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This section includes 451 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Punjab was annexed to the British empire during the reign of Governor General |
| A. | ord Bentinck |
| B. | ord Dalhousie |
| C. | ord Cornwallis |
| D. | ord Canning |
| Answer» C. ord Cornwallis | |
| 52. |
The correct Chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is |
| A. | alcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat |
| B. | ombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta |
| C. | urat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta |
| D. | urat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Charter Act of 1793? I. Renewed the Charter of the Company for 20 more years.II. Regulated the finances of the Company.III. Lay down that the salaries of the Board of Control and their staffs were to be paid from the British revenues.IV. Prohibited the Commander-in-Chief from being a member of the Governor General's Council |
| A. | , II & III |
| B. | , II & IV |
| C. | & II |
| D. | I & III |
| Answer» C. & II | |
| 54. |
On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, 1948? |
| A. | anuary 26, 1947 |
| B. | ugust 15, 1947 |
| C. | anuary 26, 1948 |
| D. | ebruary 20, 1947 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow__________ |
| A. | ute |
| B. | ea |
| C. | ugarcane |
| D. | heat |
| Answer» C. ugarcane | |
| 56. |
The Treaty of Mangalore was in the year __________ |
| A. | 484 |
| B. | 584 |
| C. | 684 |
| D. | 784 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
Assertion (A): The announcement of the Simon Commission aroused widespread Indian resentment. Reason (R): The British Government in defiance of the opinion of all parties in India had deliberately decided to appoint an all British Commission |
| A. | oth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 58. |
Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance against the East India Company dominated in __________ |
| A. | ujarat |
| B. | erala |
| C. | arnataka |
| D. | engal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Joseph François Dupleix was the commander of the __________ forces in India |
| A. | rench |
| B. | ritish |
| C. | merican |
| D. | utch |
| Answer» B. ritish | |
| 60. |
Who was the Viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India? |
| A. | ord Curzon |
| B. | ord Minto |
| C. | ord Hardinge |
| D. | ord Wavell |
| Answer» D. ord Wavell | |
| 61. |
Where had civil rebellions against the British initially started? |
| A. | ttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | engal and Bihar |
| C. | disha |
| D. | adras and Calcutta |
| Answer» B. engal and Bihar | |
| 62. |
Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the Asians in South Africa by the British law called the Act |
| A. | partheid |
| B. | lacks' Registration |
| C. | l Asiatic Registration |
| D. | ubcitizens' Licence |
| Answer» D. ubcitizens' Licence | |
| 63. |
The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was |
| A. | ountbatten |
| B. | ipon |
| C. | orthbrook |
| D. | urzon |
| Answer» C. orthbrook | |
| 64. |
British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India (and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June1948) on |
| A. | ay 16, 1946 |
| B. | ebruary 20, 1947 |
| C. | arch 10, 1946 |
| D. | ecember 31, 1946 |
| Answer» C. arch 10, 1946 | |
| 65. |
Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because |
| A. | he Queen had humiliated him |
| B. | e had lost his title |
| C. | he British had stopped his pension |
| D. | is estate had been snatched from him |
| Answer» D. is estate had been snatched from him | |
| 66. |
Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India? |
| A. | overnment of India Act, 1909 |
| B. | overnment of India Act, 1919 |
| C. | overnment of India Act, 1935 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. overnment of India Act, 1935 | |
| 67. |
Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament? |
| A. | adabhai Naoroji |
| B. | opalaKrishna Gokhale |
| C. | ipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» B. opalaKrishna Gokhale | |
| 68. |
What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance? |
| A. | mprove the administration of the Indian States |
| B. | revent disloyalty towards the British |
| C. | one up the British Indian administration |
| D. | revent the French influence in the Indian States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
Which of the following act led to the introduction of dual system of government in India? |
| A. | itt's India Act, AD 1784 |
| B. | he Regulating Act, AD 1773 |
| C. | harter Act, 1793 AD |
| D. | harter Act, 1813 AD |
| Answer» B. he Regulating Act, AD 1773 | |
| 70. |
The First Opium War started__________ |
| A. | 729 |
| B. | 736 |
| C. | 839 |
| D. | 939 |
| Answer» D. 939 | |
| 71. |
Diu was the colony of the __________ |
| A. | ortuguese |
| B. | nglish |
| C. | utch |
| D. | rench |
| Answer» B. nglish | |
| 72. |
When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly? |
| A. | fter the Battle of Plassey |
| B. | fter the Battle of Panipat |
| C. | fter the war of Mysore |
| D. | fter Sepoy Mutiny |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the viceroyalty of |
| A. | ipon |
| B. | urzon |
| C. | astings |
| D. | alhousie |
| Answer» C. astings | |
| 74. |
The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of |
| A. | lgin |
| B. | anning |
| C. | into |
| D. | ytton |
| Answer» C. into | |
| 75. |
Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India? |
| A. | itt's India Act, AD 1784 |
| B. | he Regulating Act, AD 1773 |
| C. | harter Act, 1793 AD |
| D. | harter Act, 1813 AD |
| Answer» C. harter Act, 1793 AD | |
| 76. |
The first constitutional measure introduced by the British in India which worked till the framing of the Indian Constitution was |
| A. | he Act of 1919 |
| B. | he Act of 1935 |
| C. | ndian Independence Bill |
| D. | abinet Mission Plan |
| Answer» C. ndian Independence Bill | |
| 77. |
The Governor of the East India Company was |
| A. | ppointed by the monarch of England |
| B. | ppointed by the British Parliament |
| C. | lected by the members of the East India Company |
| D. | ominated by the Mughal Emperor |
| Answer» D. ominated by the Mughal Emperor | |
| 78. |
The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the centre of the Governor-General of India for the first time in |
| A. | 848 A.D. |
| B. | 858 A.D. |
| C. | 862 A.D. |
| D. | 856 A.D. |
| Answer» C. 862 A.D. | |
| 79. |
Assertion (A): East India Association in London was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji.Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British public opinion |
| A. | oth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. is false but R is true | |
| 80. |
The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the |
| A. | utch |
| B. | ortuguese |
| C. | anish |
| D. | rench |
| Answer» C. anish | |
| 81. |
The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________ |
| A. | 398 |
| B. | 495 |
| C. | 496 |
| D. | 498 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of contention between India and Bhutan was |
| A. | uars |
| B. | alpaiguri |
| C. | oalpara |
| D. | ooch Behar |
| Answer» B. alpaiguri | |
| 83. |
Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indian for the ICS from 21 year to |
| A. | 0 years |
| B. | 9 years |
| C. | 8 years |
| D. | 7 years |
| Answer» C. 8 years | |
| 84. |
MSP means __________ |
| A. | alabar Special Police |
| B. | ysore Special police |
| C. | adras Special police |
| D. | appila Special Police |
| Answer» B. ysore Special police | |
| 85. |
Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal? |
| A. | obert Clive |
| B. | ord Wellesley |
| C. | upleix |
| D. | ord Macaulay |
| Answer» B. ord Wellesley | |
| 86. |
The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________ |
| A. | 693 |
| B. | 793 |
| C. | 893 |
| D. | 933 |
| Answer» C. 893 | |
| 87. |
Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India |
| A. | ipon |
| B. | entinck |
| C. | urzon |
| D. | ayo |
| Answer» B. entinck | |
| 88. |
Gandhiji's famous Quit India movement call to the British was given in |
| A. | 943 |
| B. | 941 |
| C. | 942 |
| D. | 940 |
| Answer» D. 940 | |
| 89. |
The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at __________ in England |
| A. | ondon |
| B. | anchester |
| C. | iverpool |
| D. | aileybury |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was 'Bleeding India White'? |
| A. | ilak |
| B. | adabhai Naoroji |
| C. | ume |
| D. | nnie Besant |
| Answer» C. ume | |
| 91. |
Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fulfill the ambitious plans of Disraeli in __________ |
| A. | wadh |
| B. | fghanistan |
| C. | engal |
| D. | urma |
| Answer» C. engal | |
| 92. |
Lord Cornwallis had introduced the __________ land tenure system |
| A. | amindari |
| B. | yotwari |
| C. | ahalwari |
| D. | namdari |
| Answer» B. yotwari | |
| 93. |
The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of |
| A. | innah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council |
| B. | he demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council |
| C. | he demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population |
| D. | ll the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
The permanent settlement was made in Bengal in the sphere of revenue administration by |
| A. | illiam Pitt |
| B. | astings |
| C. | illiam Bentic |
| D. | ord Cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of __________ into the hands of the British in India |
| A. | eerut |
| B. | wadh |
| C. | walior |
| D. | ohilkhand |
| Answer» D. ohilkhand | |
| 96. |
In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy? |
| A. | 858 |
| B. | 861 |
| C. | 878 |
| D. | 885 |
| Answer» B. 861 | |
| 97. |
Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of |
| A. | hansi |
| B. | anpur |
| C. | walior |
| D. | alpi |
| Answer» D. alpi | |
| 98. |
Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of __________ in 1772 |
| A. | engal |
| B. | adras |
| C. | ombay |
| D. | elhi |
| Answer» B. adras | |
| 99. |
Which of the following is not the provision of government of India act, 1935? |
| A. | his act ended the system of diarchy |
| B. | he structure for "Federation of India" was established for both British India and some or all of the "princely states" |
| C. | urma became the part of India |
| D. | he introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people |
| Answer» D. he introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people | |
| 100. |
Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935 |
| A. | his act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces |
| B. | iarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy |
| C. | he post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent |
| D. | he diarchy was introduced at the centre |
| Answer» D. he diarchy was introduced at the centre | |