British Rule History

Q. Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India

A
Bentinck
B
Ripon
C
Curzon
D
Mayo

Correct Answer

Ripon

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India?
    A)Jai Singh
    B)Shivaji
    C)Tipu Sultan
    D)Rani of Jhansi
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
    A)1495
    B)1398
    C)1496
    D)1498
    Answer: 1498
  • Q. Who made remarkable contribution to the development of Local government?
    A)Gladstone
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)W.W Hunter
    D)Hastings
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. The first constitutional measure introduced by the British in India which worked till the framing of the Indian Constitution was
    A)the Act of 1935
    B)the Act of 1919
    C)Indian Independence Bill
    D)Cabinet Mission Plan
    Answer: the Act of 1935
  • Q. An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was
    A)Henry Middleton
    B)Hawkins
    C)Thomas Roe
    D)Josiah Child
    Answer: Thomas Roe
  • Q. The English rounded Calcutta after obtaining the zamindari of three villages, viz Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindpur, from the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal in 1698. The nucleus of the British settlement in Calcutta was
    A)Victoria Memeorial
    B)San Thome
    C)Fort William
    D)Howrah Port
    Answer: Fort William
  • Q. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
    A)Lord William Bentinck
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Lord Macaulay
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • 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. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________
    A)Stuarts
    B)Hanoverians
    C)Normans
    D)Tudors
    Answer: Stuarts
  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Canning
    B)Elgin
    C)Minto
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Canning
  • Q. The British colonial policies in India proved most ruinous for Indian
    A)trade
    B)agriculture
    C)industry
    D)handicrafts
    Answer: handicrafts
  • Q. Regulating Act was in the year of__________
    A)1673
    B)1573
    C)1773
    D)1873
    Answer: 1773
  • Q. August Offer 1940 was made by the Viceroy
    A)Linlithgow
    B)Willingdon
    C)Minto
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Linlithgow
  • 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. The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act __________
    A)1858
    B)1856
    C)1865
    D)1946
    Answer: 1856
  • Q. The First Opium War started__________
    A)1736
    B)1729
    C)1839
    D)1939
    Answer: 1839
  • 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. In 1661 the company obtained __________ from Charles II
    A)Madras
    B)Bombay
    C)Kannur
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. Gandhiji’s famous Quit India movement call to the British was given in
    A)1941
    B)1943
    C)1942
    D)1940
    Answer: 1942

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