1 |
Which Viceroy was known as 'The Father of Local Self-Government'? |
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Canning
Lord Ripon
Lord Dufferin
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2 |
Which state was annexed by the British in 1856 on the grounds of misgovernment? |
Gwalior
Oudh
Buxar
Berar
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3 |
Which state was the first to be annexed on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse? |
Nagpur
Jaitpur
Satara
Sambalpur
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4 |
Whose views finally settled the 'language controversy' on the introduction of English in India? |
Lord Macaulay
Lord Ripon
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Elgin
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5 |
Which was the first state to come under the grip of Subsidiary Alliance? |
Bengal
Delhi
Hyderabad
Meerut
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6 |
Who was the Governor General of India when the treasury was shifted from Murshidabad to Calcutta? |
Charles Cornwallis
John Shore
Warren Hastings
Robert Lytton
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7 |
The first railway line in India, laid in 1853, connected Bombay with which town? |
Thane
Delhi
Pune
Surat
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8 |
When was the first census in India taken? |
1891
1881
1821
1871
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9 |
Who abolished the Vernacular Press Act in 1882? |
Lord Ripon
Lord Clive
Lord Lytton
Lord Dalhousie
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10 |
Lord William Bentick was the best Governor-General India had. Which of the following cannot be attributed to him? |
Laying of railway lines
Abolition of infanticide
Abolition of sati (Suttee)
Ban on human sacrifice
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