M3U1/3N15 Reg. No St. Joseph’s College of Arts & Science (Autonomous) St. Joseph’s College Road, Cuddalore – 607001 HI306-HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1707-1857 A.D Time : 3 hrs Max Marks :75 SECTION – A (15X1=15) Answer ALL the Questions I choose the best answer: 1. Which of the Portuguese Governor followed ‘Blue Water Policy’ a) Carbal b) Almeida c) Albuquerque d) Vasco de Gama 2. Which of the following pair was supported by French during Second Carnatic war? a) Anwaruddin and Nasir Jung b) Muhammad Ali and Mazaffar Jung c) Chanda Sahib and Muzzafar Jung d) Chanda Sahib and Nizam Ul Mulk 3. All the information of ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ found in the account of a)Holwell b) Clive c) Vansittart d) Stephenson 4. The prosecution of Warren Hastings was led by a)Lord Macauly b) Edmund Burke c) James Mill d) James Grant 5. Thuggee was suppressed during the reign of a)Warren Hastings b) William Bentick c) Lord Wellesley d) Lord Dalhousie 6. Which of the native state/ states annexed under Doctrine of Lapse a) Oudh b) Punjab c) Sambalpur d) Kolhapur 7. The First Maratha War ended with a) Treaty of Surat b) Treaty of Purandhar c) Convention of Wadgaon d) Treaty of Salbai 8. Who planted the ‘Tree of Liberty’ a) Hyder Ali b) Tippu Sultan c) Nana Phadnavis d) Baji Rao II

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M3U1/3N15 9. Name the Governor General who was recalled due to the reverses in First Afghan War a) Lord Aukland b) Lord Ellenborough c) Lord Harginge d) Lord Amherst 10. The monopoly of East india Company Trade with China was abolished with a) Pitt’s India Act of 1784 b) Charter Act of 1813 c) Charter Act of 1833 d) Charter Act of 1853 11. The Pitt’s India Act reduced the members of Council of the Governor General to a) Nine b) Seven c) Five d) Three 12. North Western Province was created by which of the following Act a) Regulating Act of 1773 b) Charter Act of 1813 c) Charter Act of 1833 d) Charter Act of 1853 13. What was the immediate cause of 1857 revolt a) Introduction of Enfield Rifles b) Annexation of Oudh c) Ill treatment of Moghal Padshah d) Discontinuation of Pension to Nana Saheb 14. Nana Saheb was also known as a) Ramachandra Pandurang b) Atmaram Pandurang c) Dhondu Pant d) Kunwar Singh 15. Who of the British officers commentated that Rani Lakshmibai is "personable, clever and beautiful" and she is "the most dangerous of all Indian leaders"? a) James Neil b) Hugh Rose c) Henry Lawrence d) Henry Havelock

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M3U1/3N15 SECTION – B (6X5=30) Answer any SIX of the Following questions: 16. What were the reasons for the downfall of Portuguese power in India? 17. Bring out the reasons for the impeachment of Warren Hastings 18. Describe Subsidiary Alliance 19. Analyses the circumstances leading to first Anglo- Sikh War 20. Explain the circumstances leading to the passing of Regulating Act 21. What are main provisions of Permanent Settlement System? 22. Write a brief note on Tantia Tope 23. What was the nature of 1857 Revolt? SECTION – C (2X15=30) Answer the Following questions: 24. a) Describe Anglo- French Conflict in India and the reasons for French defeat (or) b) Write an essay on Anglo- Maratha Wars 25. a) How the British Parliament tightened its control on East India Company’s rule in India through the Charter Acts of 1833 and 1853? (or) b) Explain the Course and Results of 1857 Revolt

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