british period MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

a) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1

b) A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D – 3

c) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3

d) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4

Question : 2

After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through–

a) Indian merchants or money-lenders

b) Private enterprise

c) State Agency

d) A and B both

Question : 3

Due to commercial rivalry the Dutch indulged in the massacre of Englishmen at

a) Malacca

b) Amboyna

c) Surat

d) Cassimbazar

Question : 4

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

a) Canning

b) Ripon

c) Dalhousie

d) Mayo

Question : 5

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 : 6

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