More Questions on British Rule
- 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. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was
A)Humayun
B)Jahangir
C)Aurangzeb
D)Akbar
Answer: Akbar
- 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. Who among the following who fought against British in 1857 Revolt? I. Kunwar Singh II. Tantia Tope III. Nana Saheb IV. Maulavi Ahmaduallah
A)I, III and IV
B)All of the above
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: All of the above
- Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow__________
A)Tea
B)Jute
C)Sugarcane
D)Wheat
Answer: Jute
- Q. Regulating Act was in the year of__________
A)1673
B)1573
C)1773
D)1873
Answer: 1773
- Q. The Company lost all its administrative powers__________
A)By the Government of India Act of 1758
B)By the Government of India Act of 1658
C)By the Government of India Act of 1858
D)By the Government of India Act of 1958
Answer: By the Government of India Act of 1858
- Q. Who tried to rediscover India’s past?
A)Max Muller
B)Lord Lytton
C)S. N. Banerjee
D)Gokahale
Answer: Max Muller
- Q. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at
A)Jhansi
B)Arcot
C)Plassey
D)Wandiwash
Answer: Wandiwash
- 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 Viceroy of India was
A)Lord Hardinge
B)Lord Canning
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Lord Elgin
Answer: Lord Canning
- 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. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
A)Impact of World War II
B)Change in the government of the UK
C)Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- 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. 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. The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act __________
A)1858
B)1856
C)1865
D)1946
Answer: 1856
- Q. The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866
A)Raja radhakanta dev
B)Lord Lyveden
C)Debendranath Tagore
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A)Mayo
B)Curzon
C)Ripon
D)Lytton
Answer: Mayo
- Q. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
A)Farrukh-Siyar
B)Bahadur Shah
C)Muhammad Shah
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Farrukh-Siyar
- Q. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by __________
A)Sir John Shore
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Robert Clive
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord Wellesley
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