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BRITISH RULE IN INDIA MCQs

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Question 31. The transfer of Government from the 'Company' to the 'Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at
  1.    Calcutta
  2.    Patna
  3.    Allahabad
  4.    Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Allahabad
Question 32. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
  1.    1925
  2.    1912
  3.    1911
  4.    1920
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1911
Question 33. The land was owned by temples known as __________
  1.    Dewaswam
  2.    Kanam
  3.    Cherikkal
  4.    Brahmaswam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Dewaswam
Question 34. Dyer was __________ by the Government of Britain
  1.    Rewarded with honour
  2.    Relieved of his service
  3.    Sentenced to death
  4.    Sentenced for life
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Relieved of his service
Question 35. The Indian naval mutiny against the British took place in the year
  1.    1947
  2.    1857
  3.    1946
  4.    1919
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1946
Question 36. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
  1.    Industry
  2.    Infra structure
  3.    Agriculture
  4.    Services
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Agriculture
Question 37. The East India Company had taken Bombay from
  1.    The Portuguese
  2.    Charles II
  3.    Charles I
  4.    The Dutch
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Charles II
Question 38. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
  1.    All of these
  2.    Change in the government of the UK
  3.    Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
  4.    Impact of World War II
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> All of these
Question 39. 'We do not seek our independence out of Britain's ruin' said
  1.    Gokhale
  2.    Mahatma Gandhi
  3.    Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
  4.    Rabindranath Tagore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mahatma Gandhi
Question 40. In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in __________
  1.    Bengal
  2.    Orissa
  3.    Surat
  4.    Mysore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bengal

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