British Rule History

Q. The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at

A
Delhi
B
Calcutta
C
Patna
D
Allahabad

Correct Answer

Allahabad

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Mayo
    C)Lord Northbrook
    D)Lord Ripon
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. During the period of which Governor General Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
    A)Curzon
    B)Dalhousie
    C)Bentick
    D)Conrnwallis
    Answer: Conrnwallis
  • Q. Assertion (A): On 25th April, 1809, the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjit Singh and East India Company. Reason (R): Ranjit Singh wanted to increase the realm of his empire with the help of the company
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. The British India Society was formed in __________
    A)1833
    B)1832
    C)1839
    D)1874
    Answer: 1839
  • Q. Gandhiji’s famous Quit India movement call to the British was given in
    A)1941
    B)1943
    C)1942
    D)1940
    Answer: 1942
  • 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. Seringapatnam was the capital of __________
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Pazhassi Raja
    C)Kurumbranad Raja
    D)Srimoolam Tirunal
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________
    A)Racial arrogance of the British
    B)Introduction of western education in India
    C)Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
    D)Queen's proclamation of 1858
    Answer: Introduction of western education in India
  • Q. In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy?
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1878
    D)1885
    Answer: 1858
  • 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. During the first hundred years of the British rule in India, people’s resentment and opposition to the British policies mainly surfaced in the form of
    A)Peasant uprisings
    B)Tribal uprisings
    C)Civil uprisings
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
    A)Lord Canning
    B)Lord Dalhousie
    C)Lord Ellenborough
    D)Disraeli
    Answer: Disraeli
  • Q. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
    A)Neel Darpan
    B)Rast Goftar
    C)Shome Prakash
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Neel Darpan
  • Q. August Offer 1940 was made by the Viceroy
    A)Linlithgow
    B)Willingdon
    C)Minto
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Linlithgow
  • Q. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
    A)Elizabeth II
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VIII
    D)James I
    Answer: Elizabeth I
  • Q. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East india Company depended on
    A)Governor-General
    B)Governor
    C)Parliament
    D)Crown
    Answer: Crown
  • Q. In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in __________
    A)Orissa
    B)Bengal
    C)Mysore
    D)Surat
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ was in the year __________
    A)1757
    B)1657
    C)1765
    D)1857
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
    A)Government of India Act, 1919
    B)Government of India Act, 1909
    C)Government of India Act, 1935
    D)None of these
    Answer: Government of India Act, 1919
  • Q. Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
    A)Victoria
    B)William IV
    C)Edward VII
    D)George V
    Answer: Victoria

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