Here are some MCQs about the British conquest and annexation of territories till 1857 in India
1. The Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked the beginning of British conquest in India. It took place in which present-day Indian state?
a) West Bengal
b) Bihar
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand
2. Who led the British East India Company’s forces to victory in the Battle of Plassey?
a) Robert Clive
b) Charles Cornwallis
c) Warren Hastings
d) Arthur Wellesley
3. The Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 resulted in the grant of Diwani rights to the British East India Company by which Mughal Emperor?
a) Akbar II
b) Shah Alam II
c) Bahadur Shah II
d) Alamgir II
4. Which Indian ruler’s defeat and subsequent exile in Rangoon (Yangon) marked the end of the Maratha Empire and solidified British control over India?
a) Tipu Sultan
b) Chhatrapati Shivaji
c) Peshwa Baji Rao II
d) Rani Laxmi Bai
5. The Doctrine of Lapse was a policy used by the British to annex princely states whose rulers had no natural heirs. It was introduced by which Governor-General of India?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord William Bentinck
