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Who became the first Governor General of Bengal in 1773?

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Warren Hastings

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] Who was the first Governor-General of British India from 1773 to 1785?

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Warren Hastings

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] Which Governor-General of India, in 1772, intro- duced two courts in each district a criminal court (Faujdari adalat) and a civil court (Diwani adalat)?

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Warren Hastings

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Who established India’s first post office in 1774 C.E.?

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Warren Hastings

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Who abolished the Dual System of Government in Bengal?

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Lord Warren Hastings

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The famous Kosijura Case of Bengal happened in whose reign?

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Warren Hastings

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Which king of Benaras (Banaras) was arrested by Warren Hastings in 1781?

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Chait (Chet) Singh

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Lord Hastings initiated the where the East India Company claimed that its authority was su- preme and hence its power was greater than that of Indian states

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Policy of ‘Paramountcy’

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During the time of Warren Hastings, how many Presidencies were there for the East India Company in India?

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3

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First Anglo-Maratha War events is related to the era of

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Warren Hast- ings?

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Rohilla War events is related to the era of

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warren hastings

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Chait Singh Incident events is related to the era of

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warren hastings

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Second Anglo Mysore War events is related to the era of

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warren hastings

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Who was the Governor of India at the time of the first Anglo-Maratha war?

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Warren Hastings [TCS]

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12 Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?

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:- Warren Hastings

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13 Who has been accused of committing the judicial murder of Raja Nand Kumar

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  • Warren Hastings
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The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:

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:- Warren Hastings

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The Treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed in 1792 between Tipu Sultan of Mysore and which repre- sentative of the British East India Company?

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Charles Cornwallis

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Who was the Governor General of Bengal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war?

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Lord Cornwallis

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Zamindari System was introduced by____ in 1793

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Cornwallis

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Who introduced settlement policy in 1793 to fix the revenue between East India Company and land- lords?

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Lord Cornwallis

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The Permanent (Zamindari) Settlement system was introduced by which Governor General of the British East India Company in 1793?

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Lord Cornwallis

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20 From which places did Lord Cornwallis start the permanent settlement system?

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Bengal and Bihar

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_____ indicates the system introduced by Lord Cornwallis granting legal ownership of land to the zamindars in Bengal in order to get a fixed revenue by a fixed date

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The Permanent Settlement

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_______ introduced the daroga system, replacing za- mindari thanedars under the direct control of the district head and on its payroll

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Lord Cornwallis

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Who designed the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administra- tion?

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Lord Cornwallis

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Who was popularly known as the father of civil ser- vices in India?

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Lord Cornwallis

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During the period of which Governor General/Vice- roy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?

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:- Cornwallis

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Which Governor General, under the British rule in India, professionalised, bureaucratised and Europe- anised the administration of East India Company?

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:- Lord Cornwallis

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27 Richard Wellesley was the Governor - General of In- dia from

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1798-1805

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Which governor generals used to call himself as Bengal Tiger

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Lord Wellesley

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The subsidiary alliance system under which an In- dian ruler had to dissolve his own armed forces and accept British forces and residents in his territory was introduced by whom?

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Lord Wellesley

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29 Which governor general introduced the policy of Subsidiary Alliance (1798), under which the Indian ruler agreed to keep British forces in his territory?

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Lord Wellesley

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Who was the founder of Fort William College in the year 1800 in Kolkata?

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Richard Wellesley

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As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of

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:- Lord Macaulay

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33 Who was a great advocate of English education in India?

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TB Macaulay

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34 Macaulay’s Minute on Education was passed in:

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1835

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35 English as the official language of India for high- er incorporated in the resolution formulation by

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:- Lord Macaulay

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Whom did Lord Minto send to Ranjit Singh to make a peace immediate before the Treaty of Amritsar (1809)?

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Charles Metcalfe

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When the Indian Councils Act 1909 was enacted, the Viceroy of India was:

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Lord Minto

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indian council act of _____ also called Morley-Minto Reforms, series of reform British Parliament. measures enacted in the british parliament

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:-1909 [#R-6, TCS]

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39 The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by:

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Minto-Morley reforms of 1909

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40 Who was the Governor-General during the An- glo-Nepal war?

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:- Lord Hastings

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41 Under _______(Governor General from 1813 to 1823) a new policy of “paramountcy” was initiated. Now the Company claimed that its authority was par- amount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states

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Lord Hastings

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Who was the first Governor General of India?

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William Bentinck

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Which governor general of India abolished Sati sys- tem in 1829 by declaring it an offence?

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William Bentinck

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46 Name the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay (1835) to make English as the medium of instruction.

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:- Lord William Bentinck

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Lord William Bentinck with the support of Raja Rammohan Roy abolished the practice of

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:- Sati

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Where The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of as the Governor-General of India and vest- ed in him all civil and military powers

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:- Bengal

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Which regulation made English as a medium of edu- cation compulsory in government aided schools and colleges? :-

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Macaulay Minute, 1835

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Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?

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William Bentinck

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For____, the ‘Downward Filtration’ approach sup- ported by Lord Macaulay during colonial rule in India.

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Education

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Who was the Governor General of India during the first Anglo- Sikh War?

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Lord Hardinge

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Who was the last Governor General of Bengal

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William Bentinck

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Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India

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Lord Hardinge

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during the british rule in india , which governor generel devised the doctrine of lapse , a policy of annexation

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lord dalhousie

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Which works are credited to Lord Dalhousie?

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Merger of Punjab, Bengal and Satara

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______was the first state to be annexed into the Brit ish empire under the Doctrine of Lapse introduced by Dalhousie

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Satara

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58 Which Governor General of British India had de scribed the kingdom of Awadh as “a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day”?

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Lord Dalhousie

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In which year was Jhansi annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the policy Doctrine of Lapse?

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1854

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62 Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India?

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Lord Dalhousie

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Who was the Governor-General when the first rail. way line was laid?

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Lord Dalhousie

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61 The first train inaugurated in 1853 was between which two stations

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:- Mumbai and Thane

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63 Which education commission had argued that Eu- ropean education will uplift the moral character of indians :-

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Wood’s Dispatch [TCS

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Through which Educational Report Calcutta Univer- sity came into existence? :-

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Wood’s Dispatch

55
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“Wood’s Dispatch” sent by the British Government in India in 1854 was related to which sector?

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:- Indian Education

56
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Who annexed the Punjab State into British India as a result of the second Anglo-Sikh War?

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Lord Dalhousie

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67 Who made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian Civil Service through an open competitive ex- amination?

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Lord Dalhousie

58
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Who was the Governor-general of India during the Revolt of 1857?

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Lord Canning

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The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at

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Allahabad

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68 In 1856, Governor-General________ decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death none of his descendants would be recognised as kings - they would just be called princes.

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Canning

59
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The Governor-General of India was given the title of Viceroy for the first time in:

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1858

59
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The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of

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Lord Canning

60
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The system of Budget was introduced in India dur- ing the Viceroyalty of

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Canning (1860)

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The last Governor-General of the East India Com- pany, and the first Viceroy under the crown was

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Lord Canning

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Which Viceroy of British India took the first step to separate provincial finance from central finance and introduced financial decentralisation in India in 1870?

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:- Lord Mayo

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76 In 1872, Lord Mayo, the only Viceroy of India was assassinated in :-

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Port Blair #R-3, TCS

64
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Through the Royal Titles Act (1876), Queen Victoria assumed the title of ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ or Queen Em-. Who was the Viceroy of British India when Queen Victoria assumed the title ‘Kaiser-i- Hind?

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Lord Lytton

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1877, which viceroy organised a durbar to ac- knowledge Queen Victoria as the Empress of India?

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:- Lord Lytton

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79 Who proposed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?

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Lord Lytton

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80 Which Bill/Act provided for the trial of European persons by Indian, and sought equality between British and Indian Judges in the country?

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:- Ilbert Bill, 1884

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82 Which of the following Acts was NOT passed during the tenure of Viceroy Lord Lytton?
1) The Indian Telegraph Act
2) The Royal Titles Act
3) The Arms Act
4) The Indian Telegraph Act

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The Indian Telegraph Act

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81 Which events are considered for the time being of Viceroy Lord Lytton?

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:- 1) Afghan War 3) Arms Act 4) Press Act

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83 Which Governor General of India used to write poetry with the name of “Owen Meredith”?

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:- Lord Lytton

69
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84 Who was appointed as Viceroy of India in 1880?

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:- Lord Ripon [TCS

69
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Who is credited for the enactment of First Factory Act, 1881, which had provisions to regulate employ- ment of children?

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Lord Ripon

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89 Which Governor General was called as the ‘Father of Local Self- Government’ in India?

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:- Lord Ripon

70
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The Indian Education Commission of 1882 was ap- pointed by:

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Lord Ripon

71
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In which year was the Hunter Commission appoint- ed by Lord Ripon for education reforms

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1882

71
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The Ilbert Bill was passed during the term of Lord Ripon to bring Indian and European magistracy on equal footing in :

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-1883

72
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Under whom was CP Ilbert a law member of the council? :-

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Lord Ripon

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96 The province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by

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:- Lord Curzon [#R-12, TCS]

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91 Which liberal Viceroy enacted local self-government Tiz for municipalities and repealed the unpopular Vernacular Press Act of 1878

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Lord Ripon [#R-3, TCS]

75
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92 The Indian National Congress was formed during the Governor-General ship of

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:- Lord Dufferin [#R-3]

75
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93 In which year did Lord Curzon arrive in India as Viceroy?

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1899

75
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94 Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of :-

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Lord Curzon #R-6)

76
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95 Which Governor General built the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata in 1905 in the memory of Queen Victoria of Britain?

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:-Lord Curzon [#R-3, TCS]

77
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97 Who proposed to pass an Act for the repair and pro- tection of historical monuments of the country?

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: Lord Curzon [#R-2, TCS]

78
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98 What can be considered as the most useful and out- standing reforms made by Lord Curzon, especially in respect of the people living in the undivided prov ince of Punjab?

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:- Agricultural Reforms

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99 Which Commission was appointed by Lord Curzon to enquire into the working of the police administra tion?

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:- Frazer Commission (TCS]

80
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100 Name the famous Indian painter who was honoured with the Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal by the British Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.

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:- Raja Ravi Varma [TCS]

80
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101 What was done during the time of Lord Curzon?

:-

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1) Partition of Bengal

2) Formation of Bhartiya Lok Sevv Mandal

3) Establishment of the Famine Commission

81
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103 Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of

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:- Lord Chelmsford (#R-2, TCS]

81
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102 The person responsible for introducing the concep-tion of Dyarchy in the 1919 Act was :

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Montague

81
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107 M.K Gandhi attended highly official meeting with on the behalf of the Indian National Congress on negotiating terms of Constitutional reforms on 5 March 1931.

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:- Lord Irwin (TCS)

82
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106 Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Dan- di March initiated by Gandhiji?

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:- Lord Irwin (TCS)

82
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104 Which act is also known as Montague-Chelmsford Re- form

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  • Indian Government Act 1919 [#R-2, TCS]
82
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? : 105 Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Kako- ri Train Robbery?

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:- Lord Reading [TCS]

83
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108 The trial for Meerut conspiracy took place underwhose Viceroyalty? :-

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Lord Irwin (TCS)

83
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109 Who viceroy of India made the declaration known as August Offer?

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:- Lord Linlithgow [TCS]

84
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110 Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Move- ment?

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:- Lord Linlithgow

85
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Which Viceroy of India addressed the Bengal famine of 1943 by ordering the army to distribute relief sup- plies to the starving rural Bengalis?

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:- Lord Linlithgow [TCS]

86
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113 Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council?

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:- Lord Mountbatten

86
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112 Who was replaced by Lord Mountbatten as the Vice- roy in 1947?

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:- Lord Wavell [TCS]

87
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114 who announced the bifurcation of the British In- dian Empire into a secular India and Islamic Paki- stan.

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:- Lord Louis Mountbatten [TCS]

87
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115 Who was the viceroy of India at the time of India’s in- dependence from colonial rule on 15 August 1947?

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Mountbatten

88
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116 Who was the last Viceroy of India who oversaw the creation of the independent states of India and Paki- stan?

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:- Lord Mountbatten #R-2, TCS]

89
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117 Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India and the last Governor General of British In- dia?

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:- Lord Mountbatten [#R-5]

90
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118 Robert Clive, who was one of the founders of the es- tablishment of British supremacy in India, came to India in the year:

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1743

91
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119 The policy of dual system of government of Bengal was the brainchild of which Governor-General?

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:- Lord Clive [TCS]

91
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120 The onus of Jallianwala Bagh massacre that hap- pened in 1919 was on which General of the British Army?

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:- General Dyer [#R-3, TCS]

92
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121 The firing order issued by on a gathering of people on Baisakhi Day, 1919 became a turning point in India’s freedom struggle.

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:- General Dyer (TCS)

93
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122 Sir Michael O’ Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab when the Jallianwala Bagh massacre oc- curred in Amritsar in 1919. Who killed him after 21 years of the incident?

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:- Sardar Udham Singh (TCS)

94
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123 Who was appointed as the first Surveyor General of India in 1815? :-

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Colin Mackenzie [#R-2, TCS]

94
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124 Elphinstone was the Governor of which province of India during 1819-27?

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Bombay

95
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125 In which year did Sir John Lawrence officially de- clare Simla as the summer capital of the British em- pire?

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1864

95
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126 During which governor general’s time was the an- nexation of Sindh in British State done?

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:- Lord Ellenborough

96
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128 During whose Veceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities ofCalcutta, Madras and Bombay?

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:- John Lawrence

96
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127 Who was the viceroy of India when Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati?

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:- Lord Northbrook (TCS)

97
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130 Which British officer gave the order to open fire and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

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:- Reginald Dyer [TCS]

97
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129 Which British officer issued the infamous ‘crawling order’ whereby Indians had to crawl on all fours to pass an alley? :-

A

General Dyer [TCS]

98
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131 Where did Lord Wavell call a conference between Congress and Muslim League leaders to reach an agreement?

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:- Shimla (TCS)

99
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A. Warren Hasting

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  1. 1772-1785
100
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B. Lord Cornwallis

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  1. 1786-1793
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C. Sir John Shore

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  1. 1793-1798
101
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D. Lord Wellesley

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  1. 1798-1805
102
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A. The Calcutta Ma- drassa

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  1. Warren Hastings
103
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C. The Sanskrit Col- lege at Banaras

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  1. Jonathan Duncanh
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B. The Asiatic Society of Bengal

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  1. William Jones
105
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who instrumental in declarng awadh a disturbed region requiring it to br brought under british control

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dalhousie

106
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the annexation of awadh by lord dalhousie took place in the year

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1856

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