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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.
| 401. |
The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed at |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Amritsar |
| C. | Kashmir |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» C. Kashmir | |
| 402. |
The land was owned by temples known as __________ |
| A. | Dewaswam |
| B. | Brahmaswam |
| C. | Cherikkal |
| D. | Kanam |
| Answer» B. Brahmaswam | |
| 403. |
The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of |
| A. | Money lenders |
| B. | Landlords |
| C. | Traders |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 404. |
The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the |
| A. | Change in the government of the UK |
| B. | Impact of World War II |
| C. | Growing tide of Indian Nationalism |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 405. |
In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from |
| A. | Russian menace |
| B. | Pindari menace |
| C. | Rohelas |
| D. | Attack by Burmese |
| Answer» B. Pindari menace | |
| 406. |
Who among of the following was the Viceroy of India when Indian University Act, 1904 was passed? |
| A. | Lord Dufferin |
| B. | Lord Lansdowne |
| C. | Lord Minto |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 407. |
On account of severe British repression the Civil Disobedience movement was again suspended In July 1933 and people were asked to offer Satyagraha |
| A. | individually |
| B. | in groups |
| C. | locally |
| D. | against liquor shops |
| Answer» B. in groups | |
| 408. |
On imprisonment in 1908 by the British, Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak was |
| A. | Andaman and Nicobar |
| B. | Rangoon |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Mandalay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 409. |
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Revolt of the Bhils? I. The Bhils revolted in 1818 due to the occupation of their territory by the British.II. They defied British authority for 50 years from 1818.III. Their revolt was finally ended by the British through military operations as well as conciliatory measures.IV. The leader of the Bhil revolt was Ram Charan |
| A. | I & II |
| B. | II & III |
| C. | I & III |
| D. | II & IV |
| Answer» C. I & III | |
| 410. |
The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at |
| A. | Arcot |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Plassey |
| D. | Wandiwash |
| Answer» E. | |
| 411. |
Who put on the statute book two obnoxious measures the vernacular press Act and the Indian Arms Act |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lytton |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Queen Victoria |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 412. |
Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947 |
| A. | Wavell |
| B. | Lytton |
| C. | Linlithgow |
| D. | Cornwallis |
| Answer» B. Lytton | |
| 413. |
Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba? |
| A. | Battle of Buxar, 1764 |
| B. | Battle of Plassey, 1757 |
| C. | Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717 |
| D. | Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690 |
| Answer» B. Battle of Plassey, 1757 | |
| 414. |
__________ started an all-India campaign for restoring the entrance age of 21 and for simultaneous ICS examination in India |
| A. | Gokahale |
| B. | S.N. Banerjee |
| C. | Tilak |
| D. | William Logan |
| Answer» C. Tilak | |
| 415. |
In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by |
| A. | The Viceroy's Council |
| B. | The Indian Legislature |
| C. | The Parliament in England |
| D. | The Secretary of State |
| Answer» D. The Secretary of State | |
| 416. |
Who among the following analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims? |
| A. | Sayyed Ahmad Brelvi |
| B. | Shah Waliullah |
| C. | Sayyed Ahmad Khan |
| D. | Sayyed Amir Ali |
| Answer» D. Sayyed Amir Ali | |
| 417. |
Which of the following act of India ensured the partition of India? |
| A. | Government of India Act, 1909 |
| B. | Government of India Act, 1919 |
| C. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Government of India Act, 1935 | |
| 418. |
The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was |
| A. | Lord Harding |
| B. | Lord Northbrook |
| C. | Lord Ellenborough |
| D. | Lord Mayo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 419. |
Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement? |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | Lord Wavell |
| C. | Lord Linlithgow |
| D. | Lord Irwin |
| Answer» C. Lord Linlithgow | |
| 420. |
Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government? |
| A. | Lord Mayo |
| B. | Lord Dufferin |
| C. | Lord Northbrook |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 421. |
Which Government of India Act/charter Act generated the post of Governor-General of India? |
| A. | Government of India Act -1858 |
| B. | Charter Act-1833 |
| C. | Charter Act-1853 |
| D. | Charter Act-1813 |
| Answer» B. Charter Act-1833 | |
| 422. |
Arrange the following in chronological order:I. Viceroy LyttonII. Viceroy MayoIII. Viceroy LansdowneIV. Viceroy Linlithgow |
| A. | II, III, I, IV |
| B. | II, I, III, IV |
| C. | IV, III, II, I |
| D. | III, IV, I, II |
| Answer» C. IV, III, II, I | |
| 423. |
Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance against the East India Company dominance in __________ |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Bengal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 424. |
The violent Mappilas stormed the bunglow of the District Magistrate .and murdered him in 1855 |
| A. | H.V. Connolly |
| B. | William Logan |
| C. | Lord Ripond |
| D. | Gladstone |
| Answer» B. William Logan | |
| 425. |
The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in India was |
| A. | Sir SP Sinha |
| B. | Sir Shaukat Hayat |
| C. | Sir Hari Singh Gaur |
| D. | VJ Patel |
| Answer» B. Sir Shaukat Hayat | |
| 426. |
The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through |
| A. | Doctrine of Lapse |
| B. | Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance |
| C. | War against Rani Lakshmi Bai |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance | |
| 427. |
Robert Clive, the Governor General of the __________ |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | French |
| C. | British |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» D. Portuguese | |
| 428. |
The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in |
| A. | September, 1945 |
| B. | November, 1945 |
| C. | September, 1946 |
| D. | January, 1947 |
| Answer» D. January, 1947 | |
| 429. |
In Bengal, the East India Company's headquarters were located at |
| A. | Fort St George |
| B. | Fort william |
| C. | Fort St David |
| D. | Shantiniketan |
| Answer» C. Fort St David | |
| 430. |
The first Indian to be elected as a member of the British House of Commons was |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Surendra Nath Banerjee |
| C. | Dr BR Ambedkar |
| D. | C R Das |
| Answer» B. Surendra Nath Banerjee | |
| 431. |
Who was the Governor General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement? |
| A. | Lord Chelmsford |
| B. | Lord Reading |
| C. | Lord Irwin |
| D. | Lord Wavell |
| Answer» D. Lord Wavell | |
| 432. |
During the period of which Governor General Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced? |
| A. | Dalhousie |
| B. | Curzon |
| C. | Bentick |
| D. | Conrnwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 433. |
The Company lost all its administrative powers__________ |
| A. | By the Government of India Act of 1658 |
| B. | By the Government of India Act of 1758 |
| C. | By the Government of India Act of 1858 |
| D. | By the Government of India Act of 1958 |
| Answer» D. By the Government of India Act of 1958 | |
| 434. |
Dadabhai Naoroji's book 'poverty and un British rule in India' published in __________ analysed the nature of the British rule in India |
| A. | 1898 |
| B. | 1901 |
| C. | 1908 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1908 | |
| 435. |
Who was the first Governor General of India? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | William Bentick |
| C. | Lord Delhousie |
| D. | Lord Canning |
| Answer» B. William Bentick | |
| 436. |
Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar? |
| A. | Minto-I |
| B. | William Bentinck |
| C. | Hastings |
| D. | Auckland |
| Answer» C. Hastings | |
| 437. |
Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858? |
| A. | Queen Victoria |
| B. | The British Parliament |
| C. | Government of Britan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Government of Britan | |
| 438. |
Bengal British India Society founded in Calcutta on 20 April 1843, was the __________ political public association to be formed in British India, the first being the zamindari association (1837) |
| A. | First |
| B. | Second |
| C. | Third |
| D. | Fourth |
| Answer» C. Third | |
| 439. |
When were Morley-Minto reforms taken place? |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1909 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» C. 1919 | |
| 440. |
During the first hundred years of the British rule In India, people's resentment and Opposition to the British policies mainly surfaced In the form of |
| A. | Tribal uprisings |
| B. | Peasant uprisings |
| C. | Civil uprisings |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 441. |
Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India? |
| A. | Shivaji |
| B. | Jai Singh |
| C. | Tipu Sultan |
| D. | Rani of Jhansi |
| Answer» D. Rani of Jhansi | |
| 442. |
Which one of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon? |
| A. | Establishment of the department of Archaeology |
| B. | Second Delhi Durbar |
| C. | Formation of Indian National Congress |
| D. | Partition of Bengal |
| Answer» D. Partition of Bengal | |
| 443. |
The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________ |
| A. | Introduction of western education in India |
| B. | Racial arrogance of the British |
| C. | Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians |
| D. | Queen's proclamation of 1858 |
| Answer» B. Racial arrogance of the British | |
| 444. |
The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________ |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lord Lytton |
| C. | Lord William Bentic |
| D. | Gladstone |
| Answer» B. Lord Lytton | |
| 445. |
When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 446. |
Which of the following Government of India Act/Indian Council Act brought three separate presidencies (Madras, Bombay and Bengal) into a common system? |
| A. | Indian Council Act of 1861 |
| B. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| C. | Government of India Act, 1919 |
| D. | Indian Council Act of 1909 |
| Answer» B. Government of India Act, 1935 | |
| 447. |
An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was |
| A. | Hawkins |
| B. | Henry Middleton |
| C. | Thomas Roe |
| D. | Josiah Child |
| Answer» D. Josiah Child | |
| 448. |
According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam, was ceded to the British |
| A. | Malabar |
| B. | Cochi |
| C. | Travancore |
| D. | Mysore |
| Answer» B. Cochi | |
| 449. |
The Indian naval mutiny against the British took place in the year |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 450. |
The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | French |
| D. | British |
| Answer» C. French | |