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All British Rule Questions(1–45 of 45)

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Q1mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Which Governor-General of India advocated and systematically planned rapid railway construction in India?
Q2mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
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Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of Battle of Buxar (1764)?
Q3mediummcqHistoryMock Test2026
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In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?
Q4mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Which language was replaced by English as the official language for the government of India in 1835?
Q5mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Examination2026
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The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919 was popularly known as the:
Q6mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims 20152026
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In which year the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
Q7mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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Under _____ a new policy of “paramountcy” was initiated. In this policy the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.
Q8mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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Who among the following was the Prime Minister of United Kingdom at the time of India’s independence?
Q9mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Pitts India Act was passed in which year?
Q10mediummcqGeneral AwarenessStaff Selection Commission2026
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In 1883, which of the following allowed Indians to try Europeans in courts of law?
Q11mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Who is considered a pioneer of Economic Nationalism in India?
Q12mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam2026
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The English set up their first factory on Indian soil in 1613 at _________.
Q13mediummcqModern Indian HistorySSC CGL2026
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Under the Governor Generalship of ______, the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793.
Q14mediummcqModern Indian HistorySSC CGL2026
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In which of the following years was the first population census conducted non-synchronously in different parts of India?
Q15mediummcqModern Indian HistoryCompetitive Exams2026
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When was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament?
Q16mediummcqHistoryIndian History Practice2026
Which battle established the political supremacy of the British rule in India?
Q17mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims2026
What was the date of "Queens proclamation"?
Q18mediummcqHistory & Geography of IndiaIndian Competitive Exams2026
In which of the following regions was the Permanent Settlement (Zamindari System) NOT introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793?
Q19mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exams2026
Dewan Velu Thampi's rebellion against the British took place in the Indian state of:
Q20mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by
Q21mediummcqGeneral StudiesConstitutional History of India2026
Who was the only Governor-General of Bengal to be appointed twice to the office?
Q22mediummcqIndian HistoryGovernment Exams2026
Chuar Uprising has occurred in which district of Bengal?
Q23mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
The names of Sidho and Kanho are associated with which rebellion?
Q24easymcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
The first railway line of India was operationalised in 1853 between
Q25mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
The first railway line in West Bengal was started between:
Q26mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam2026
Who among the following British Viceroys officially annulled the Partition of Bengal?
Q27mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam2026
What was the date of "Queen's Proclamation"?
Q28mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam2026
The first census in India was conducted during the tenure of which Viceroy/ruler?
Q29mediummcqHistoryIndian Competitive Exams2026
Post 1857 revolt, the Peel commission was set up to give recommendations on reorganisation of British India ___________.
Q30mediummcqGeneral AwarenessIndian Competitive Exams2026
In the context of British rule in India, who among the following Governor-Generals created a professional cadre of company servants making provisions for them for generous salaries?
Q31mediummcqGeneral AwarenessIndian Competitive Exams2026
In the context of British rule in India, who among the following became the first Governor-General after the post of Governor was elevated to Governor-General of Bengal?
Q32mediummcqGeneral AwarenessStaff Selection Commission2026
Under the Regulating Act of 1773, a Supreme Court was established at which of the following places?
Q33mediummcqGeneral AwarenessStaff Selection Commission2026
Under the Regulating Act, 1773, in which of the following places was the Supreme Court established in British India?
Q34mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exams2026
In which year did the British gain control of Delhi after defeating the Marathas?
Q35mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
After the Santhal Revolt (1855-56), the Santhal Pargana was created, carving out 5,500 square miles from which of the following districts?
Q36mediummcqSocial StudiesUPTET Paper 2 (Social Science)2026
In whose viceroyalty was the capital of India transferred from Calcutta to Delhi?
Q37mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeWest Bengal Civil Services2026
Who is the author of the book 'An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India'?
Q38mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Examination2026
Who ridiculed Gandhi as a 'seditious fakir'?
Q39mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exams2026
Chuar Uprising occurred in which district of Bengal?
Q40mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
Which organisation was set up in 1927 to represent the interest of Indian industrialists?
Q41mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following introduced direct elections for the Viceroy's Legislative Council?
Q42mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
When was the first ICS examination held in London?
Q43mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Combined Graduate Level Exam2026
Sanskrit College at Benaras was founded by_________.
Q44mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following settlements was a result of the Holt Mackenzie surveys of the 1820s?
Q45mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exams2026
Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of the Battle of Buxar (1764)?

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