Grade – VIII HISTORY 07th May 2021

Worksheet Chapter 2
The Rise of the English East
India Company

Q1. Who gave permission to Sir Thomas Roe to establish their first factory at Surat?
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Q2. Who was Dupleix?

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Q3. Write a short note on the three Carnatic Wars.

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Q4. Which two methods established British Supremacy?

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Q5. Name the Kingdoms annexed by British under the Doctrine of Lapse policy.
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 Grade – VIII HISTORY 07th May 2021
Worksheet Chapter 2
The Rise of the English East
India Company

Fill in the blanks:

i) _____________________, a Portuguese sailor, first discovered a sea route to
India.
ii) The East India company got the Island of Bombay from the _____________ king
Charles II.
iii) The English East India Company was formed in ________.
iv) In 1611 AD, the British opened their first factory or trading depot in the south in
__________________.
v) _____________________ Mughal emperor granted another ________________
in 1717 that exempted the British company from paying taxes.
vi) ___________ became free from the Portuguese rule in 1961.
vii) The confrontation between French and British led to _____________ wars.
viii) British started smuggling ___________ to China.

Match the following:

i. French a. Lord Wellesley
ii. British b. Tiger of Mysore
iii. Tipu c. Siraj-ud-Daulah
iv. The battle of Plassey d. Lord Dalhousie
v. The Battle of Buxar e. Charter from Queen
vi. Doctrine of Lapse f. Mir Jafar
vii. Subsidiary Alliance g. Pondicherry

True or False
i) French was more stronger financially than the British Company.
ii) The English were led by capable officers like Dupleix.
iii) Awadh and Mughal emperor were defeated by the British in the battle of
Buxar.
iv) Sindh was annexed in 1848 and Punjab was annexed in 1955.
v) Shyamji Krishna Varma was an Indian actor who worked in plays like ‘The
Indian Sociologists’

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