Indian History GK Questions 1
Indian History GK Questions
[1] Which of the following sentence/s are/is correct?
[1] The Governor-General of India was the head of the British administration in India.
[2] The office was created in 1773 with the title of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William.
[3] Complete authority over all of British India was granted in 1833.
Answer options:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 and 2
[C] Only 2 and 3
[D] 1, 2, and 3
[2] Who is the Father of civil services in India?
[A] Robert Clive
[B] Warren Hastings
[C] Lord Cornwallis
[D] Sir John Shore
[3] Which of the following event/s occurred in the tenure of Lord Wellesley?
[1] Formation of Madras Presidency after annexation of the Kingdoms of Tanjore and Carnatic.
[2] Fourth Anglo- Mysore War.
[3] Established the Fort William College in Calcutta.
[4] Christian missionaries established a printing press at Serampore.
Answer options:
[A] 1, 2 and 3 only
[B] 1, 2, 3 and 4
[C] 2, 3 and 4 only
[D] 2 and 4 only
[4] Which of the following is true?
[1] Lord Amherst’s appointment came on the heels of the removal of Governor-General Lord Hastings in 1823.
[2] Hastings clashed with London over the issue of lowering the field pay of officers in the Bengal Army.
Answer options:
[A] Only 1 is true
[B] Only 2 is true
[C] Both are correct
[D] Both are wrong
[5] Which of the following is not related with Lord Auckland?
[1] In 1838 Tripartite Treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh and the British.
[2] Deposition and deportation of the Raja of Satara.
[3] Forward policy
[4] First Afghan war with British defeat.
Answer options:
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 4 only
[C] Only 2
[D] None of these
[6] Consider the following statements with reference to Lord Dalhousie:
[1] He abolished the title of the nawab of the Carnatic.
[2] Public works department was introduced by him.
[3] Ganges canal was introduced by him.
[4] A new irregular force was created in Punjab.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] 1, 2, 3
[B] 1, 2, 4
[C] 2, 3
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4
[7] Which Governor General began system of state railways?
[A] Lord Hardinge
[B] Lord Canning
[C] Lord Mayo
[D] Lord Dalhousie
[8] Which of the following is true with reference to Elbert Bill?
[1] Sir C.P Elbert was law member of the Viceroy Council.
[2] He introduced a bill on 2nd Feb 1883.
[3] The bill sought to abolish at once and completely every judicial disqualification based merely on racial discrimination.
Answer options:
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 1 and 3 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3
[9] Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[List I] [List II [year]
[1] Indian University Act was passed [I] 1905
[2] Bengal partition took place [II] 1904
[3] Ancient Monument Preservation Act passed [III] 1899
[4] Calcutta Corporation Act [IV] 1904
Answer options:
[A] 1-I, 2-II, 3-III, 4-IV
[B] 1-II, 2-IV, 3-I, 4-III
[C] 1-IV, 2-I, 3-II, 4-III
[D] 1-III, 2-II, 3-IV, 4-I
[10] Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[List I] [List II]
[1] Indian Sandhurst Committee [I] on currency
[2] Esher Committee [II] on Army reforms
[3] Lee Commission [III] on military
[4] Young Hilton Committee [IV] on civil services
Answer options:
[A] 1-I, 2-II, 3-III, 4-IV
[B] 1-II, 2-IV, 3-I, 4-III
[C] 1-IV, 2-I, 3-III, 4-II
[D] 1-II, 2-III, 3-IV, 4-I