Marathas and Coming of The Europeans – GK Online MCQs Test

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

2. Surangapattam is associated with:

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

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

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

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

7. The sea route to India was discovered in:

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

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

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

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

12. In 1498, Vasco da Gama landed at:

13. Who succeeded Mir Jafar?

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

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

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

17. When did Vasco da Gama come to India?

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