351. The Regulating Act was passed in:
A. 1757
B. 1765
C. 1773
D. 1784
Ans: C

352. The first Governor-General of Bengal was:
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Clive
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. William Bentinck
Ans: A

353. The dual system of administration was introduced by:
A. Warren Hastings
B. Robert Clive
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Dalhousie
Ans: B

354. The Pitt’s India Act was enacted in:
A. 1780
B. 1784
C. 1786
D. 1793
Ans: B

355. The first Anglo-Mysore War ended with the Treaty of:
A. Srirangapatna
B. Madras
C. Mangalore
D. Arcot
Ans: B

356. Tipu Sultan died in the:
A. First Anglo-Mysore War
B. Second Anglo-Mysore War
C. Third Anglo-Mysore War
D. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Ans: D

357. The Treaty of Srirangapatna (1792) was between:
A. Tipu and Warren Hastings
B. Tipu and Lord Wellesley
C. Tipu and Lord Cornwallis
D. Tipu and Lord Dalhousie
Ans: C

358. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Warren Hastings
D. Lord Clive
Ans: A

359. The Doctrine of Lapse was associated with:
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Minto
Ans: C

360. Which of the following states was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Punjab
B. Awadh
C. Satara
D. Hyderabad
Ans: C

361. Rani Lakshmibai ruled over:
A. Satara
B. Jhansi
C. Gwalior
D. Kanpur
Ans: B

362. The first Anglo-Maratha War ended with the Treaty of:
A. Salbai
B. Pune
C. Bassein
D. Gwalior
Ans: A

363. The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed by:
A. Bajirao I
B. Balaji Vishwanath
C. Bajirao II
D. Nana Saheb
Ans: C

364. The third Anglo-Maratha War ended in:
A. 1805
B. 1818
C. 1824
D. 1832
Ans: B

365. The annexation of Punjab took place in:
A. 1839
B. 1846
C. 1849
D. 1857
Ans: C

366. The last Sikh ruler before British annexation was:
A. Ranjit Singh
B. Dalip Singh
C. Kharak Singh
D. Sher Singh
Ans: B

367. The first Governor-General of India (after 1833 Charter Act) was:
A. William Bentinck
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Hardinge
Ans: A

368. English education was introduced by:
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Macaulay
C. Lord Bentinck
D. Sir Charles Wood
Ans: C

369. The Charter Act of 1813 allowed:
A. British monopoly in trade
B. Missionaries to preach Christianity
C. Formation of native states
D. Permanent Settlement
Ans: B

370. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by:
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Dalhousie
Ans: C

371. The Ryotwari system was introduced in:
A. Bengal
B. Madras and Bombay
C. Punjab
D. Awadh
Ans: B

372. The Mahalwari system was mainly implemented in:
A. Madras
B. Bengal
C. Bombay
D. North-Western Provinces
Ans: D

373. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the:
A. Prarthana Samaj
B. Arya Samaj
C. Brahmo Samaj
D. Atmiya Sabha
Ans: C

374. The abolition of Sati was done in:
A. 1813
B. 1821
C. 1825
D. 1829
Ans: D

375. The first Law Commission was established under:
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Macaulay
Ans: D

376. The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed in:
A. 1850
B. 1856
C. 1858
D. 1860
Ans: B

377. The revolt of 1857 began from:
A. Meerut
B. Kanpur
C. Delhi
D. Jhansi
Ans: A

378. The immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 was:
A. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Economic exploitation
C. Greased cartridge incident
D. Annexation of Awadh
Ans: C

379. Mangal Pandey was hanged in:
A. March 1857
B. May 1857
C. July 1857
D. August 1857
Ans: A

380. Bahadur Shah Zafar was proclaimed emperor by rebels in:
A. Kanpur
B. Lucknow
C. Delhi
D. Jhansi
Ans: C

381. The revolt of 1857 at Kanpur was led by:
A. Rani Lakshmibai
B. Nana Saheb
C. Tantia Tope
D. Mangal Pandey
Ans: B

382. The leader of 1857 revolt in Lucknow was:
A. Begum Hazrat Mahal
B. Nana Saheb
C. Rani Lakshmibai
D. Bahadur Shah Zafar
Ans: A

383. Tantia Tope was finally captured and executed in:
A. 1858
B. 1859
C. 1860
D. 1861
Ans: B

384. The British Commander-in-Chief during 1857 revolt was:
A. Colin Campbell
B. John Nicholson
C. Henry Havelock
D. Lord Canning
Ans: A

385. The revolt of 1857 was finally suppressed in:
A. 1858
B. 1859
C. 1860
D. 1861
Ans: A

386. The Government of India Act 1858 transferred power to:
A. British Parliament
B. Queen Victoria
C. British East India Company
D. Governor-General
Ans: B

387. The Queen’s Proclamation was issued in:
A. August 1858
B. October 1858
C. November 1858
D. January 1859
Ans: C

388. After 1858, the first Viceroy of India was:
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Elgin
D. Lord Lawrence
Ans: B

389. The Indian Civil Services Act was passed in:
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1861
D. 1870
Ans: C

390. The Indian Councils Act of 1861 introduced:
A. Civil Services
B. Executive Councils
C. Elected Indian members
D. Dyarchy
Ans: B

391. The British policy after 1858 was known as:
A. Divide and Rule
B. Policy of Retrenchment
C. Policy of Association
D. Forward Policy
Ans: C

392. The Wahabi Movement was led by:
A. Syed Ahmed Barelvi
B. Shah Waliullah
C. Maulana Azad
D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans: A

393. The Indigo Revolt occurred in:
A. 1857
B. 1859
C. 1861
D. 1872
Ans: B

394. The leader of the Indigo Movement was:
A. Dinabandhu Mitra
B. Digambar Biswas
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Dwarakanath Tagore
Ans: B

395. The play Nil Darpan was written by:
A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Dinabandhu Mitra
D. Sarat Chandra
Ans: C

396. The first railway line in India was opened in:
A. 1851
B. 1853
C. 1854
D. 1855
Ans: B

397. The British capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in:
A. 1858
B. 1905
C. 1911
D. 1919
Ans: C

398. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in:
A. 1857
B. 1875
C. 1878
D. 1882
Ans: C

399. The Ilbert Bill controversy happened during the viceroyalty of:
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Dufferin
Ans: B

400. The British India Association was founded in:
A. 1836
B. 1851
C. 1858
D. 1867
Ans: B