Chronology of British India Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 6

Lord Dalhousie introduced the first telegraph line in 1853, which ran between:

a) Calcutta and Bombay

b) Agra and Madras

c) Bombay and Thana

d) Calcutta and Agra

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Question : 7

Consider the following events:

1. Annexation of Udaipur
2. Annexation of Jhansi
3. Annexation of Punjab
,li>Annexation of Oudh

The correct chronological sequence of these event is:

a) 3-4-2-1

b) 2-1-3-4

c) 2-4-3-1

d) 3-1-2-4

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Question : 8

After his return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to

a) A dreadful disease

b) Committed suicide

c) Was assassinated

d) Died under mysterious circumstances

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Question : 9

Identify the Acts passed by the British Government in 1856.

1. Religious disabilities Act
2. General Service Enlistment Act
3. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
4. Abolition of the Sati (Regulation XVII)

a) i, ii, iii

b) i, iii, iv

c) ii, iii, iv

d) All of them

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Question : 10

Arrange the following in correct chronological order

1. Third Carnatic War
2. First Burmese War
3. First Mysore War
4. Second Afghan War

Codes :

a) 1, 4, 3, 2

b) 1, 3, 2, 4

c) 2, 4, 1, 3

d) 3, 1, 2, 4

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