UPSC Prelims Marathon 18 March – Important Battles and Treaties – 2025

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Question No. 1

Consider the following statements regarding East India Company:
1.William Hawkins obtained trade permission from Akbar.
2.Prince Khurram granted trading privileges in Gujarat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 2

Consider the following statements:
1.Madras was ceded to East India Company in 1639 by the nawab of Golkonda.
2.Fort St. Thome was the first landholding recorded by the Company on Indian soil.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 3

Consider the following statements:
1.The Charter of 1683 empowered the Company to raise military forces.
2.In 1688 Mumbai had a municipal government with a mayor.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 4

With reference to British India, the area “Sultanuti” belongs to which of the following?

AMadras

BMachilipatnam

CMumbai

DCalcutta

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Question No. 5

Consider the following statements:
1.British had fought four Carnatic wars
2.The Carnatic is a region in South India lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 6

Consider the following statements:
1.France and the Dutch signed the Treaty of Aix La Chapelle in 1748.
2.Under this treaty the Dutch and the French ceased their hostilities in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 7

Consider the following statements regarding “Battle of Plassey”:
1.It recognized the Company’s sovereignty over Calcutta.
2.Siraj-ud-daula also agreed to be the Company’s resident in the court.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 8

Consider the following statements regarding “Battle of Buxer”:
1.It was fought in 1757.
2.The victory of the British led to the signing of the Treaty of Allahabad.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 9

The “battle of Wandiwash” was fought between French and?

ADanish

BBritish

CPortuguese

DSpanish

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Question No. 10

The term “Palaverkadu” related to which of the following?

APullicat

BPune

CMahe

DHyderabad

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