EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 27

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 27

261) Consider the following statements
1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company's monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 2
   
262) The aim of education as stated by the Wood's despatch of 1854 was
A) the creation of employment Opportunities for native Indians
B) the spread of Western culture in India
C) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium as language
D) the introduction of scientitic research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education

Answer: the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium as language
   
263) Who was the President of the Board of Revenue established by Warren Hastings?
A) Sir John Shore
B) Sir A Clarke
C) Sir George Baslow
D) Sir Charles Metcalfe

Answer: Sir John Shore
   
264) Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?
A) Clive
B) Dupleix
C) Albuquerque
D) Warren Hastings

Answer: Dupleix
   
265) After the assumption of Diwani, the British East India Company started releasing Tribute
from India to England in the form of
A) cotton textiles, silver and indigo
B) raw silk, cotton textiles and indigo
C) silver, cotton textiles and tea
D) cotton textiles, silk and tea

Answer: cotton textiles, silk and tea

266) In 1856, Awadh would not have been annexe with the British Empire if the Nawab of Awadh had
A) allied with the British
B) not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British
C) fought against the British
D) a natural heir

Answer: not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British
   
267) The Governor General who followed a spirited Forward policy towards Afghanistan was
A) Minto
B) Dufferin
C) Elgin
D) Lytton

Answer: Lytton
   
268) The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of
A) Dufferin
B) Dalhousie
C) Lytton
D) Curzon

Answer: Dalhousie
   
269) Match the following
ListI       List II
A. Wellesley       1. Fort William College
B. Cornwallis       2. Europeanisation of higher education
C. Sir Thomas Munro       3. Ryotwari System in Madras
D. Lord Minto       4. Forbade propagandist preaching by the Baptist missionaries

Below the options are given in the A B C D order
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 4 3 1 2

Answer: 1 2 3 4
   
270) Who started the construction of Grand Trunk Road from Culcutta to Delhi in 1839?
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Lord Wellesley
C) Lord Auckland
D) None of them

Answer: Lord Auckland