EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 26

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 26

251) Consider the following events
1. Introduction of State Railways
2. Bhutan War
3. Durand Commission
4. Partition of Bengal
The chronological sequence of these events is
A) 2,1,3and4
B) 3,1,4and2
C) 2,1,4and3
D) 4,3,1and2

Answer: 2,1,3and4
   
252) Which one among the following is correct about the Doctrine of Lapse?
A) It did not allow the Indian rulers to adopt any heir
B) It did not allow an adopted heir to rule a state after the death of the ruler
C) It made the annexation of Indian State compulsory after the death of a ruler
D) It made the annexation of India State compulsory if the adoption of heir had not been approved by the British authorities .

Answer: It made the annexation of India State compulsory if the adoption of heir had not been approved by the British authorities .
   
253) Consider the following statements about the Charter Act of 1833
1. Company's Monopoly over trade with China ended.
2. Bengal, Madras, Bombay and all other territories were placed under complete control of the Governor General.
Which of the statements given above Is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
254) Indigo cultivation in India was called a predial slavery because the peasants were forced to
A) cultivate indigo and accept the dictated prices
B) work on indigo farms as bonded labourers
C) cultivate indigo on at least one third of their lands
D) sell their indigo produce to the British planters only

Answer: cultivate indigo on at least one third of their lands
   
255) Consider the following statements The Regulating Act, 1773 was passed by the British Parliament in order to
1. establish Parliamentary control over the administration of the East India Company's territories in India.
2. make the Governor of Bengal as the Governor General of Bengal.
3. end the dual system of administration in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1,2and3
B) 1and2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3

Answer: 1and2

256) Consider the following statements
1. Warren Hastings had established the dual system of Government in Bengal in 1765.
2. He was established a Board of Revenue at Culcutta to supervise the collection of revenue.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of these

Answer: Only 2
   
257) The first Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorising local governments to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
A) Lord Lytton
B) Lord Bentinck
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Cannings

Answer: Lord Ripon
   
258) By a regulation in 1793, the district collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?
A) Lord Cornwallis felt that the district collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work
B) Lord Cornwallis felt that judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts
C) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the district collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person
D) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that district collector should be only a revenue collector

Answer: Lord Cornwallis felt that the district collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work
   
259) Consider the following statements
1. Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 laid exclusive emphasis on the development of higher education in India and neglected primary and secondary education.
2. The Carlyle Circular issued by FIW Carlyle sought to check the Spread of revolutionary activities in educational institutions.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
260) Who was the Viceroy of India when the British India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
A) Lord Curzdn
B) Lord Hardinge
C) Lord Dalhouise
D) Lord William Bentinck

Answer: Lord Hardinge