British Rule History

Q. Who among the following Indian cracks the British Indian Civil Services Examination in the first time of Indian History?

A
R. C. Dutt
B
Satyendranath Tagore
C
Behari Lal Gupta
D
Surendranath Banerjee

Correct Answer

Satyendranath Tagore

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by
    A)The Indian Legislature
    B)The Viceroy's Council
    C)The Parliament in England
    D)The Secretary of State
    Answer: The Parliament in England
  • Q. Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of __________ in 1772
    A)Madras
    B)Bengal
    C)Bombay
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
    A)1912
    B)1911
    C)1920
    D)1925
    Answer: 1911
  • 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. 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. 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. The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
    A)1858 A.D.
    B)1848 A.D.
    C)1862 A.D.
    D)1856 A.D.
    Answer: 1858 A.D.
  • Q. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of
    A)the demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council
    B)Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council
    C)the demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in
    A)November, 1945
    B)September, 1945
    C)September, 1946
    D)January, 1947
    Answer: September, 1946
  • 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. Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British
    A)Chandrashekhar Azad
    B)Jitin Das
    C)Rajguru
    D)Kalpana - Dutt
    Answer: Rajguru
  • Q. The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lytton
    C)Queen Elizabeth
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Who among the following had been the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?
    A)Surendra Sai
    B)Kattabomman
    C)Utirat Singh
    D)Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
    Answer: Surendra Sai
  • Q. MSP means __________
    A)Mysore Special police
    B)Malabar Special Police
    C)Madras Special police
    D)Mappila Special Police
    Answer: Malabar Special Police
  • 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. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947
    A)Lytton
    B)Wavell
    C)Linlithgow
    D)Cornwallis
    Answer: Wavell
  • Q. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at
    A)Jhansi
    B)Arcot
    C)Plassey
    D)Wandiwash
    Answer: Wandiwash
  • Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
    B)Mountbatten
    C)Northbrook
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. Which Government of India Act/Charter Act generated the post of Governor-General of India?
    A)Charter Act-1833
    B)Government of India Act-1858
    C)Charter Act-1853
    D)Charter Act-1813
    Answer: Charter Act-1833
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Charter Act of 1793? I. Renewed the Charter of the Company for 20 more years. II. Regulated the finances of the Company. III. Lay down that the salaries of the Board of Control and their staffs were to be paid from the British revenues. IV. Prohibited the Commander-in-Chief from being a member of the Governor General’s Council
    A)I, II & IV
    B)I, II & III
    C)I & II
    D)II & III
    Answer: I, II & IV

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