british period MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The British paramountcy in India was completed in 1856 with

a) Annexation of Punjab

b) Annexation of Sind

c) Annexation of Carnatic

d) Annexation of Awadh

Question : 2

The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and who of the following?

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Dalhousie

c) Lord Hastings

d) Lord Minto

Question : 3

Who among the following Mughal Emperors, granted permission to trade of tax in the territories of Bengal. Hyderabad and Gujarat to the British?

a) Aurangzeb

b) Farrukh-siyar

c) Bahadur Shah

d) Muhammad Shah

Question : 4

The Cape of Good Hope was discovered by

a) Vasco-da-Gama

b) Dc almeida

c) Albuquerque Diaz

d) Bartholomew

Question : 5

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

a) The Pitt’s India Act (1784)—Board of Control to guide and control Company affairs.

b) Charter Act of 1813—Company’s monopoly of trade with India ended.

c) Charter Act of 1833—Company’s debt taken over by the Government of India.

d) Charter Act of 1853—To regulate Company’s affairs.

Question : 6

Who was the architect of Communal Award?

a) Lord Linlithgow

b) Lord Reading

c) Lord Irwin

d) Ramsay Macdonald