Company rule bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Royal edict, like Aurangzeb's duty-free grant.

   Item

   Farman

2. Clue

   Right to collect Bengal's revenue, 1765.

   Item

   Diwani

3. Clue

   Rich returned Company official.

   Item

   Nabob

4. Clue

   Company agent placed in an Indian state.

   Item

   Resident

5. Clue

   Alliance that banned a ruler's own army.

   Item

   Subsidiary

6. Clue

   Claim of supreme Company authority.

   Item

   Paramountcy

7. Clue

   Doctrine on rulers without a male heir.

   Item

   Lapse

8. Clue

   Indian soldier of the Company army.

   Item

   Sepoy

9. Clue

   Principal figure in a district.

   Item

   Collector

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation