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

Question : 1

Sati system was abolished by

a) Lord Warren Hastings

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Lord William Bentinck

d) Lord Ripon

Question : 2

Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of the subsidiary alliance?

a) Sindhia of Gwalior

b) Nizam of Hyderabad

c) Dalip Singh of Punjab

d) Gaikwad of Baroda

Question : 3

Public Works Department was organised in 1845-1855 by

a) Lord Dalhousie

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) George Auckland

d) Warren Hastings

Question : 4

Who among the following is associated with the policy of ‘Masterly Inactivity’?

a) William Bentinck

b) Lord Canning

c) Lord Mayo

d) John Lawrence

Question : 5

The first Governor-General of India was

a) Robert Clive

b) Warren Hastings

c) Lord Mayo

d) Lord Dalhousie

Question : 6

‘‘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