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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. ____________ and ____________ became the headquarters of the British settlements in the southern, western and eastern regions, respectively.
   2. In 1717, the Mughal emperor granted the United East India Company the right to carry on duty free trade in ____________, ____________ and ____________.
   3. The French East India Company was established in ____________.
   4. The British and the French fought the ____________ Wars in India to establish their monopoly in trade.
   5. Bengal in the 18th century was the ____________ and the most ____________ province in India.
   6. In ____________ Robert Clive recovered Calcutta which had been captured by Siraj-ud-Daulah in ____________.
   7. Mir Jafar was deposed because he was unable to meet the demands of the ___________.
   8. In 1765, Awadh was returned to ___________ but ___________ and ___________ were taken away and given to ___________.
   9. Shah Alam lI granted the Company the ___________ of ___________, ___________
      and ___________ in 1765.
   10. Warren Hastings deposed and pensioned off the Nawab of Bengal and brought Bengal under the ___________ and ___________ control of the Company.
2. 2.

   Match the following:

   A	B
   1. Carnatic Wars	(a) Warren Hastings
   2. Farman	(b) duty-free trade
   3. Robert Clive	(c) reconquered Calcutta
   4. Battle of Plassey	(d) Siraj-ud-Daulah
   5. Battle of Buxar	(e) Anglo-French rivalry
   6. Governor of Bengal	(f) Mir Qasim

3. 3.

   Choose the correct answer:

   1. The English East India Company was established in the year 1600/1700/1800 CE.
   2. The English East India Company set up its first factory in Surat/Agra/Broach.
   3. The largest and the most prosperous European settlement in Bengal was the British settlement at Calcutta/Burdwan/Murshidabad.
   4. Alivardi Khan was succeed by Mir Qasim/Siraj-ud-Daulah/Shuja-ud-Daulah.
   5. Robert clive hatched a plot with Mir Jafar/Mir Qasim/Alivardi Khan to replace Siraj-ud-Daulah.
   6. The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757/1764/1772 CE.
   7. The Dual Government in Bengal was introduced by Robert Clive/Warren Hastings/Lord Cornwallis.
4. 4.

   State whether the following are true or false:

   1. The Carnatic Wars were fought between the British and the French.
   2. The employees of the Company were entitled to both private trade as well as duty-free trade.
   3. The English East India Company was given the right to issue passes or dastaks for the free movement of their goods.
   4. The British army was defeated in the Battle of Buxar.
   5. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed between the British Company and Mir Qasim.
   6. Warren Hastings laid the foundations of an organized system of government in Bengal.
5. 5.

   Who granted the English East India Company the exclusive right to trade with the East?

6. 6.

   Name the British trading settlements in (a) Madras (b) Calcutta.