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GK - Indian History Quiz 111. In the battle of Plassey fought in 1757, Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the British forces. Who led the British forces in this battle?
a) Lord Dalhousie 2. East India Company was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa after the battle of Buxar in 1764. Who was then the Governor of Bengal?
a) Lord Clive 3. The Treaty of Sreerangapatanam was signed after the defeat of Tipu sultan in the Third Anglo-Mysore war. Between whom were this treaty signed?
a) Tipu Sultan and Cornwallis 4. Who was the first Indian to the elected to the House of Commons?
a) Rash Behari Bose 5. Who was the first British Governor General of India?
a) Warren Hastings 6).Which British Governor-General is associated with ‘subsidiary alliance’?
a) Warren Hastings 7. Who was the British Governor –General during the period in which the British Navy conquered Java, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula?
a) Lord Minto 8. The third Anglo-Maratha war, which proved a total disaster for the Marathas, was fought in?
a) 1817 AD 9. During whose tenure was the British supremacy over India established?
a) Lord Wellesley 10. Who was the British Governor-General of India when Punjab was annexed to the British Empire?
a) Lord Wellesley 11. Which were the three states annexed to the British Empire under the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) The states of Mumbai, Madras and Calcutta 12. Who was the chief architect, of Prarthana Samaj?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
13. Who was the Governor-General of India when Sind was annexed to the British Empire?
a) Lord Wellesley 14. The system of Dual Government is associated with?
a) Lord Wellesley 15. In which year did most of the Rajput states accept British paramountcy?
a) 1818 AD 16. Who is associated with the institution of organized ‘Civil Services’ in India?
a) Lord Clive 17. Who abolished the system of Dual Government in Bengal?
a) Lord Clive 18. Who was the founder of a regular Postal system in British India?
a) Lord Clive 19. Who is associated with the vigorous application of the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Lord Clive 20. In a sense, who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 21. Who were the first Europeans to trade with India?
a) The French 22. When was the title of ‘Viceroy’ added to the Governor General of India for the first time?
a) 1857 AD 23. When did the Government of the English East India Company come to an end?
a) 1857 AD 24. Who was the last Governor-General and the first India Viceroy of British India?
a) Lord Clive 25. Who was the Governor-General of India when the first war of India’s independence broke out in 1857?
a) Lord Clive
Answers
1. Lord Clive |
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