Daily Subject wise Quiz Day 89 Modern India II ( Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to First Anglo Mysore War

1. In this war the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Marathas, and the English allied together against Haidar Ali.
2. The war was concluded with Treaty of Madras which provided for the exchange of prisoners and the conquered areas.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Battle of Plassey

1. Nawab of Bengal Siraj-Ud-Daulah’s act of seizing Fort of Calcutta and imprisoning many East Indian Officials was reason behind the battle
2. Lord Dalhousie was commanding-In-Chief from the side of East India Company.

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3) Consider the following statements with respect to Ring Fence Policy

1. It was introduced by Lord Rippon to defend the neighbor's frontiers in order to safeguard the British territories.
2. The states that were brought under the policy were given assurance of military support, but they had to bear the cost of the army themselves

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Doctrine of Lapse

1. Under this policy any princely state where the ruler did not have a legal male heir would be annexed by the company.
2. Satara was the first state to be annexed under the policy of Doctrine of Lapse.

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5) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Subsidiary Alliance

1. It was “Non-Intervention Policy” introduced by Lord Wellesley to to bring Princely states under the control of the British
2. An Indian ruler entering into a subsidiary alliance had to accept British forces in his territory and also agreed to pay for their maintenance.

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