Governor, Governor General and Viceroy Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 26 [Himachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2019]

The main aim of East India Company to make subsidiary alliance in Rajput states was

a) Receiving military support against enemies

b) Protecting these states from Maratha-Pindari invasion

c) To receive funds in the form of Khiraj

d) To establish the sovereignty of the British

Question : 27 [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]

Who compared Curzon’s administration in India to that of Aurangzeb?

a) B.G. Tilak

b) G.K. Gokhale

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Annie Besant

Question : 28 [MPPCS (Pre) 1992]

Which Governor-General was prosecuted for impeachment?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Clive

c) Lord Cornwallis

d) Lord Wellesley

Question : 29 [IAS (Pre) 2010]

Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Wellesley

c) Cornwallis

d) William Bentinck

Question : 30 [IAS (Pre) 2013]

The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the

a) Imposition of certain restriction to carry by the Indians

b) Imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian language

c) Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian Magistrates about the trial of the Europeans

d) Removal of duty on imported cotton cloth