History: Unit# 4:The British East India Company
Worksheet
Q 1. Choose the correct answer.
a) The permission to trade with India was granted by _____________.
(Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Thomas Roe, Queen Elizabeth II)
b) Spice Islands was the name given to the islands of __________________________.
(Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia)
c) Trouble in Bengal led to the Battle of______________________________.
(Buxar, Trichinopoly, Plassey)
d) Joseph Dupleix was the_________________ governor general. (British, French, Dutch)
e) The Nawab of Carnatic died in ______________. (1749, 1947, 1479)
f) Chanda Saheb asked the __________________(British, Carnatic, French) for help, while
Clive was helped by the governor of________________________________ .
(Bengal, Mysore, Madras)
g) Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah was the governor of____________________ .
(Carnatic, Bengal, Arcot)
h) The Battle of Plassey was won by the _________________________ .
(Bengalis, French, British)
i) Mughal emperor asked for the British protection after the Battle of_______________
(Buxar, Plassey, Mutiny) in 1764.
Q 2. Answer the following questions.
a) Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah drew up an agreement with the British against fortifications in
Caclutta, and the extent of privileges extended to them.
(i) Why do you think he did so? What does it tell you about his trust in the British?
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(ii) Did his opinion prove right or wrong?
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b) (i) Make a list of all the strategies that Clive used to win against the Indians.
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(ii) What kind of a person do you think Robert Clive was? Give reasons to support
your answer.
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3. Why was the state of Bengal such a coveted and sought-after territory by the British?
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4. Complete the statements.
a) Fort William was constructed as a
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b) The British stirred up trouble in Bengal by
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