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

Question : 1

Consider the following statements.

1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.
2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 2

During the tenure of which Governor-General was the ‘Ancient Monuments Preservation Act’ passed?

a) Lord Minto

b) Lord Linlithgow

c) Lord Curzon

d) Lord Canning

Question : 3

The first railway line in India was started in the year

a) 1853

b) 1850

c) 1840

d) 1890

Question : 4

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Lord Cornwallis - Permanent Settlement

b) Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance System

c) Lord Hastings - Second AngloMaratha War

d) Lord William Bentinck - Seventeenth Regulation of 1829

Question : 5

Which of the following GovernorGeneral used the system of Separate electoral college to conquer Muslims and make them against Congress?

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Dufferin

c) Lord Hardinge

d) Lord Minto

Question : 6

Who had the longest tenure as the Viceroy of India?

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Dufferin

c) Lord Hardinge

d) Lord Mayo