8th ICSE - GROWTH OF BRITISH POWER WORKSHEET

Q.1 What discovery allowed European countries to form trading companies to trade with India?
Q.2 Name three countries that setup trading posts in the coastal areas?
Q.3 How did the companies increase their profits from India?
Q.4 Why did companies choose to build their own army?
Q.5 Name the companies which were ousted from Indian trade.
Q.6 Name the countries whose companies become key players (who survived in India)?
Q.7 In context of establishing trade monopoly in India by European powers, answer the following questions
I. Name the two dominant powers who sought to establish trade monopoly in India?
II. These two powers were involved in several wars in south India. What were these wars called?
Q.8 Many European powers establish trading companies in India. In this context, answer the following questions:
I. Name the trading company formed by British in India?
II. In which year was this established?
III. Name the British monarch who authorized the formation of this company.
Q.9 What was the objective of this company?
Q.10 With reference to the East India Company, answer the following question.
I. Where was its first factory setup?
II. Name two other places where the company setup its factories?
III. Name the fortifications built by the company in Madras and Kolkata.
Q.11 With reference to the east India Company answer the following question.
I. When did Bombay come under the control of the British?
II. Name the three presidencies of the company.
III. Who was in charge of each of these presidencies?
Q.12 With reference to the French East India company, answer the following questions
I. When was it formed?
II. Name the city where its headquarters were located.
III. Name three cities where it established trade settlements
Q.13 With reference to the Mughal empire and East India company, answer the following question.
I. In the early 17th century, what did it request from the Mughal Emperor?
II. Name the British official who obtained significant concessions for the company from the Mughals.
III. Name the Mughal Emperor who gave these concessions to the British.
Q.14 In 1717, Mughal Emperor Farruksiyar issued a farman granting certain privileges to the British. With reference to this answer
the following question.
I. Which province of India were these privileges related to?
II. What was this province then known as?
III. What was the privilege that was granted?
Q.15 With reference to the Battle of Plassey, answer the following questions
I. Who was the battle of Plassey fought between?
II. What were the two factors that led to the war?
III. Explain the events leading up to the battle.
IV. Name the Commander-in-chief of the two armies.
V. How did the British benefit from the victory at Plassey?
VI. What is importance of Battle of Plassey in the history of India?
Q.16 With reference to the Battle of Buxar. Answer the following question.
I. When and between whom was the battle of Buxar fought?
II. Explain the importance of this battle in the history of India
III. Explain the terms of the Treaty of Allahabad.
Q.17 With reference to the Dual Government in Bengal, answer the following question.
I. Who introduce Dual Government in Bengal? When?
II. What was the Nawab and the company responsible for?
III. What was the drawbacks of the Dual Government?
Q.18 Apart from direct annexation, British also followed policy of annexation through indirect methods. With reference of this
answer the following questions:-+
I. Explain two methods of indirect annexation.
II. Explain both these methods.