Chronology of British India Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16

Due to commercial rivalry the Dutch indulged in the massacre of Englishmen at

a) Malacca

b) Amboyna

c) Surat

d) Cassimbazar

Question : 17

a) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1

b) A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D – 3

c) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3

d) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4

Question : 18

The Portuguese established their first business centre at

a) Calicut

b) Surat

c) Goa

d) Cochin

Question : 19

Which British military officer defeated Tipu Sultan in India, Napolean Bonaparte in Europe and eventually, became the Duke of Wellington?

a) Arthur Wellesley

b) Robert Clive

c) Warren Hastings

d) Richard Wellesley

Question : 20

Who was the architect of Communal Award?

a) Lord Linlithgow

b) Lord Reading

c) Lord Irwin

d) Ramsay Macdonald