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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.
| 201. |
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. | Jatin Das |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | MK Gandhi |
| D. | SC Bose |
| Answer» B. Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| 202. |
Joseph François Dupleix was the commander of the __________ forces in India%! |
| A. | French |
| B. | British |
| C. | American |
| D. | Dutch |
| Answer» B. British | |
| 203. |
Who of the following Governor Generals is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?%! |
| A. | Lord Cornwallies |
| B. | Lord Wellesley |
| C. | Lord Mayo |
| D. | Lord Delhousie |
| Answer» C. Lord Mayo | |
| 204. |
Diu was the colony of the __________%! |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | English |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | French |
| Answer» B. English | |
| 205. |
Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?%! |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | GopalaKrishna Gokhale |
| C. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» B. GopalaKrishna Gokhale | |
| 206. |
The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was%! |
| A. | Mountbatten |
| B. | Ripon |
| C. | Northbrook |
| D. | Curzon |
| Answer» C. Northbrook | |
| 207. |
*$_Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was __________ at home to, administer the East India Company? |
| A. | ACommittee of 24 |
| B. | ASecretary |
| C. | ACouncil of Lords |
| D. | ABoard of Revenue |
| Answer» B. ASecretary | |
| 208. |
*$_In 1661 the company obtained __________ from Charles II? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Kannur |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» B. Madras | |
| 209. |
*$_The 'Sepoy Mutiny' was in the year __________? |
| A. | 1657 |
| B. | 1757 |
| C. | 1765 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
*$_The Act constituting the first legislative interference by the British Parliament in the affairs of India was the? |
| A. | Fox's India Act, 1783 |
| B. | Pitt's India Act, 1784 |
| C. | Regulating Act, 1773 |
| D. | Declaratory Act, 1781 |
| Answer» D. Declaratory Act, 1781 | |
| 211. |
*$_Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?? |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord Ellenborough |
| D. | Disraeli |
| Answer» E. | |
| 212. |
*$_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. | Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 213. |
*$_Assertion (A): In some places artisans and craftsmen participated in the Revolt of 1857. Reason (R): The British policy of 'one-way' free trade destroyed village industries and handicrafts in India? |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 214. |
*$_Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court 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 |
| Answer» C. Charter Act, 1793 AD | |
| 215. |
*$_The British colonial policies in India proved moat ruinous for Indian? |
| A. | agriculture |
| B. | trade |
| C. | industry |
| D. | handicrafts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 216. |
*$_On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, 1948?? |
| A. | January 26, 1947 |
| B. | August 15, 1947 |
| C. | January 26, 1948 |
| D. | February 20, 1947 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 217. |
*$_Charles Wood's Despatch__________? |
| A. | 1554 A.D. |
| B. | 1684 |
| C. | 1784 |
| D. | 1854 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 218. |
*$_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 |
| Answer» B. II, I, IV & III | |
| 219. |
*$_Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)? |
| A. | in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy |
| B. | during the Non-Cooperation Movement |
| C. | in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920 |
| D. | during the Champaran Satyagraha |
| Answer» D. during the Champaran Satyagraha | |
| 220. |
*$_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 |
| Answer» B. Babur | |
| 221. |
*$_The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon's reign is significant because? |
| A. | it limited the Britishers political authority |
| B. | it put restrictions on the vernacular press |
| C. | it debarred Indians from entering the civil services |
| D. | it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services |
| Answer» E. | |
| 222. |
*$_Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is__________? |
| A. | Romila Thapar |
| B. | Irfan Habib |
| C. | S.C.Ghosh |
| D. | Naoroji Dadabhai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 223. |
*$_The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah |
| B. | Farrukh-Siyar |
| C. | Muhammad Shah |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Shah | |
| 224. |
*$_What was meant by the secretary of State of India during the British?? |
| A. | An official who worked as the Secretary to theViceroy of India |
| B. | A Secretary level official appointed in eachPresidency of India |
| C. | A British minister given full control over theGovernment of India |
| D. | A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to lookinto his internal administration in India |
| Answer» D. A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to lookinto his internal administration in India | |
| 225. |
*$_India became independent during the viceroyalty of? |
| A. | William Bentinck |
| B. | Wellesley |
| C. | Wavell |
| D. | Mountbatten |
| Answer» E. | |
| 226. |
*$_The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612? |
| A. | Buxar |
| B. | Plassey |
| C. | Swally |
| D. | Trafalgar |
| Answer» D. Trafalgar | |
| 227. |
*$_During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at __________? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Dunkirk |
| C. | Paris |
| D. | Liverpool |
| Answer» C. Paris | |
| 228. |
*/*_The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was? |
| A. | Lord Irwin |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Linlithgow |
| Answer» C. Lord Curzon | |
| 229. |
*/*_Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?? |
| A. | William IV |
| B. | Victoria |
| C. | Edward VII |
| D. | George V |
| Answer» C. Edward VII | |
| 230. |
*/*_Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of __________ in 1772? |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» B. Madras | |
| 231. |
*/*_The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was? |
| A. | 4 years |
| B. | 5 years |
| C. | 3 years |
| D. | 2 years |
| Answer» C. 3 years | |
| 232. |
*/*_Which war lord is also known as 'little corporal'? |
| A. | Alexander |
| B. | Julius Caesar |
| C. | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| D. | Genghis Khan |
| Answer» D. Genghis Khan | |
| 233. |
*/*_Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indiana for the ICS from 21 year to? |
| A. | 20 years |
| B. | 19 years |
| C. | 18 years |
| D. | 17 years |
| Answer» C. 18 years | |
| 234. |
*/*___________ Permanent settlement was made in Bengal in the sphere of revenue administration? |
| A. | William Pitt |
| B. | Hastings |
| C. | William Bentic |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 235. |
*/*_Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was 'Bleeding India White'?? |
| A. | Tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Hume |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» C. Hume | |
| 236. |
*/*_Assertion (A): East India Association in London was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji.Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British public opinion? |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 237. |
*/*_Who are the three, among the following who fought against British in 1857 Revolt?A. Kunwar SinghB. Tantia TopeC. Nana SahebD. Maulavi Ahmaduallah? |
| A. | All of the above |
| B. | A, c and, d |
| C. | A, b and c |
| D. | B, c and, d |
| Answer» B. A, c and, d | |
| 238. |
*/*_The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the? |
| A. | Regulating Act |
| B. | Pitt's India Act |
| C. | Charter Act |
| D. | Company Act |
| Answer» B. Pitt's India Act | |
| 239. |
*/*_Who among the following had been the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?? |
| A. | Kattabomman |
| B. | Surendra Sai |
| C. | Utirat Singh |
| D. | Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi |
| Answer» C. Utirat Singh | |
| 240. |
*/*_British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Compnay in the year? |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1859 |
| D. | 1860 |
| Answer» C. 1859 | |
| 241. |
*/*_Indian Mutiny began in __________? |
| A. | 1557 |
| B. | 1657 |
| C. | 1857 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» D. 1957 | |
| 242. |
*/*_The transfer of Government from the 'Company' to the 'Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 243. |
*/*_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. | Jatin Das |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | MK Gandhi |
| D. | SC Bose |
| Answer» B. Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| 244. |
*/*_The East India Company had taken Bombay from? |
| A. | The Dutch |
| B. | Charles I |
| C. | Charles II |
| D. | The Portuguese |
| Answer» D. The Portuguese | |
| 245. |
*/*_Seringapatnam was the capital of __________? |
| A. | Pazhassi Raja |
| B. | Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Kurumbranad Raja |
| D. | Srimoolam Tirunal |
| Answer» C. Kurumbranad Raja | |
| 246. |
*/*_Which of the following British Prime Minister headed the First Round Table Conference in London?? |
| A. | Churchill |
| B. | Ramsay McDonald |
| C. | Chamberlain |
| D. | Disraeli |
| Answer» C. Chamberlain | |
| 247. |
*/*_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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 248. |
*/*_As per 'August Offer' the British objective for India was __________? |
| A. | Dominion Status |
| B. | Puma Swaraj |
| C. | Responsible Government |
| D. | Provincial Authority |
| Answer» B. Puma Swaraj | |
| 249. |
*/*_Who was the prime minister of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?? |
| A. | Lord Palmerston |
| B. | Russell II |
| C. | Edward Smith-Stanley |
| D. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Answer» B. Russell II | |
| 250. |
*/*_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 |
| Answer» E. | |