Practice Governor general and viceroy - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Awadh was amalgamated into the British dominion in year
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Q-2) The princely state of Baghat was annexed to the British in
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Q-3) When was Peshwaship abolished?
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Q-4) The export of slaves from Bengal was banned in which year?
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Q-5) The first railway line in India was started in the year
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Q-6) Match the following and select the correct answer from the code given below.
List I
List-II
A. Doctrine of Lapse
1. Curzon
B. Partition of Bengal
2. Clive
C. Dual Government in Bengal
3. Dalhousie
D. Social Reforms
4. Bentinck
| List I | List-II |
| A. Doctrine of Lapse | 1. Curzon |
| B. Partition of Bengal | 2. Clive |
| C. Dual Government in Bengal | 3. Dalhousie |
| D. Social Reforms | 4. Bentinck |
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Q-7) Who of the following was the first Viceroy of India?
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Q-8) Who compared Curzon’s administration in India to that of Aurangzeb?
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Q-9) The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of
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Q-10) Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule.- Lord Curzon
- Lord Hardinge
- Lord Chelmsford
- Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
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(b)
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Q-11) Who amongst the following is considered to be the Father of ‘Local Self-Government’ in India?
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Q-12) James Andrew Ramsay was the real name of which Governor-General of India?
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Q-13) Third Anglo-Maratha war is related to
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Q-14) ‘‘The Muslims, if contented and satisfied, would become the greatest bulwark of British power in India’’. Who wrote it?
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Q-15) Public Works Department was organised in 1845-1855 by
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Q-16) The first railway line was opened in India between
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Q-17) Sati system was abolished by
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Q-18) The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was
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Q-19) Queen Victoria’s manifesto was read out in Allahabad on November 1, 1858 by
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Q-20) Between whom was the ‘Treaty of Bassein’ signed in 1802?
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