14000+ MCQs Modern History (The British Governor-Generals and Viceroys)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. Who was the last Viceroy of independent India?
2. In which year Sati System was abolished by William Bentinck?
3. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
4. Third Anglo-Maratha war is related to
5. Consider the following statements related to Wellesley’s administration.
I. In the six years of Wellesley’s administration, the army accounted for 42.5 per cent of the company’s total expenditure. II. Wellesley’s administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the company and had nothing to do with commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
6. Consider the following statements about Doctrine of Lapse.
I. It was introduced by Lord Dalhousie. II. Satara was the first state to be annexed. III. Annexation of Awadh in 1856 was on charges of mal administration. IV. Jaipur, Sambhalpur, Udaipur, Jhansi and Nagpur were some of the other states annexed through this doctrine. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7. The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was adopted by
8. Local self government institutions in India were strengthened in 1882 by
9. Who among the following was only Jewish Viceroy of India?
10. First Maratha Sardar to accept the subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley was
11. Simon Commission came to India in the reign of which Viceroy?
12. Who had merged Sikkim in India?
13. The policy of ‘Security Cell’ is related with
14. Who introduced subsidiary alliance system in the administration to establish the British power over the Indian states?
15. Anglo-Nepal war took place during the reign of
16. In which year, during the viceroyship of Lord Reading, Civil Services Examination were being conducted in Delhi and London simultaneously?
17. An important event of Lord Dufferin’s tenure as Viceroy was
18. Who was the Viceroy to be murdered in office?
19. 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?
20. Who of the following was the first Viceroy of India?
21. Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
22. The Viceroy, upon whom a bomb was thrown but he did not change his attitude towards the Indians was
23. King George V visited India during the viceroyalty of
24. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal?
25. Who among the following has been called the ‘Heaven Born General’?
26. During the tenure of which Governor-General was the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed
27. The Viceroy who followed aggressive policy towards Afghanistan was
28. Who was the Viceroy of India when the British India’s capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
29. Which one of the following event occured during the Viceroyship of Lord Wavell?
30. Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule?
I. Lord Curzon II. Lord Chelmsford III. Lord Hardinge IV. Lord Irwin Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
31. The Indian National Congress represented the views of the microscopic minority in India. The contention was maintained by
32. Who laid the foundation of women’s University at Poona in 1916?
33. Which of the following important events, during the reign of Lord Reading is not correctly matched?
34. 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) |
35. Who among the following is associated with the policy of ‘Masterly Inactivity’?
36. 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 |
37. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
38. 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
39. 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?
40. The Archaeological Survey of India was established in the period of
41. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
42. Consider the following statements.
I. Lord Hastings conducted Rohilkhand War. II. Lord Hastings set up a Lottery Commission which showcases his efforts for raising public funds. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
43. The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at
44. Who among the following finally removed the Maratha Peshwa from his position, captured his territories and sent him off to a distant place?
45. Which of the following event did not occur during the Viceroyship of Lord Wavell?
46. Who compared Curzon’s administration in India to that of Aurangzeb?
47. Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because
48. The ‘Right to Adopt’ heir in place of own son was re-established by
49. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
50. Under whose Governor-Generalship, the Railways were introduced in India?
