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1. During which battle in 1757 did Nawab Siraj-du-daulah lose against Robert Clive?
a. Battle of Gwalior
b. Battle of Panipat
c. Battle of Haldighat
d. Battle of Plassey
2. What originally served as the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in India?
a. Parliament Building
b. Teen Murti Bhavan
c. Red fort
d. Connaught Place
3. Which road in Chennai was used by the British East India Company to travel from the factory at Fort St. George to St. Thomas Mount?
a. Anna Salai
b. Cenotaph Road
c. OMR Road
d. East Coast Road
4. Which viceroy established the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata in memory of Queen Victoria?
a. Lord Cornwallis
b. Lord Mountbatten
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Bentick
5. Islon - the lady of Nicobar who helped the British capture the Emden ship, was given the title Rani of __________ by the British.
a. Nancowry
b. Andaman
c. Nicobar
d. Blair
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Answers
1. During which battle in 1757 did Nawab Siraj-du-daulah lose against Robert Clive?
a. Battle of Gwalior
b. Battle of Panipat
c. Battle of Haldighat
d. Battle of Plassey
Did You Know?
After this battle, the Bengal empire fell under the control of the British. The Nawabs of Bengal began ruling from their seat in Murshidabad.
Read more about it in this link.
2. What originally served as the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in India?
a. Parliament Building
b. Teen Murti Bhavan
c. Red fort
d. Connaught Place
Did You Know?
The Teen Murti Bhavan also housed the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Which road in Chennai was used by the British East India Company to travel from the factory at Fort St. George to St. Thomas Mount?
a. Anna Salai
b. Cenotaph Road
c. OMR Road
d. East Coast Road
Did You Know?
Anna Salai is over 400 years old and was built by the British to travel from Fort St George to St. Thomas Mount where St. Thomas was crucified. Earlier, the road was called Mount Road.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Which viceroy established the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata in memory of Queen Victoria?
a. Lord Cornwallis
b. Lord Mountbatten
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Bentick
Did You Know? Victoria Memorial was constructed in India to commemorate the 25-year reign of Queen Victoria in India. Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, came up with the idea of Queen Victoria's memorial after her death in January 1901.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Islon - the lady of Nicobar who helped the British capture the Emden ship, was given the title Rani of __________ by the British.
a. Nancowry
b. Andaman
c. Nicobar
d. Blair
Did You Know? The position of the Rani of Nancowry is held by the grand-daughter of Islon today. Islon also helped Nicobar to gain economic prosperity post-independence.
Read more about it in this link.
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