british period MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

Match the following List I List II

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 2 4 1 3

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 3 1 4 2

Question : 3

“The greater the number of the forts you hold the weaker will be your power. Let our forces be on the sea, because if we should not be powerful at sea, everything will be at once against it” whose words are these?

a) Vasco-da-Gama

b) Albuquerque

c) Da Almeida

d) Duarte Pacheo

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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