Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

Correct Answer

Dadabhai Naoroji

More Questions on British Rule

  • 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
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Raghunath Rao
    C)Madhav Rao-II
    D)Baji Rao-II
    Answer: Baji Rao-II
  • 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. 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. I. Bengal Nawab was captured and put to death by Mir Jafar in the Battle of Plassey, 1757. II. After Mir Qasim, Nizam-ud-daula was made the Nawab of Bengal. III. The same person acted as the deputy Dewan on behalf of the East Indian Company and as Deputy Subedar on behalf of the Bengal Nawab. IV. In 1767, British Government ordered the East India Company to pay £400,000 per year. Which of these statement(s) is/are correct related to the Bengal Politics during the 18th century?
    A)I & III
    B)I & II
    C)II & IV
    D)III & IV
    Answer: III & IV
  • 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. Which war lord is also known as ‘little corporal’
    A)Julius Caesar
    B)Alexander
    C)Napoleon Bonaparte
    D)Genghis Khan
    Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Q. During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at __________
    A)Dunkirk
    B)London
    C)Paris
    D)Liverpool
    Answer: Dunkirk
  • Q. After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, what name was to British Governor-General of India?
    A)Governor of the state
    B)Governor-General of India
    C)Viceroy of the state
    D)None of these
    Answer: Viceroy of the state
  • Q. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
    A)Womesh Chandra Banerjee
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Surendranath Banerjee
    D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    Answer: Womesh Chandra Banerjee
  • 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. Which of the following is not the provision of The Act of 1892?
    A)Reforms of the legislative council and adoption of the principle of election in place of nomination
    B)A simultaneous examination of ICS to be held in England and India
    C)Support of the annexation of Upper Burma
    D)Reduction in the Military expenditure
    Answer: Support of the annexation of Upper Burma
  • 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. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow__________
    A)Tea
    B)Jute
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. What was meant by the secretary of State of India during the British?
    A)A Secretary level official appointed in each Presidency of India
    B)An official who worked as the Secretary to the Viceroy of India
    C)A British minister given full control over the Government of India
    D)A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to look into his internal administration in India
    Answer: A British minister given full control over the Government of India
  • Q. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
    A)William Bentinck
    B)Robert Clive
    C)Warren Hasting
    D)Col. Sanders
    Answer: Warren Hasting
  • Q. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at __________ in England
    A)Manchester
    B)London
    C)Liverpool
    D)Haileybury
    Answer: Haileybury
  • Q. Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events? I. Appointment of the Simon Commission. II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain. III. Submission of the Nehru report. IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference
    A)I, III, IV & II
    B)II, I, III & IV
    C)I, II, IV & III
    D)II, IV, I & III
    Answer: II, I, III & IV
  • Q. The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by
    A)Queen Anbolin
    B)Queen Elizabeth I
    C)Queen Mary
    D)Queen Victoria
    Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
  • Q. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was
    A)Humayun
    B)Jahangir
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Akbar

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