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

Question : 1

‘‘In my belief, Congress is to tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise’’. Who wrote it?

a) Lord Lytton

b) Lord Dufferin

c) Lord Curzon

d) Lord Minto

Question : 2

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

a) Lord Ellenborough - Annexation of Awadh

b) Lord Dalhousie - Annexation of Sindh

c) Lord Wellesley - Fourth AngloMysore War

d) Sir John Shore - Third AngloMaratha War

Question : 3

At the time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon,
Which one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India?

a) Lord Dalhousie

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Lord Wellesley

d) Lord Hastings

Question : 4

Which of the following was the first victim of Lord Dalhousie’s policy of doctrine of lapse?

a) Jhansi

b) Satara

c) Karauli

d) Sambhalpur

Question : 5

Which Governor-General had abolished slavery?

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Ellenborough

c) Lord William Bentinck

d) Sir John Shore

Question : 6

‘Permanent Settlement’ was introduced during the tenure of

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Sir John Shore

d) Lord Wellesley