British Rule In India(General Knowledge > History ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
  1.    William Bentinck
  2.    Warren Hasting
  3.    Col. Sanders
  4.    Robert Clive
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Warren Hasting
Question 2. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was
  1.    Lord Irwin
  2.    Lord Linlithgow
  3.    Lord Curzon
  4.    Lord Dalhousie
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Lord Dalhousie
Question 3. Who was the first Governor General of India?
  1.    Warren Hastings
  2.    Lord Delhousie
  3.    Lord Canning
  4.    William Bentick
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Warren Hastings
Question 4. The first Viceroy of India was
  1.    Lord Hardinge
  2.    Lord Elgin
  3.    Lord Dalhousie
  4.    Lord Canning
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Lord Canning
Question 5. After the year 1853, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in
  1.    Jute Mills
  2.    Tea Plantations
  3.    Coal Mining
  4.    The Railways
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> The Railways
Question 6. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was
  1.    Akbar
  2.    Aurangzeb
  3.    Jahangir
  4.    Humayun
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Akbar
Question 7. The British India Society was formed in __________
  1.    1839
  2.    1832
  3.    1833
  4.    1874
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 1839
Question 8. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
  1.    Company Act
  2.    Charter Act
  3.    Pitt's India Act
  4.    Regulating Act
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Regulating Act
Question 9. When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June 1937, the Viceroy of India was
  1.    Lord Linlithgow
  2.    Viscount Wavell
  3.    Lord Willingdon
  4.    Lord Irwin
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Lord Linlithgow
Question 10. The first Mysore War Fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767- 1769 A.D., came to an end by the
  1.    Treaty of Pondicherry
  2.    Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
  3.    Treaty of Madras
  4.    Treaty of Mysore
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Treaty of Madras
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