british period MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

The Viceregal Lodge at Shimla is a well-known ancient monument. Which of the following statements about the monument are correct?

1. The Lodge was built by 17th Viceroy, Earl Dufferin.
2. The present shape of the building was given by Earl of Marquis of Lansdowne.
3. It is famous for holding three meetings before Independence of India including the Cabinet Mission.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) 1 and 2

Question : 4

Which of the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of western education system in India?

a) The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823

b) The Charter Act of 1833.

c) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854

d) Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862

Question : 5

The Cape of Good Hope was discovered by

a) Vasco-da-Gama

b) Dc almeida

c) Albuquerque Diaz

d) Bartholomew

Question : 6

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.