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1995 · Q81Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  1. (a)Battle of Buxar — Mir Jafar vs. Clive
  2. (b)Battle of Wandiwash — French vs. East India Company
  3. (c)Battle of Chilianwala — Dalhousie vs. Marathas
  4. (d)Battle of Kharda — Nizam vs. East India Company
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Official answer(b) Battle of Wandiwash — French vs. East India Company

2026 · Q7Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856 : 1. The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts. 2. A Summary Revenue Settlement was made in 1856 assuming that the taluqdars were outsiders. 3. The British believed in taking revenue directly from the peasants by removing the taluqdars. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. (a)2 and 3 only
  2. (b)1 and 3 only
  3. (c)1, 2 and 3
  4. (d)2 only
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Official answer(a) 2 and 3 only

2022 · Q59Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements : 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. 3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. (a)1 and 2 only
  2. (b)2 and 3 only
  3. (c)1 and 3 only
  4. (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(b) 2 and 3 only