british period MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

“White Mutiny” by the European soldiers, was staged during the period of:

a) Canning

b) Ripon

c) Dalhousie

d) Mayo

Question : 4

Prior to 1813, which among the following measures, was not adopted by the British to exploit the Indians economically ?

a) Monopolising the trade of raw goods wherever possible and selling them at high rates

b) Forcing Indiancraftsman to produce quality products in fixed quantity and at fixed price

c) Free Trade Policy

d) Elimination of Indian traders from competition by every means

Question : 5

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.