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    Till the end of the $$17$$th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East India Company depended on.
  • Question 2
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    The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at.
    Solution
    The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at Madras. Englishmen's easy success in trade and in establishing independent and fortified settlements at Madras and at Bombay, and the preoccupation of Aurangzeb with the anti-Maratha campaigns led the English to abandon the role of humble petitioners.
  • Question 3
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    The East India Company had taken Bombay from ________.
    Solution
    The East India Company had taken Bombay from Charles II. On 21 May 1662, the marriage treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal, placed Bombay in possession of the British Empire, as part of dowry of Catherine to Charles.
  • Question 4
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    The Battle of Plassey is very important event in Indian history because ________.
    Solution
    Battle of Plassey in Bengal, on 23 June, 1757, was a crucial event in the history of India. It was the start of nearly two centuries of British rule in India. The British East India Company defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a small French force. 
  • Question 5
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    When the East India Company was established India was ruled by.
    Solution
    A Mughal Emperor ruled India when the East India Company was established. Tha East India Company was established in 1600 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar (1556-1605). The East India Company was an English company formed on December 31, 1600, it was started as a monopolistic trading body so that England could participate in the East Indian spice trade.
  • Question 6
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    Who had formulated and perfected the use of the subsidiary alliance system?
    Solution
    The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army. In return, British would protect them from their enemies which gave British enormous expansion.
  • Question 7
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    The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was __________.
  • Question 8
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    In Bengal, the East India Company's headquarters were located at.
    Solution
    The headquarters of East India Company were located at Fort William in Bengal. Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta (presently Kolkata) on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England. In front of the Fort is the Maidan, which used to be a part of the Fort and is the largest urban park in Calcutta.
  • Question 9
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    Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India?
    Solution
    Tipu Sultan had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India. Tipu Sultan sought an alliance with Napoleon Bonaparte, the commander-in-Chief of French army. Tipu Sultan got trained from French officers and french army and Tipu fought hand in hand against the British in India.
  • Question 10
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    After the assassination of Sirajuddalah who became the nawab of Bengal?
    Solution
    Mir Jafar pretended loyalty to Alivardi Khan's successor Siraj Ud Daulah, but betrayed him to the British in the battle of Plassey. After Siraj Ud Daulah’s defeat and subsequent execution, Jafar achieved his long-pursued dream of gaining the throne, and was propped up by the British East India company as puppet Nawab.  Hence, Option A is correct.
    Among the rest of the options, Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763. He was installed as Nawab with the support of the British East India Company, replacing Mir Jafar. Robert Clive was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency, and Murshid Quli Khan, also known as Mohammad Hadi and born as Surya Narayan Mishra ( c. 1660 – 30 June 1727), was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1717 to 1727. Hence, these options are incorrect. 
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