British Rule History

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

Correct Answer

A Committee of 24

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of the government of India Act, 1858?
    A)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    B)India was to be governed in the Queen's name
    C)Provision for the creation of an Indian Civil Service under the control of the Secretary of State
    D)The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
    Answer: The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
  • 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. Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
    A)Victoria
    B)William IV
    C)Edward VII
    D)George V
    Answer: Victoria
  • 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. The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in
    A)November, 1945
    B)September, 1945
    C)September, 1946
    D)January, 1947
    Answer: September, 1946
  • Q. The First Opium War started__________
    A)1736
    B)1729
    C)1839
    D)1939
    Answer: 1839
  • Q. Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of __________ in 1772
    A)Madras
    B)Bengal
    C)Bombay
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of __________ into the hands of the British in India
    A)Awadh
    B)Meerut
    C)Gwalior
    D)Rohilkhand
    Answer: Gwalior
  • Q. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was made from
    A)Calcutta
    B)London
    C)Delhi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • 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. 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. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is __________
    A)1660
    B)1560
    C)1760
    D)1860
    Answer: 1760
  • Q. Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law
    A)Government of India Act of 1935
    B)Rowlatt Act of 1919
    C)Indian Council Act of 1909
    D)Government of India Act of 1919
    Answer: Rowlatt Act of 1919
  • Q. Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
    A)Battle of Plassey, 1757
    B)Battle of Buxar, 1764
    C)Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
    D)Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
    Answer: Battle of Buxar, 1764
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full swing during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Irwin
    B)Chelmsford
    C)Reading
    D)Hardinge
    Answer: Reading
  • 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. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
    A)Queen Elizabeth
    B)Queen Mary
    C)James I
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: James I
  • Q. The East India Company was established in the year
    A)1600 AD
    B)1607 AD
    C)1700 AD
    D)1669 AD
    Answer: 1600 AD
  • 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. Which of the following Government of India Act/Indian Council Act brought three separate presidencies (Madras, Bombay and Bengal) into a common system?
    A)Government of India Act, 1935
    B)Indian Council Act of 1861
    C)Government of India Act, 1919
    D)Indian Council Act of 1909
    Answer: Indian Council Act of 1861

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