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

Question : 1

The right to adopt heir in place of own son was reestablished by

a) Government of India Act of 1858

b) Lord Canning

c) Release of Charter in 1860

d) Queen’s announcement of 1858

Question : 2

Awadh was annexed to British Empire in India by

a) Policy of subsidiary alliance

b) Doctrine of Lapse

c) By declaring the State as maladministered

d) By waging war

Question : 3

Who introduced Subsidiary Alliance System in the administration to establish the British power over the Indian States?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Lord Cornwallis

d) Lord Dalhousie

Question : 4

The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the

a) Imposition of certain restriction to carry by the Indians

b) Imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian language

c) Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian Magistrates about the trial of the Europeans

d) Removal of duty on imported cotton cloth

Question : 5

Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Wellesley

c) Cornwallis

d) William Bentinck

Question : 6

Which Governor-General was prosecuted for impeachment?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Clive

c) Lord Cornwallis

d) Lord Wellesley