governor, governor general and viceroy of india MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The enforcement of the Public Service was done in

a) tenure of Bentinck

b) tenure of Cornwallis

c) tenure of Curzon

d) tenure of Dalhousie

Question : 2

Who among the following was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion?

a) James Outram

b) W.H. Sleeman

c) Bishop R. Heber

d) General Low

Question : 3

‘‘The Muslims, if contented and satisfied, would become the greatest bulwark of British power in India’’. Who wrote it?

a) Herbert Risley

b) Lord Lytton

c) W.W. Hunter

d) H.N. Brailsford

Question : 4

The Treaty of Sigauli took place in the year

a) 1800 A.D.

b) 1803 A.D.

c) 1805 A.D.

d) 1816 A.D.

Question : 5

The first railway line was opened in India between

a) Howrah and Serampore

b) Bombay and Thane

c) Madras and Guntur

d) Delhi and Agra

Question : 6

Which company started the First Railway Service in India?

a) Eastern Railway

b) Great Indian Peninsula Railway

c) Madras Railway

d) Awadh-Tirhut Railway