EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 01

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 01

1) Who among the following was called as 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A) B.G. Tilak
B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
   
2) Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English?
A) William Jones
B) Charles Wilkins
C) James Prince
D) Sir Alexander Cunningham

Answer: Charles Wilkins
   
3) The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by :
A) Warren Hastings
B) Sir William Jones
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) T.B. Macaulay

Answer: Sir William Jones
   
4) The Governor of Bengal from 1760-65 was :
A) Warren Hastings
B) Vanisttart
C) Munroe
D) None of these

Answer: Vanisttart
   
5) Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?
A) Bombay Samachar
B) Bengal Gazette
C) Bengal Chronicle
D) The Hindu

Answer: Bengal Gazette

6) The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was :
A) Charles Andrews
B) Baden Powell
C) Richard Temple
D) Robert Montgomery

Answer: Baden Powell
   
7) Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS?
A) Satyendra nath Tagore
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) C.R. Das

Answer: Satyendra nath Tagore
   
8) The first Governor General of Bengal was :
A) Lord Conwallis
B) Lord Clive
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Warren Hastings

Answer: Warren Hastings
   
9) The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the :
A) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
B) Government of India Act, 1858
C) India Councils Act, 1861
D) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

Answer: Government of India Act, 1858
   
10) The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in the year :
A) 1858 A.D.
B) 1885 A.D.
C) 1905 A.D.
D) 1917 A.D.

Answer: 1858 A.D.