Who was the first Governor General of India?
A. Warren Hastings
B. William Bentick
C. Lord Delhousie
D. Lord Canning
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Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
A. Robert Clive
B. William Bentinck
C. Warren Hasting
D. Col. Sanders
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The first Viceroy of India was
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Elgin
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After the year 1853, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in
A. Tea Plantations
B. The Railways
C. Coal Mining
D. Jute Mills
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The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Linlithgow
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When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was
A. Jahangir
B. Humayun
C. Aurangzeb
D. Akbar
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The British India Society was formed in __________
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When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June 1937, the Viceroy of India was
A. Lord Willingdon
B. Lord Irwin
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Viscount Wavell
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The first Mysore War Fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767- 1769 A.D., came to an end by the
A. Treaty of Pondicherry
B. Treaty of Madras
C. Treaty of Mysore
D. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
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The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
A. Regulating Act
B. Pitt's India Act
C. Charter Act
D. Company Act
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The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Lytton
C. Lord William Bentic
D. Gladstone
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By which Charter Act, the East India Company's monopoly of trade with China come to an end?
A. Charter Act of 1793
B. Charter Act of 1813
C. Charter Act of 1833
D. Charter Act of 1853
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Which of the following is not among the regions where the Britishers had first set up trading posts?
A. Bengal
B. Goa
C. Coromandel Coast
D. Gujarat
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Who propounded the theory of 'Economic Drain of India' during British imperialism?
A. W. C. Bannerji
B. Dadabhai Naroji
C. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
D. Gandhiji
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Who among the following who fought against British in 1857 Revolt?
I. Kunwar Singh
II. Tantia Tope
III. Nana Saheb
IV. Maulavi Ahmaduallah
A. All of the above
B. I, III and IV
C. I, II and III
D. II, III and IV
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According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam, . . . . . . was ceded to the British
A. Malabar
B. Cochi
C. Travancore
D. Mysore
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The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed at
A. Allahabad
B. Amritsar
C. Kashmir
D. Agra
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When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________
A. Hanoverians
B. Stuarts
C. Normans
D. Tudors
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__________ , the viceroy of India decided to partition Bengal for administrative purposes, creating a new province of East Bengal and Assam, with a population of 31 million people and with its capital at Dhaka
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Rippon
C. Lord Hastings
D. Wellesley
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Indian Mutiny began in __________
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