14000+ MCQs Modern History (The British Governor-Generals and Viceroys)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 13/09/2026
1. At the time of the establishment of Asiatic Society in Calcutta, who was the Governor-General of Bengal?
2. Third Anglo-Maratha war is related to
3. The enforcement of the public service was done in
4. Which one of the following Viceroy of India was murdered by a convict in Andaman and Nicobar Island while he was on tour?
5. Q136. With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Associated Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Person) | List II (Event) |
| A. Macdonald (Ramsay) | 1. Doctrine of Lapse |
| B. Linlithgow (Lord) | 2. Communal Award |
| C. Dalhousie (Lord) | 3. August Offer |
| D. Chelmsford (Lord) | 4. Dyarchy (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) |
6. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Gandhiji’s Dandi March?
7. The conquest of Sindh by British was completed during the period of
8. The first census was conducted at the time of
9. Who established the Judicial organisation in India?
10. By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?
11. Which of the following is/are true about Lord Ellenborough?
I. Annexation of Sindh to British empire. II. Brought up troops against Gwalior. III. Established a Council of Regency at Gwalior. IV. Abolition of slavery and suppression of lotteries. Choose the right answer using the following codes.
12. The first Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorising local governments to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
13. In which year was the Regulating Act passed?
14. Which one of the following Governor-General was impeached by the British Parliament?
15. The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was adopted by
16. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
17. Consider the following which concluded the subsidiary alliances with Lord Wellesley and find the correct chronological order of their treating from the code given below.
I. Hyderabad II. Mysore III. Awadh IV. Sindhia
18. Which of the following events took place during the viceroyship of Lord Willingdon?
19. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
20. Assertion (A) The Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in the period of Warren Hastings and he modestly declined the offer of Presidentship of that learned body in favour of Sir William Jones. Reason (R) Warren Hastings was himself a great scholar and ardent orientalist who used to encourage the study of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.
21. Match List I (Name of the Governor-General of India) with List II (Year in which Appointed).
| List I (Governor-General) | List II (Year in which Appointed) |
| A. Lord Cornwallis | 1. 1786 |
| B. Lord Dalhousie | 2. 1798 |
| C. Lord Mornington (Wellesley) | 3. 1828 |
| D. Lord William Bentinck | 4. 1848 |
22. Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857?
23. The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at
24. Which Governor-General of India advocated rapid railway construction in India?
25. Simon Commission came to India in the reign of which Viceroy?
26. Who among the following is associated with the policy of ‘Masterly Inactivity’?
27. By which one of the following Acts did the Governor-General of Bengal become the Governor-General of India?
28. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
29. From the following Britishers, who is credited for removal or banned on newspapers?
30. Which of the following event did not occur during the Viceroyship of Lord Wavell?
31. During the tenure of which Governor-General was the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed
32. Who among the following has been called the ‘Heaven Born General’?
33. Assertion (A) The Vernacular Press Act, 1878 was brought with a view to prevent the criticism of the government policies and the Act excluded English language publications. Reason (R) Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act, 1878.
34. Dalhousie has been regarded as the maker of modern India because he brought about reforms and made a beginning in many fields. Which one among the following was not one of his schemes of reforms?
35. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary alliance was
36. The subsidiary alliance was not accepted by
37. What is the correct sequence of the following?
I. Wavell Plan II. Radcliffe Award III. Cripps Mission IV. Cabinet Mission Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
38. Public Works Department was organised in 1845-1855 by
39. First Maratha Sardar to accept the subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley was
40. Who was the Viceroy to be murdered in office?
41. Who is rightly called the ‘Father of Local Self Government’ in India?
42. Who succeeded Robert Clive to lead the East India Company?
43. Anglo-Nepal war took place during the reign of
44. In which of the following place Indian Military Academy was established in 1932, during the viceroyship of Lord Willingdon?
45. Who was the last Viceroy of independent India?
46. What was the reign of Lord Willingdon as a Viceroy?
47. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer.
I. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed during Lord Dalhousie’s Governorship. II. Foundation of the universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras was laid during Lord Canning’s tenure. III. During the times of Lord Ripon the First Factory Act for the welfare of child was passed. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
48. Which one of the following mutiny took place during the reign of Lord Clive?
49. Who among the following Governor-Generals created the covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
50. Who of the following was the first Viceroy of India?
