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. 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. Who put on the statute book two obnoxious measures the Vernacular press Act and the Indian Arms Act
    A)Lytton
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Queen Victoria
    Answer: Lytton
  • 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. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
    A)Lord Canning
    B)Lord Dalhousie
    C)Lord Ellenborough
    D)Disraeli
    Answer: Disraeli
  • Q. India became independent during the vice royalty of
    A)Wellesley
    B)William Bentinck
    C)Wavell
    D)Mountbatten
    Answer: Mountbatten
  • Q. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
    A)Dadabhai Naroji
    B)W. C. Bannerji
    C)Gopalkrishna Gokhale
    D)Gandhiji
    Answer: Dadabhai Naroji
  • Q. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
    A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Lokmanya Tilak
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. During British rule, who was instrumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency?
    A)Elphinstone
    B)Macaulay
    C)Thomas Munro
    D)John Lawrence
    Answer: Thomas Munro
  • Q. Assertion (A): British excluded the Indian middle and upper classes from the high administrative and military posts. Reason (R): Many of the traditional zamindars lost their zamindaris to the new class of urban-based absentee landlords
    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 false but R is true
  • Q. When the East India Company was established India was ruled by
    A)A Gupta Emperor
    B)A Mughal Emperor
    C)A Mauryan Emperor
    D)A Sunga Emperor
    Answer: A Mughal Emperor
  • Q. The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) resulted in the defeat of the__________ forces
    A)British
    B)American
    C)French
    D)Russian
    Answer: French
  • Q. The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in India was
    A)Sir Shaukat Hayat
    B)Sir SP Sinha
    C)Sir Hari Singh Gaur
    D)VJ Patel
    Answer: Sir SP Sinha
  • Q. The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the
    A)Dutch
    B)Portuguese
    C)French
    D)British
    Answer: Dutch
  • 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. In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in __________
    A)Orissa
    B)Bengal
    C)Mysore
    D)Surat
    Answer: Bengal
  • 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. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court 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: The Regulating Act, AD 1773
  • 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. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from
    A)Pindari menace
    B)Russian menace
    C)Rohelas
    D)Attack by Burmese
    Answer: Russian menace
  • 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
    Answer: Sir William Jones

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