British Rule History

Q. __________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.

A
Warren Hastings
B
Sir William Jones
C
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D
Lord Macaulay

Correct Answer

Sir William Jones

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is __________
    A)1660
    B)1560
    C)1760
    D)1860
    Answer: 1760
  • Q. In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy?
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1878
    D)1885
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Who was the prime minister of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
    A)Russell II
    B)Lord Palmerston
    C)Edward Smith-Stanley
    D)Benjamin Disraeli
    Answer: Lord Palmerston
  • 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. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
    A)Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
    B)This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
    C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
    D)The diarchy was introduced at the centre
    Answer: The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Canning
    B)Elgin
    C)Minto
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Canning
  • 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. Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is__________
    A)Irfan Habib
    B)Romila Thapar
    C)S.C.Ghosh
    D)Naoroji Dadabhai
    Answer: Naoroji Dadabhai
  • 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. 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 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. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon’s reign is significant because
    A)it put restrictions on the vernacular press
    B)it limited the Britishers political authority
    C)it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
    D)it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
    Answer: it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
  • Q. Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?
    A)Lord Wavell
    B)Lord Mountbatten
    C)Lord Linlithgow
    D)Lord Irwin
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • Q. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of __________ to the East India Company
    A)Rs. 400,000
    B)Rs. 480,000
    C)Rs. 500,000
    D)Rs. 300,000
    Answer: Rs. 400,000
  • Q. The process of the introduction of education in English had been initiated in India by Lord
    A)Bentick
    B)Curzon
    C)Hastings
    D)Macaulay
    Answer: Macaulay
  • 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. The British colonial policies in India proved most ruinous for Indian
    A)trade
    B)agriculture
    C)industry
    D)handicrafts
    Answer: handicrafts
  • 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. Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
    A)Victoria
    B)William IV
    C)Edward VII
    D)George V
    Answer: Victoria
  • 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.

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