India under British Rule

Question 1

Which option shows the correct order of events in India’s history?

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I. Mughal officials lose their land and wealth.II. The Sepoy Rebellion takes place.III.The East India Company loses control.IV. The British raj forms and begins to rule.

Question 2

In what year did the British raj’s rule end in India?

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1947

Question 3

Which statement best describes the economy of India in the late 1700s?

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In the late 1700s, Indian farmers produced cotton that was shipped to British factories to produce textiles.

Question 4

In the late 1800s, the All-India Muslim League was a

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political party.

Question 5

What was one negative consequence of the British raj’s rule in India?

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Civil servants were segregated from ordinary Indians.

Question 6

What was one cause of the Sepoy Rebellion in India?

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The British outlawed many Indian traditions.

Question 7

Beginning in the 1800s, the British government appointed viceroys in India to

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represent the interests of the crown.

Question 8

One of the three main goals of the East India Company was to

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spread British influence and power.

Question 9

The incident that started the Sepoy Rebellion was related to a rumor about the

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the materials used to make rifle cartridges.

Question 10

The East India Company set up regional governments in India that were run by

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company governors.

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