thiruvarar Muthusamy Iyyar was the first Indian Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
b) The subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Lord Dalhousie.
c) Doctrine of Lapse policy introduced in the year 1798.
d) By applying the Doctrine of Lapse policy Delhi was annexed.
Answer:
a) Sir. Thiruvarar Muthusamy was the first Indian Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.