Governors-Governor General-Viceroys

Which of the following Governor-Generals/ Viceroys are correctly matched with the main events and developments during their respective tenure?

1. Foundation of Asiatic Society of Bengal - Lord Cornwallis
2. Prohibition of female infanticide - Lord Hardinge I
3. Establishment of High Courts at Bombay, Madras and Calcutta - Lord John Lawrence
4. Widow Remarriage Act - Lord Dalhousie

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Consider the following statements:

1. Lord William Bentinck appointed two committees, one military and one civil, to make recommendations for effecting economy in expenditure.
2. Bentinck tried to employ Indians wherever possible in place of highly paid Europeans.
3. He reduced the Bhatta i.e. extra or additional allowances paid to military officers.
4. Allowances of civil servants were also reduced during his regime.

Which of the above statements are correct?

What is the correct chronological sequence of the events which took place during the tenure of office of Lord William Bentinck?

1. Introduction of English as the Official language.
2. Abolition of Sati.
3. Annexation of Mysore.
4. Suppression of Thuggee.

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Which of the following statements regarding extension of British Dominion under Wellesley is/are correct?

1. In Northern India, the Company’s political Jurisdiction extended from Bengal to the bordering upper Sind and Punjab.
2. By a revised subsidiary treaty in 1800, he forced Nizam to cede districts of Bellary and Cuddapah to the Company.
3. Wellesley took over the administration of Tanjore, Surat and Carnatic in 1799, 1800 and 1801.

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Which of the following recommendation of Aitchison Committee on Public Services (1886) set up by Dufferin is/are correct?

1. Classification of the civil service into Imperial Indian Service, Provincial Civil Service and Subordinate Civil Service.
2. Retaining the age limit to 21.
3. Dropping of the terms ‘covenanted’ and ‘uncovenanted’.

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Consider the following statements related to Lord Curzon:

1. He had passed Indian Coinage and Paper Currency Act.
2. Passed Indian Universities Act of 1904 on the basis of recommendations of Raleigh Commission.
3. Doctrine of Lapse started by Lord Dalhousie was officially withdrawn by him.

Which of the above statements are correct?

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Consider the following statements. Which one of them is/are correct?

1. The Civil service was brought into existence by Lord Wellesley.
2. The College of Fort William at Calcutta was established by Lord Cornwallis.
3. Inclusion of Indians was a special feature of the Indian Civil Service since its starting days.

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When Napolean was moving all over Europe and also captured some of African parts, which Governor General had consolidated British Empire in India?

Which among these combination is correct?

1. Income tax was introduced for the first time in India by Lord Canning (1858).
2. High Courts were established in Calcutta, Madras and Delhi (1865).
3. The universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras founded in the period of Lord Canning.
4. Macaulay’s minute in education was accepted by Sir Charles Metcalfe declaring that english should be the official language of India.

Which Governor General was called back to England for which there was agitation and strike in India?

Which of the following is NOT associated with Lord William Bentick?

Consider the following statements:

1. Rippon’s Government had sought to abolish “ Judicial disqualification” based on race distinction.
2. Ilbert Bill sought to give Indians the same powers and rights as those enjoyed by their European colleagues in covenanted Civil Service.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Calcutta Madarsa was established by Warren Hastings in 1781.
2. Sanskrit college at Varanasi was established by Jonathan Duncan in 1791.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?Codes:

What is the chronological order of the annexation of following Indian states by Dalhousie between 1848 and 1854?

1. Sambhalpur
2. Jhansi
3. Satara
4. Nagpur

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Which of the following progressive reforms were introduced by the Governor General Lord William Bentick?

1. Suppression of infanticide and child sacrifices
2. Suppression of Thugi
3. Removal of humiliating distinctions in Recruitment to Public Services
4. Liberal policy towards the Press.

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Who said,”My policy, ever since I came to India, has been to reduce the Congress to impotence”?

Consider the following statements with respect to Lord Warren Hastings and identify the correct one.

Anthony Mc Donald commission set up by Lord Curzon was related to-

Consider the following statements about the Ilbert Bill and select the correct answer:

1. It was a bill introduced in 1883 to amend the Indian Penal Code.
2. It was introduced by Lord Ripon.
3. The main aim of the bill was to give Indian District Magistrates and Sessions Judges the right to try European and British offenders.

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Consider the following statements. Which one of them is/are correct?

1. The Hunter Commission was appointed to enquire into the matter of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
2. The Rowlatt Act enabled the government to suspend the right of Habeas Corpus.

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Which of the following events occurred during the tenure of Lord Irwin?

1. Appointment of Simon Commission
2. Boycott of Simon Commission by the Congress.
3. Lahore session of the Congress and Purna Swaraj resolution.
4. Launching of the civil disobedience movement by Gandhi with his Dandi march.

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Consider the following statements:

1. General Dyer was a British officer who, was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.
2. Rowlatt act introduced separate electorate.
3. MK Gandhi was a special invitee in Khilafat conference November 1919.
4. Hunter committee report criticized Rowlatt Act.

Which of the above statement are incorrect?

Decentralization Commission report of 1908 was prepared by-

with reference to police reforms undertaken during Lord Curzon’s Viceroy ship, find out the wrong statement

Who stated that "the Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions, while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise"?

With reference to Lord Rippon, consider the following statements:

1. Lord Ripon was the most popular Viceroy that England ever sent to India.
2. He attempted to remove racial distinction in the judiciary.
3. Repeal of the Vernacular Press Act.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. When partition of Bengal was annulled the viceroy was Lord Curzon.
2. Quit India movement was launched under the rule of Lord Linlithgow.

Choose the correct statement/s:

Consider the following statements:

1. Lord Cannings was the first Viceroy of India.
2. Revolt of 1857 started during the tenure of Lord Dalhousie.
3. First railway line connecting Bombay and Thane was constructed during the tenure of Lord Cannings
4. First Telgraph line between Calcutta and Agra was constructed during the tenure of Lord Dalhousie.

Choose the incorrect statements:

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Warren Hastings revenue collection method was based on the principle of auctioning the right to collect revenue to the highest bidder. this principle he adopted from

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To achieve the Imperial Expansionist policy Wellesley relied on three methods, find out the one which was not that method

With reference to Warren Hastings impeachment, consider the following statements:

1. The most important of them were related to the Rohilla War, the case of Nanda Kumar, the treatment of Raja Chait Singh of Benares and the pressures on the Begums of Oudh.
2. After a long trail which lasted till 1795, Warren Hastings was completely acquitted.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The first state which was brought under Wellesley’s Subsidiary System in 1798 was

With respect to Governor General Lord Hastings, consider the following statements:

1. He approved the Ryotwari system of land revenue introduced in the Madras Presidency by Sir Thomas Munroe.
2. The importance of Indian Munsiffs had increased during his administration.
3. The separation of judicial and revenue departments was not rigidly followed. Instead, the District Collector acted as Magistrate.
4. Hastings was the Patron of Hindu College of Calcutta.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With respect to various reforms of William Bentinck, consider the following statements:

1. In the judicial department, he abolished the provincial courts of appeal established by Cornwallis.
2. In the military department, he allowed the system of double Batta.
3. He abolished Sati system in 1829.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Doctrine of Lapse was given by

Which Viceroy of India introduced Local Self-Government (1882)?

Consider the following statements:

1. Robert Clive was the first governor of Bengal.
2. Warren Hastings was the first governor general of Bengal.
3. William Bentinck was the first governor general of India.

Which of the above statements is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Deepavali declaration was issued by Lord Irwin
2. It was concerned with grant of dominion status to India and holding Round Table Conferences

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"The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise." Who said this?

Which of the following is NOT associated with Lord William Bentick?