british period MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

After his return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to

a) A dreadful disease

b) Committed suicide

c) Was assassinated

d) Died under mysterious circumstances

Question : 2

Which British military officer defeated Tipu Sultan in India, Napolean Bonaparte in Europe and eventually, became the Duke of Wellington?

a) Arthur Wellesley

b) Robert Clive

c) Warren Hastings

d) Richard Wellesley

Question : 3

Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?

a) Lord William Bentinck

b) Lord Dalhousie

c) Lord Wellesley

d) Lord Cornwallis

Question : 4

The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre office of the GovernorGeneral of India for the first-time in

a) 1848 A.D.

b) 1858 A.D.

c) 1862 A.D.

d) 1856 A.D.