chronology of british india MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following events:

1. Annexation of Udaipur
2. Annexation of Jhansi
3. Annexation of Punjab
,li>Annexation of Oudh

a) 3-4-2-1

b) 2-1-3-4

c) 2-4-3-1

d) 3-1-2-4

Question : 2

After his return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to

a) A dreadful disease

b) Committed suicide

c) Was assassinated

d) Died under mysterious circumstances

Question : 3

Identify the Acts passed by the British Government in 1856.

1. Religious disabilities Act
2. General Service Enlistment Act
3. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
4. Abolition of the Sati (Regulation XVII)

a) i, ii, iii

b) i, iii, iv

c) ii, iii, iv

d) All of them

Question : 4

Who among the following was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of Indian National Congress?

a) Lord Mayo

b) Lord Ripon

c) Lord Dufferin

d) Lord Lansdowne

Question : 5

The Danish established a factory in 1620 at

a) Pondicherry

b) Calicut

c) Tranquebar

d) Goa

Question : 6

The British paramountcy in India was completed in 1856 with

a) Annexation of Punjab

b) Annexation of Sind

c) Annexation of Carnatic

d) Annexation of Awadh