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6. Peshwa Madhav Rao died in _________ and was succeeded by his younger brother
Narain Rao.

(a) 1772 (b) 1771 (c) 1777

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. _________________ , the ambassador of King James I, got a Mughal decree called a
Farman from the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
2. In 1639, Francis Day procured a permission to build a factory which was named
_________________ in Madras (Chennai).

3. The French founded _________________ on the Madras (Chennai) coast in 1674.
4. In 1760, the third Carnatic War was fought at _________________ .
5. The Treaty of Mangalore was signed by _________________ and _________________ .
6. _________________ will be remebered as the Preserver of the British Empire.

7. Calcutta (now Kolkata) was fonded in _________________ .
8. _________________ and the English signed the Treaty of Salbai.

C. Write one sentence on each of the following.
1. Treaty of Paris, 1760. _______________________________
2. Siraj-ud-Daula. _______________________________

3. Battle of Buxar. _______________________________
4. Tipu Sultan. _______________________________

5. Maharaja Ranjit Singh. _______________________________
6. Vasco da Gama. _______________________________
7. Battle of Plassey. _______________________________

D. Write True or False.
1. The bulk of the Indian trade was monopolised by the Dutch.
2. The First Carnatic War is memorable for the Battle of St. Thome.

3. The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1857.
4. In the Second Anglo-Mysore War, Hyder formed a common front with the
English and captured Arcot.
5. Tipu Sultan died at the Battle of Seringapatam.
6. Universities of Bombay, Culcutta and Madras were set up in 1857.

7. First telegraph line was laid between Madras and Culcutta.
8. The Battle of Buxar took place in 1764.

E. Answer the following questions.
1. Who introduced the Dual System of Administration in Bengal?
2. Which Portuguese traveller discovered the sea-route to India?

3. Write a note on Lord Warren Hastings.

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