Advent of Europeans and British Rule

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Advent of Europeans and British Rule: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as East India Company and the British Conquest, European Advents, Portuguese in India, Dutch Settlements, Anglo-Dutch Rivalry, English Company in India, French Company in India, First Carnatic War, etc.

Important Questions on Advent of Europeans and British Rule

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At which one of the following places did the Danes establish their settlement in India?

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Which one among the following statements about the Mansabdari system is correct?

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The Treaty of Yandabo was concluded as part of which one of the following wars?

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Which of the following princely states was/were annexed using the policy of the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Nagpur

2. Mysore

3. Sambalpur

4. Satara

Select the correct answer code:

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During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?

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Consider the following statements.

1. The Permanent Settlement system was introduced by the British to encourage investment in agriculture.

2. The British expected the Permanent Settlement system would help the emergence of a class of yeomen farmers who would be loyal to the Company

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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The Treaty of Madras was a peace treaty signed between Mysore and the British East India Company on April 4, 1769, that concluded the _____Anglo-Mysore War.

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Which agreement between Mysore and the British East India Company, signed on April 4, 1769, ended the First Anglo-Mysore War?

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In which state did the Danes East India Company set up their first factory in India?

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Who among the following British explorer and adventurer and one of the first to make an overland journey to India?

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What was the main cause of the Second Anglo-Maratha war?

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Which of the following kingdoms ruled Indore?

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Peshwa Baji Rao II signed the Subsidiary Treaty in which year?

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Through which among the following treaties the First Anglo Maratha War came to an end?

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In the second carnatic war French supported to _______.

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

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In which of the following year the second Anglo-Sikh War?

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The 2nd Anglo-Sikh War fought between _______.

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The Grand trunk road build between which of the following cities in India at the time of British rule?