Chronology of British India Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions
Chronology of British India PRACTICE TEST [2 - EXERCISES]
chronology of british india MCQs set 1
chronology of british india MCQs set 2
Question : 21
Which one of the following statements related to the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773 during the American War of Independence is correct?
a) The revolutionaries stealthily entered into the ships and threw all the chests of tea into the water
b) The revolutionaries hosted a Tea Party in the honour of Charles Townshend, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer in order to place their grievances before him
c) It marked a celebration when Lord North, the successor of Townshend, repealed some of the duties imposed by Townshend
d) It was a protest against the Quebec Act
Answer »Answer: (a)
On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbour and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war.
Question : 22
Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?
a) Lord William Bentinck
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Cornwallis
Answer »Answer: (b)
A separate Public Works Department was established by Lord Dalhousie. The main works of this department wereto construct roads, bridges and government buildings.
Question : 24
Prior to 1813, which among the following measures, was not adopted by the British to exploit the Indians economically ?
a) Monopolising the trade of raw goods wherever possible and selling them at high rates
b) Forcing Indiancraftsman to produce quality products in fixed quantity and at fixed price
c) Free Trade Policy
d) Elimination of Indian traders from competition by every means
Answer »Answer: (c)
British did not adopt Free trade policy to exploit the Indians economically.
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