The Advent of the Europeans


  1. In which of the following Acts, the provision was made for the establishment of Supreme Court at Calcutta?









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    Regulating Act, 1773

    Correct Option: A

    Regulating Act, 1773


  1. The last King of Sikh Kingdom was









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    The last king of Sikh kingdom was Daleep Singh. In 1849, the British Government deposed the Maharaja Duleep Singh and annexed the Punjab; since which time it has been under British rule, and the Maharaja has been a pensioner of the British Government.

    Correct Option: C

    The last king of Sikh kingdom was Daleep Singh. In 1849, the British Government deposed the Maharaja Duleep Singh and annexed the Punjab; since which time it has been under British rule, and the Maharaja has been a pensioner of the British Government.



  1. Who among the following had said, "God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he took away the light from the other"?









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    Maharaja Ranjeet Singh had said, "God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he took away the light from the other."

    Correct Option: C

    Maharaja Ranjeet Singh had said, "God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he took away the light from the other."


  1. Who among the following has been called as a "Heaven Born General"?









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    Robert Clive has been called as a 'Heaven born General.' Clive's brilliant leadership at Arcot gave him an immense reputation in Europe. When he went home in 1753, William Pitt the Elder called him a "heaven-born general." After running unsuccessfully for Parliament, Clive returned to India in 1755 as governor of Fort St. David and as lieutenant colonel in the royal army.

    Correct Option: B

    Robert Clive has been called as a 'Heaven born General.' Clive's brilliant leadership at Arcot gave him an immense reputation in Europe. When he went home in 1753, William Pitt the Elder called him a "heaven-born general." After running unsuccessfully for Parliament, Clive returned to India in 1755 as governor of Fort St. David and as lieutenant colonel in the royal army.



  1. Who of the following was impeached in the British Parliament?









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    In 1787, Warren Hastings was impeached in the Parliament by Edmund Burke and the Whigs for his administrative excess. Burke brought forward 22 charges against him The most important of them were related to the Rohilla War, the Case of Nanda Kumar, the treatment of Raja Chait Singh of Banaras and the pressures on the Begums of oudh. After a long trail which lasted till 1795, Warren Hastings was completely acquitted. He received pension from the Company and lived till 1818.

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    In 1787, Warren Hastings was impeached in the Parliament by Edmund Burke and the Whigs for his administrative excess. Burke brought forward 22 charges against him The most important of them were related to the Rohilla War, the Case of Nanda Kumar, the treatment of Raja Chait Singh of Banaras and the pressures on the Begums of oudh. After a long trail which lasted till 1795, Warren Hastings was completely acquitted. He received pension from the Company and lived till 1818.