British Rule History

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

Correct Answer

Aix-la-Chapelle

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
    A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
    B)Promote heavy industries in India
    C)More foodstuff in case of famine
    D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
    Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
  • Q. The correct Chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is
    A)Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
    B)Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
    C)Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
    D)Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
    Answer: Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
  • Q. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by __________
    A)Sir John Shore
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Robert Clive
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. In Bengal, the East India Company’s headquarters were located at
    A)Fort william
    B)Fort St George
    C)Fort St David
    D)Shantiniketan
    Answer: Fort william
  • Q. Assertion (A): In some places artisans and craftsmen participated in the Revolt of 1857. Reason (R): The British policy of ‘one-way’ free trade destroyed village industries and handicrafts in India
    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. 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 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. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)
    A)during the Non-Cooperation Movement
    B)in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    C)in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
    D)during the Champaran Satyagraha
    Answer: in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
  • 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. Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Mayo
    C)Lord Northbrook
    D)Lord Ripon
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. After the year 1853, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in
    A)The Railways
    B)Tea Plantations
    C)Coal Mining
    D)Jute Mills
    Answer: The Railways
  • Q. Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Robert Clive
    C)Dupleix
    D)Lord Macaulay
    Answer: Robert Clive
  • Q. The East India Company had taken Bombay from
    A)Charles I
    B)The Dutch
    C)Charles II
    D)The Portuguese
    Answer: Charles II
  • Q. When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June 1937, the Viceroy of India was
    A)Lord Irwin
    B)Lord Willingdon
    C)Lord Linlithgow
    D)Viscount Wavell
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
    A)GopalaKrishna Gokhale
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of government of India act, 1935?
    A)The structure for "Federation of India" was established for both British India and some or all of the "princely states"
    B)This act ended the system of diarchy
    C)Burma became the part of India
    D)The introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people
    Answer: Burma became the part of India
  • Q. On imprisonment in 1908 by the British, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was in
    A)Rangoon
    B)Andaman and Nicobar
    C)Singapore
    D)Mandalay
    Answer: Mandalay
  • 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. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was made from
    A)Calcutta
    B)London
    C)Delhi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed at
    A)Amritsar
    B)Allahabad
    C)Kashmir
    D)Agra
    Answer: Amritsar

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