Chronology of British India Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21

Which of the following statements about Fourth AngloMysore War are correct?

1. The Madras Council suggested a policy of rigorous and intense attack on Mysore.
2. Lord Wellesley tried to revive the triple alliance.
3. Tipu sent emissaries to Arabia, Versailles, Mauritius and Kabul enlisting support against the English.
4. The war was of a very short duration though decisive.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 2 and 4

d) 1 and 3

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Question : 22

Find out the wrongly matched one/ones

1. Lytton-Lee Commission
2. Mayo-Scholarship scheme
3. Ripon-Repeal of Vernacular Press Act
4. Canning-Queen Victoria’s Proclamation

a) 2, 3, 4

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 4

d) 4 only

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Question : 23

Who of the following Governor-Generals realised the importance of Rajput alliance and entered into treaties with a number of Rajput states?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Lord Wellesley

d) Lord Hastings

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Question : 24

The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by

a) North’s Regulating Act of 1773

b) Pitt’s India Act of 1784

c) Charter Act of 1793

d) Charter Act of 1813

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Question : 25

In which year were Factories opened for the first time in Orissa.

a) 1613 A.D.

b) 1632 A.D.

c) 1639 A.D.

d) 1663 A.D.

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