british period MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Identify the correct sequence of the following events of Indian history (starting with the earliest)

1. The Doctrine of Lapse
2. The Subsidiary Alliance
3. The Treaty of Lahore
4. The Pitt’s India Act

a) 4, 2, 3, 1

b) 1, 2, 3, 4

c) 2, 1, 4, 3

d) 3, 2, 1, 4

Question : 2

Consider the following statements and identify the person referred to therein with the help of the codes given below

1. During his stay in England, he endeavored to educate the British people about their responsibilities as rulers of India.
2. He delivered speeches and published articles to support his opposition to the unjust and oppressive regime of the British Raj.
3. In 1867, he helped to establish the East India Association of which he became the Honorary Secretary.

a) Fierozeshah Mehta

b) Mary Carpenter

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Anand Mohan Bose

Question : 3

Lord Dalhousie introduced the first telegraph line in 1853, which ran between:

a) Calcutta and Bombay

b) Agra and Madras

c) Bombay and Thana

d) Calcutta and Agra

Question : 4

Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India?

a) Vasco-da-Gama

b) Albuquerque

c) Da Almeida

d) Duarte Pacheo

Question : 5

Which one of the following powers was the first to establish trade links with India?

a) English

b) Dutch

c) Portuguese

d) French

Question : 6

From which Mughal Emperor did John Middenhall tried to obtain a farman for trade in Gujarat?

a) Akbar

b) Jahangir

c) Aurangzeb

d) None of these