British Rule History

Q. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________

A
Stuarts
B
Hanoverians
C
Normans
D
Tudors

Correct Answer

Stuarts

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was
    A)Subsidiary Alliance
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)Mediatisation
    D)Annexation of Indian States
    Answer: Subsidiary Alliance
  • Q. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was made from
    A)Calcutta
    B)London
    C)Delhi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. The Indian naval mutiny against the British took place in the year
    A)1919
    B)1857
    C)1946
    D)1947
    Answer: 1946
  • Q. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord
    A)Minto
    B)Hardinge
    C)Chelmsford
    D)Reading
    Answer: Hardinge
  • 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 November 1781, Sir Eyre Coote defeated __________ at Porto Nova
    A)Marthanda Verma
    B)Hyder Ali
    C)British
    D)Tipu Sultan
    Answer: Hyder Ali
  • Q. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
    A)By advocating open revolt
    B)By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
    C)By seeking foreign help against the British
    D)By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
    Answer: By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
  • Q. When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
    A)After the Battle of Panipat
    B)After the Battle of Plassey
    C)After the war of Mysore
    D)After Sepoy Mutiny
    Answer: After Sepoy Mutiny
  • Q. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
    A)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
    B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
    C)Charter Act, 1793 AD
    D)Charter Act, 1813 AD
    Answer: The Regulating Act, AD 1773
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
    A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
    B)It changed the administrative system in India
    C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: All of the above are incorrect
  • Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Cornwallies
    C)Lord Mayo
    D)Lord Delhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. Lord Cornwallis had introduced the __________ land tenure system
    A)Ryotwari
    B)Zamindari
    C)Mahalwari
    D)Inamdari
    Answer: Zamindari
  • Q. The Treaty of Lahore was signed between the Sikhs and the British in India in the year
    A)1846
    B)1836
    C)1856
    D)1866
    Answer: 1846
  • Q. Which one of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
    A)Second Delhi Durbar
    B)Establishment of the department of Archaeology
    C)Formation of Indian National Congress
    D)Partition of Bengal
    Answer: Formation of Indian National Congress
  • Q. The correct Chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is
    A)Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
    B)Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
    C)Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
    D)Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
    Answer: Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
  • 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. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
    A)Farrukh-Siyar
    B)Bahadur Shah
    C)Muhammad Shah
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Farrukh-Siyar
  • Q. Robert Clive, the Governor General of the __________
    A)French
    B)Dutch
    C)British
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: British
  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of government of India act, 1935?
    A)The structure for "Federation of India" was established for both British India and some or all of the "princely states"
    B)This act ended the system of diarchy
    C)Burma became the part of India
    D)The introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people
    Answer: Burma became the part of India
  • Q. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
    A)Mayo
    B)Curzon
    C)Ripon
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Mayo

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