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

Question : 1

The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was adopted by

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Minto

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Wellesley

Question : 2

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Pitt’s India Act - Warren Hastings

b) Doctrine of Lapse - Dalhousie

c) Vernacular Press Act - Curzon

d) Ilbert Bill - Ripon

Question : 3

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Suppression of Thuggee - William Bentinck

b) Ilbert Bill - Ripon

c) Ring Fence Policy - Warren Hastings

d) Vernacular Press Act – Curzon

Question : 4

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 : 5

The princely state of Baghat was annexed to the British in

a) 1848

b) 1850

c) 1852

d) 1853

Question : 6

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