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

Question : 1

Railways were introduced in India when the GovernorGeneral of India was

a) Curzon

b) Dalhousie

c) Hardinge

d) Ripon

Question : 2

After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through–

a) Indian merchants or money-lenders

b) Private enterprise

c) State Agency

d) A and B both

Question : 3

Identify the wrong statement with regard to Dutch interest and activities in India?

a) Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West

b) They took no part in politics or cultural contacts

c) They became the carriers of trade between India and the islands of the Far East

d) They treated the people of India ruthlessly and also exploited them

Question : 4

Which of the following governor general was responsible for passing the famous Regulation XVII of 1829 which declared sati illegal and punishable by courts?

a) John Adam

b) Amherst

c) William Bentinck

d) Auckland

Question : 5

Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?

a) Lord William Bentinck

b) Lord Dalhousie

c) Lord Wellesley

d) Lord Cornwallis

Question : 6

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c) It marked a celebration when Lord North, the successor of Townshend, repealed some of the duties imposed by Townshend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