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

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre office of the Governor-General of India for the first-time in

a) 1848 A.D.

b) 1858 A.D.

c) 1862 A.D.

d) 1856 A.D.

Question : 4

The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by

a) North’s Regulating Act of 1773

b) Pitt’s India Act of 1784

c) Charter Act of 1793

d) Charter Act of 1813

Question : 5

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 : 6

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