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When did Aurangzeb die?

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In 1707

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Who arrested Bahadur Shah Zafar and his sons?

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Captain Hodson

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When did the East India Company acquire the charter of monopoly over trade with the East from Queen Elizabeth I of England?

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In 1600

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When did Vasco da Gama discover the sea route to India?

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In 1498

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Where was the first English factory established and when?

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On the banks of river Hugli in 1651

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When did the East India Company begin fortifying their settlement?

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In 1696

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Who granted the farman granting the East India Company the right to trade duty free?

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Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb

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Who was the Nawab of Bengal who protested against the Company’s arrogant refusal to pay duties?

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Murshid Quli Khan

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After the defeat of Plassey and the subsequent assassination of Sirajuddaulah, who succeeded his throne as the Nawab of Bengal?

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Mir Jafar

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Who took the place of a deposed Mir Qasim?

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Mir Jafar

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11
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When was the Battle of Buxar fought?

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In 1764

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When did Mir Jafar die?

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In 1765

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When did the Mughal emperor appoint the Company as it’s Diwan of the provinces of Bengal?

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In 1765

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When did an 18 year old Robert Clive arrive in India (Madras)?

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In 1743

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When was Robert Clive appointed as the Governor of Bengal?

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In 1764

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When was the cross examination of Robert Clive on account of charges of corruption?

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In 1772

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When did Robert Clive commit suicide?

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In 1774

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When did the Company begin to appoint Residents in Indian states?

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After the Battle of Buxar (1764)

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What penalty followed when a state failed to make the payment for the “subsidiary forces”?

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A part of their territory was taken away

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For what time period did Richard Wellesley serve as the Governor General?

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From 1798 to 1805

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Who was the Nawab of Awadh at the time of the Battle of Buxar?

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Nawab Shujauddaulah

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When was the Nawab of Awadh penalised for failing to make the payment for the “subsidiary forces”?

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In 1801

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23
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Haidar Ali of Mysore rules from _____ to _____.

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From 1761 to 1782

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Tipu Sultan ruled from _____ to ______.

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From 1782 to 1799

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25
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What profitable trading coast was under Tipu Sultan of Mysore?

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Malabar coast (pepper and cardamom trade)

26
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When did Tipu Sultan of Mysore put sanctions on the Company disallowing it the export of pepper, cardamom and sandalwood?

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In 1785

27
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The First Anglo-Mysore war

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1767-69

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The second Anglo-Mysore war

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1780-1784

29
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The third Anglo-Mysore war

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1790-92

30
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The fourth Anglo-Mysore war

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1799

31
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What is the fourth Anglo-Mysore war also known as ?

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The Battle of Seringapatam

32
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When did Tipu Sultan die?

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On 4 May 1799

33
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In 1775, seven pandits were asked to compile a digest of Hindu laws. Who translated this digest into English?

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N.B. Halhed

34
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When was the code of Muslim laws compiled for the benefit of European judges?

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In 1778

35
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When was the Regulating Act passed

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1773

36
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When was the third battle of Panipat fought?

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In 1761

37
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When was the Treaty of Salbai concluded?

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In 1782

38
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The Second Anglo-Maratha war

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1803-05

39
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The Third Anglo-Maratha War

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1817-19

40
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After the Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817-19, the Peshwa was removed and sent away to which place?

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Bithur (near Kanpur)

41
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Lord Hastings was the Governor General of India from _______ to ______.

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1813 to 1823

42
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When was Rani Channamma who resisted the annexation of Kitoor arrested?

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In 1824 (She died in prison in 1829)

43
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A poor chowkidar of Sangoli in Kitoor carried on the resistance against the British even after the arrest of Channamma Devi. What was his name?

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Rayanna

44
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When was Rayanna hanged ?

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In 1830

45
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When was Sind taken over by the East India Company?

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In 1843

46
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For which period of time did the struggle between the Company and Afghanistan last?

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between 1838 and 1842

47
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When did Maharaja Ranjit Singh die?

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In 1839

48
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When was Punjab annexed?

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In 1849

49
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Under which Governor General did the final wave of annexations occur in India?

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Lord Dalhousie (1848 to 1856)

50
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When did the kingdom of Satara “lapse”?

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1848

51
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When did the kingdom of Sambalpur lapse?

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In 1852

52
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When did the kingdom of Sambalpur lapse?

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In 1850

53
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When did the kingdom of Udaipur “lapse”?

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In 1852

54
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When did the kingdom of Nagpur “lapse”?

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In 1853

55
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When did the kingdom of Jhansi “lapse”?

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In 1854

56
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When did the Company finally took over Awadh?

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In 1856

57
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When did the British acquire Diwani from the Mughal emperor?

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On 12 August 1765

58
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When did the famine break out in Bengal

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In 1770

59
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When was the system of Permanent Settlement introduced?

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In 1793

60
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Who devised the mahalwari system?

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Holt Mackenzie

61
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When did the mahalwari system come into effect?

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In 1822

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