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When did the British East India Company first establish a presence in India?
a) 1498
b) 1600
c) 1757
d) 1857

Answer
(b) 1600

Which British monarch granted a royal charter to the British East India Company in 1600?
a) Queen Elizabeth I
b) King James I
c) Queen Victoria
d) King George III

Answer
(b) King James I

Who was the first Governor of the British East India Company in India?
a) Sir Thomas Roe
b) Sir Thomas Munro
c) Sir Warren Hastings
d) Sir Robert Clive

Answer
(a) Sir Thomas Roe

What was the primary commodity that the British East India Company sought to trade when it was first established?
a) Cotton
b) Tea
c) Opium
d) Spices

Answer
(b) Tea

The Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked a significant turning point for British rule in India. Who led the British forces to victory in this battle?
a) Sir Thomas Roe
b) Sir Thomas Munro
c) Sir Warren Hastings
d) Robert Clive

Answer
(d) Robert Clive

Who was the Mughal emperor during the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
a) Shah Jahan
b) Aurangzeb
c) Jahangir
d) Bahadur Shah II

Answer
(d) Bahadur Shah II

What was the name of the infamous event in 1919 when British troops opened fire on a peaceful gathering in Amritsar, resulting in numerous casualties?
a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) Morley-Minto Reforms
c) Simon Commission
d) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Answer
(a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Which Indian leader is known for his role in the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement against British rule in India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer
(c) Mahatma Gandhi

The Simon Commission, appointed by the British government, faced strong opposition in India because it:
a) Supported Indian demands for self-rule
b) Included Indian members
c) Was seen as an all-white committee
d) Proposed economic reforms

Answer
(c) Was seen as an all-white committee

Who was the last Mughal emperor and a symbolic leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Bahadur Shah II
b) Aurangzeb
c) Shah Jahan
d) Jahangir

Answer
(a) Bahadur Shah II

In what year did the British Crown assume direct control over India, effectively ending the rule of the British East India Company?
a) 1600
b) 1757
c) 1857
d) 1858

Answer
(d) 1858

Who served as the Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning

Answer
(d) Lord Canning

What was the main commodity that the British East India Company traded with China during the early 19th century?
a) Cotton
b) Silk
c) Opium
d) Tea

Answer
(c) Opium

What was the name of the treaty that concluded the Second Anglo-Sikh War, resulting in the annexation of Punjab by the British East India Company?
a) Treaty of Lahore
b) Treaty of Amritsar
c) Treaty of Buxar
d) Treaty of Jandiala

Answer
(b) Treaty of Amritsar

Who is known as the “Lion of Punjab” and played a key role in the annexation of Punjab by the British East India Company?
a) Rani Lakshmi Bai
b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
c) Sir John Lawrence
d) Sir Henry Lawrence

Answer
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Which Indian leader is associated with the famous slogan “Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it” and the concept of “Swaraj” (self-rule)?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Who is often called the “Grand Old Man of India” and was a prominent figure in the Indian National Congress during British rule?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

In 1942, the Quit India Movement was launched under the leadership of:
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer
(c) Mahatma Gandhi

The British introduced a system of education in India, known as the “Macaulay’s Minutes,” which aimed to:
a) Promote traditional Indian learning
b) Preserve indigenous languages
c) Spread English education
d) Foster religious studies

Answer
(c) Spread English education

Which event in 1947 led to the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan as a separate nation?
a) Poona Pact
b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
c) Indian Independence Act
d) Quit India Movement

Answer
(c) Indian Independence Act

The Non-Cooperation Movement, initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920, aimed to:
a) Gain complete independence from British rule
b) Seek limited autonomy within the British Empire
c) Promote religious harmony
d) Boycott foreign goods and promote swadeshi products

Answer
(d) Boycott foreign goods and promote swadeshi products

The British introduced a system of taxation on the cultivation of indigo, which led to the famous Indigo Revolt in Bengal. What was this system called?
a) Ryotwari system
b) Mahalwari system
c) Zamindari system
d) Nilgiri system

Answer
(d) Nilgiri system

Who authored the book “The Wealth of India” in 1813, which promoted British colonial interests in India?
a) Karl Marx
b) Adam Smith
c) David Ricardo
d) Thomas Malthus

Answer
(b) Adam Smith

The Doctrine of Lapse, a policy introduced by Lord Dalhousie, allowed the British East India Company to annex princely states if they lacked a natural heir. Which state’s annexation led to significant controversy and unrest?
a) Jodhpur
b) Jhansi
c) Mysore
d) Hyderabad

Answer
(b) Jhansi

Who was the ruler of the Sikh Empire at the time of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1848-49, which led to the annexation of Punjab by the British East India Company?
a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
b) Bahadur Shah II
c) Rani Padmini
d) Maharaja Duleep Singh

Answer
(d) Maharaja Duleep Singh

What was the name of the 1857-1858 uprising against British rule in India, which is often referred to as the “First War of Independence” or the “Indian Mutiny”?
a) Indian Rebellion of 1857
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) Battle of Plassey
d) Mughal Uprising

Answer
(a) Indian Rebellion of 1857

Which British officer played a significant role in suppressing the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and later became the Viceroy of India?
a) Sir Charles Napier
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Sir Colin Campbell

Answer
(b) Lord Canning

Who was the last Mughal emperor and a symbolic leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Bahadur Shah II
b) Aurangzeb
c) Shah Jahan
d) Jahangir

Answer
(a) Bahadur Shah II

The British East India Company’s rule in India ended with the passage of which act in 1858, transferring power to the British Crown?
a) Government of India Act
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(a) Government of India Act

What was the name of the infamous event in 1919 when British troops opened fire on a peaceful gathering in Amritsar, resulting in numerous casualties?
a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) Morley-Minto Reforms
c) Simon Commission
d) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Answer
(a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

What was the name of the proponent of “satyagraha” (nonviolent resistance) who played a key role in India’s struggle for independence against the British East India Company and the British Crown?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer
(c) Mahatma Gandhi

Which act passed in 1833 by the British Parliament ended the British East India Company’s monopoly on trade with India?
a) Regulating Act
b) Government of India Act
c) Charter Act
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(c) Charter Act

The East India Company’s dominance in India is often associated with the term “raj.” What does “raj” mean in this context?
a) Rule
b) Religion
c) Rebellion
d) Rights

Answer
(a) Rule

Who served as the Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning

Answer
(d) Lord Canning

What event in 1857 was a major catalyst for the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) Treaty of Buxar
d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Answer
(b) Sepoy Mutiny

What was the name of the British government’s response to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which ended the rule of the British East India Company and transferred control of India to the British Crown?
a) Government of India Act
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(a) Government of India Act

Which British Viceroy of India is known for the introduction of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Lytton
d) Lord Ripon

Answer
(c) Lord Lytton

Who was the Governor-General of India responsible for the introduction of the Doctrine of Lapse policy?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning

Answer
(c) Lord Dalhousie

What was the British East India Company’s primary source of revenue collection in India during its rule?
a) Trade tariffs
b) Land revenue
c) Industrial taxes
d) Export duties

Answer
(b) Land revenue

The British East India Company is often associated with the “Doctrine of __________,” which allowed it to take control of territories where there were no direct heirs.
a) Monarchy
b) Lapse
c) Annexation
d) Empire

Answer
(b) Lapse

Who was the British Governor-General of India during the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning

Answer
(d) Lord Canning

What event in 1857 was a major catalyst for the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) Treaty of Buxar
d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Answer
(b) Sepoy Mutiny

What was the name of the British government’s response to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which ended the rule of the British East India Company and transferred control of India to the British Crown?
a) Government of India Act
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(a) Government of India Act

In what year did the British Crown assume direct control over India, effectively ending the rule of the British East India Company?
a) 1600
b) 1757
c) 1857
d) 1858

Answer
(d) 1858

What event in 1857 was a major catalyst for the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) Treaty of Buxar
d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Answer
(b) Sepoy Mutiny

What was the name of the British government’s response to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which ended the rule of the British East India Company and transferred control of India to the British Crown?
a) Government of India Act
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(a) Government of India Act

Which British Prime Minister is associated with the decision to dissolve the British East India Company and transfer control of India to the British Crown?
a) William Pitt the Younger
b) Robert Walpole
c) Benjamin Disraeli
d) William Ewart Gladstone

Answer
(d) William Ewart Gladstone

The Regulating Act of 1773 was enacted by the British Parliament to regulate the affairs of the British East India Company. Who was appointed as the first Governor-General of Bengal under this act?
a) Sir Thomas Munro
b) Sir Warren Hastings
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) Lord Curzon

Answer
(b) Sir Warren Hastings

What was the primary purpose of the Permanent Settlement of 1793 in Bengal, also known as the Zamindari System?
a) To promote industrialization
b) To encourage education
c) To fix land revenue rates
d) To abolish the caste system

Answer
(c) To fix land revenue rates

The British East India Company introduced a major trading post in Calcutta, which later became the capital of British India. What was the name of this trading post?
a) Bombay
b) Madras
c) Calcutta
d) Agra

Answer
(c) Calcutta

Which British Viceroy of India introduced the Vernacular Press Act of 1878, which restricted the freedom of the Indian press?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Lytton
d) Lord Ripon

Answer
(c) Lord Lytton

Who was the first Governor-General of India under the direct control of the British Crown after the dissolution of the British East India Company?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning

Answer
(d) Lord Canning

The British East India Company is often associated with the “Doctrine of __________,” which allowed it to take control of territories where there were no direct heirs.
a) Monarchy
b) Lapse
c) Annexation
d) Empire

Answer
(b) Lapse

Who was the British Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning

Answer
(d) Lord Canning

What event in 1857 was a major catalyst for the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) Treaty of Buxar
d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Answer
(b) Sepoy Mutiny

What was the name of the British government’s response to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which ended the rule of the British East India Company and transferred control of India to the British Crown?
a) Government of India Act
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(a) Government of India Act

In what year did the British Crown assume direct control over India, effectively ending the rule of the British East India Company?
a) 1600
b) 1757
c) 1857
d) 1858

Answer
(d) 1858

What event in 1857 was a major catalyst for the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) Treaty of Buxar
d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Answer
(b) Sepoy Mutiny

What was the name of the British government’s response to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which ended the rule of the British East India Company and transferred control of India to the British Crown?
a) Government of India Act
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(a) Government of India Act

Who is often called the “Father of Indian Railways” for his contributions to the development of the railway system in India during British rule?
a) George Stephenson
b) James Watt
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Sir William Ramsay

Answer
(c) Lord Dalhousie

The British East India Company is often associated with the “Doctrine of __________,” which allowed it to take control of territories where there were no direct heirs.
a) Monarchy
b) Lapse
c) Annexation
d) Empire

Answer
(b) Lapse

What was the main commodity that the British East India Company traded with China during the early 19th century?
a) Cotton
b) Silk
c) Opium
d) Tea

Answer
(c) Opium

Which Indian leader is associated with the famous slogan “Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it” and the concept of “Swaraj” (self-rule)?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Who is often referred to as the “Grand Old Man of India” and was a prominent figure in the Indian National Congress during British rule?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

In 1942, the Quit India Movement was launched under the leadership of:
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer
(c) Mahatma Gandhi

The British introduced a system of education in India, known as the “Macaulay’s Minutes,” which aimed to:
a) Promote traditional Indian learning
b) Preserve indigenous languages
c) Spread English education
d) Foster religious studies

Answer
(c) Spread English education

What was the British East India Company’s primary source of revenue collection in India during its rule?
a) Trade tariffs
b) Land revenue
c) Industrial taxes
d) Export duties

Answer
(b) Land revenue

The British East India Company is often associated with the “Doctrine of __________,” which allowed it to take control of territories where there were no direct heirs.
a) Monarchy
b) Lapse
c) Annexation
d) Empire

Answer
(b) Lapse

Who was the British Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning

Answer
(d) Lord Canning

What event in 1857 was a major catalyst for the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) Treaty of Buxar
d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Answer
(b) Sepoy Mutiny

What was the name of the British government’s response to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which ended the rule of the British East India Company and transferred control of India to the British Crown?
a) Government of India Act
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(a) Government of India Act

In what year did the British Crown assume direct control over India, effectively ending the rule of the British East India Company?
a) 1600
b) 1757
c) 1857
d) 1858

Answer
(d) 1858

Who was the last Mughal emperor and a symbolic leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Bahadur Shah II
b) Aurangzeb
c) Shah Jahan
d) Jahangir

Answer
(a) Bahadur Shah II

What event in 1857 was a major catalyst for the Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) Treaty of Buxar
d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Answer
(b) Sepoy Mutiny

What was the name of the British government’s response to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which ended the rule of the British East India Company and transferred control of India to the British Crown?
a) Government of India Act
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Indian Independence Act

Answer
(a) Government of India Act

In what year did the British Crown assume direct control over India, effectively ending the rule of the British East India Company?
a) 1600
b) 1757
c) 1857
d) 1858

Answer
(d) 1858

What was the main commodity that the British East India Company traded with China during the early 19th century?
a) Cotton
b) Silk
c) Opium
d) Tea

Answer
(c) Opium

What was the British East India Company’s primary source of revenue collection in India during its rule?
a) Trade tariffs
b) Land revenue
c) Industrial taxes
d) Export duties

Answer
(b) Land revenue

The British East India Company is often associated with the “Doctrine of __________,” which allowed it to take control of territories where there were no direct heirs.
a) Monarchy
b) Lapse
c) Annexation
d) Empire

Answer
(b) Lapse

Who served as the Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning

Answer
(d) Lord Canning
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