British Rule History

Q. The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in India was

A
Sir Shaukat Hayat
B
Sir SP Sinha
C
Sir Hari Singh Gaur
D
VJ Patel

Correct Answer

Sir SP Sinha

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. When were Morley-Minto reforms taken place?
    A)1909
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1857
    Answer: 1909
  • Q. Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858?
    A)The British Parliament
    B)Queen Victoria
    C)Government of Britan
    D)None of these
    Answer: The British Parliament
  • Q. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by
    A)1821
    B)1721
    C)1895
    D)1921
    Answer: 1895
  • Q. __________ started an all-India campaign for restoring the entrance age of 21 and for simultaneous ICS examination in India
    A)S. N. Banerjee
    B)Gokahale
    C)Tilak
    D)William Logan
    Answer: S. N. Banerjee
  • 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. 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. 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. 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 transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at
    A)Delhi
    B)Calcutta
    C)Patna
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
    A)Mayo
    B)Curzon
    C)Ripon
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Mayo
  • 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. Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was ‘Bleeding India White’?
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Tilak
    C)Hume
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • 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. In 1612 __________established a trading post in Gujarat
    A)French
    B)British
    C)Spain
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British
  • 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. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow__________
    A)Tea
    B)Jute
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. Who put on the statute book two obnoxious measures the Vernacular press Act and the Indian Arms Act
    A)Lytton
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Queen Victoria
    Answer: Lytton
  • 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. Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Robert Clive
    C)Dupleix
    D)Lord Macaulay
    Answer: Robert Clive
  • 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

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