British expansion in India

Q.1. Under which one of the following land revenue system, the British Government collected taxes directly from the farmers ?
A. Zamindari
B. Mahalwari
C. Ryotwari
D. None of these
Ans. Ryotwari



Q.2. Which Governor General of India introduced the East India Company policy named 'Doctrine of lapse' ?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Dalhousie
Ans. Lord Dalhousie



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
Abs. Dadabhai Naoroji



Q.4. The 1st ChiefJustice of British India was
A. Sir Thomas
B. Sir Elijah Impey
C. Sir Morse
D. None
Ans. Sir Elijal Impey



Q.5. Father of Indian Renaissance" is related to
A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Bal Gangadhor Tilak
Ans. Raja Ram Mohan Roy



Q.6. Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system, of subsidiary Alliance ?
A. Sindhia of Gwalior
B. Nizam of Hyderabad
C. Dilip Singh of Punjab
D. Gaikwad of Baroda
B. Nizam of Hyderabad



Q.7. India officially became a British colony in which year ?
A. 1818
B. 1858
C. 1788
D. 1801
Ans. 1858



Q.8. In 1796 which group of islands became occupied by the British ?
A. St . Marya Islands
B. Nicobar Islands
C. The Maldives
D. Andaman Islands
Ans. Andaman islands



Q.9. An Indian infantry soldier during the Rebellion of 1857 against British rule was called what ?
A. Peon
B. Jawan
C. Mughal
D. Sepoy
Ans. Sepoy



Q.10. What was the name of the Indian Empire that preceded the arrival of the British?
A. The Brahman Empire
B. The Ashok Empire
C. The Mughal Empire
D. The Gupta Empire
And. The Mughal Empire

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