Chapter 2 – From Trade to Territory

Name of Sirajuddaulah’s commander who cheated him at the Battle of Plassey?

Who replaced Mir Jafar as the Nawab after his protest against the Company.

Who led the British army at the time of Battle of Plassey?

Name the Governor – General under whom there was the maximum annexation.

Who among the following states was annexed on the argument of misgovernment?

Name the powerful Mughal ruler who established his control over a very large area now known as India.

Who among the Mughal rulers led the Battle of 1857?

Name of the Portugese explorer and discoverer of Sea route to India in 1498.

1st English factory on the Banks of river Hugli was setuped in?

After the death of Arivardi Khan in 1756, who became the Nawab of Bengal?

What do you mean by Mercantile?

Which new power was emerging on the political horizon by the 2nd half of the 18th century?

Who were the three powerful Nawabs of Bengal?

The Maratha chiefs were held together in a confederacy under the Peshwa, Who were the members?

What was required by the British army for fighting with Burma, Afghanistan, Egypt?

What do you mean by the term ‘puppet’?

Where did East India Company set up its trading factory?

Which company was first to set up its trading factory in India?

What do you mean by Privy Council?

Which Indian things were in a great demand in Europe?

Who introduced Doctrine of Lapse?

Who was Hyder Ali?

Which treaty gave the Divani to British?

When was Battle of Plessey fought?

Who was Ali Vardi Khan?

Which of the following was NOT the Presidency ?

Tipu Sultan stopped export through his kingdom in

The first English factory was set up in the year

Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?

Robert Clive committed suicide in the year