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MCQs

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Question 81. The main aim of East India Company to make subsidiary alliance in Rajput states was

Receiving military support against enemies
Protecting these states from Maratha-Pindari invasion
To receive funds in the form of Khiraj
To establish the sovereignty of the British

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> To establish the sovereignty of the British
Answer: (d)

Question 82. Who compared Curzon’s administration in India to that of Aurangzeb?

B.G. Tilak
G.K. Gokhale
Dadabhai Naoroji
Annie Besant

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> G.K. Gokhale
Answer: (b)

Question 83. Which Governor-General was prosecuted for impeachment?

Warren Hastings
Lord Clive
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Warren Hastings
Answer: (a)

Question 84. Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

Warren Hastings
Wellesley
Cornwallis
William Bentinck

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Cornwallis
Answer: (c)

Question 85. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the

Imposition of certain restriction to carry by the Indians
Imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian language
Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian Magistrates about the trial of the Europeans
Removal of duty on imported cotton cloth

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian Magistrates about the trial of the Europeans
Answer: (c)

Question 86. Which one of the following pairs (G.G. and Event) is properly matched?

Lord Cornwallis - Regulating Act
Lord Wellesley - Permanent Settlement
Lord Ellenborough - Annexation of Sindh
Lord Dalhousie - First Afghan War

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Lord Ellenborough - Annexation of Sindh
Answer: (c)

Question 87. Which one of the following statements is not true?

The foundation of the system of civil administration, was firmly laid down by Warren Hastings on which the superstructure was raised by Cornwallis
Clive was responsible for reforming the East India Company’s Civil and Military Services
Lord William Bentinck was one of the greatest British rulers as he consolidated the British Empire in India
Lord Dalhousie added rich lemitones to the British Empire on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Lord William Bentinck was one of the greatest British rulers as he consolidated the British Empire in India
Answer: (c)

Question 88. The Tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at