(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Indian History - Modern Indian History: British Conflict With Other Powers (MCQ -4)

1. Match the following
(i) First carnatic War                 (a) Dupleix was defeated by clive.
(ii) Second Carnatic War           (b) war ended in compromise with Treaty of Axe-lachapal.
(iii) Third carnatic war                (c) Battle of Wandiwash.

     (a) (b) (c)
(1) (ii) (i) (iii)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii)
(3) (iii) (ii) (i)

2. Match the following
(i) First Anglo Maratha War            (a) Treaty of Bassein
(ii) Second Anglo Maratha War       (b) Treaty of Salbai
(iii) Third Anglo Maratha War          (c) Peshwa Baji Rao II, Yashwant Rao Holkar & Appa Sahib Bhonsle defeated

     (a) (b) (c)
(1) (ii) (iii) (i)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii)
(3) (ii) (i) (iii)

3. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) British intervention in Afghan affairs gave birth to three Afghan wars.
(ii) Lord Lawrence initiated the policy of Masterly inactivity that refers to non intervention but being watchful.
(iii) Lord Ellenborough was responsible for the plan of conquest of Sindh.

(a) i & ii
(b) i
(c) none of the above
(d) all of the above

4. Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) LordWellesley was responsible for the Fourth AngloMysoreWar and British Victory & death of Tipu Sultan.
(ii) Tipu Sultan initiated the policy of expansion of Mysore.
(iii) Raghunath Rao was also known as Madhav Rao Narayan.

(a) i & ii
(b) all of the above
(c) none of the above
(d) iii

5. Arrange them according to their chronological order.
(i) First Anglo Mysore War.
(ii) First carnatic War.
(iii) First Afghans War.
(iv) First Anglo Maratha War.

(a) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(c) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)

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