governor, governor general and viceroy of india MCQs set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer.

a) 3 2 4 1

b) 3 4 1 5

c) 2 3 4 5

d) 4 2 3 1

Question : 2

The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of

a) Lord Minto

b) Lord Hardinge

c) Lord Chelmsford

d) Lord Reading

Question : 3

Consider the following statements.

1. Robert Clive was the first Governor - General of Bengal
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

‘Hill Assembly Plan’ was set up for the development of Adivasi by

a) T. Wilkinson

b) Cleveland

c) Lord William Bentinck

d) Lord Macaulay

Question : 5

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Hector Munro - Battle of Buxar

b) Lord Hastings - Anglo-Nepal War

c) Lord Wellesely - Fourth Anglo Mysore War

d) Lord Cornwallis - Third AngloMaratha War

Question : 6

Which one of the following statements is not true?

a) The foundation of the system of civil administration, was firmly laid down by Warren Hastings on which the superstructure was raised by Cornwallis

b) Clive was responsible for reforming the East India Company’s Civil and Military Services

c) Lord William Bentinck was one of the greatest British rulers as he consolidated the British Empire in India

d) Lord Dalhousie added rich lemitones to the British Empire on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse