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

Question : 1

Which one of the following was not a result of British colonial rule in India?

a) Ruin of Indian agriculture

b) Ruin of Indian industries

c) Ruin of Indian trade

d) Ruin of Indian feudalism

Question : 2

“The greater the number of the forts you hold the weaker will be your power. Let our forces be on the sea, because if we should not be powerful at sea, everything will be at once against it” whose words are these?

a) Vasco-da-Gama

b) Albuquerque

c) Da Almeida

d) Duarte Pacheo

Question : 3

Which one of the following statements related to the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773 during the American War of Independence is correct?

a) The revolutionaries stealthily entered into the ships and threw all the chests of tea into the water

b) The revolutionaries hosted a Tea Party in the honour of Charles Townshend, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer in order to place their grievances before him

c) It marked a celebration when Lord North, the successor of Townshend, repealed some of the duties imposed by Townshend

d) It was a protest against the Quebec Act

Question : 4

The suppression of Indian language newspapers under the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was caused by the criticism of

a) lavish lifestyle of the English officials

b) ill-treatment given to Indigo workers by their English masters

c) inhuman approach of English officials towards the victims of the famine of 1876-77

d) misuse of religious places of India by English officials

Question : 5

Which one of the following statements about the rule of Saadat Khan in Awadh is not correct?

a) He suppressed the lawless and rebellious zamindars and thus increased the financial resources of his government

b) He carried out a fresh revenue settlement

c) He improved the lot of the peasants by levying equitable land revenue and by protecting them from oppressive zamindars

d) He took several steps to improve trade and commerce

Question : 6

Who among the following was the first Governor General of India?

a) Lord Amherst

b) Lord William Bentinck

c) Sir Charles Metcalfe

d) Robert Clive