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The British Raj and Its Administration

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In which year did the British East India Company gain the right to collect revenue in Bengal?

  1. 1757

  2. 1765

  3. 1772

  4. 1784


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The British East India Company gained the right to collect revenue in Bengal in 1765 after the Battle of Buxar.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Warren Hastings

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord Dalhousie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Ryotwari System of land revenue collection?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Warren Hastings

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Sir Thomas Munro


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sir Thomas Munro introduced the Ryotwari System of land revenue collection in Madras in 1820.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Mahalwari System of land revenue collection?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Warren Hastings

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord Hastings


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lord Hastings introduced the Mahalwari System of land revenue collection in the North-Western Provinces in 1822.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Canning

  3. Lord Elgin

  4. Lord Mayo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse in 1848.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1861?

  1. Lord Canning

  2. Lord Elgin

  3. Lord Mayo

  4. Lord Northbrook


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Canning introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1861.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1892?

  1. Lord Lansdowne

  2. Lord Elgin

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. Lord Minto


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Lansdowne introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1892.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1909?

  1. Lord Minto

  2. Lord Hardinge

  3. Lord Chelmsford

  4. Lord Reading


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Minto introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1909.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Government of India Act of 1919?

  1. Lord Chelmsford

  2. Lord Reading

  3. Lord Irwin

  4. Lord Willingdon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Chelmsford introduced the Government of India Act of 1919.

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Government of India Act of 1935?

  1. Lord Willingdon

  2. Lord Linlithgow

  3. Lord Wavell

  4. Lord Mountbatten


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lord Linlithgow introduced the Government of India Act of 1935.

Which Governor-General of India was the last Governor-General of India?

  1. Lord Mountbatten

  2. C. Rajagopalachari

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Mountbatten was the last Governor-General of India.

Which Indian leader was the first Prime Minister of India?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. C. Rajagopalachari


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.

Which Indian leader was the first President of India?

  1. Rajendra Prasad

  2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. C. Rajagopalachari


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India.

Which Indian leader was the first Home Minister of India?

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. C. Rajagopalachari


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Home Minister of India.

Which Indian leader was the first Finance Minister of India?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

C. Rajagopalachari was the first Finance Minister of India.

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