Important MCQs for History NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc. Part 43
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Q. Match list I wish list II and select the answer from the codes given below the lists:
List I | List II |
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I. Curzon | A. Department of Agriculture and commerce |
II. Ripon | B. Famine Code |
III. Mayo | C. Durand Commission |
IV. Lansdowne | D. Ancient Monuments preservation Act |
Codes: I II III IV
(a) C A D B
(b) B D A C
(c) D B A C
(d) D B C A
Answer: C
Q. Match list I wish list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I | List II |
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I. First Governor General of Fort William | A. Lord Macaulay |
II. First Chief Justice of supreme Court | B. Lord Canning |
III. First Law Member of the Governor General՚s Council | C. Warren Hastings |
IV. First Viceroy as well as Governor General | D. Sir Elijah Impel |
Codes: I II III IV
(a) C A D B
(b) C D B A
(c) B D A C
(d) C D A B
Answer: D
Q. Match the following:
List I | List II |
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I. Appointment of Lt. Governor of Bengal | A. Charter Act of 1813 |
II. Provision of ₹ 1 lakh perineum for education | B. Charter Act of 1853 |
III. Abolition of the Board of control and court of Directors | C. Act of 1858 |
IV. Introduction of the portfolio System | D. Indian Councils Act, 1861 |
Codes: I II III IV
(a) C B D A
(b) B A C D
(c) A B C D
(d) D A C B
Answer: B
Q. Which code gives the correct pairing of the following lists?
List I | List II |
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I. Establishment of Imperial and provincial Legislative Councils | A. Charter Act of 1853 |
II. Introduction of competitive examination to the ICS | B. Act of 1858 |
III. Appointment of a Secretary of State for India | C. Indian Councils Act, 1861 |
IV. Introduction of communal electorates | D. Indian Councils Act, 1909 |
Codes: I II III IV
(a) C A B D
(b) B A C D
(c) B D A C
(d) A C B D
Answer: A
Q. At Delhi the Mughal emperor՚s wife is said to have sabotaged the work of the rebels by acting as the informer to the British. What is her name?
(a) Hazard Mahlab
(b) Zinnia Mahlab
(c) Mutes Mahlab
(d) Fatima Begum
Answer: B
Q. Which of the following were the grievances of the spays?
(I) Discrimination in payment and promotions
(II) Mistreatment of the slays by the British officials
(III) Refusal of the British to pay ‘batter’ while fighting in remote regions
(IV) British government՚s order requiring the spays to serve overseas when required
(V) Encouragement given to Christian missionaries by British army officers
Choose the answer from the codes below:
(a) I, II & V
(b) I, III & IV
(c) II, III & V
(d) All of them
Answer: D
Q. Which of the following acts were passed by the British government in 1856?
(I) Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
(II) Abolition of Sati (Regulation XVII)
(III) Religious Disabilities Act
(IV) General Service Enlistment Act
Choose the answer from the codes below:
(a) I & III
(b) II & IV
(c) I, III & IV
(d) I, II & III
Answer: C