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. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of
    A)Landlords
    B)Money lenders
    C)Traders
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. By which Charter Act, the East India Company’s monopoly of trade with China come to an end?
    A)Charter Act of 1813
    B)Charter Act of 1793
    C)Charter Act of 1833
    D)Charter Act of 1853
    Answer: Charter Act of 1833
  • Q. British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India (and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June1948) on
    A)February 20, 1947
    B)May 16, 1946
    C)March 10, 1946
    D)December 31, 1946
    Answer: February 20, 1947
  • Q. Consider the following on the chronology of appointment of Viceroys I. Reading II. Irwin III. Wellingdon IV. Linlithgow
    A)III, II, IV, II
    B)I, II, III , IV
    C)IV, III, II, I
    D)II, IV, III, I
    Answer: I, II, III , IV
  • 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. 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
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Raghunath Rao
    C)Madhav Rao-II
    D)Baji Rao-II
    Answer: Baji Rao-II
  • Q. Who established the Sadr-Di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company’s rule?
    A)Warren Hastings
    B)Wellesley
    C)Dalhousie
    D)Cornwallis
    Answer: Warren Hastings
  • Q. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at __________ in England
    A)Manchester
    B)London
    C)Liverpool
    D)Haileybury
    Answer: Haileybury
  • Q. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of
    A)the demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council
    B)Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council
    C)the demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • 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. When were Morley-Minto reforms taken place?
    A)1909
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1857
    Answer: 1909
  • 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
    Answer: Aix-la-Chapelle
  • 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. 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 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. 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. Gandhiji’s famous Quit India movement call to the British was given in
    A)1941
    B)1943
    C)1942
    D)1940
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. Assertion (A): East India Association in London was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji. Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British public opinion
    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. 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

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