British Rule in India

Q.1. During whose tenure was the British rule established?

A. George Curzon

B. Lord Dalhousie

C. Richard Wellesley

D. Warren Hastings

Ans. Lord Dalhouse


Q.2. The English East India Company was established in

A. 1600 A.D

B. 1650 A.D

C. 1700 A.D

D. 1673 A.D

Ans. 1600 A.D


Q.3. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule ?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji

B. MN Roy

C. Jai Prakash Narayan

D. Ram Manohar Lohiya

Ans. Dadabhai Naoroji


Q.4. The British Prime Minister who declared on 20th February 1947 that the India shall be given freedom before June 1948?

A. Churchil

B. Wavell

C. Mountbatten

D. Atlee

Ans. Atlee


Q.5. The British Government started the operation Thunderbolt to arrest the leaders of

A. Khilafat Movement

B. Home Rule Movement

C. Civil Disobedient Movement

D. Quit India Movement

Ans. Quit India Movement


Q.6. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal ?

A. Lord Hardinge

B. Lord Minto

C. Lord Curzon

D. Lord Chelmsford

Ans. Lord Curzon


Q.7. Who was the Viceroy during the time Mr. Attlee of England declared the British intention to transfer power to Indians ?

A. Lord Irwin

B. Lord Linlithgow

C. Lord Mountbatten

D. Lord Wavell

Ans. Lord Wavell


Q. 8. Which Act was the first legislative interference by the British Parliament in the affairs of India ?

A. Fox's India Bill, 1783

B. Pitt's India Act, 1784

C. The Regulating Act, 1773

D. The Declaratory Act, 1781

Ans. The Regulating Act, 1773


Q.9. Which of the following enactments of British Parliament allowed Indian magistrates to try the cases of British nationals as well in India ?

A. Bill of Rights

B. Pitt's India Act

C. Ilbert Bill

D. Rowlatt Act

Answer: Ilbert Bill


Q.10.  Queen Victoria was appointed Empress of India in

A. 1885

B. 1877

C. 1858

D. 1876

Ans. 1877

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