Chronology of British India Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 26

Separate electorates for Muslims in India were introduced by which one of the following Acts?

a) Government of India Act of 1909

b) Indian Councils Act of 1892

c) Rowlatt Act of 1919

d) Government of India Act of 1935

Question : 27

Madras was restored to the English by the French by

a) The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1749)

b) The Treaty of Pondicherry (1754)

c) The Treaty of Salbai (1782)

d) The Treaty of Mangalore (1784)

Question : 28

The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre office of the Governor-General of India for the first-time in

a) 1848 A.D.

b) 1858 A.D.

c) 1862 A.D.

d) 1856 A.D.

Question : 29

Which one of the following powers was the first to establish trade links with India?

a) English

b) Dutch

c) Portuguese

d) French

Question : 30

When and by whom were the Portuguese driven out of Hughli in Bengal?

a) 1631-Qasim Khan

b) 1666-Prince Shuja

c) 1625-Shaista Khan

d) 1650-Prince Murad