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

Question : 1

Subsidiary Alliance was implemented during the reign of

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Sir John Shore

d) Lord Auckland

Question : 2

Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule?

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Alexander Read
3. Thomas Munro

a) Only 1

b) Only 1 and 3

c) Only 2 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 3

Who among the following formulated and implemented the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

a) Wellesley

b) Hastings

c) Dalhousie

d) Clive

Question : 4

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Lord Cornwallis - Permanent Settlement

b) Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance

c) Lord Dalhousie - Doctrine of Lapse

d) Lord Canning - Masterly Inactivity

Question : 5

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Hector Munro - Battle of Buxar

b) Lord Hastings - Anglo-Nepal War

c) Lord Wellesley - Fourth AngloMysore War

d) Lord Cornwallis - Third Anglo - Maratha War

Question : 6

Who among the following abolished ‘Dual Government’ system in Bengal?

a) Robert Clive

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Warren Hastings

d) None of the above