Lesson -2 The British-From Traders to Rulers 1. The Turks conquered Constantinople in the year__________. 2. The result of fall of Constantinople was________________________ 3._________________a Portuguese explorer discovered a sea route to India in the year 1498. 4. The rivalry between the trading companies was called ___________. 5. The French rule came to an end in India after the _______________. 6. The battle of Plassey was fought between ___________and_______. 7. The battle of Buxar established the British in the regions of ________ _______ and ________. 8. Explain the term Diwani rights. 9. Who introduced Dual government ? What was its provision? 10. Tipu Sultan had to surrender his two sons as per the treaty of_________________________________________. 11. The Maratha’s power was crushed after the ______________. 12. The terms of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley were-: a)_________________________________________________ b)____________________________________________________ c)__________________________________________________ 13. The kingdom which did not have a natural male heir would pass to British kingdom as per the terms of_______________________. 14. The region which was annexed under the pretext of Mal - administration was _______________. 15. Sum up the reason for the British success in India in one sentence. ___________________________________________