Britsh major wars

1

The Treaty of Seringapatam, signed on 19 March 1792, ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Which of the following statements regarding this treaty are true?

  1. Its signatories included representatives of Nizam of Hyderabad and Maratha Empire, Robert Clive on behalf of East India Company, and Tipu Sultan.
  2. Under the treaty, Mysore ceded about one half of its territories to other signatories.
  3. Tipu Sultan, to guarantee Mysore’s performance, was required to surrender two of his three sons as hostages of war.

Codes:

A
I only
B
I and III
C
II and III
D
All of the above

2

Match the following :

(A) (B)
A. 1st Anglo-Sikh War 1. Auckland
B. 1st Anglo-Maratha War 2. Warren Hastings
C. 1st Anglo-Burmese War 3. Harding I
D. 1st Anglo-Afghan War 4. Amherst

Code:

A B C D

A
1 2 3 4
B
3 2 4 1
C
3 4 2 1
D
4 3 2 1

3

Which of the following statements are correct with reference to first Carnatic war?

  1. It bagan in 1746 and ended in 1748.
  2. Chanda Saheb was capture and executed.
  3. Anwar-ud-din, the nawab of carnatic, intervened in the war on behalf of the English.
  4. Madras was restored to the English by the French after the war.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
1, 2 and 4 only
B
1, 2 and 3 only
C
1, 3 and 4 only
D
2, 3 and 4 only

4

Consider the followings statements:

  1. First Carnatic war took place between Nizam of Hyderabad and British East India Company.
  2. In the Battle of Wandiwash Eyre Coote was defeated by Count de Lally.

Choose the correct statement/s:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None

5

Consider the following statements:

  1. Battle of Plassey made British East India Company a paramount power in India.
  2. One of the main cause for this battle was misinterpretation of Farman of the Mughal by the British.
Choose the incorrect statement/s:
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None

6

Consider the following statements:

  1. Battle of Buxar took place during period of Vensittart as a Governor of Fort Williams.
  2. Robert Clive served twice as a Governor of Fort William.

Choose the correct statement/s:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None

7

Consider the following statements:

  1. Treaty of Madras was a result of First Anglo-Mysore war.
  2. Second Anglo-Mysore war took place during the period of Cornwallis as the Governor of Bengal.
  3. Governor–General William Bentinck took over the administration of Mysore citing misgovernment by its rulers, in the year 1813.

Choose the incorrect statement/s:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
3 only
D
None of the above

8

Arrange the following in a chronological order:

  1. Battle of Buxar
  2. Treaty of Seringpatam
  3. First Anglo-Maratha war
  4. Third Anglo-Carnatic War

Choose the correct option:

A
1-2-3-4
B
2-4-1-3
C
3-1-4-2
D
4-1-3-2

9

Which of the following treaties are related to Anglo-Maratha War?

  1. Treaty of Lahore
  2. Treaty of Purandhar
  3. Treaty of Rajpurghat
  4. Treaty of Mandasor

Correct option:

A
1 and 2 only
B
2, 3 and 4 only
C
1 and 4 only
D
1, 3 and 4 only

10

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A
Lord Hastings – Third Maratha war
B
Lord Amherst – First Burmese war
C
Lord Cornwallis- First Mysore war
D
Lord Auckland- First Afghan war

11

Consider the following statements about Battle of Bedara:

  1. It was fought between British and French East India company respectively.
  2. British emerged victorious in this battle.
  3. Victorious British replaced Mir Jafar with his son-in-law as a ruler of Bengal.

Choose the incorrect statement/s:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None

12

Match the following:

List I List II
1. Hector Munro i. The first nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
2. Shuja-ud-din ii. Battle of Plassey
3. Robert Clive iii. The last nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
4. Najm-ud-daula iv. Battle of buxar
Choose the correct match:
A
1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-iv
B
1-iv, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-iii
C
1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i
D
1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i

13

With reference to Anglo-Maratha War, consider the following statements:

  1. The first war (1775–82) began with British support for Raghunath Rao’s bid for the office of Peshwa of the confederacy.
  2. The second war (1803–05) was caused by the Peshwa Baji Rao II’s defeat by the Bhonsle.
  3. The third war (1817–18) was the result of an invasion of Maratha territory in the course of operations against Pindari robber bands by the British governor-general, Lord Wellesley.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

14

With respect to 3rd Anglo-Mysore war, consider the following statements, select the incorrect statement:

A
Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore and an ally of France, invaded the nearby state of Travancore in 1789.
B
The war ended after the 1792 Siege of Srirangapatnam and the signing of the Treaty of Srirangapatam.
C
The resultant war lasted three years and was a resounding defeat for Mysore.
D
British forces were commanded by Governor-General Cornwallis himself.

15

With reference to The Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-84), which of the below statements is not correct reason for it?

A
The British failed to fulfil the terms of the defensive treaty with Haider when he was attacked by the Marathas in 1771.
B
The British captured Karaikal, a French settlement within Haider’s territories.
C
There was an outbreak of hostilities between the English and the French (an ally of Haider) during the American War of Independence.
D
Haider Ali formed a grand alliance with the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Marathas against the British in 1779.

16

Match the following:

1. Treaty of Sriranga-pattanam a. 1782
2. Treaty of Salbai b. 1792
3. Treaty of Bassein c. 1802
Select the correct answer using the code below:
A
1-a, 2-b, 3-c
B
1-a, 2-c, 3-b
C
1-b, 2-a, 3-c
D
1-c, 2-b, 3-a

17

With reference to Battle of Plassey, consider the following statements:

  1. The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal on 23 June 1757.
  2. The battle took place at Plassey on the banks of the Damodar River.
  3. Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, the Commander in Chief of the Nawab's army, and also promised him to make him Nawab of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

18

With reference to Battle of Buxar, Consider the following statements:

  1. The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1765.
  2. The British fought under the command of Sir Hector Munro.
  3. The battle was fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Farukhsiyar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3