British Rule MCQ Question Answers

British Rule Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

British Rule History

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

Correct Answer : Wandiwash

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British Rule History

Q. The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866

A.
Raja radhakanta dev
B.
Lord Lyveden
C.
Debendranath Tagore
D.
Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer

Correct Answer : Dadabhai Naoroji

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British Rule History

Q. The East India Company had taken Bombay from

A.
Charles I
B.
The Dutch
C.
Charles II
D.
The Portuguese

Answer

Correct Answer : Charles II

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British Rule History

Q. The East India Company was established in the year

A.
1600 AD
B.
1607 AD
C.
1700 AD
D.
1669 AD

Answer

Correct Answer : 1600 AD

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Q. The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612

A.
Plassey
B.
Buxar
C.
Swally
D.
Trafalgar

Answer

Correct Answer : Swally

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Q. The English rounded Calcutta after obtaining the zamindari of three villages, viz Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindpur, from the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal in 1698. The nucleus of the British settlement in Calcutta was

A.
Victoria Memeorial
B.
San Thome
C.
Fort William
D.
Howrah Port

Answer

Correct Answer : Fort William

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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

Answer

Correct Answer : The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan

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British Rule History

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

Correct Answer : Neel Darpan

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British Rule History

Q. The first constitutional measure introduced by the British in India which worked till the framing of the Indian Constitution was

A.
the Act of 1935
B.
the Act of 1919
C.
Indian Independence Bill
D.
Cabinet Mission Plan

Answer

Correct Answer : the Act of 1935

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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

Answer

Correct Answer : Sir SP Sinha

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