British Rule History

Q. I. Bengal Nawab was captured and put to death by Mir Jafar in the Battle of Plassey, 1757. II. After Mir Qasim, Nizam-ud-daula was made the Nawab of Bengal. III. The same person acted as the deputy Dewan on behalf of the East Indian Company and as Deputy Subedar on behalf of the Bengal Nawab. IV. In 1767, British Government ordered the East India Company to pay £400,000 per year. Which of these statement(s) is/are correct related to the Bengal Politics during the 18th century?

A
I & III
B
I & II
C
II & IV
D
III & IV

Correct Answer

III & IV

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East india Company depended on
    A)Governor-General
    B)Governor
    C)Parliament
    D)Crown
    Answer: Crown
  • Q. Indian Mutiny began in __________
    A)1657
    B)1557
    C)1857
    D)1957
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lytton
    C)Queen Elizabeth
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Assertion (A): In some places artisans and craftsmen participated in the Revolt of 1857. Reason (R): The British policy of ‘one-way’ free trade destroyed village industries and handicrafts in India
    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. 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. 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. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
    A)Industry
    B)Infra structure
    C)Agriculture
    D)Services
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. In Bengal, the East India Company’s headquarters were located at
    A)Fort william
    B)Fort St George
    C)Fort St David
    D)Shantiniketan
    Answer: Fort william
  • Q. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
    A)Lord Canning
    B)Lord Dalhousie
    C)Lord Ellenborough
    D)Disraeli
    Answer: Disraeli
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is __________
    A)1660
    B)1560
    C)1760
    D)1860
    Answer: 1760
  • 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. Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?
    A)Lord Auckland
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Lord Dalhousie
    D)Warren Hastings
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
    A)Lord Lytton
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord William Bentic
    D)Gladstone
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
    A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
    B)It changed the administrative system in India
    C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: All of the above are incorrect
  • 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. When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June 1937, the Viceroy of India was
    A)Lord Irwin
    B)Lord Willingdon
    C)Lord Linlithgow
    D)Viscount Wavell
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • 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. Robert Clive, the Governor General of the __________
    A)French
    B)Dutch
    C)British
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: British
  • 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. 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

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