Emergence of Bangladesh
HIS 101.3: Quiz 1
15 November 2020
Marks:8/10 (1 Point Bonus From Sir)
Write True or False, as appropriate, for each statement given
below. Answer any ten questions. Marks distribution will be as
follows: 10 X 1 = 10.
1. The beginning of the eighteenth century witnessed a booming
economy in Bengal when the British East India Company sought
their fortune in the region desperately. (ANS NO. 1: TRUE) ok
2. The pro-colonialist writers & their cohorts generally portray a rosy
picture of the colonial rule in Delhi for long 190 years. (ANS NO. 2:
TRUE) no
3. Under the Opium Act of 1857, the cultivation of opium poppies and
the manufacture and exportation of opium went under the direct
control of the colonial government run by Bihar and Beraras
agencies. (ANS NO. 3: FALSE) ok
4. Many legendary historians admitted that before the advent of the
British, Bengal was the wealthiest and most developed region
globally by maintaining the signs of the Industrial Revolution long
before the West. (ANS NO. 4: FALSE) no
5. The prime reason behind the British intent for the invasion of Bengal
in 1757 was their interest in the flourishing regional drug trade in
opium. (ANS NO. 5: TRUE) ok
6. Due to the abuse of trade facilities by the French East India
Company and their evading of taxes to the local authorities, the
Bengal government was losing a large amount of revenue before the
Battle of Palashi.
7. To win in the Battle of Palashi, the British East India Company
conspired with the Seraj-ud-Daula’s Army commanders for
weakening the Bengal forces internally by pursuing a Machiavellian
policy. (ANS NO. 7: TRUE) ok
8. Lord Cornwallis founded the Bengal Government Opium Monopoly in
1773, while after twenty years, Warren Hastings introduced the