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. 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. The first Mysore War Fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767- 1769 A.D., came to an end by the
    A)Treaty of Madras
    B)Treaty of Pondicherry
    C)Treaty of Mysore
    D)Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
    Answer: Treaty of Madras
  • Q. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
    A)II, I, IV & III
    B)I, II, III & IV
    C)I, III, II & IV
    D)III, I, II & IV
    Answer: I, II, III & IV
  • Q. British Indian Association was founded on October 29, 1851 at__________
    A)Pune
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by
    A)Queen Anbolin
    B)Queen Elizabeth I
    C)Queen Mary
    D)Queen Victoria
    Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
  • 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. Lytton held an Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 to announce __________ as the Empress of India at a time when a large part of the country was in the grip of a severe famine
    A)Queen Victoria
    B)Queen Elizabeth
    C)Queen Anne
    D)Queen Marie
    Answer: Queen Victoria
  • Q. Assertion (A): On 25th April, 1809, the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjit Singh and East India Company. Reason (R): Ranjit Singh wanted to increase the realm of his empire with the help of the company
    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 master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was
    A)Subsidiary Alliance
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)Mediatisation
    D)Annexation of Indian States
    Answer: Subsidiary Alliance
  • Q. The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________
    A)Racial arrogance of the British
    B)Introduction of western education in India
    C)Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
    D)Queen's proclamation of 1858
    Answer: Introduction of western education in India
  • Q. The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at
    A)Delhi
    B)Calcutta
    C)Patna
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events? I. Appointment of the Simon Commission. II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain. III. Submission of the Nehru report. IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference
    A)I, III, IV & II
    B)II, I, III & IV
    C)I, II, IV & III
    D)II, IV, I & III
    Answer: II, I, III & IV
  • Q. As a result of the partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon in 1905, Bengal was partitioned into two provinces of
    A)Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam
    B)East Bengal and West Bengal
    C)Bengal and Assam
    D)Bengal and Odisha and East Bengal and Assam
    Answer: Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam
  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Canning
    B)Elgin
    C)Minto
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Canning
  • Q. By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in __________ was thrown open to all British subjects
    A)Spices
    B)Tea
    C)Coffee
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political crisis because
    A)of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders
    B)he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt
    C)both A and B above
    D)of INA's initial success on India's eastern borders
    Answer: both A and B above
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858?
    A)A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India
    B)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    C)For all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel
    D)All the above statements are incorrect
    Answer: All the above statements are incorrect
  • Q. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was
    A)Humayun
    B)Jahangir
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the
    A)Portuguese
    B)Dutch
    C)Danish
    D)French
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by
    A)The Indian Legislature
    B)The Viceroy's Council
    C)The Parliament in England
    D)The Secretary of State
    Answer: The Parliament in England

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