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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Who among the following Governor-Generals of Bengal was associated with Third AngloMysore War?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Sir John Shore

d) Lord William Cavendish Bentinck

Question : 3

When was Peshwaship abolished?

a) 1858

b) 1818

c) 1861

d) 1802

Question : 4

‘‘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 : 5

Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs?

a) General Henry Prendergast

b) Captain Sleeman

c) Alexander Burres

d) Captain Robert Pemberton

Question : 6

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