British Rule History

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

Correct Answer

The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan

More Questions on British Rule

  • 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. 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. The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________
    A)1575
    B)1475
    C)1675
    D)1775
    Answer: 1775
  • Q. Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events? I. Appointment of the Simon Commission. II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain. III. Submission of the Nehru report. IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference
    A)I, III, IV & II
    B)II, I, III & IV
    C)I, II, IV & III
    D)II, IV, I & III
    Answer: II, I, III & IV
  • Q. Seringapatnam was the capital of __________
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Pazhassi Raja
    C)Kurumbranad Raja
    D)Srimoolam Tirunal
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the Asians in South Africa by the British law called the Act
    A)Blacks' Registration
    B)Apartheid
    C)cl Asiatic Registration
    D)Subcitizens' Licence
    Answer: cl Asiatic Registration
  • Q. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord
    A)Minto
    B)Hardinge
    C)Chelmsford
    D)Reading
    Answer: Hardinge
  • Q. As per ‘August Offer’ the British objective for India was __________
    A)Puma Swaraj
    B)Dominion Status
    C)Responsible Government
    D)Provincial Authority
    Answer: Dominion Status
  • Q. Who was Lord Morley?
    A)Viceroy of India
    B)Secretary of the state
    C)Governor General of India
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Secretary of the state
  • 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. Which of the following act of India ensured the partition 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, 1935
  • Q. The Treaty of Lahore was signed between the Sikhs and the British in India in the year
    A)1846
    B)1836
    C)1856
    D)1866
    Answer: 1846
  • Q. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________
    A)Stuarts
    B)Hanoverians
    C)Normans
    D)Tudors
    Answer: Stuarts
  • Q. The permanent settlement was made in Bengal in the sphere of revenue administration by
    A)Hastings
    B)William Pitt
    C)William Bentic
    D)Lord Cornwallis
    Answer: Lord Cornwallis
  • Q. The ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ was in the year __________
    A)1757
    B)1657
    C)1765
    D)1857
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. Which Government of India Act/Charter Act generated the post of Governor-General of India?
    A)Charter Act-1833
    B)Government of India Act-1858
    C)Charter Act-1853
    D)Charter Act-1813
    Answer: Charter Act-1833
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858?
    A)A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India
    B)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    C)For all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel
    D)All the above statements are incorrect
    Answer: All the above statements are incorrect
  • Q. The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) resulted in the defeat of the__________ forces
    A)British
    B)American
    C)French
    D)Russian
    Answer: French
  • Q. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
    A)Neel Darpan
    B)Rast Goftar
    C)Shome Prakash
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Neel Darpan
  • 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

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