India’s greatest value to the British was as a source of:
agricultural products.
CORRECT!
minerals.
cheap labor.
ports and trade routes.
All of the following are true of the Sepoy Mutiny EXCEPT that it:
was successful.
CORRECT!
occurred during the Raj.
was led by Indian soldiers.
marked a turning point in Indian history.
Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?
The British government tightened its control over India.
CORRECT!
The British East India Company went bankrupt.
The British stopped trying to convert Indians to Christianity.
British officials became more sensitive to the needs of Indians.
The term Raj is used to refer to the period of Indian history during which India was:
dominated by Britain.
CORRECT!
independent.
torn apart by civil war.
loosely ruled by the British East India Company.
Britain fought for control of India with:
France.
CORRECT!!
Portugal.
Spain.
Holland.
British efforts to modernize Indian transportation and communication systems served to:
unite the people of India.
CORRECT!!
promote handicraft production.
satisfy Indian nationalist demands.
encourage population growth.
The Indian Civil Service was designed to:
provide trained Indian administrators.
CORRECT!!
open high-level posts in Britain to educated Indians.
modernize Indian transportation.
encourage British emigration to India.
What caused the collapse of India’s textile industry?
the importation of British cloth to India
CORRECT!!
an Indian boycott of British goods
an Indian boycott of British goods
an increase in the price of cotton
Which of the following was a primary goal of the British government after making India a part of the empire?
to improve transportation and communication in India
CORRECT!!
to reestablish the East India Company
to eliminate the caste system
to unite the people of India
Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Rebellion?
The British East India Company was abolished.
CORRECT!!
The British East India Company took over many Indian kingdoms.
Indian nationalist realized that the British provided needed leadership in India.
the Mughal emperor’s power increased.
[Quiz originally from here]