Practice Modern chronology of british india - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   The Portuguese established their first business centre at

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-2)   Find out the wrongly matched one/ones
  1. Lytton-Lee Commission
  2. Mayo-Scholarship scheme
  3. Ripon-Repeal of Vernacular Press Act
  4. Canning-Queen Victoria’s Proclamation

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-3)   Which one of the following powers was the first to establish trade links with India?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-4)   Consider the following events:
  1. Annexation of Udaipur
  2. Annexation of Jhansi
  3. Annexation of Punjab
    4. ,li>Annexation of Oudh
The correct chronological sequence of these event is:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-5)   By which clause, did the Charter Act of 1833 accepted educational qualifications for Indian Civil Service appointment?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-6)   The Danish established a factory in 1620 at

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-7)   Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh or Oudh?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-8)   Who is commonly known as the ‘Navigator’?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-9)   Identify the Acts passed by the British Government in 1856.
  1. Religious disabilities Act
  2. General Service Enlistment Act
  3. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
  4. Abolition of the Sati (Regulation XVII)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Q-10)   Who among the following was the first Governor General of India?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

LordWilliam Bentinck wasthe first governor General of India.

Q-11)   The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and who of the following?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 was an agreement between the British East India Company and Ranjit Singh, the Sikh leader who founded the Sikh empire. The treaty settled Indo-Sikh relations for a generation. The immediate occasion was the French threat to northwestern India, following Napoleon’s Treaty of Tilsit with Russia (1807) and Ranjit Singh’s attempt to bring the Cis-Sutlej states under his control.

The British wanted a defensive treaty against the French and control of Punjab to the Sutlej River. Although this was not a defensive treaty, it did fix the frontier of lands controlled by Ranjit Singh broadly along the line of the Sutlej River.

Q-12)   Which of the following was not one of the social reform measures introduced by William Bentinck?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

This was undertaken in 1843 during the term of Lord Ellenborough.

Q-13)   After his return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-14)   Consider the following statements and identify the person referred to therein with the help of the codes given below
  1. During his stay in England, he endeavored to educate the British people about their responsibilities as rulers of India.
  2. He delivered speeches and published articles to support his opposition to the unjust and oppressive regime of the British Raj.
  3. In 1867, he helped to establish the East India Association of which he became the Honorary Secretary.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Dadabhai Naoroji was a Parsi intellectualand Indian political and social leader. His book Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India’s wealth into Britain.

Q-15)   Lord Dalhousie introduced the first telegraph line in 1853, which ran between:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-16)   Why did British resort to the ‘Downward Filtration Theory’ till 1854

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-17)   Why did British resort to the ‘Downward Filtration Theory’ till 1854

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-18)   The suppression of Indian language newspapers under the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was caused by the criticism of

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Vernacular Press Act in 1878 was passed by Lord Lytton and repealed by Lord Ripon.

The suppression of vernacular newspapers was caused by the criticism of ill-treatment given to indigo workers by their English masters.

Q-19)   Awadh was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856. Which one of the following statements about Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, is not correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-20)    
List I List-II
A. Hindu widow’s remarriage 1. William Bentinck
B. Prohibition of Sati 2. Lansdowne
C. Age of Consent Act 3. Ellenborough
D. Abolition of slavery 4. Dalhousie

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation: