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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.
| 101. |
Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford's Reform & Government of India Act, 1919? |
| A. | t changed the administrative system in India |
| B. | n this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state |
| C. | ducation and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature |
| D. | ll of the above are incorrect |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858? |
| A. | illiam IV |
| B. | ictoria |
| C. | dward VII |
| D. | eorge V |
| Answer» C. dward VII | |
| 103. |
Who was the prime minister of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858? |
| A. | ord Palmerston |
| B. | ussell II |
| C. | dward Smith-Stanley |
| D. | enjamin Disraeli |
| Answer» B. ussell II | |
| 104. |
Which of the following is not the provision of the government of India Act, 1858? |
| A. | ndia was to be governed in the Queen's name |
| B. | he Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors |
| C. | rovision for the creation of an Indian Civil Service under the control of the Secretary of State |
| D. | he British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858? |
| A. | he Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors |
| B. | council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India |
| C. | or all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel |
| D. | ll the above statements are incorrect |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was |
| A. | years |
| B. | years |
| C. | years |
| D. | years |
| Answer» C. years | |
| 107. |
Who among the following Indian cracks the British Indian Civil Services Examination in the first time of Indian Histroy? |
| A. | atyendranath Tagore |
| B. | . C. Dutt |
| C. | ehari Lal Gupta |
| D. | urendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» B. . C. Dutt | |
| 108. |
The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866 |
| A. | ord Lyveden |
| B. | aja radhakanta dev |
| C. | ebendranath Tagore |
| D. | adabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
Under the Government of India __________, the British Crown assumed direct administration of India in the new British Raj |
| A. | ct of 1658 |
| B. | ct of 1758 |
| C. | ct of 1858 |
| D. | ct of 1947 |
| Answer» D. ct of 1947 | |
| 110. |
Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India? |
| A. | ord Dalhousie |
| B. | ord Auckland |
| C. | ord Canning |
| D. | ord William Bentinck |
| Answer» B. ord Auckland | |
| 111. |
Who defeated the Spanish Armada? |
| A. | lizabeth I |
| B. | lizabeth II |
| C. | enry VIII |
| D. | ames I |
| Answer» B. lizabeth II | |
| 112. |
British Indian Association was founded on October 29, 1851 at__________ |
| A. | alcutta |
| B. | une |
| C. | adras |
| D. | ombay |
| Answer» B. une | |
| 113. |
The 'Sepoy Mutiny' was in the year __________ |
| A. | 657 |
| B. | 757 |
| C. | 765 |
| D. | 857 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 114. |
The East India Company was established in the year |
| A. | 607 AD |
| B. | 600 AD |
| C. | 700 AD |
| D. | 669 AD |
| Answer» C. 700 AD | |
| 115. |
During British rule, who was instrumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency? |
| A. | acaulay |
| B. | lphinstone |
| C. | homas Munro |
| D. | ohn Lawrence |
| Answer» D. ohn Lawrence | |
| 116. |
Lytton held an Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 to announce __________ as the Empress of India at a time when a large part of the country was in the grip of a severe famine |
| A. | ueen Elizabeth |
| B. | ueen Victoria |
| C. | ueen Anne |
| D. | ueen Marie |
| Answer» C. ueen Anne | |
| 117. |
Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the 'interlopers' represented by the |
| A. | ortuguese |
| B. | ndigenous merchants |
| C. | ritish free merchants |
| D. | utch |
| Answer» D. utch | |
| 118. |
The exclusive right of trading between __________ was granted to the East India Company |
| A. | orth America and South America |
| B. | ed Sea and Caspian Sea |
| C. | he Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan |
| D. | rance and Poland |
| Answer» D. rance and Poland | |
| 119. |
Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse? |
| A. | ord Wellesley |
| B. | ord Auckland |
| C. | ord Dalhousie |
| D. | arren Hastings |
| Answer» D. arren Hastings | |
| 120. |
Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was __________ at home to administer the East India Company |
| A. | Committee of 24 |
| B. | Secretary |
| C. | Council of Lords |
| D. | Board of Revenue |
| Answer» B. Secretary | |
| 121. |
By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in __________ was thrown open to all British subjects |
| A. | ea |
| B. | pices |
| C. | offee |
| D. | otton |
| Answer» B. pices | |
| 122. |
India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister |
| A. | lement Attlee |
| B. | inston Churchill |
| C. | amsay Mac Donald |
| D. | illiam Pitt |
| Answer» B. inston Churchill | |
| 123. |
Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans? |
| A. | urzon |
| B. | ayo |
| C. | ipon |
| D. | ytton |
| Answer» C. ipon | |
| 124. |
In 1661 the company obtained __________ from Charles II |
| A. | ombay |
| B. | adras |
| C. | annur |
| D. | alcutta |
| Answer» B. adras | |
| 125. |
Which of the following British Prime Minister headed the First Round Table Conference in London? |
| A. | hurchill |
| B. | amsay McDonald |
| C. | hamberlain |
| D. | israeli |
| Answer» C. hamberlain | |
| 126. |
As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed . . . . . . the collector of Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommend remedial measures. |
| A. | onnolly |
| B. | illiam Logan |
| C. | .N. Banerjee |
| D. | okahale |
| Answer» C. .N. Banerjee | |
| 127. |
In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political crisis because |
| A. | e was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt |
| B. | f the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders |
| C. | oth (a) and (b) above |
| D. | f INA's initial success on India's eastern borders |
| Answer» D. f INA's initial success on India's eastern borders | |
| 128. |
Assertion (A): On 25th April, 1809, the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjit Singh and East India Company.Reason (R): Ranjit Singh wanted to increase the realm of his empire with the help of the company |
| 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 | |
| 129. |
The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________ |
| A. | ord Wellesley |
| B. | ord William Bentinck |
| C. | ord Macaulay |
| D. | ord Dalhousie |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by __________ |
| A. | ord Wellesley |
| B. | ir John Shore |
| C. | obert Clive |
| D. | ord Dalhousie |
| Answer» B. ir John Shore | |
| 131. |
Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch |
| A. | ueen Mary |
| B. | ueen Elizabeth |
| C. | ames I |
| D. | ueen Anne |
| Answer» D. ueen Anne | |
| 132. |
Who had, while fasting in the prison, written to the British governor, The individual must die so that the nation may live. Today, I must die so that India may win freedom and glory? |
| A. | atin Das |
| B. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | K Gandhi |
| D. | C Bose |
| Answer» B. ala Lajpat Rai | |
| 133. |
As per 'August Offer' the British objective for India was __________ |
| A. | ominion Status |
| B. | uma Swaraj |
| C. | esponsible Government |
| D. | rovincial Authority |
| Answer» B. uma Swaraj | |
| 134. |
At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651 ? |
| A. | alcutta |
| B. | asim Bazar |
| C. | ingur |
| D. | urdwan |
| Answer» C. ingur | |
| 135. |
The East India Company had taken Bombay from |
| A. | he Dutch |
| B. | harles I |
| C. | harles II |
| D. | he Portuguese |
| Answer» D. he Portuguese | |
| 136. |
'We do not seek our independence out of Britain's ruin' said |
| A. | andit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | ahatma Gandhi |
| C. | okhale |
| D. | abindranath Tagore |
| Answer» C. okhale | |
| 137. |
In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in __________ |
| A. | engal |
| B. | rissa |
| C. | ysore |
| D. | urat |
| Answer» B. rissa | |
| 138. |
British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Company in the year |
| A. | 857 |
| B. | 858 |
| C. | 859 |
| D. | 860 |
| Answer» C. 859 | |
| 139. |
Which of the Act made the governor of Bengal as Governor General of India? |
| A. | itt's India Act, AD 1784 |
| B. | he charter Act, 1813 AD |
| C. | harter Act, 1793 AD |
| D. | he Regulating Act, AD 1773 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 140. |
The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was |
| A. | ailways |
| B. | lantations and mines |
| C. | anking and insurance |
| D. | hipping |
| Answer» B. lantations and mines | |
| 141. |
The transfer of Government from the 'Company' to the 'Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at |
| A. | alcutta |
| B. | elhi |
| C. | atna |
| D. | llahabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 142. |
The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year |
| A. | 911 |
| B. | 912 |
| C. | 920 |
| D. | 925 |
| Answer» B. 912 | |
| 143. |
Dyer was __________ by the Government of Britain |
| A. | entenced for life |
| B. | entenced to death |
| C. | ewarded with honour |
| D. | elieved of his service |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
Who among the following had been the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur? |
| A. | attabomman |
| B. | urendra Sai |
| C. | tirat Singh |
| D. | ayyid Ahmad Barelvi |
| Answer» C. tirat Singh | |
| 145. |
The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa |
| A. | aghunath Rao |
| B. | arayan Rao |
| C. | adhav Rao-II |
| D. | aji Rao-II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians |
| A. | ytton |
| B. | ord Ripon |
| C. | ueen Elizabeth |
| D. | ueen Anne |
| Answer» C. ueen Elizabeth | |
| 147. |
"Treaty of Rajpurghat" was signed on December 25, 1805 between Holkar and __________ |
| A. | rench |
| B. | ritish |
| C. | ortuguese |
| D. | utch |
| Answer» C. ortuguese | |
| 148. |
Indian Mutiny began in __________ |
| A. | 557 |
| B. | 657 |
| C. | 857 |
| D. | 957 |
| Answer» D. 957 | |
| 149. |
__________ , the viceroy of India decided to partition Bengal for administrative purposes, creating a new province of East Bengal and Assam, with a population of 31 million people and with its capital at Dhaka |
| A. | ord Curzon |
| B. | ord Rippon |
| C. | ord Hastings |
| D. | ellesley |
| Answer» B. ord Rippon | |
| 150. |
When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________ |
| A. | anoverians |
| B. | tuarts |
| C. | ormans |
| D. | udors |
| Answer» C. ormans | |