british period MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Railways were introduced in India when the Governor- General of India was

a) Curzon

b) Dalhousie

c) Hardinge

d) Ripon

Question : 2

Arrange the following in correct chronological order

1. Third Carnatic War
2. First Burmese War
3. First Mysore War
4. Second Afghan War

a) 1, 4, 3, 2

b) 1, 3, 2, 4

c) 2, 4, 1, 3

d) 3, 1, 2, 4

Question : 3

What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?

a) Growth of peaceful relations between the English and the Portuguese as a result of Portugal’s independence from the control of Spain.

b) The marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princes Catherine of Braganza.

c) The defeat of Spanish Armada by the British in 1588.

d) The Treaty of Madrid concluded in 1630.

Question : 4

To which of the following governor general goes the credit of taking steps to stop the human sacrifices practiced by the Khonds in Orissa under the erroneous belief that there by the fertility of the land was increased?

a) Lord Ellenborough

b) First Lord Hardinge

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Canning

Question : 5

Why was Bombay handed over to the British by the Portuguese?

a) The Portuguese handed it over to the British after a peace-treaty in Europe

b) The marriage of Charles II with The Portuguese princes Catherine of Braganza

c) The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British in 1588

d) Due to Portuguese independence from Spain

Question : 6

“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