British governor general questions for SSC cgl and APPSC groups

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INDIAN HISTORY practice questions with Answers for APPSC & SSC CGL 2022

MODERN HISTORY

Questions on British Governor Generals :

1. Who was the Governor-General of India during the launch of Civil Disobedience Movement?

A.Lord Chelmsford

B.Lord Reading

C.Lord Irwin

D.Lord Wavell

2. Consider the following statements :

1.Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.

2.William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only

B.2 only

C.Both 1 and 2

D.Neither 1 nor 2

3. ‘Sati’ was abolished by

A.Lord Ripon

B.Warren Hastings

C.Lord Cornwallis

D.William Bentinck

4. The Treaty of Sreerangapattam was between Tipu Sultan and

A.Cornwallis

B.Clive

C.Hardinge

D.Warren Hastings

5. Under whose administration did the Archaeological Survey of India start functioning?

A.Warren Hastings

B.Curzon

C.Canning

D.Ripon

6. Which one of the following universities was not established by Lord Dalhousie?

A.Bombay

B.Madras

C.Delhi

D .Calcutta

7. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was effected by :

A.Lord Linlithgow

B.Lord Ripon

C.Lord Minto

D.Lord Curzon

8. Who was the last British Viceroy of India?

A .Lord Linlithgow

B.Lord Wavell

C.Lord Mountbatten

D.Lord Irwin

9. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A.Lord Dalhousie - Doctrine of Lapse

B.Lord Minto - Indian Councils Act, 1909

C.Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance

D.Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878

10. With which of the following did Mahatma Gandhi sign a pact to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement and take part in the Round Table Conference?

A.Lord Wavell

B.Lord Lytton

C.Lord Irwin

D.Lord Canning

ANSWERS : 1. C    2. B    3.  D    4.  A    5. C     6. C     7. D     8.  C     9. D     10. C  

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