Worksheet
Ch – 1 From Trade to Territory
A. Multiple Choice Questions (1 × 10 = 10 marks)
1. The Battle of Buxar was fought in the year:
a) 1764
b) 1857
c) 1947
d) 1665
2. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by:
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Wellesley
c) Robert Clive
d) William Bentinck
3. Which Indian freedom fighter coined the term “Un-British Rule”?
a) Mangal Pandey
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) R.C. Dutt
d) B.R. Ambedkar
4. According to historians, by the second half of the 18th century, which new power
emerged as powerful in India?
a) Dutch
b) Chinese
c) British
d) Japanese
5. Invention of the following means of transportation favoured British travelling:
a) Railway
b) Steamship
c) Airways
d) Land routes
6. After the war won by the British against Mysore, Mysore was placed under the rule
of:
a) Mughals
b) Woodeyars
c) Marathas
d) French
7. Arrange the following events in chronological order:
I. Battle of Plassey
II. The Great Bengal Famine
III. Introduction of the Doctrine of Lapse
IV. Revolt of 1857
a) I, III, IV and II
b) II, IV, I and III
c) II, I, IV and III
d) I, II, III and IV
8. Identify the correct option that describes the policy given below:
o Introduced by Lord Dalhousie
o Allowed the British to annex states without a male heir
o Disregarded Indian customs of adoption
a) Subsidiary Alliance
b) Permanent Settlement
c) Doctrine of Lapse
d) Paramountcy
9. The first Anglo-Maratha war ended with the Treaty of:
a) Buxar
b) Plassey
c) Salbai
d) Seringapatam
10. Sirajuddaulah marched with 30,000 soldiers to the English factory at:
a) Surat
b) Calcutta
c) Bombay
d) Madras
B. Fill in the Blanks (1 × 8 = 8 marks)
i. The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of ___________.
ii. Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of ___________.
iii. Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of ___________.
iv. Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the ___________ part of India.
v. British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called ___________.
vi. The first Anglo-Maratha war ended with the Treaty of ___________.
vii. Sirajuddaulah marched with 30,000 soldiers to the English factory at ___________.
viii. The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river ___________ in 1651.
C. True or False (1 × 7 = 7 marks)
i. The Mughal Empire became stronger in the eighteenth century. ( )
ii. The English East India Company was the only European company that traded with
India. ( )
iii. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab. ( )
iv. The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories they conquered.
()
v. The royal charter could not prevent other European powers from entering the Eastern
markets. ( )
vi. The Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817–19 crushed Maratha power. ( )
vii. Tipu Sultan disallowed local merchants from trading with the Company. ( )
D. Picture based questions
Q1. Identify the person above.
(1)
Q2. Which battle did he fight in 1757 and against whom? (2)
Worksheet
Ch – 4 The Colonial Era in India
A. Multiple Choice Questions (1 × 10 = 10 marks)
1. Colonialism usually refers to:
A) The practice where one country controls another region
B) Only trade between countries
C) Peaceful cultural exchange
D) A new form of democracy
2. Which religion’s spread in the 1st millennium CE also involved colonisation?
A) Hinduism
B) Christianity and Islam
C) Buddhism and Jainism
D) Zoroastrianism
3. Which European set up a trading post at Pondicherry in 1674?
A) Dutch
B) Portuguese
C) French
D) British
4. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year:
A) 1741
B) 1757
C) 1763
D) 1857
5. The British Raj officially began in:
A) 1757
B) 1835
C) 1857
D) 1858
6. Which European nations were major colonisers during the Age of Colonialism?
A) Spain, Portugal, Britain, France, Netherlands
B) India, China, Japan
C) Greece, Rome, Persia
D) Only Britain and France
7. A key economic motive of colonial expansion was:
A) Access to new resources and markets
B) To preserve traditional ways of life
C) To encourage local self-rule
D) To reduce European influence
8. What was one justification colonisers gave for their actions?
A) Civilising mission
B) Respect for native cultures
C) Ending slavery worldwide
D) Promoting global democracy
9. According to economist Angus Maddison, India contributed about how much of the
world’s GDP before the 16th century?
A) 10%
B) One-fourth
C) Half
D) Less than 5%
10. Which of the following goods was India famous for in ancient trade?
A) Spices, cotton, ivory, steel
B) Gold, silver, coal, petroleum
C) Guns, ships, printing presses
D) Paper, silk, porcelain, tea
B. Fill in the Blanks (1 × 6 = 6 marks)
i. Colonialism is the practice where one country takes control of another _________.
ii. The Battle of Colachel in 1741 marked the defeat of the _________.
iii.Macaulay’s Minute on Indian Education was introduced in _________.
iv. The fall of the Sikh Empire led to the annexation of Punjab by the East India
Company in ________.
v. India traded with the ________ and the Romans over two millennia ago.
vi. European travellers described India as ________ and prosperous before colonisation.
C. True or False (1 × 6 = 6 marks)
i. The Age of Colonialism began in the 20th century. ( )
ii. Political competition between European powers drove territorial expansion. ( )
iii. Colonisers often portrayed native populations as “savage” or “barbaric.” ( )
iv. The colonial age benefited colonised people equally as much as colonisers. ( )
v. India’s economic prosperity made it an attractive target for European powers. ( )
vi. Christianity and Islam expanded without any colonial features. ( )
D. Picture-Based Question
Identify the Person
a. b.
