1 ) Which is the biggest English settlement in Bengal before the foundation of calcutta ?

Ans:Hughli 2 ) Which of the following was not a reason for the commercial importance of Bengal to the English? Ans:Well - established local commercial institutions 3 ) The main English exports from Bengal were: Saltpetre Silk and cotton goods Ans:1, 2 4 ) What was the prime mistake committed by siraj-ud-daula in his campaign against the English in June 1756? Ans:He let the English escape with their ships to Fulta 5 ) The so-called 'black hole' tragedy refers to: Ans:Alleged imprisonment of 123 English men into a small room, resulting in the death of most of them 6 ) Before the battle of plassey, who conspired with the English against the nawab of Bengal? Mir jafar, the mir bakshi of the nawab Manik chand, the officer in-charge of calcutta Jagat seth, the biggest banker of Bengal All of the above Ans:All of the above

7 ) A conspiracy was set on foot to place Mirjafar on the throne of Bengal. To silence which of the following conspirators did clive forge a copy of the agreement admitting his demands? Ans:Amichand 8 ) Who is known as 'clonel clive's jackal'? Ans:Mir Jafar 9 ) The English justified the overthrow of Mir Jafar on the ground of His indolence and weakness General disaffection against his government Ans:1, 2 10 ) Who of the following did not participate in the alliance forged by Mir Qasim after he was defeated by the English in 1763? Ans:The Nizam of Hyderabad 11 ) Which of the following refers to The Revolution of 1760 in Bengal? Expulsion of the Dutch from Bengal Ans:Deposition of Mir Jafar and accession of Mir Qasim as Nawab of Bengal 12 ) Which of the following were conferred on Clive by Mir Jafar in grateful recognition of his services? The title of Omarah from emperor Shah Alam - II The zamindari of 24 parganas Ans:1,2 13 ) Who was the first governor general of the government of Bengal? Ans:Warren Hastings

14 ) In whose dominion did the English secure the rights of duty-free trade after Bengal? Ans:Nawab of Awadh 15 ) Nawab Mir Jafar suffered from____? Ans:Leprosy 16 ) Mir Qasim transeferred his capital from Murshidabad to_______. Ans:Monghyr 17 ) What percentage of the rental collected by the 'zamindar' from the peasantry was expected to remit to the company under the permanent settlement? Ans:89% 18 ) Which Nawab of Bengal made over all revenues of Bengal in lieu of an annual pension of Rs. 50 Lakhs? Ans:Najm-ud-daula 19 ) Eilve reconquered calcutta in the beginning of 1757 and compelled the Nawab to concord all the demands of the English. Which of the following treaties was concluded by Siraj-ud-Daula with the English on this occasion? Ans:Treaty of Alinagar 20 ) On the eve of the Battle of Buxar, shuja-ud-Daula arrested nawab Mir Qasim because _____

Ans:Mir Qasim evaded the payment for the maintenance of the army of a wadh

21 ) What was the most significant result of the introduction of permanent settlement in Bengal? Ans:It made zamindars or revenue collectors permanent owners of the land 22 ) In which state did Kondo Dora revolt break out? Ans:Andhra Pradesh 23 ) Hyder Ali consolidated his position afer being appointed the favidar of ___________ Ans:Dindigul 24 ) "Indian War of Indipendence 1857'' was written by_____ Ans:V.D. Savarkar