British Period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 26

Awadh was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856. Which one of the following statements about Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, is not correct?

a) He was a great patron of Indian music and dance

b) He had good command over Persian and Urdu languages and wrote several books

c) He is regarded as the father of modern Urdu stage

d) The prolonged period of peace and prosperity during his rule resulted in the growth of a distinct Lucknow culture around the Oudh court

Question : 27

By which Governor General and when was the Carnatic state annexed?

a) Lord Minto-1808

b) Lord Wellesly-1801

c) Sir John Shore-1797

d) Lord Cornwallis-1792

Question : 28

Who is commonly known as the ‘Navigator’?

a) King John II

b) Price Henry

c) King Emmanuel

d) Pope Alexander VI

Question : 29

What were Calicoes?

a) Indigo exported from India

b) Cotton exported from India

c) Textile exported from India

d) Precious stories exported from India

Question : 30

Why did British resort to the ‘Downward Filtration Theory’ till 1854

a) To justify their social policy in India

b) To justify their education policy in India

c) To justify their industrial policy in India

d) To justify their commercial policy in India