351. The Charter Act of 1793 Renewed the Company's monopoly for _____ years.
(a) 20 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 15 years
Ans: (a)
352. By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in ______ was thrown open to all British subjects.
(a) Tea
(b) Spices
(c) Coffee
(d) Cotton
Ans: (a)
353. The Charter Act of 1813 left intact the Company's monopoly of ______ trade.
(a) China
(b) Jawa
(c) Ceylon
(d) Japan
Ans: (a)
354. Provision was made by the Charter Act of 1813 for the establishment of a Church at ______.
(a) Madras
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Pondicherry
Ans: (c)
355. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees _______ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge.
(a) One lakh
(b) Two lakhs
(c) £ 1000
(d) £ 500
Ans: (a)
356. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at ______ in England.
(a) London
(b) Manchester
(c) Liverpool
(d) Haileybury
Ans: (d)
357. The Company's monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act of
(a) 1793
(b) 1813
(c) 1833
(d) Pitt's India Act
Ans: (c)
358. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the hands of
(a) Parliament
(b) Governor-General in Council
(c) Board of Control
(d) Crown
Ans: (b)
359. The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of
(a) 1773
(b) 1813
(c) 1853
(d) 1793
Ans: (c)
360. As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General's Council was enlarged for the purpose of
(a) Defence
(b) Legislation
(c) Finance
(d) Security
Ans: (b)
361. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853?
(a) The Governor-General
(b) Additional Members
(c) The Commander-in-Chief
(d) The Lieutenant Governor
Ans: (d)
362. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
(a) By the Company
(b) In the name of the Crown
(c) By a Board of Directors
(d) In the name of Governor-General of India
Ans: (b)
363. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of
(a) 1853
(b) 1858
(c) 1861
(d) 1892
Ans: (b)
364. The strategy of 'divide and rule' had been actually practised by
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Dufferin
Ans: (c)
365. With whom was the seven-year rule of' "missions, omissions and commissions' associated?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Mayo
Ans: (b)
366. Who was the moving spirit behind the oganization of the Ghadar Party?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) V D Savarkar
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans: (a)
367. What was the name of the Sabha started by Debendranath Tagore?
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Dharma Sabha
(c) Tattvabodhini Sabha
(d) Tattvabodhini Samaj
Ans: (c)
368. The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Bentick
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Ripon
Ans: (a)
369. Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne?
(a) Haider Ali
(b) Chandra Sahib
(c) Tipu Sultan
(d) Mir Kasim
Ans: (d)
370. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
(a) Sweden and Russia
(b) France and Germany
(c) France and England
(d) Germany and Russia
Ans: (d)
371. The Act of _______ had introduced the system of separate electorates.
(a) 1874
(b) 1893
(c) 1909
(d) 1926
Ans: (c)
372. Who had paned the Vernacular Press Act into law?
(a) Lord Mayo
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Lytton
Ans: (d)
373. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indiana for the ICS from 21 year to
(a) 20 years
(b) 19 years
(c) 18 years
(d) 17 years
Ans: (b)
374. Vivian Derozio had been associated with the ______ movement.
(a) Swadeshi
(b) Back to the Vedas
(c) Young Bengal
(d) Young India
Ans: (c)
375. The first Indian national leader who began building, organizing and promoting the freedom struggle was
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: (a)
