British Rule History

Q. Lytton held an Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 to announce __________ as the Empress of India at a time when a large part of the country was in the grip of a severe famine

A
Queen Victoria
B
Queen Elizabeth
C
Queen Anne
D
Queen Marie

Correct Answer

Queen Victoria

More Questions on British Rule

  • 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. During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at __________
    A)Dunkirk
    B)London
    C)Paris
    D)Liverpool
    Answer: Dunkirk
  • Q. The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
    A)William Logan
    B)H.V. Connolly
    C)Lord Ripond
    D)Gladstone
    Answer: H.V. Connolly
  • 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. Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Mayo
    C)Lord Northbrook
    D)Lord Ripon
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
    A)Shut down any industrial unit at will
    B)Foment class and caste strife
    C)Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
    D)Detain a person for any duration without a trial
    Answer: Detain a person for any duration without a trial
  • Q. Seringapatnam was the capital of __________
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Pazhassi Raja
    C)Kurumbranad Raja
    D)Srimoolam Tirunal
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • 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 Opium War started__________
    A)1736
    B)1729
    C)1839
    D)1939
    Answer: 1839
  • 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
  • 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
  • Q. By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in __________ was thrown open to all British subjects
    A)Spices
    B)Tea
    C)Coffee
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Tea
  • 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
    Answer: Sir William Jones
  • Q. Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
    A)Government of India Act, 1919
    B)Government of India Act, 1909
    C)Government of India Act, 1935
    D)None of these
    Answer: Government of India Act, 1919
  • Q. Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because
    A)He had lost his title
    B)The Queen had humiliated him
    C)The British had stopped his pension
    D)His estate had been snatched from him
    Answer: The British had stopped his pension
  • Q. Who among of the following was the Viceroy of India when Indian University Act, 1904 was passed?
    A)Lord Lansdowne
    B)Lord Dufferin
    C)Lord Minto
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Diu was the colony of the __________
    A)English
    B)Portuguese
    C)Dutch
    D)French
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in __________
    A)1881
    B)1878
    C)1888
    D)1898
    Answer: 1878
  • Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
    A)Industry
    B)Infra structure
    C)Agriculture
    D)Services
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is__________
    A)Irfan Habib
    B)Romila Thapar
    C)S.C.Ghosh
    D)Naoroji Dadabhai
    Answer: Naoroji Dadabhai

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