governor, governor general and viceroy of india MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Lord Dalhousie - Annexation of Awadh

b) Lord Dufferin - Establishment of Indian National Congress

c) Lord William Bentinck - Passing of the Charter Act 1833

d) Lord Lytton - Beginning of first Anglo-Afghan War

Question : 2

Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?

a) Alexander Cunningham

b) John Marshall

c) Mortimer Wheeler

d) James Prinsep

Question : 3

The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was adopted by

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Minto

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Wellesley

Question : 4

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Lord Cornwallis - Permanent Settlement

b) Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance System

c) Sir John Shore - Anglo-Nepal War

d) Lord Hastings - Third AngloMaratha War

Question : 5

Between whom was the ‘Treaty of Bassein’ signed in 1802?

a) English and Bajirao I

b) English and Bajirao II

c) French and Bajirao I

d) Dutch and Bajirao II

Question : 6

The Governor-General who followed a spirited ‘Forward’ policy towards Afghanistan was

a) Minto

b) Dufferin

c) Elgin

d) Lytton