CBSE History Class 8
From Trade to Territory
From Trade to Territory - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: Name Sirajuddaulah’s commander who never fought the Battle of Plassey.
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Q2: Name the nawab of Bengal who was assassinated after the Battle of Plassey.
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Q3: What was the prime objective of East India Company?
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Q4: The new wave of expansion between1798 to 1809 was started by __________.
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Q5: The British officials planted puppet nawabs in the court of Bengal. True/False
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Q6: Apart from their regular salary, the officials of the British East India Company also earned through___________.
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Q7: Among the many accusations made by the nawabs regarding the British, one was of
- beating people.
- spreading awareness.
- writing disrespectful letters.
- speaking in English.
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writing disrespectful letters.
Q8: What was the original name of the town of Plassey?
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Q9: The tree which grew red flowers and yielded gulal used in the festival of holi
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Q10: Mention the reason behind Battle of Plassey.
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Conflicts regarding paying of duties between the nawab and the British
Q11: What was the role of a puppet nawab in the court?
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to assist the British by granting them special privileges and grants.
Q12: What was the reason behind fortification of forts and armed trade by trading companies?
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Q13: After the Mughals, a new power that was emerging in India was the _______.
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Q14: Name the personality seen as the natural leader during the revolt of 1857.
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Q15: As per the charter given by the queen, no other trading group in England could compete with the
- Bazacle Milling Company.
- British East India Company.
- Virginia India Company.
- Dutch East India Company.
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British East India Company.
Q16: Aurangzeb was the first powerful Mughal Emperor. True/False
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Q17: Who were subadars?
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During the rule of the Mughal Empire, governors were known assubadars.
Q18: Name the Mughal Emperor who had largest territory.
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Q19: Nawab Sirajuddaulah marched with his army to the English factory of __________.
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Q20: Name the river on whose bank the first English factory was established.
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Q21: What was the earliest name of the present day Kolkata?
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Q22: The East India Company got the zamindari rights over three villages. Name them.
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Sutanati, Govindapur and Kalikata. Kalikata later changed into Kolkata of today.
Q23: Delhi ceased to act as an effective center due to the emergence of _________
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Q24: Who discovered the sea route to India?
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Vasco da Gama in 1498
Q25: Who was the last powerful Mughal ruler?
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Q26: Name the first nawab of Bengal.
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Q27: In 1858, Bahadur Shah Zafar was arrested by __________.
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Q28: The Battle of Plassey was fought between __________ and ___________.
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the British and the Bengal Nawab.
Q29: Name the person who occupied The English factory at Kassimbazar.
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Q30: Name the country which had already established base in India before the East India Company.
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Q31: What was the reason behind conflict between company and the local rulers?
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Fortification of the factories
Q32: The East India House was situated on the _____________.
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Q33: Who was William Pitt?
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William Pitt was one of the Principal Secretary of state to the English Monarch
Q34: Alivardi Khan was suceeded by Siraj-ud-daullah. True/False
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Q35: In which year the Battle of Plassey was fought?
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Q36: The conflict between the East India Company and Sirajud Daula culminated in the form of _____________.
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Q37: What was the reason behind appointing residents in the Indian state?
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to ensure that Indian rulers could not enter into secret alliance with each other or with any other European Company.
Q38: Name the first Parliamentary act passed by the British Parliament to regulate the affairs of the EEIC.
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Regulating Act of 1773.
Q39: Define presidencies.
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British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called Presidencies.
Q40 : Maratha were finally defeated in_______ war.
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third Anglo- Maratha war.
Q41: What is meant by a ' Farman'?
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Farman meant a royal edict or a royal order.
Q42: Name the three strong rulers of Bengal.
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Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaulah were the three strong rulers of Bengal.
Q43: Give the name of Indian rulers who fought at the Battle of Buxar.
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Shuja-ud-daula, Mir Kasim and Shah Alam II.
