From Trade to Territory

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 8 Full Book “From Trade to Territory”

I Choose the correct answer:
1. The ruler of Bengal in 1757 was _____.
a) Shuja-ud-daulah
b) Siraj – ud – daulah
c) Mir Qasim
d) Tipu Sultan

2. The Battle of Plassey was fought in _____.
a) 1757
b) 1764
c) 1765
d) 1775

3. Which among the following treaty was signed after Battle of Buxar?
a) Treaty of Allahabad
b) Treaty of Carnatic
c) Treaty of Alinagar
d) Treaty of Paris

4. The Treaty of Pondichery brought the _____ Carnatic war to an end.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None

5. When did Hyder Ali crown on the throne of Mysore?
a) 1756
b) 1761
c) 1763
d) 1764

6. Treaty of Mangalore was signed between _____.
a) The French and Tipu Sultan
b) Hyder Ali and Zamorin of Calicut
c) The British and Tipu Sultan
d) Tipu Sultan and Marathas

7. Who was the British Governor General during Third Anglo-Mysore War?
a) Robert Clive
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) Lord Wellesley

8. Who signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British?
a) Bajirao II
b) Daulat Rao Scindia
c) Sambhaji Bhonsle
d) Sayyaji Rao Gaekwad

9. Who was the last Peshwa of Maratha empire?
a) Balaji Vishwanath
b) Baji Rao II
c) Balaji Baji Rao
d) Baji Rao

10. Who was the first Indian state to join the subsidiary Alliance?
a) Awadh
b) Hyderabad
c) Udaipur
d) Gwalior

II Fill in the blanks:
1. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in _____.
2. The commander in Chief of Sirajuddaulah was _____.
3. The main cause for the Second Carnatic war was _____.
4. _____ adopted the policy of Doctrine of Lapse to extend the British Empire in India.
5. Tipu Sultan was finally defeated at the hands of _____.
6. After the death of Tipu Sultan Mysore was handed over to _____.
7. In 1800 _____ established a college at Fort William in Calcutta.

Answers:
1. 1757
2. Mir Jafer
3. Issues of Succession in Carnatic and hyderabad
4. Dalhousie
5. Lord Wellesley
6. Krishna raja odeyar
7. Lord Wellesley

III Match the following:
1. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle    A. The First Anglo Mysore War
2. Treaty of Salbai                    B. The First Carnatic War
3. Treaty of Paris                      C. The Third Carnatic War
4. Treaty of Srirangapatnam    D. The First Maratha War
5. Treaty of Madras                  E. The Third Anglo Mysore War

Answers:
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. E
5. A

IV State true or false:
1. After the death of Alivardi Khan, Siraj-ud-daulah ascended the throne of Bengal.
2. Hector Munro, led the British forces in the battle of Plassey.
3. The outbreak of the Austrian war of succession in Europe was led to Second Carnatic War in India.
4. Sir Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Fort William in Bengal.
5. The Police system was created by Lord Cornwallis.

Answers:
1. True
2. False (Robert clive – Plassey, Hector Munro – buxar)
3. False (leds to first carnatic war)
4. True
5. True

6. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
a) Battle of Adayar – 1748
b) Battle of Ambur – 1754
c) Battle of Wandiwash – 1760
d) Battle of Arcot – 1749

Answers:
a – 1746
b – 1749
d – 1751