british period MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

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

a) Canning

b) Ripon

c) Dalhousie

d) Mayo

Question : 3

Which of the following statement is true with regard to the Golden Farman

a) It granted the privilege of trading in Bengal in return for a fixed annual payment of duties worth Rs. 3000

b) It allowed free trade in the ports belonging to the kingdom of Golkunda on payment of duties with 500 pagodas

c) The English factories were not bothered with demands of customs for goods imported or exported by land or by water

d) The English were allowed to fortify their positions on Indian soil

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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.