British Rule History

Q. Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?

A
Lord Auckland
B
Lord Wellesley
C
Lord Dalhousie
D
Warren Hastings

Correct Answer

Lord Dalhousie

More Questions on British Rule

  • 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. Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the Asians in South Africa by the British law called the Act
    A)Blacks' Registration
    B)Apartheid
    C)cl Asiatic Registration
    D)Subcitizens' Licence
    Answer: cl Asiatic Registration
  • Q. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by
    A)1821
    B)1721
    C)1895
    D)1921
    Answer: 1895
  • Q. What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
    A)Khilafat Agitation
    B)Bardoli Satyagraha
    C)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    D)Chauri Chaura incident
    Answer: Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  • Q. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of
    A)Landlords
    B)Money lenders
    C)Traders
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
    A)Impact of World War II
    B)Change in the government of the UK
    C)Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Governor of the East India Company was
    A)Appointed by the British Parliament
    B)Appointed by the monarch of England
    C)Elected by the members of the East India Company
    D)Nominated by the Mughal Emperor
    Answer: Elected by the members of the East India Company
  • Q. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indian for the ICS from 21 year to
    A)19 years
    B)20 years
    C)18 years
    D)17 years
    Answer: 19 years
  • Q. Who among the following who fought against British in 1857 Revolt? I. Kunwar Singh II. Tantia Tope III. Nana Saheb IV. Maulavi Ahmaduallah
    A)I, III and IV
    B)All of the above
    C)I, II and III
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Indian Mutiny began in __________
    A)1657
    B)1557
    C)1857
    D)1957
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. On account of severe British repression the Civil Disobedience movement was again suspended In July 1933 and people were asked to offer Satyagraha
    A)in groups
    B)individually
    C)locally
    D)against liquor shops
    Answer: individually
  • 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. 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. 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. Which of the following act led to the introduction of dual system of government 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: Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
  • Q. Dadabhai Naoroji’s book ‘poverty and un British rule in India’ published in __________ analysed the nature of the British rule in India
    A)1901
    B)1898
    C)1908
    D)1946
    Answer: 1901
  • 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. Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was __________ at home to administer the East India Company
    A)A Secretary
    B)A Committee of 24
    C)A Council of Lords
    D)A Board of Revenue
    Answer: A Committee of 24
  • 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. Who said that he had not become His Majesty’s first Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire?
    A)Churchill
    B)Attlee
    C)Disraeli
    D)Loyd George
    Answer: Churchill

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