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Subsidiary alliance system - class-VIII

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When was the Charter Act passed?

  1. 1830

  2. 1813

  3. 1823

  4. 1803


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1813 a Charter Act  was passed according to which one lakh rupees were to be set aside by the company for imparting education to the Indians.

The land revenue systems introduced by the British helped the farmers to a large extent.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

No, With the each land revenue policy, the power of the Zamindar and wealth of British increased.

The farmers started growing cash crops under pressure from the British.
  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yes, the farmers started growing cash crops under pressure from the British. The British had also annexed  large tracts of tribal lands.

The demand for which of these got increased with the expansion of railways?

  1. Cement

  2. Iron

  3. Coal

  4. Steel


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

During the British rule and their emphasis on the development of transport network, railways formed a prominent and eminent part receiving advances for development. The increase in the railway networks led to increasing in running of trains which ran on coal engines. This eventually led to an increase in demand for coal with the expansion of railways. Also, the rapid industrialisation and increase in railway links back in Britain also called in for huge demands and so coal exports to Britain also increased the overall market demand for coal.

Which Act was intended to address the shortcome of the Regulating Act?

  1. East India Company Act 1784

  2. East India Company Act 1793

  3. Government of India Act 1833

  4. The Charter Act 1853


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The East India Company Act 1784 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to address the shortcoming of the Regulating Act of 1773.

Sati was a social evil that prevailed in _____ society.

  1. British

  2. Indian

  3. American

  4. Chinese


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sati is a practice of burying alive the widows of Hindus. It was a social evil that prevailed in India society. Sati pratha was made illegal in 1829 by Bengal Sati Regulation of 1829 under Governor Generalship of William Bentinck.  It was mainly due to fierce campaign and lobbying of Raja Rammohan Roy and others that sati practice was formally banned.

What were the Provisions of Regulating Act?

  1. A Court of Directors was created at London to oversee the affairs of EIC in India.

  2. The Governor of Bengal/Fort William was elevated to the statue of Governor General of Bengal /Fort William [Warren Hastings was first Governor-General of Bengal] and governors of Madras and Bombay presidencies were brought under the control of Governor General of Bengal.

  3. The institution of Governor General-in-council was created with Governor General as head and with four other members to carry out Legislative & Executive functions.

  4. All above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Provisions of the Regulating Act:

1)    A  Court of Directors was created at London to oversee the affairs of EIC in India.  

2)    The Governor of Bengal/Fort William was elevated to the statue of Governor General of Bengal /Fort William  and governors of Madras and Bombay presidencies were brought under the control of Governor General of Bengal.

3)  The institution of Governor General-in-council was created with Governor General as head and with four other members to carry out Legislative & Executive functions.

4)    A Supreme Courtof Calcutta was provided with one chief justice and three puisne judges. It was constituted in 1774 with Sir Ellijay Impey as chief justice.  [It had jurisdiction over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa &British judges were to be sent to India to administer the British legal system that was used there].
5)    It prohibited the servants of company from engaging in any private trade or accepting presents/gifts or bribes from the natives.
6)    The Act limited Company dividends to 6% until it repaid a GB1.5M loan.

Which of the following are the three landmarks of Dalhousie's administration?
1.    Indian Railways
2.    Public Works Department
3.    English as a medium of instruction
4.   Telegraph

  1. 1,2,3

  2. 1,3,4

  3. 2,3,4

  4. 1,2,4


Correct Option: D

Lord _________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India.

  1. Ripon

  2. Bentinck

  3. Curzon

  4. Mayo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Ripon is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India. He formulated the local self government and laid the foundations of representative institutions in India. His scheme of local self government developed the Municipal institutions which had been growing up in the country ever since.

Who abolished the inhumane practice of Sati in 1829?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord William Bentinck

  4. Lord Cornwallis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

William Bentick served as the Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835. He abolished the Sati system in 1829 with the efforts of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. According to a regulation of December 1829, he declared the practice of Sati illegal and punishable by Criminal Courts as 'Culpable Homicide'. This decision was supported by an enlightened community of Indian society.

Under whose Governor-Generalship the Hindu widow remaariage Act was passed?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Lord William Bentinck

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Ripon


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie served as the Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856. His eight year rules were full of improvement and reforms.  He passed Widow Remarriage Act in 1855 which legalized the marriage of Hindu Widows. However this reform became one of the reasons to annoy the people of India.

Who allowed a person to inherit his ancestral property even if he changed his religion?

  1. Lord Wellesley

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord William Bentinck

  4. Lord Curzon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Before 1850, it was in practice that if any person became a convert, he was deprived of his ancestral property.  This system checked the speed of  conversions in India.But Dalhousie passed the Religious Disability Act in 1850 which enabled the Hindu convert to inherit his ancestral property.

The first railway line in India was laid in _____.

  1. 1853

  2. 1854

  3. 1856

  4. 1858


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The railway was introduced by Dalhousie who served as Governor General of India from 1848-1853. The first railway line was introduced by Dalhousie on 16th April 1853 from Mumbai to Thane. It was a 14 carriage train hauled by three locomotives: the Sahib, Sindh and Sultan.

When did lord Dalhousie become the Governor General of India?

  1. 1824 A.D.

  2. 1848 A.D.

  3. 1856 A.D.

  4. 1861 A.D.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie served as Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856. During this period Dalhousie was successful in annexing Punjab to the British administration. He annexed many states by 'Doctrine of Lapse'. During his governorship first railway line between Mumbai to Thane was opened in 1853 and in the same year Calcutta and Agra were connected by Telegraph.

Under whose governor-generalship for the first time, the postal stamps were used in India?

  1. Lord Wellesley

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Ripon

  4. Lord William Bentinck


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Indian Postal System was developed under the governor-generalship of Lord Dalhousie. He served as the Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856. The postal stamps were used in 1854 for the first time.  

When the railway line was laid from Madras to Arakonam?

  1. 1853

  2. 1854

  3. 1855

  4. 1856


Correct Option: D

Ganga canal was constructed during the reign of ____.

  1. Lord William Bentinck

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord Cornwallis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A separate Public Works Department was set up under the rule of Dalhousie. Irrigational works were undertaken on an extensive scale. The constructional work of Ganga canal was completed and was inaugurated on April 8, 1854. 

Enclouser in Enland were seen as.

  1. Hindrance to agricultural expansion and crop rotation

  2. Hindrance to commercialization of agriculture

  3. Necessary to make long-term investment on, land agriculture and to plan crop rotatation to improvement the soil

  4. Necessary to protect the interest of those who depended on the common for their survival


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Enclouser in Enland were seen as necessary to make long-term investment on, land agriculture and to plan crop rotatation to improvement the soil.

Saxon dynasty ruled in

  1. Germany

  2. France

  3. England

  4. Italy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Saxon Dynasty, also called Liudolfing Dynasty, ruling house of German kings (Holy Roman emperors) from 919 to 1024.  He concluded the Privilegium Ottonianum, a treaty that regulated relations between emperor and pope, and initiated a Holy Roman Empire of the German nation.

The Sati Pratha was declared illegal during the time of Governor General _______.

  1. William Bentinck

  2. Dalhousie

  3. Canning

  4. Cornwallis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829. A Regulation for declaring the practice of Sati or of Burning or Burying alive the Widows of Hindus, illegal, and punishable by the Criminal Courts.

Prior to the revolt of 1857, there were only two half-finished trunk roads one between Calcutta and Delhi, the other between ________ and _________.

  1. Madras, Calcutta

  2. Delhi, Lahore

  3. Mombay, Agra

  4. Peshawar, Patna


Correct Option: C

The General Service Enlistment Act was issued in 1856 by ______ .

  1. Lord Dufferin

  2. Robert Clive

  3. Lord Canning

  4. Lord Dalhousie


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The General Services Enlistment Act was issued in 1856 by Lord Canning.

First railway line in India was set up by ______ .

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Macaulay

  3. Sir Charles Wood

  4. Lord Wellesley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

First railway line in India was set up by Lord Dalhousie in 1853, between Bombay to Thane.

Who started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?

  1. Lord William Bentinck

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord Cornwallis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie, who was the governor-general of India from 1848 to 1856, started the Public Works Department in 1848, and irrigation projects were among the earliest to be launched by this department.

Who decided to introduce Regulating Act?

  1. Lord North

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Lord William

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The East India company failed to pay its dues to Government to maintain its monopoly. On the other hand the officials of east India Company were getting richer by their private trade and by receiving gifts. Having observed these things, Lord North decided to overhaul the management of the East India Company with the Regulating Act.

Where the Court of Directors was created under Regulating Act?

  1. London

  2. Madras

  3. Mumbai

  4. Calcutta


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A  Court of Directors was created at London to oversee the affairs of East India Company in India. Under Regulating Act. 

Which Governors were brought under the control of Governor General of Bengal?

  1. Governor of Madras

  2. Governor of Bombay

  3. Both of above

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Governors of Madras and Bombay presidencies were brought under the control of Governor General of Bengal. Under the Regulating Act.

Which was the first Act of British Parliament to rule in India?

  1. Regulation Act of 1773

  2. The East India Company Act 1784

  3. Charter Act of 1793

  4. Charter Act of 1813


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Regulating Act of 1773 was first act of British Parliament to exercise indirect control over the affairs of East India Company's rule in India.

When East India Company was in financial trouble?

  1. 1765

  2. 1769

  3. 1773

  4. 1775


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

By 1773, the East India Company was in deep financial trouble. the East India Company owed money to both the Bank of England and the Government.

Who was the head of Governor general-in-Council?

  1. Governor General

  2. Prime Minister of England

  3. Directors of Court

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Governor General-in-Council was created with Governor General as head and with four members of the Council to control Legislative and Executive functions.

Who appointed as the second Governor General of Bengal?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Lord Dalhousi

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

By a supplementary act passed in 1786 lord Cornwallis was appointed as the second Governor-General of Bengal, and he then became the effective ruler of British India under the authority of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors.

Which Council was not created under Regulating Act?

  1. Trade Council

  2. Governor general-in-Council

  3. Legislative Council

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The institution of Governor general-in-Council was created with Governor General as head and with four other members to carry out Legislative & Executive functions.

How many members are there in Board of Control created under 1784 Act?

  1. 6

  2. 4

  3. 8

  4. 10


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A Board of Control was created at London with six members, two of whom were members of the British Cabinet and the remaining from the Privy Council. The Board also had a president, who soon effectively became the minister for the affairs of the East India Company.

Which Act brought the East Indian Company under the control of the british Government?

  1. Regulating Act 1773

  2. East India Company Act 1784

  3. Charter Act 1853

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The East India Company Act 1784 brought the affairs of east India Company in India under the control of the British Government.

What greater power was given to Governor General?

  1. Power in matters of war

  2. Power in matters of revenue

  3. Power in matters of diplomacy

  4. All above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Governor of Madras and Bombay were clearly subordinated to the Governor General. the Governor-General was given greater powers in matters of was, revenue and diplomacy.

What are the Provisions of the 1784 Act?

  1. It brought the affairs of East India Company in India under the control of the British Government.

  2. A Board of Control was created at London.

  3. This Act provided for a joint government of British India by both the Company and the Crown.

  4. All above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Provisions of the 1784 Act: 
1.   It brought the affairs of EIC in India under the control of the British Government.
2.   A Board of Control was created at London with six members, two of whom were members of the British Cabinet and the remaining from the Privy Council. The Board also had a president, who soon effectively became the minister for the affairs of the East India Company.
3. This Act provided for a joint government of British India by both the Company and the Crown with the government holding the ultimate authority.[The Board was given powers to superintend,direct and control the government of the Company's possessions in effect controlling the acts and operations relating to the civil, military and revenues of the Company.]
4. The membership in Governor General-in- council [governing council of the Company] was reduced to three members [1+ 3], and the governor-general, a crown appointee, was authorised to veto the majority decisions.

Sir Ellijay Impey was Cheif Justice of which Court?

  1. Supreme Court of Calcutta

  2. Supreme Court of Madras

  3. Supreme Court of Bombay

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sir Ellijay Impey was appointed as chief Justice of Supreme Court of Calcutta in 1771.

Who prohibited the servants of company from gifts or bribes?

  1. Regulating Act

  2. Governor

  3. Chief Justice

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Regulating Act prohibited the servants of company from engaging in any private trade or accepting presents/gifts or bribes from the natives.

Where the Governing Councils were established?

  1. Madras Presidencies

  2. Bombay Presidencies

  3. Both of above

  4. None of above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Governing Council were established at Madras and Bombay presidencies under East India Company  Act of 1784.

The East India Company Act 1793 also known as?

  1. Charter Act of 1793

  2. Pitt's India Act

  3. The Saint Helena Act

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The East India Company Act 1793 also known as the charter Act of 1793, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which renewed the charter issued to the British East India Company, and continued the Company's rule in India.

Under which Act the senior officials were forbidden from leaving India without permission?

  1. Charter Act of 1793

  2. Regulating Act 1773

  3. East India Company Act 1784

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Under Charter Act of 1793, Senior officials were forbidden from leaving India without permission.Royal approval was mandated for the appointment of the Governor-General, the governors, and the Commander-in-Chief.

What are the Provisions of East India Company Act of 1793?

  1. The Company's trade monopoly was continued for a further 20 years.

  2. Salaries for the staff and paid members of the Board of Control were also now charged to the Company.

  3. The Governor-General was granted extensive powers over the subordinate presidencies.

  4. All above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Provisions:
1. The Company's trade monopoly was continued for a further 20 years. 
2. Salaries for the staff and paid members of the Board of Control were also now charged to the Company. 
3. The Governor-General was granted extensive powers over the subordinate presidencies.The Governor-General's power of over-ruling his council was affirmed, and extended over the Governors of the subordinate presidencies.
4. Senior officials were forbidden from leaving India without permission.Royal approval was mandated for the appointment of the Governor-General, the governors, and the Commander-in-Chief.

Lord William Bentinck reduced the salaries of the civil servant to _____.

  1. Harass them financially

  2. Improve the finance of the East India Company

  3. Punish them

  4. Recover the losses from wars


Correct Option: B
Explanation:


  • The Burmese war had depleted the treasury of the company. Due to the reduced income and increase in the expenditure, the company was facing a deficit of about one crore. So Bentick’s first duty was to economize. His economies measures were extensive and severe.
  • Bentick appointed two committees, one Military and one civil to enquire into the increased expenditure of the company. According to the recommendations of the Committee, Bentick reduced the high salary of the civil Servants.

Lord Bentinck appointed _____ on low salaries.

  1. British individuals

  2. Europeans

  3. Indians

  4. Africans


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bentick enhanced the income of the company by appointing Indians in administrative posts. The Indians were paid less salaries in comparison to their European Counterparts.

Who suppressed the Thugs under Lord William Bentinck?

  1. Major Sleeman

  2. Major Bannerman

  3. Robert Phillips

  4. William Kinsey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In suppression of Thugs, along with William Bentinck, one more name is cherished. This able officer was William Henry Sleeman. Initially he was a soldier and later became the administrator. In 1835, the 'Thuggee and Dacoity Dept' was created by William Bentinck and William Henry Sleeman was made its superintendent.

Lord William Bentinck also abolished _____.

  1. Female infanticide

  2. Male infanticide

  3. Child marriage

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord William Bentinck was British governor-general of Bengal from 1828–33 and of India from 1833–35.He brought about many social and educational reforms like abolishing Sati ,suppression of female infanticide and human sacrifices, suppressed practices such as thuggee. He along with Macaulay introduced English education in India.

As per the Sati Prohibition Act, anyone who forced a woman to perform sati would be given _____.

  1. Punishment of 2 years

  2. Punishment of 5 years

  3. Punishment of 10 years

  4. Capital punishment


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sati pratha was made illegal in 1829 by Bengal Sati Regulation of 1829 under Governor Generalship of William Bentinck. Sati is a practice of burying alive the widows of Hindus. Under the provisions of the Act, anyone who forced a woman to perform sati would be given capital punishment.

Who abolished Persian as the court language?

  1. Lord Wellesley

  2. Lord William Bentinck

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Curzon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lord William Bentinck was the Governor-General from 1828 to 1835 in India. He introduced many administrative, judicial, judicial, social reforms in India. One of them was abolition of Persian as the court language because it was not easy for the litigants to fight in this language. So Bentinck ordered the use of vernacular language in place of Persian.

Who abolished the provincial courts of appeal?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord Bentinck

  4. Lord Amherst


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Provincial Courts of appeal and circuit had been largely responsible for the huge arrears of cases. The judicial procedure followed in these courts often resulted in delays and uncertainties. Bentick abolished these courts.

Lord William Bentinck passed the Sati Prohibition Act with the help of _____.

  1. Dayanand Saraswati

  2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  3. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

  4. Narayan Guru


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Raja Rammohan Roy even filed a petition for a law banning sati practice. He appealed to William Bentinck, the Governor of Bengal, to ban sati practice in British India and his persuasion bore fruit when sati was banned by law in Bengal Presidency in 1829.

Lord Bentinck set up Sadar Diwani Adalat (civil court) and Sadar Nizamat Adalat (criminal court) in _____.

  1. Calcutta

  2. Allahabad

  3. Patna

  4. Murshidabad


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lord William Bentinck passed a regulation in 1829 to abolish combined hearing of civil court and criminal court. So, the four circuit courts established earlier at Dhaka, Calcutta, Patna and Murshidabad were abolished and he established Separate Sadar Diwani and Sadar Nizamat Adalat at Allahabad for upper provinces.

Sati Prohibition Act was passed in the year _____. 

  1. 1795

  2. 1805

  3. 1829

  4. 1860


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sati pratha was made illegal in 1829 by Bengal Sati Regulation of 1829 under Governor Generalship of William Bentinck. Sati is a practice of burying alive the widows of Hindus. It was mainly due to fierce campaign and lobbying of Raja Rammohan Roy and others that sati practice was formally banned.

Who combined the office of the Collector with that of the Magistrate? 

  1. Lord Warren Hastings

  2. Lord Macaulay

  3. Lord William Bentinck

  4. Lord Dalhousie


Correct Option: C

Who introduced English medium education in India?

  1. Lord Wellesley

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Macaulay

  4. Lord Warren Hastings


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lord Macaulay in his "Minute Upon Indian Education" argued that publication of books in Sanskrit and Arabic should be withdrawn, and support for religious institutions like madrassas should be reduced. Instead, the funds should be used to introduce western education. Lord William Bentinck's English Education Act of 1835 endorsed this minute.

Lord William Bentinck established _____ college at Bombay.

  1. Fergusson

  2. Elphinstone

  3. St. Thomas

  4. St. Xavier


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

To promote the use of the English language, Lord William Bentinck established Elphinstone College in Bombay in 1856.

The English Education in India was introduced on the advice of _______.

  1. William Bentinck

  2. Macaulay

  3. Sir Charles Wood

  4. Dalhousie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thomas Babington Macaulay, who is generally regarded as the architect of the system of education in India during the British rule, was a great essayist, historian, linguist, orator, politician, statesman and thinker. English was introduced by Lord Willaim Bentinck as a medium of higher education in India on the advice of Thomas Babington Macaulay who was also his council member. 

The first railway line in India was laid between Bombay and _________.

  1. Madras

  2. Thane

  3. Pune

  4. Surat


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first railway line in India was laid between Bombay and Thane in 1853. The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh and Sultan. The line was built in 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, which became the standard for railways in the country.

When did Britishers establish the headquarter in Bombay?

  1. $1613$

  2. $1608$

  3. $1680$

  4. $1667$

  5. NA


Correct Option: E

Match the years in which the following social legislations were passed.

List-I List-II
A. Abolition of Sati (i) $1843$
B. Legalisation of remarriage of widows (ii) $1804$
C. Prohibition of female infanticide (iii) $1829-30$
D. Abolition of slavery (iv) $1856$
  1. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv

  2. A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii

  3. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i

  4. A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Abolition of sati - 1829-30 - Bengal Sati Regulation banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India.
Legalisation of remarriage of widows - 1856 - Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 legalized marriage of Hindu widows.
Prohibition of female infanticide- 1870 - The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, also Act VIII of 1870 was a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants.
Abolition of slavery - 1843 - The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also known as Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economical transactions associated with slavery.

The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was ____.

  1. Railways

  2. Plantations and mines

  3. Banking and insurance

  4. Shipping


Correct Option: A

Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector?

  1. Warren Hastings

  2. Cornwallis

  3. Macpherson

  4. Clive


Correct Option: C

As per the Act of $1853$ the Governor-General's Council was enlarged for the purpose of ______.

  1. Defence

  2. Legislation

  3. Finance

  4. Security


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The act of 1853 was last of the Charter Acts and that made Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. It extended the Company’s rule and allowed it to retain the possession of Indian territories on trust for the British Crown. It provided for the addition of six new members called legislative councillors to the council of Governor General which came to be known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council.

The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of _______.

  1. $1773$

  2. $1813$

  3. $1853$

  4. $1793$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Act of 1853 was last of the Charter Acts and that made Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. It extended the Company’s rule and allowed it to retain the possession of Indian territories on trust for the British Crown. It introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants.

The system of civil services has been introduced into India by _____.

  1. Lord Ripon

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Bentick

  4. Lord Hastings


Correct Option: C

After the year $1853$, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in _____.

  1. Tea Plantations

  2. The Railways

  3. Coal Mining

  4. Jute Mills


Correct Option: B

In which year was the practice of Sati abolished in India by Lord William Bentinck?

  1. 1800

  2. 1856

  3. 1877

  4. 1829


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

On December 4, 1829, The Bengal Sati Regulation was passed by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck. This act banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India.

Who is credited with the introduction of railways in India?

  1. Lord William Bentinck

  2. Lord Cornwallis

  3. Lord Warren Hastings

  4. Lord Dalhousie


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie came to India in 1848 to serve as Governor General of India. He annexed many states like Satara, Sambhalgarh, Nagpur and Jhansi under 'Doctrine of Lapse'. He introduced railways in India and the first railway line from Mumbai to Thane was opened in 1853. In the same year, Calcutta and Agra were connected by Telegraph.

Under whose Governor-Generalship The Grand Trunck Road connecting Clacutta to Peshawar was refurnished?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Cornwallis

  3. Lord William Bentinck

  4. Lord Warren Hastings


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The construction of Grand Trunk road  was initiated by Babur but it was completed by Sher Shah Suri. It is the oldest and most famous highway in Indian Sub continent. Under the Governor Generalship of Lord Dalhousie the Grand Trunk Road was taken up and it was refurnished. 

Identify the Person.
He was the youngest Governor-general of India. His period is ever remembered for the introduction of railways, posts, and telegraphs. Hence he is known as the 'Maker of Modern India'.

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. William Bentinck

  3. Robert Clive

  4. Warren Hasting


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie, the youngest governor-general of India served India from 1848-1856. He introduced a number of reforms which paved the way for modernisation of India and also earned the title "Maker of Modern India". He introduced Railways in India in 1853. In 1852, he introduced the Electric Telegraph system. The credit of establishing the Postal Department also goes to Lord Dalhousie. In 1854, a new Post Office Act was passed.

Who introduced a uniform postage system in India?

  1. William Bentinck

  2. Lord Rippon

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Cornwallis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dalhousie introduced uniform postage system in India. In 1854, a new Post Office Act was passed. Under this system a Director General was appointed to supervise the works of Post Office in all the Presidencies.; a uniform rate of half anna per letter was introduced and first time Postage Stamps were introduced.

When the railway line was laid from Howrah to Ranikanj?

  1. 1853

  2. 1854

  3. 1855

  4. 1856


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first railway line in India was opened on 16th April 1853 from Mumbai to Thane.  In the eastern sector, the first passenger train steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hooghly on 5th August 1854 and later on it was extended to Pundooah and Raniganj.

Who was known as the "Father of Indian Railways"?

  1. William Bentinck

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. Lord Cornwallis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dalhousie introduced a new system of internal communication in India. He was the "Father of Indian Railways." Dalhousie's famous Railway minutes Minute of 1853 convinced the home authorities of the need of the Railways and laid down the main lines of development.  The first train in India was run from Mumbai to Thane in 1853. It covered a distance of 26 miles.

When did Mahalwari system came into existence?

  1. In 1963

  2. In 1833

  3. In 1436

  4. In 1823


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mahalwari system was introduced in 1833 by William Bentinck. Under the system, the land was divided into Mahals. Each Mahal comprised one or more villages which was collectively responsible for the payment of revenues. The villages committee was held responsible for collection of the taxes. It was introduced in Central Province, North-West Frontier, Agra, Punjab, Gangetic Valley, etc of British India.

Who founded the Asiatic Society at Calcutta (now Kolkata)?

  1. William Bentinck

  2. William Jones

  3. James Princep

  4. Charles Wilkins


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Asiatic Society at Calcutta was founded by  Sir William Jones, a British lawyer and Orientalist, to encourage Oriental studies on 15 January 1784. It was the vehicle for his ideas about the importance of Hindu culture and learning and about the vital role of Sanskrit in the Aryan languages.

In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid? 

  1. 1853

  2. 1854

  3. 1856

  4. 1858


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India's first railway line, which ran between Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane, was started on 16 April 1853 by Lord Dalhousie, who was then governor-general of India.

The Governor of Madras presidency at the time of Vellore sepoy mutiny was __________.

  1. William Bentinck

  2. Cornwallis

  3. Robert Clive

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vellore sepoy mutiny was the first instance of a large-scale and violent mutiny by Indian sepoys against the East India Company which was in 10 July 1806. It was basically caused by resentment at new British regulations that ordered changes in headgear and shaving style and the prohibition of ornaments and caste marks for the Indian troops. The Governor of Madras presidency at the time was William Bentinck.

The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by _______.

  1. Lord Hastings

  2. Lord Cornwallis

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Bentinck


Correct Option: D

The landmark of Dalhousie's administration did not include _________.

  1. Indian Railways

  2. English as the medium of instruction

  3. Public works department

  4. Telegraph


Correct Option: B

Lord Amherst was succeeded by ________ as the Governor General of India.

  1. William Bentinck

  2. Lord Hastings

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Amherst was succeeded by William Bentinck as the Governor General of India. Lord Amherst was Governor-General of India between 1823 and 1828.Lord William Bentinck was Governor-General from 1828 to 1835 in India and he introduced many judicial, financial, educational, social and administrative reforms.

Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord Bentinck


Correct Option: B
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