An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was
A. Hawkins
B. Henry Middleton
C. Thomas Roe
D. Josiah Child
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In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
A. Punjab
B. Chhota Nagpur
C. Tarai
D. Manipur
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The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
A. Railways
B. Plantations and mines
C. Banking and insurance
D. Shipping
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Which of the Act made the governor of Bengal as Governor General of India?
A. Pitt's India Act, 1784
B. Charter Act, 1813
C. Charter Act, 1833
D. Regulating Act, 1773
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British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Company in the year
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Which of the following Government of India Act/Indian Council Act brought three separate presidencies (Madras, Bombay and Bengal) into a common system?
A. Indian Council Act of 1861
B. Government of India Act, 1935
C. Government of India Act, 1919
D. Indian Council Act of 1909
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"Treaty of Rajpurghat" was signed on December 25, 1805 between Holkar and __________
A. French
B. British
C. Portuguese
D. Dutch
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The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians
A. Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Queen Elizabeth
D. Queen Anne
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The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
A. Raghunath Rao
B. Narayan Rao
C. Madhav Rao-II
D. Baji Rao-II
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Who among the following had been the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?
A. Kattabomman
B. Surendra Sai
C. Utirat Singh
D. Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
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The Indian naval mutiny against the British took place in the year
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The land was owned by temples known as __________
A. Dewaswam
B. Brahmaswam
C. Cherikkal
D. Kanam
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Dyer was __________ by the Government of Britain
A. Sentenced for life
B. Sentenced to death
C. Rewarded with honour
D. Relieved of his service
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The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
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The transfer of Government from the 'Company' to the 'Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at
A. Calcutta
B. Delhi
C. Patna
D. Allahabad
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During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
A. Infra structure
B. Industry
C. Agriculture
D. Services
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The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
A. Change in the government of the UK
B. Impact of World War II
C. Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
D. All of the above
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In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in __________
A. Bengal
B. Orissa
C. Mysore
D. Surat
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'We do not seek our independence out of Britain's ruin' said
A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Gokhale
D. Rabindranath Tagore
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The East India Company had taken Bombay from
A. The Dutch
B. Charles I
C. Charles II
D. The Portuguese
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