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7. The capital of Tipu Sultan was ____________ .
(a) Mysore (b) Buxar (c) Seringapatnam
8. The doctrine of lapse was put into use by ____________ .

(a) Dalhousie (b) Wellesley (c) Hastings
B. Match the following :
1. Factory u u A person with the legal right to property and money of someone
after his death.
2. Annexed u u A principle introduced by Lord Wellesley to subjugate Indian
powers without the cost and botheration of war.
3. Treaty u u The act of taking over an official position.

4. Succession u u A formal agreement between two or more countries.
5. Heir u u To take control of a country.
6. Subsidiary alliance u u The trading centres of the European companies.

C. Write T for true and F for false statements :
1. The English East India Company opened its first Indian settlement at Surat.
2. The Anglo-French wars were also known as Carnatic wars.
3. Warren Hastings became the Governor General of India in 1773.
4. The trade concessions were granted to the British by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
5. Governor General Lord Canning put an end to the dual system of government in Bengal.

6. Warren Hastings was the Governor General of Bengal at the time of Third Mysore War.
D. Fill in the blanks :

1. The trade with India was very ___________ .
2. The French East India Company won the ___________ .
3. The French set up its headquarters at ___________ , ___________ and ___________ in Bengal.
4. Dual government was established in Bengal after the ___________ .
5. ___________ was called the Lion of Mysore.
6. Punjab was annexed after the ___________ .

E. Answer in one word or phrase :
1. Which European companies established their factories in India?
2. Who were the two English ambassadors whom company sent to India?

3. Name three trading centres of British East India Company in the 18th century.
4. Who was Joseph Dupleix?
5. Who was Nawab of Bengal in 1740?
6. Who introduced the doctrine of lapse?

F. Answer the questions in brief :
1. Who fought the Battle of Plassey and what were the results of it?
2. Write a note on the conquest of Bengal.
3. How was the Punjab annexed to the British empire?
4. For what reasons were the Mysore Wars fought?
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