More Questions on British Rule
- Q. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
A)Lord William Bentinck
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Lord Macaulay
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?
A)Lord Wavell
B)Lord Mountbatten
C)Lord Linlithgow
D)Lord Irwin
Answer: Lord Linlithgow
- Q. Under the Government of India __________, the British Crown assumed direct administration of India in the new British Raj
A)Act of 1758
B)Act of 1658
C)Act of 1858
D)Act of 1947
Answer: Act of 1858
- Q. After the year 1853, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in
A)The Railways
B)Tea Plantations
C)Coal Mining
D)Jute Mills
Answer: The Railways
- Q. The land was owned by temples known as __________
A)Brahmaswam
B)Dewaswam
C)Cherikkal
D)Kanam
Answer: Dewaswam
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)
A)during the Non-Cooperation Movement
B)in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
C)in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
D)during the Champaran Satyagraha
Answer: in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
- Q. Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?
A)Lord Auckland
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indian for the ICS from 21 year to
A)19 years
B)20 years
C)18 years
D)17 years
Answer: 19 years
- Q. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
A)Lord Northbrook
B)Lord Harding
C)Lord Ellenborough
D)Lord Mayo
Answer: Lord Mayo
- Q. The Treaty of Mangalore was in the year __________
A)1584
B)1484
C)1684
D)1784
Answer: 1784
- Q. Madras was returned by the French to the British in 1748 by the Treaty of
A)Delhi
B)Paris
C)London
D)Aix-la-Chapelle
Answer: Aix-la-Chapelle
- Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow__________
A)Tea
B)Jute
C)Sugarcane
D)Wheat
Answer: Jute
- Q. The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was
A)5 years
B)4 years
C)3 years
D)2 years
Answer: 5 years
- Q. Bengal British India Society founded in Calcutta on 20 April 1843, was the __________ political public association to be formed in British India, the first being the zamindari association (1837)
A)Second
B)First
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
A)Cochi
B)Ernad
C)Travancore
D)Kannur
Answer: Ernad
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858?
A)A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India
B)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
C)For all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel
D)All the above statements are incorrect
Answer: All the above statements are incorrect
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Revolt of the Bhils? I. The Bhils revolted in 1818 due to the occupation of their territory by the British. II. They defied British authority for 50 years from 1818. III. Their revolt was finally ended by the British through military operations as well as conciliatory measures. IV. The leader of the Bhil revolt was Ram Charan
A)II & III
B)I & II
C)I & III
D)II & IV
Answer: II & III
- Q. In Bengal, the East India Company’s headquarters were located at
A)Fort william
B)Fort St George
C)Fort St David
D)Shantiniketan
Answer: Fort william
- Q. Which war lord is also known as ‘little corporal’
A)Julius Caesar
B)Alexander
C)Napoleon Bonaparte
D)Genghis Khan
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
A)Shut down any industrial unit at will
B)Foment class and caste strife
C)Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
D)Detain a person for any duration without a trial
Answer: Detain a person for any duration without a trial
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