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Question 41. Who among the following was the first Governor General of India?
  1.    Lord Amherst
  2.    Lord William Bentinck
  3.    Sir Charles Metcalfe
  4.    Robert Clive
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lord William Bentinck
Answer: (b)LordWilliam Bentinck wasthe first governor General of India.
Question 42. Which of the following is incorrect?
  1.    Clive was the first European who initiated the policy of taking part in the internal quarrels of the Indian princes to acquire territory and power in India.
  2.    Duplex was the first European who initiated the policy of taking part in the internal quarrels of the Indian princes to acquire territory and power.
  3.    Albuquerque was the first European who took part in the internal quarrels of the Indian princes to acquire territory and power.
  4.    Warren Hastings was the first European who took part in the internal quarrels of the Indian princes to acquire territory and power.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Albuquerque was the first European who took part in the internal quarrels of the Indian princes to acquire territory and power.
Answer: (c)
Question 43. British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were, amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?
  1.    Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan
  2.    24-Parganas, Kalikata, Thakurgaon
  3.    Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur
  4.    Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur
Answer: (c)
Question 44. The commercial rivalry between the Dutch and the English in India came to an end
  1.    As a result of an agreement between the trading stations at Government of Britain and Holland in 1609
  2.    Following issuance of orders granting monopoly in favour of the British East India Company by the Pope
  3.    With the defeat of the Dutch at the battle of Bedara in 1759
  4.    As a result of the ‘Massacre at Amboyna’
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> With the defeat of the Dutch at the battle of Bedara in 1759
Answer: (c)
Question 45. Identify the correct sequence of the following events of Indian history (starting with the earliest)
  1. The Doctrine of Lapse
  2. The Subsidiary Alliance
  3. The Treaty of Lahore
  4. The Pitt’s India Act
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  1.    4, 2, 3, 1
  2.    1, 2, 3, 4
  3.    2, 1, 4, 3
  4.    3, 2, 1, 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 4, 2, 3, 1
Answer: (a)
Question 46. By which clause, did the Charter Act of 1833 accepted educational qualifications for Indian Civil Service appointment?
  1.    Clause 86
  2.    Clause 76
  3.    Clause 87
  4.    Clause 82
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Clause 87
Answer: (c)
Question 47. To which of the following governor general goes the credit of taking steps to stop the human sacrifices practiced by the Khonds in Orissa under the erroneous belief that there by the fertility of the land was increased?
  1.    Lord Ellenborough
  2.    First Lord Hardinge
  3.    Lord Dalhousie
  4.    Lord Canning
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> First Lord Hardinge
Answer: (b)
Question 48. Which two Europeans were involved in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760?
  1.    Portuguese and Spanish
  2.    Dutch and British
  3.    French and British
  4.    Portuguese and British
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> French and British
Answer: (c)
Question 49. Why did British resort to the ‘Downward Filtration Theory’ till 1854
  1.    To justify their social policy in India
  2.    To justify their education policy in India
  3.    To justify their industrial policy in India
  4.    To justify their commercial policy in India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> To justify their education policy in India
Answer: (b)
Question 50. Consider the following statements and identify the person referred to therein with the help of the codes given below

  1. During his stay in England, he endeavored to educate the British people about their responsibilities as rulers of India.

  2. He delivered speeches and published articles to support his opposition to the unjust and oppressive regime of the British Raj.

  3. In 1867, he helped to establish the East India Association of which he became the Honorary Secretary.


  1.    Fierozeshah Mehta
  2.    Mary Carpenter
  3.    Dadabhai Naoroji
  4.    Anand Mohan Bose
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: (c)
Dadabhai Naoroji was a Parsi intellectualand Indian political and social leader. His book Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India’s wealth into Britain.

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