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1. 1.

    Multiple choice questions:

   1. How many Carnatic wars were fought between the English and the French?
      1. 1
      2. 2
      3. 3
      4. 4
   2. Which state was the first victim of the "Doctrine of Lapse" policy started by Lord Dalhousie?
      1. Jhansi
      2. Nagpur
      3. Satara
      4. Udaipur
   3. Who were the first Europeans to come to India?
      1. Portuguese
      2. Dutch
      3. French
      4. British
   4. The Battle of Plassey took place in the year?
      1. 1707
      2. 1757
      3. 1764
      4. 1857
   5. Who started the Subsidiary Alliance?
      1. Lord Dalhousie
      2. Lord Ellenborough
      3. Lord Clive
      4. Lord Wellesley
2. 2.

    Fill in the blanks:

   1. The Turks captured Constantinople in the year ___________. 
   2. The English sent ___________ to the Mughal court in 1615.
   3. The Battle of ___________ finished the unfinished task of the Battle of Plassey.
   4. ___________ was defeated in the Fourth Mysore War.
3. 3.

   Name the following:

   1. The British Governor-General who annexed Punjab.
   2. The state which was compelled to surrender territories under the Subsidiary Alliance.
   3. The British officer who was instrumental in establishing British power in Bengal.
4. 4.

   Mark the following statements as True or False:

   1. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed after the Battle of Buxar.
   2. The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1764.
   3. The Anglo-French wars are called Carnatic Wars.
   4. Clive started the 'Dual System of Governance' in Bengal.
   5. Punjab was annexed by the British in 1849.
5. 5.

   Match the columns:

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   Robert Clive  Mir Jafar  Mir Qasim  Alivardi Khan  Shah Alam II  Lord Dalhousie	was made the Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey fought against the English in the Battle of Buxar made Bengal an independent power Mughal emperor introduced Dual System of Governance in Bengal Doctrine of Lapse

6. 6.

   State three causes of the rise of the British power in India.