British Rule History

Q. The East India Company had taken Bombay from

A
Charles I
B
The Dutch
C
Charles II
D
The Portuguese

Correct Answer

Charles II

More Questions on British Rule

  • 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. 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. Joseph François Dupleix was the commander of the __________ forces in India
    A)British
    B)French
    C)American
    D)Dutch
    Answer: French
  • Q. The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in India was
    A)Sir Shaukat Hayat
    B)Sir SP Sinha
    C)Sir Hari Singh Gaur
    D)VJ Patel
    Answer: Sir SP Sinha
  • Q. The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of __________ into the hands of the British in India
    A)Awadh
    B)Meerut
    C)Gwalior
    D)Rohilkhand
    Answer: Gwalior
  • Q. Who was the Governor General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
    A)Lord Reading
    B)Lord Chelmsford
    C)Lord Irwin
    D)Lord Wavell
    Answer: Lord Irwin
  • Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
    A)Pitt's India Act
    B)Regulating Act
    C)Charter Act
    D)Company Act
    Answer: Regulating Act
  • 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 English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612
    A)Plassey
    B)Buxar
    C)Swally
    D)Trafalgar
    Answer: Swally
  • Q. The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through
    A)Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Doctrine of Lapse
  • Q. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by
    A)1821
    B)1721
    C)1895
    D)1921
    Answer: 1895
  • Q. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
    A)II, I, IV & III
    B)I, II, III & IV
    C)I, III, II & IV
    D)III, I, II & IV
    Answer: I, II, III & IV
  • Q. Who was the prime minister of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
    A)Russell II
    B)Lord Palmerston
    C)Edward Smith-Stanley
    D)Benjamin Disraeli
    Answer: Lord Palmerston
  • Q. In 1661 the company obtained __________ from Charles II
    A)Madras
    B)Bombay
    C)Kannur
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866
    A)Raja radhakanta dev
    B)Lord Lyveden
    C)Debendranath Tagore
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
    A)Prevent disloyalty towards the British
    B)Improve the administration of the Indian States
    C)Tone up the British Indian administration
    D)Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
    Answer: Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
  • 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. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
    A)William Bentinck
    B)Minto-I
    C)Hastings
    D)Auckland
    Answer: William Bentinck
  • 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. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________
    A)Stuarts
    B)Hanoverians
    C)Normans
    D)Tudors
    Answer: Stuarts

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