CBSE Class 8 History Chapter 2 MCQs from the book Our Past III Book | History Chapter 2 “From Trade to Territory – The Company Establishes Power” Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
From Trade to Territory – The Company Establishes Power MCQs – Here is a compilation of Free MCQs of Class 8 History Book Our Past III Chapter 2 From Trade to Territory-The Company Establishes Power. Students can practice free MCQs as have been added by CBSE in the new exam pattern. At the end of Multiple Choice Questions, the answer key has also been provided for your reference. Take Free Online MCQs Test for Class 8.
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Q1- Aurangzeb died in the year
A) 1707 B) 1710 C) 1705 D) 1711 |
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Q2- ______ was the last ruler of Mughal empire.
A) Akbar II B) Bahadur Shah Zafar C) Aurangzeb D) Shah Alam II |
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Q3- _____ granted a Charter to East India Company in early 1600s in order to trade with India
A) Queen Elizabeth I B) Queen Victoria C) King George V D) Queen Elizabeth II |
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Q4- _____ was the first person to discover a trading route to India.
A) Vasco da Gama B) James Cook C) Columbus D) Thomas Cook |
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Q5- Portugese were first to discover sea route to India in _____
A) 1490 B) 1496 C) 1498 D) 1500 |
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Q6- Fine qualities of ____ had big market in Europe when European traders started marketing in India.
A) cotton B) timber C) wheat D) pepper |
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Q7- The first English company came up in the year ____
A) 1666 B) 1651 C) 1652 D) 1655 |
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Q8- Kalikata is the old name of
A) Calicut B) Kozhikode C) Kolkata D) Madras |
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Q9- Battle of Plassey took place in the year
A) 1757 B) 1789 C) 1760 D) 1755 |
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Q10- During late 1690s, the Nawab of Bengal was
A) Akbar II B) Khuda Baksh C) Shujauddaulah D) Murshid Quli Khan |
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Q11– Alivardi Khan passed away in the year
A) 1756 B) 1791 C) 1780 D) 1777 |
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Q12 ______ was the first major victory of Englishmen in India.
A) Battle of Plassey B) Battle of Madras C) battle of Mysore D) Battle of Delhi |
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Q13- _____ led Englishmen in the Battle of Plassey against Bengal nawab in 1757
A) Warren Hasting B) Louis Mountbaitten C) Robert Clive D) Lord Canning |
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Q14- _____ were appointed by Company in Indian States after Battle of Buxor
A) Resident B) Nawab C) Minister D) Financer |
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Q15- Battle of Buxor was fought in
A) 1765 B) 1764 C) 1767 D) 1769 |
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Q16- Richard Wellsely was Governor General of Bengal from
A) 1798-1805 B) 1790-95 C) 1766-1770 D) 1775-1780 |
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Q17- Kolkata city is on the banks of river
A) Yamuna B) Hugli C) Swarnaprabha D) Mahi |
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Q18- _____ was capital of Tipu Sultan
A) Calicut B) Mangalore C) Seringapatnam D) Masulipatnam |
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Q19- Sirajuddaulah was the successor of
A) Murshid Quli Khan B) Shah Alam II C) Alivardi Khan D) Aslam II |
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Q20- _______ was administrative head of Marathas based in Pune.
A) Holkar B) Scindia C) Peshwa D) Bhonsle |
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Q21- _______ was Bengal’s governor in 1764.
A) Lord Canning B) Sujauddaulah C) Robert Clive D) Warren Hasting |
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Q22- Marathas were defeated by English in _____ battle of Panipat.
A) third B) first C) fourth D) second |
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Q23- After Second Anglo-Maratha war, Peshwa was sent to exile near
A) Lucknow B) Bithur C) Delhi D) Amravati |
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Q24- In 1765, Mughal Empire appointed ____ as Diwan of Bengal Provinces.
A) East India Company B) Nawab C) Nagarseth D) Akbar II |
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Q25- ______ preceded Tipu Sultan
A) Mir Jafar B) Haider Ali C) Aslam II D) Lord Canning |
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Q26- Doctorine of Lapse was introduced by
A) Lord Canning B) Lord Dalhousie C) Lord Clive D) Lord Curjon |
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Q27- First Anglo-Maratha war ended with _______
A) Treaty of Kanpur B) treaty of Salbai C) Treaty of Bithur D) Poona Treaty |
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Q28- ____ is referred as ‘Tiger of Mysore’
A) Haider Ali B) Akbar C) Tipu Sultan D) Shah Alam II |
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Q29- Lord Hasting became Governor General in
A) 1813 B) 1819 C) 1773 D) 1775 |
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Q30- ______ was defeated by Englishmen in the Battle of Buxar.
A) Mir Qasim B) Mir Jafar C) Sirajudaulah D) Alivardi Khan |
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Q31- ________ was annexed under Doctorine of Lapse in 1848
A) Poona B) Satara C) Gwaliar D) Kanpur |
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Q32- Rani Channamma revolted against British in
A) Kitoor B) Lahore C) Kanpur D) Mangalore |
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Q33- The war of british with Afghanistan started in the year
A) 1838 B) 1835 C) 1850 D) 1822 |
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Q34- During British – Afghan War, Maharaja _____ was King of Punjab.
A) Zorawar Singh B) Ranjit Singh C) Surendra Singh D) Fateh Singh |
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Q35- Jhansi was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in
A) 1855 B) 1854 C) 1859 D) 1858 |
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Q36- ________ was not under British rule in 1857.
A) Bombay B) Madras C) Hyderabad D) Benaras
Correct Answer: C |
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Q37- Criminal court in each district was called _____ Adalat.
A) Diwani B) Faujdari C) Civil D) Marriage |
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Q38- Diwani Adalat was ______ court.
A) civil B) criminal C) Faujdari D) Crime |
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Q39- British Parliament was called
A) House of Commons B) House of Lords C) White House D) Imperial House |
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Q40- _____ translated digest of Hindu Laws in English in 1775
A) Hastings B) Canning C) N B Halhed D) Cornwille |
Answer key for Class 8 History Our Past III Book Chapter 2 – From Trade to Territory-The Company Establishes Power MCQs
| Q. No. | Answer | Q. No. | Answer |
| 1 | A | 21 | C |
| 2 | B | 22 | A |
| 3 | D | 23 | B |
| 4 | A | 24 | A |
| 5 | C | 25 | B |
| 6 | A | 26 | B |
| 7 | B | 27 | B |
| 8 | C | 28 | C |
| 9 | A | 29 | C |
| 10 | D | 30 | A |
| 11 | A | 31 | B |
| 12 | A | 32 | A |
| 13 | C | 33 | A |
| 14 | A | 34 | B |
| 15 | B | 35 | B |
| 16 | A | 36 | C |
| 17 | B | 37 | B |
| 18 | C | 38 | A |
| 19 | C | 39 | A |
| 20 | C | 40 | C |
Class 8 History MCQ Questions with Answers