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

Question : 1

In which year were Factories opened for the first time in Orissa.

a) 1613 A.D.

b) 1632 A.D.

c) 1639 A.D.

d) 1663 A.D.

Question : 2

Separate electorates for Muslims in India were introduced by which one of the following Acts?

a) Government of India Act of 1909

b) Indian Councils Act of 1892

c) Rowlatt Act of 1919

d) Government of India Act of 1935

Question : 3

Madras was restored to the English by the French by

a) The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1749)

b) The Treaty of Pondicherry (1754)

c) The Treaty of Salbai (1782)

d) The Treaty of Mangalore (1784)

Question : 4

Who of the following Governor-Generals realised the importance of Rajput alliance and entered into treaties with a number of Rajput states?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Lord Wellesley

d) Lord Hastings

Question : 5

Find out the wrongly matched one/ones

1. Lytton-Lee Commission
2. Mayo-Scholarship scheme
3. Ripon-Repeal of Vernacular Press Act
4. Canning-Queen Victoria’s Proclamation

a) 2, 3, 4

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 4

d) 4 only

Question : 6

Which of the following statements about Fourth AngloMysore War are correct?

1. The Madras Council suggested a policy of rigorous and intense attack on Mysore.
2. Lord Wellesley tried to revive the triple alliance.
3. Tipu sent emissaries to Arabia, Versailles, Mauritius and Kabul enlisting support against the English.
4. The war was of a very short duration though decisive.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 2 and 4

d) 1 and 3