What was the primary objective of the Ring-Fencing Policy adopted by the British in India during the 18th century?
To create buffer states to defend British territories
The Ring-Fencing Policy (associated with Warren Hastings, 1772–1785) aimed at creating buffer states around British-controlled territories in India. Rather than expanding aggressively, the British sought to defend their existing possessions by maintaining friendly or subordinate states as a protective ring. This was a defensive, non-expansionist policy that preceded the later Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse.
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In 1498, Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer had discovered a route to ______.
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Which of the following city of India was a coastal settlement where ships unloaded goods from distant lands between 2200 and 1900 years ago?
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Important Questions from Advent of Europeans
Which one of the following provisions wasnotinvolved in the treaty of Shrirangapattana between Tipu Sultan and the British?
In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?
1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
________ was the first European to come to India.
Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest
(A) Royal charter granted to English East India Company
(B) Death of Mughal Emperor Akbar
(C) Portuguese occupation of Goa
(D) Establishment of French East India Company
(E) Establishment of The Dutch East India Company (VOC)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Who led the British on behalf of British East India Company in the Battle of Plassey?
