British Rule in India MCQs

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Question 163hard
Assertion (A): British excluded the Indian middle and upper classes from the high administrative and military posts. Reason (R): Many of the traditional zamindars lost their zamindaris to the new class of urban-based absentee landlords
Question 164medium
In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to __________
Question 165hard
Charles Wood's Despatch__________
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Question 166medium
Robert Clive, the Governor General of the __________
Question 167hard
Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
Question 168medium
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow__________
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Question 169medium
What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
Question 170hard
In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by __________ to visit the court of Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India
Question 171hard
The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through