Quiz: Governor , governor general and viceroy of India

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Number of Questions: 25

Question: 6 -

Which one of the following pairs (G.G. and Event) is properly matched?

Options:
  1.  Lord Ellenborough - Annexation of Sindh

  2. Lord Cornwallis - Regulating Act

  3. Lord Dalhousie - First Afghan War

  4. Lord Wellesley - Permanent Settlement

  5. Answer:

     Lord Ellenborough - Annexation of Sindh

    Solution not available.

Question: 7 -

Which one of the following statements is not true?

Options:
  1.  Clive was responsible for reforming the East India Company’s Civil and Military Services

  2. Lord Dalhousie added rich lemitones to the British Empire on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse

  3.  The foundation of the system of civil administration, was firmly laid down by Warren Hastings on which the superstructure was raised by Cornwallis

  4. Lord William Bentinck was one of the greatest British rulers as he consolidated the British Empire in India

  5. Answer:

    Lord William Bentinck was one of the greatest British rulers as he consolidated the British Empire in India

    Solution not available.

Question: 8 -

Queen Victoria’s Proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November, 1858 at

Options:
  1.  Madras

  2. Bombay

  3. Allahabad

  4. Calcutta

  5. Answer:

    Allahabad

    Solution not available.

Question: 9 -

Who among the following formulated and implemented the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

Options:
  1.  Clive

  2. Dalhousie

  3.  Hastings

  4. Wellesley

  5. Answer:

    Dalhousie

    Solution not available.

Question: 10 -

An important event of Lord Dufferin’s tenure as Viceroy was

Options:
  1.  Establishment of Muslim League in Dhaka

  2.  Establishment of Indian National Congress

  3.  Establishment of Ramakrishna Mission

  4. Beginning of the first Census

     
  5. Answer:

     Establishment of Indian National Congress

    Solution not available.