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British Empire: India

What was the name of the Empire that ruled much of India from the 16th-19th centuries?
When was the East India Company established by Royal Charter, giving them a monopoly on trade with India?
1666
1600
1707
1763
What 4 religions dominated the Indian subcontinent?
How many major languages were spoken by the people of India?
10
17
6
22
At what battle did Robert Clive defeat the Mughal Empire, gaining territory for the EIC in India?
In what year was the EIC made a Regularised Subsidiary (under direct government oversight)?
1849
1767
1825
1786
Which act removed the EIC's monopoly on trade in India?
What did the EIC focus on as an alternative means of obtaining revenue?
By which year was the entire Indo-Gangetic Plain under EIC control?
1829
1857
1818
1803
What was the name given to the administrative branches of the EIC's rule in India
Bengal and Bombay were two of these presidencies, what was the other one called?
Which people made enormous private fortunes out of EIC rule?
What was the name of the 1773 Act which created a governing council of 5 in Calcutta, with 2 EIC members and 3 Parliamentary appointments?
Which body was created in 1784 to regulate the EIC's action and ensure subordinance to the Crown?
Which important cabinet minister was a member of the Board of Control?
Which act allowed missionaries to preach within Company territories?
Which act ended the EIC's entire commercial activities?
Who was the first Governor and President of Fort William?
Warren Hastings
The Duke of Tewkesbury
Gerald Longstaff
Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere
In what year was the Governor given powers to override their council if they felt it necessary?
1773
1786
1812
1799
How many troops did the EIC command in 1820?
50,000
450,000
125,000
200,000
What name was given to regiments of native Indian soldiers?
Out of a total 277,746 soldiers in 1857, how many were European?
45,522
73,201
84,938
76,552
For what purposes was the Company Army used?
How much territory (in Km2) did the EIC control by 1800?
193,000
729,000
243,000
932,000
From 1809, which military college trained EIC officers?
Between 1823 and 1826, the EIC had annexed Assam, Manipur and which other area?
By invading Afghanistan, which nation's influence in the region was Britain attacking?
How many men survived the British retreat from Afghanistan in 1842 (out of 20,000)?
100
1,000
10,000
1
How much did the First Afghan War cost?
£15 Million
£22.5 Million
£11 Million
£4 Million
When was Sind annexed?
1822
1829
1843
1835
Which province was annexed in 1849, after a struggle that lasted most of the decade?
Which people did the British gain a strong admiration for during their expansion?
Which religion became more prominent with the arrival of more British people in India?
In 1780, What proportion of EIC wills left inheritances to native spouses?
Which philosopher's idea of Utilitarianism inspired Governors Bentinck and Dalhousie?
Who led the campaign against Thagi in the 1830s?
What was created in 1835 to deal with the issue?
How many "thugs" were tried during Sleeman's campaign?
10,000
1,000
9,000
3,000
On which God did the Thugs base their violence?
Which act intended to ban Sati (self-immolation by Hindu widows)?
How many people were estimated to die from Sati per year?
600
20,000
9,500
1,400
Which prominent British reformer was a part of the anti-Sati campaign?
When was the practice banned in Calcutta?
1824
1798
1829
1812
Which notable Hindu campaigned against Sati?
By when was the practice outlawed throughout all of India?
1842
1851
1861
1833
Which British Governor-General proposed the ideas of Paramountcy and Doctrine of Lapse?
Which province was annexed in 1856?
From which group of people did the British try to take land?
What was used as lubricant for rifles that caused unrest amongst Hindu and Muslim Sepoys?
Which act forced Sepoys to go where their religion did not allow them?
How many Sepoys were court-martialled in Delhi in May 1857 for refusing to load the new rifles?
Which Mughal Emperor was restored to his title by the mutineers?
How many were killed after the British surrender in Cawnpore?
After how many days did the first relief reach Lucknow?
How many VC's were awarded for the Siege of Lucknow?
How many Presidency Armies remained loyal to the British?
What happened to Bahadur Shah's sons as punishment?
How many mutineers were blown apart with cannons in Peshawar?
Which Act ended Company Rule in India?
How much did suppressing the Rebellion cost?
The ratio of Sepoys:Europeans in the Indian Army was reduced from 9:1 to what?
How many miles of railway track had been built by 1861?
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