chronology of british india MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India?

a) Vasco-da-Gama

b) Albuquerque

c) Da Almeida

d) Duarte Pacheo

Question : 2

“White Mutiny” by the European soldiers, was staged during the period of:

a) Canning

b) Ripon

c) Dalhousie

d) Mayo

Question : 3

By which Governor General and when was the Carnatic state annexed?

a) Lord Minto-1808

b) Lord Wellesly-1801

c) Sir John Shore-1797

d) Lord Cornwallis-1792

Question : 4

Why did British resort to the ‘Downward Filtration Theory’ till 1854

a) To justify their social policy in India

b) To justify their education policy in India

c) To justify their industrial policy in India

d) To justify their commercial policy in India

Question : 5

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 : 6

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