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2018 · Q75Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ?

  1. (a)To maintain a large standing army at other's expense
  2. (b)To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger
  3. (c)To secure a fixed income for the Company
  4. (d)To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States
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Official answer(c) To secure a fixed income for the 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

2010 · Q139Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?

  1. (a)He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
  2. (b)The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
  3. (c)He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
  4. (d)He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom
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Official answer(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore