British Rule in India MCQs

Question 1

The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at

Accepted Answer

Madras

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Surat

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Bombay

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Masulipatnam

Question 2

Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?

Accepted Answer

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Lokmanya Tilak

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Bhagat Singh

Question 3

The Vernacular Press Act was passed in __________

Accepted Answer

1878

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1881

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1888

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1898

Question 4

Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)

Accepted Answer

in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920

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in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

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during the Non-Cooperation Movement

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during the Champaran Satyagraha

Question 5

In Bengal, the East India Company's headquarters were located at

Accepted Answer

Fort william

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Fort St George

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Fort St David

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Shantiniketan

Question 6

Who established the Sadr-Di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company's rule?

Accepted Answer

Warren Hastings

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Wellesley

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Dalhousie

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Cornwallis

Question 7

In 1612 __________established a trading post in Gujarat

Accepted Answer

British

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French

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Spain

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Dutch

Question 8

After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, what name was to British Governor-General of India?

Accepted Answer

Viceroy of the state

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Governor-General of India

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Governor of the state

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None of these

Question 9

Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is__________

Accepted Answer

Naoroji Dadabhai

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Romila Thapar

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Irfan Habib

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S.C.Ghosh