Marathas and Coming of The Europeans – GK Online MCQs Test

1. Which Indian ruler requested Napolean for help to drive the British from India?

2. The sea route to India was discovered in:

3. Which of the following statements about Hyder Ali is incorrect?

4. Who succeeded Mir Jafar?

5. The final defeat of the Maratha confederacy came during the time of:

6. Who was the ruler of an Indian state who allied himself with France?

7. Surangapattam is associated with:

8. The beginning of the British political sway over India can be traced to the battle of:

9. The tax collected by the Maratha was known as:

10. Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daula as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?

11. Tipu Sultan was defeated in the Third Mysore War in 1790 by:

12. Who among the following is known for his introduction of new calendar, a new system of coinage and new scales of weights and measures?

13. When East India Company came into existence England was ruled by the:

14. The Maratha chief Sambhagi was executed during the reign of:

15. In 1757, Siraj-ud-Daula was defeated by:

16. In 1498, Vasco da Gama landed at:

17. The first Europeans came to India for trade were:

18. When did Vasco da Gama come to India?