Social Science Section 2

Other Europeans

100

Who first settled in India? A.The Dutch B. The Portuguese C. The English D. The French

B. The Portuguese

200

Which of the following statements regarding the English East India Company is FALSE? a. Queen Elizabeth chartered the East India Company. b. At first, the East India Company primarily imported Indian indigo. c. The English East India Company was a joint stock company. d. The East India Company was set up to reduce the risk for any individual merchant. e. The East India Company had a monopoly on British trade with India.

b. At first, the East India Company primarily imported Indian indigo.

300

. The Dutch East India Company tended to focus on the trade of a. textiles b. bullion c. sugar d. slaves e. spices

e. spices

400

During which of the following conflicts did the French take Madras? a. Hundred Years’ War b. Thirty Years’ War c. French-Indian War d. War of Austrian Succession e. Battle of Plassey

d. War of Austrian Succession

500

Which of the following statements BEST characterizes interactions between European traders and Indians in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? a. Europeans traded more with India than any other region of the world. b. Europeans largely ignored India due to the lack of resources present in the region. c. Europeans and Indians met on largely equal terms. d. Indians almost always turned away European traders. e. Europeans came to India seeking territorial domination.

c. Europeans and Indians met on largely equal terms.

The EIC origin

100

Who chartered the EIC?

B. 2

200

How many voyages got rejected from settling in India? A. 1 B. 2 C.3 D. None

B. 2

300

Which of the following people replaced Siraj on the throne immediately after the Battle of Plassey? a. Shah Alam b. Mir Kasim c. Robert Clive d. Mir Jafar e. Jagat Seth

D. Mir Jafar

400

. Which of the following statements BEST describes the tax structure established between the East India Company and the Mughal leader Farrukhsiyar? a. Farrukhsiyar exempted Britain from paying a yearly fee in exchange for slightly higher taxes. b. Farrukhsiyar allowed the British to trade in India without paying a flat yearly fee or an export tax. c. By paying a small yearly fee, Britain was able to pay significantly reduced taxes. d. Britain was exempted from paying taxes in exchange for a small yearly fee. e. Farrukhsiyar attempted to discourage the British by establishing a high tax on British exports.

d. Britain was exempted from paying taxes in exchange for a small yearly fee.

500

Which Indian city did the British purchase in 1640? a. Delhi b. Madras c. Calcutta d. Surat e. Bombay

b. Madras

EIC Expansion

100

What South East Asian country had a failed British Campaign A. Punjab B. Singapore C. Afghanistan D. Pakistan

C. Afghanistan

200

Of the 16,000 British soldiers who participated in the 1842 campaign against Afghanistan, how many returned safely to India? a. 100 b. 10,000 c. 1 d. 10 e. 1,000

c. 1

300

Which of the following statements regarding the East India Company’s role in Jammu and Kashmir is TRUE? a. Along with Kashmir, the East India Company also gave the leader of Jammu twelve pairs of goats and three Kashmir shawls. b. The East India Company gave Kashmir to the leader of Jammu as part of the Treaty of Allahabad. c. The East India Company installed a Muslim leader over the predominantly Hindu leader of Jammu. d. The East India Company’s dealings in Jammu and Kashmir formed a part of its larger goal of taking Afghanistan. e. The East India Company gave Kashmir to the leader of Jammu in 1746

a. Along with Kashmir, the East India Company also gave the leader of Jammu twelve pairs of goats and three Kashmir shawls.

400

Which of the following statements regarding subsidiary alliances is FALSE? a. Under subsidiary alliances, the East India Company received an annual fee from the state. b. Governor-General Wellesley formalized the idea of subsidiary alliances. c. Under subsidiary alliances, the Indian ruler lost all sovereignty. d. Under subsidiary alliances, East India Company troops took over the protection of the state. e. Under subsidiary alliances, the Indian ruler was forced to disband his army

c. Under subsidiary alliances, the Indian ruler lost all sovereignty.

500

The Marathas were forced to submit to the authority of the East India Company under the Treaty of a. Allahabad b. Bassein c. Baxur d. Amritsar e. Poligur

b. Bassein

EIC Rule

100

Which of the following leaders was the first GovernorGeneral of India? a. Robert Clive b. Thomas Macaulay c. James Mill d. Lord Cornwallis e. Warren Hastings

E. Warren Hastings

200

Which of the following statements regarding Utilitarianism is FALSE? a. Utilitarians had more respect for Indian achievements than Orientalists did. b. Utilitarianism aims to achieve the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. c. James Mill was a follower of Utilitarianism. d. Jeremy Bentham was one of the founders of Utilitarianism. e. An important Utilitarian text regarding India was the 1818 book History of British India.

a. Utilitarians had more respect for Indian achievements than Orientalists did.

300

The zamindars were a. land-owning aristocrats b. European companies based in India c. private traders d. merchant-bankers e. Mughal leaders

a. land-owning aristocrats

400

The revenue system in Madras, which created a direct relationship between the East India Company and the peasants, was called the a. zamindar system b. Oriental system c. Permanent Settlement d. utilitarian system e. ryotwari system

e. ryotwari system

500

Which of the following statements regarding sepoys is FALSE? a. Sepoys composed approximately 50 percent of the East India Company’s army. b. Sepoys were used to quell rebellions in territories neighboring Bengal. c. The East India Company’s army included over 100,000 sepoys. d. Paying sepoys and other troops used up almost half of the East India Company’s revenue. e. The word sepoy comes from a similar word in Persian.

a. Sepoys composed approximately 50 percent of the East India Company’s army.

Indian Response to EIC

100

. Which of the following statements BEST represents the practice of sati? a. conservative Indian men killing wives who were unfaithful b. Indian widows burning themselves upon their husbands’ funeral pyres c. the East India Company trying to eliminate the widow population in India d. Indians trying to defend Hinduism against British critiques e. Indians trying to change Hinduism as a means of accommodating Western viewpoints

b. Indian widows burning themselves upon their husbands’ funeral pyres

200

Which crop took hold in eastern India under GovernorGeneral Dalhousie’s rule and made up 15 percent of total East India Company revenue by 1830? a. wood b. tobacco c. opium d. indigo e. cotton

c. opium

300

Henry Derozio did NOT a. call for the replacement of Indian norms with English ones b. lead the group known as Young Bengal c. contradict Hindu values by eating beef d. convert to Christianity e. translate Western scientific tracts into Urdu

e. translate Western scientific tracts into Urdu

400

Rammohun Roy’s strategy regarding reform in Indian society would BEST be described as a. limited b. radical c. conservative d. accommodative e. traditional

d. accommodative

500

Which of the following statements regarding the Dharma Sabha is TRUE? a. The Dharma Sabha tried to defend Hinduism against British critiques. b. The Dharma Sabha was a group of radicals. c. The Dharma Sabha was a precursor to the Brahmo Sabha. d. The Dharma Sabha sought to make fundamental modifications to Hinduism. e. Rammohun Roy founded the Dharma Sabha.

a. The Dharma Sabha tried to defend Hinduism against British critiques