British Rule History

Q. __________ , the viceroy of India decided to partition Bengal for administrative purposes, creating a new province of East Bengal and Assam, with a population of 31 million people and with its capital at Dhaka

A
Lord Rippon
B
Lord Curzon
C
Lord Hastings
D
Wellesley

Correct Answer

Lord Curzon

More Questions on British Rule

  • 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. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
    A)William Bentinck
    B)Minto-I
    C)Hastings
    D)Auckland
    Answer: William Bentinck
  • Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Cornwallies
    C)Lord Mayo
    D)Lord Delhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow__________
    A)Tea
    B)Jute
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India
    A)Bentinck
    B)Ripon
    C)Curzon
    D)Mayo
    Answer: Ripon
  • 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. As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed . . . . . . the collector of Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommend remedial measures.
    A)William Logan
    B)Connolly
    C)S. N. Banerjee
    D)Gokahale
    Answer: William Logan
  • Q. The exclusive right of trading between __________ was granted to the East India Company
    A)Red Sea and Caspian Sea
    B)North America and South America
    C)The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan
    D)France and Poland
    Answer: The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan
  • Q. When were Morley-Minto reforms taken place?
    A)1909
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1857
    Answer: 1909
  • 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. 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. Who was the Viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India?
    A)Lord Minto
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Hardinge
    D)Lord Wavell
    Answer: Lord Hardinge
  • Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
    A)Pitt's India Act
    B)Regulating Act
    C)Charter Act
    D)Company Act
    Answer: Regulating Act
  • Q. MSP means __________
    A)Mysore Special police
    B)Malabar Special Police
    C)Madras Special police
    D)Mappila Special Police
    Answer: Malabar Special Police
  • Q. The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612
    A)Plassey
    B)Buxar
    C)Swally
    D)Trafalgar
    Answer: Swally
  • 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. 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 is not the provision of government of India act, 1935?
    A)The structure for "Federation of India" was established for both British India and some or all of the "princely states"
    B)This act ended the system of diarchy
    C)Burma became the part of India
    D)The introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people
    Answer: Burma became the part of India
  • Q. The Governor General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was
    A)Lord Macaulay
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Bentinck
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: Lord Bentinck
  • Q. What was meant by the secretary of State of India during the British?
    A)A Secretary level official appointed in each Presidency of India
    B)An official who worked as the Secretary to the Viceroy of India
    C)A British minister given full control over the Government of India
    D)A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to look into his internal administration in India
    Answer: A British minister given full control over the Government of India

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