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#1. According to the key concepts, the East India Company (EIC) is summarized as an entity involved in what three interconnected activities?

Exploration, Colonization, and Agriculture

War, Diplomacy, and Religion

Trade, Power, and Governance

Taxation, Law, and Education

#2. The key concept “Trinco” refers to Trincomalee’s importance as a what?

Major agricultural center

Strategic harbour

Cultural and religious hub

Densely populated city

#3. What was the direct consequence of the “Kew Letter” as summarized in the key concepts?

The start of the 1818 rebellion

The appointment of John D'Oyly

The Dutch surrendering Sri Lanka to the British

The French gaining control of the coastal areas

#4. The “Coconut Tax” is highlighted as a key example of what?

A successful EIC revenue policy

A traditional tax adopted by the British

A tax that led directly to the 1848 revolt

A specific bad tax that angered the public

#5. How is the historical figure John D’Oyly best summarized in the key concepts?

As a military commander

As a resistance symbol

As a British governor

As a smart strategist

#6. The key concepts identify Keppetipola as a major resistance symbol associated with which event?

The 1818 Uprising

The 1848 Struggle

The 1797 Coastal Rebellion

The signing of the Upcountry Treaty

#7. The “Colebrooke Reforms” are remembered for causing major changes in which three areas?

Religion, culture, and language

Land, law, and administration

Trade, transport, and communication

Military, navy, and air force

#8. Gongalegoda Banda and Puran Appu are identified as the key leaders of which event?

The takeover of the Kandyan Kingdom

The 1848 struggle for independence

The 1797 coastal rebellion

The diplomatic missions to Kandy

#9. How is the “Dual Rule” system characterized in the key concepts?

As a successful model of shared governance

As a traditional Kandyan system

As a failed British administrative system

As the system established by the Upcountry Treaty

#10. The “Upcountry Treaty” is a key term representing what significant event?

The start of the French-British conflict

Kandy's formal surrender to the British

The end of the 1818 rebellion

The establishment of the EIC in India

#11. Martial Law is listed as a key concept representing what?

The standard legal system in the Kandyan Kingdom

A method of brutal suppression used by the British in 1818

A negotiation tactic used by John D'Oyly

The rules governing the East India Company

#12. What happened to the “Gam Sabha,” the traditional village councils, under British rule?

They were given expanded powers.

They became the main judicial bodies.

They were weakened and lost their authority.

They were replaced by military councils.

#13. Why was the “Blue Book” a source of fear and mistrust among the local population?

It outlawed the practice of Buddhism.

It listed all the leaders of the 1818 rebellion.

It was believed to be a plan for imposing more future taxes.

It contained the terms of the Kandyan surrender.

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