British Rule History

Q. When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was

A
Lord Irwin
B
Lloyd George
C
Lord Reading
D
Lord Ripon

Correct Answer

Lord Irwin

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Canning
    B)Elgin
    C)Minto
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Canning
  • Q. Who among the British Governor- General shown great interest in the preservation of ancient monuments?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Lytton
    D)Lord Irwin
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance against the East India Company dominated in __________
    A)Kerala
    B)Gujarat
    C)Karnataka
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at
    A)Jhansi
    B)Arcot
    C)Plassey
    D)Wandiwash
    Answer: Wandiwash
  • Q. Seringapatnam was the capital of __________
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Pazhassi Raja
    C)Kurumbranad Raja
    D)Srimoolam Tirunal
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
    A)By advocating open revolt
    B)By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
    C)By seeking foreign help against the British
    D)By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
    Answer: By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
  • Q. Which of the following charter act ended the monopoly of trade of east India Company with china and sea route also?
    A)The charter Act, 1813 AD
    B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
    C)Charter Act, 1833 AD
    D)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
    Answer: Charter Act, 1833 AD
  • Q. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
    A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Lokmanya Tilak
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed at
    A)Amritsar
    B)Allahabad
    C)Kashmir
    D)Agra
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. Which of the following is not among the regions where the Britishers had first set up trading posts?
    A)Goa
    B)Bengal
    C)Coromandel Coast
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
    A)Elizabeth II
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VIII
    D)James I
    Answer: Elizabeth I
  • Q. In November 1781, Sir Eyre Coote defeated __________ at Porto Nova
    A)Marthanda Verma
    B)Hyder Ali
    C)British
    D)Tipu Sultan
    Answer: Hyder Ali
  • Q. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
    A)1495
    B)1398
    C)1496
    D)1498
    Answer: 1498
  • Q. Diu was the colony of the __________
    A)English
    B)Portuguese
    C)Dutch
    D)French
    Answer: Portuguese
  • 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. 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. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
    B)Mountbatten
    C)Northbrook
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
    A)Chhota Nagpur
    B)Punjab
    C)Tarai
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Chhota Nagpur
  • Q. The Governor General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was
    A)Lord Macaulay
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Bentinck
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: Lord Bentinck
  • 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

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