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UPSC,PCS,CDS,NDA — British Rule in India History Multiple Choice Questions set 3

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1. The British colonial policies in India proved moat ruinous for Indian

A. agriculture
B. trade
C. industry
D. handicrafts
Correct Option: handicrafts

2. 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
Correct Option: H.V. Connolly

3. 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
Correct Option: Sir SP Sinha

4. The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________

A. 1475
B. 1575
C. 1675
D. 1775
Correct Option: 1775

5. Reduction in the Military expenditure

A. A simultaneous examination of ICS to be held in England and India
B. Reforms of the legislative council and adoption of the principle of election in place of nomination
C. Support of the annexation of Upper Burma
D. Which of the following is not the provision of The Act of 1892?
Correct Option: Support of the annexation of Upper Burma

6. August Offer 1940 was made by the Viceroy

A. Willingdon
B. Linlithgow
C. Minto
D. Lytton
Correct Option: Linlithgow

7. The British introduced the railways in India in order to

A. Promote heavy industries in India
B. Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
C. More foodstuff in case of famine
D. Enable Indians to move freely within the country
Correct Option: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control

8. In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to __________ 174.

A. 17
B. 18
C. 19
D. 20
Correct Option: 19

9. Charles Wood s Despatch__________

A. 1554
B. 1684
C. 1784
D. 1854
Correct Option: 1854

10. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British IndiaI. WellesleyII. Marquess of HastingsIII. AmherstIV. Bentinck

A. I II III IV
B. II I IV III
C. I III II IV
D. III I II IV
Correct Option: I II III IV

11. The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through Doctrine of Lapse

A. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance
C. War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D. None of the above
Correct Option: Doctrine of Lapse

12. The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at

A. Surat
B. Bombay
C. Masulipatnam
D. Madras
Correct Option: Madras

13. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
C. Lokmanya Tilak
D. Bhagat Singh
Correct Option: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

14. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in __________

A. 1878
B. 1881
C. 1888
D. 1898
Correct Option: 1878

15. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)

A. �in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
B. �during the Non-Cooperation Movement
C. in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1 1920
D. during the Champaran Satyagraha
Correct Option: �in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

16. Robert Clive the Governor General of the __________

A. Dutch
B. French
C. British
D. Portuguese
Correct Option: British

17. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar

A. Ernad
B. Cochi
C. Travancore
D. Kannur
Correct Option: Ernad

18. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow__________

A. Jute
B. Tea
C. Sugarcane
D. Wheat
Correct Option: Jute

19. What did the Rowlatt Act 1919 empower the British government to do

A. Foment class and caste strife
B. Shut down any industrial unit at will
C. Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
D. Detain a person for any duration without a trial
Correct Option: Detain a person for any duration without a trial

20. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by __________ to visit the court of Jahangir the Mughal emperor of India

A. James I
B. Babur
C. Shajahan
D. Humayun
Correct Option: James I

21. In Bengal the East India Company s headquarters were located at

A. Fort St George
B. Fort william
C. Fort St David
D. Shantiniketan
Correct Option: Fort william

22. Who established the Sadr-Di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company s rule?

A. Wellesley
B. Warren Hastings
C. Dalhousie
D. Cornwallis
Correct Option: Warren Hastings

23. In 1612 __________established a trading post in Gujarat

A. British
B. French
C. Spain
D. Dutch
Correct Option: British

24. The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in

A. Sep-45
B. Nov-45
C. Sep-46
D. Jan-47
Correct Option: Sep-46

25. After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858 what name was to British Governor-General of India?

A. Governor-General of India
B. Governor of the state
C. Viceroy of the state
D. None of these
Correct Option: Viceroy of the state

26. Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is__________

A. Romila Thapar
B. Irfan Habib
C. S.
D. Naoroji Dadabhai
Correct Option: Naoroji Dadabhai

27. 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. San Thome
B. Victoria Memeorial
C. Fort William
D. Howrah Port
Correct Option: Fort William

28. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by

A. 1721
B. 1821
C. 1895
D. 1921
Correct Option: 1895

29. _______ a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D

A. Sir William Jones
B. Warren Hastings
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Lord Macaulay
Correct Option: Lord Macaulay

30. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon s reign is significant because

A. it limited the Britishers political authority
B. it put restrictions on the vernacular press
C. it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
D. it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
Correct Option: it put restrictions on the vernacular press

31. 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
Correct Option: Lytton

32. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of

A. Elgin
B. Canning
C. Minto
D. Lytton
Correct Option: Canning

33. The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the viceroyalty of

A. Ripon
B. Curzon
C. Hastings
D. Dalhousie
Correct Option: Curzon

34. When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?

A. After the Battle of Plassey
B. After the Battle of Panipat
C. After the war of Mysore
D. After Sepoy Mutiny
Correct Option: After Sepoy Mutiny

35. Diu was the colony of the __________

A. Portuguese
B. English
C. Dutch
D. French
Correct Option: Portuguese

36. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947

A. Wavell
B. Lytton
C. Linlithgow
D. Cornwallis
Correct Option: Wavell

37. The First Opium War started__________

A. 1729
B. 1736
C. 1839
D. 1939
Correct Option: 1839

38. Which of the following act led to the introduction of dual system of government in India?

A. Pitt s India Act AD 1784
B. The Regulating Act AD 1773
C. Charter Act 1793 AD
D. Charter Act 1813 AD
Correct Option: Pitt s India Act AD 1784

39. What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?

A. Improve the administration of the Indian States
B. Prevent disloyalty towards the British
C. Tone up the British Indian administration
D. Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
Correct Option: Prevent the French influence in the Indian States

40. 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
Correct Option: Battle of Buxar 1764

41. Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?

A. Government of India Act 1909
B. Government of India Act 1919
C. Government of India Act 1935
D. None of these
Correct Option: Government of India Act 1919

42. Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because

A. The Queen had humiliated him
B. He had lost his title
C. The British had stopped his pension
D. His estate had been snatched from him
Correct Option: The British had stopped his pension

43. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was

A. Mountbatten
B. Ripon
C. Northbrook
D. Curzon
Correct Option: Ripon