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Q.1
Which one of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
Establishment of the department of Archaeology
Second Delhi Durbar
Formation of Indian National Congress
Partition of Bengal
Q.2
During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of contention between India and Bhutan was
Duars
Jalpaiguri
Goalpara
Cooch Behar
Q.3
Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of
Jhansi
Kanpur
Gwalior
Kalpi
Q.4
The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________
1693
1793
1893
1933
Q.5
Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?
Robert Clive
Lord Wellesley
Dupleix
Lord Macaulay
Q.6
The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at __________ in England
London
Manchester
Liverpool
Haileybury
Q.7
Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858?
The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India
For all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel
All the above statements are incorrect
Q.8
Which of the following is not the provision of the government of India Act, 1858?
India was to be governed in the Queen's name
The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
Provision for the creation of an Indian Civil Service under the control of the Secretary of State
The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
Q.9
The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of
Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council
the demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council
the demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population
All the above
Q.10
Lord Cornwallis had introduced the __________ land tenure system
Zamindari
Ryotwari
Mahalwari
Inamdari
Q.11
Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858?
Queen Victoria
The British Parliament
Government of Britan
None of these
Q.12
Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford's Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
It changed the administrative system in India
In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
All of the above are incorrect
Q.13
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)
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Q.14
Under the Government of India __________, the British Crown assumed direct administration of India in the new British Raj
Act of 1658
Act of 1758
Act of 1858
Act of 1947
Q.15
Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Battle of Plassey, 1757
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Q.16
Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
Government of India Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
None of these
Q.17
The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
1398
1495
1496
1498
Q.18
The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the
Dutch
Portuguese
Danish
French
Q.19
In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy?
1858
1861
1878
1885
Q.20
The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of __________ into the hands of the British in India
Meerut
Awadh
Gwalior
Rohilkhand
Q.21
The permanent settlement was made in Bengal in the sphere of revenue administration by
William Pitt
Hastings
William Bentic
Lord Cornwallis
Q.22
MSP means __________
Malabar Special Police
Mysore Special police
Madras Special police
Mappila Special Police
Q.23
Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indian for the ICS from 21 year to
20 years
19 years
18 years
17 years
Q.24
Gandhiji's famous Quit India movement call to the British was given in
1943
1941
1942
1940
Q.25
Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India
Ripon
Bentinck
Curzon
Mayo
Q.26
Who was the prime minister of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
Lord Palmerston
Russell II
Edward Smith-Stanley
Benjamin Disraeli
Q.27
Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
William IV
Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Q.28
Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fulfill the ambitious plans of Disraeli in __________
Awadh
Afghanistan
Bengal
Burma
Q.29
Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was 'Bleeding India White'?
Tilak
Dadabhai Naoroji
Hume
Annie Besant
Q.30
Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
The diarchy was introduced at the centre
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