The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in
A. September, 1945
B. November, 1945
C. September, 1946
D. January, 1947
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The English rounded Calcutta after obtaining the zamindari of three villages, viz Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindpur, from the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal in 1698. The nucleus of the British settlement in Calcutta was
A. San Thome
B. Victoria Memeorial
C. Fort William
D. Howrah Port
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The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by
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__________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.
A. Sir William Jones
B. Warren Hastings
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Lord Macaulay
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The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon's reign is significant because
A. it limited the Britishers political authority
B. it put restrictions on the vernacular press
C. it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
D. it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
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Who put on the statute book two obnoxious measures the Vernacular press Act and the Indian Arms Act
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lytton
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Queen Victoria
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The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
A. Elgin
B. Canning
C. Minto
D. Lytton
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The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the viceroyalty of
A. Ripon
B. Curzon
C. Hastings
D. Dalhousie
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When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A. After the Battle of Plassey
B. After the Battle of Panipat
C. After the war of Mysore
D. After Sepoy Mutiny
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Diu was the colony of the __________
A. Portuguese
B. English
C. Dutch
D. French
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Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947
A. Wavell
B. Lytton
C. Linlithgow
D. Cornwallis
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The First Opium War started__________
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Which of the following act led to the introduction of dual system of government in India?
A. Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
B. The Regulating Act, AD 1773
C. Charter Act, 1793 AD
D. Charter Act, 1813 AD
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What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
A. Improve the administration of the Indian States
B. Prevent disloyalty towards the British
C. Tone up the British Indian administration
D. Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
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Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. GopalaKrishna Gokhale
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
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Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A. Battle of Buxar, 1764
B. Battle of Plassey, 1757
C. Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D. Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
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Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
A. Government of India Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. None of these
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Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because
A. The Queen had humiliated him
B. He had lost his title
C. The British had stopped his pension
D. His estate had been snatched from him
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British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India (and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June1948) on
A. May 16, 1946
B. February 20, 1947
C. March 10, 1946
D. December 31, 1946
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The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
A. Mountbatten
B. Ripon
C. Northbrook
D. Curzon
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