14000+ MCQs Modern History (The British Governor-Generals and Viceroys)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. 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?
2. Which Viceroy had made the observation, “It’s beautiful world if it wasn’t for Gandhi ………?
3. Consider the following which concluded the subsidiary alliances with Lord Wellesley and find the correct chronological order of the treaties from the codes given below.
I. Hyderabad II. Mysore III. Awadh IV. Sindhia
4. What was the reign of Lord Willingdon as a Viceroy?
5. Shimla Conference was held during the reign of which of the following Viceroy?
6. At the time of the establishment of Asiatic Society in Calcutta, who was the Governor-General of Bengal?
7. An important event of Lord Dufferin’s tenure as Viceroy was
8. The conquest of Sindh by British was completed during the period of
9. From the following Britishers, who is credited for removal or banned on newspapers?
10. Consider the following Princely States of the British rule in India.
I. Jhansi II. Sambalpur III. Satara The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is
11. 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?
12. Who was the last Viceroy of independent India?
13. 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?
14. Queen Victoria was appointed the empress of India in
15. Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
I. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces. II. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims. III. Devolution of Legislative Authority by the centre to the provinces. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
16. The reforms of which one of the following Acts are popularly known as Morley-Minto Reforms?
17. The ‘Right to Adopt’ heir in place of own son was re-established by
18. Which of the following is not correctly matched
19. Consider the following statements.
I. Nizam of Hyderabad was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary alliance. II. The Gurkha regiment was raised by Lord Cornwallis. III. Lord Canning withdrew Doctrine of Lapse introduced by Lord Dalhousie. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
20. Who among the following Governor-Generals of Bengal was associated with third Anglo-Mysore war?
21. Who among the following was the first Governor-General of India?
22. Who among the following negotiated subordinate alliances of 1817 - 18 with Princely State of Rajputana?
23. The enforcement of the public service was done in
24. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
25. “In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” Who wrote it?
26. Consider the following statements.
I. Lord Cornwallis laid the foundation of a new judicial system in British India through a hierarchy of Civil and Criminal Courts. II. Lord Cornwallis separated the posts of the Civil Judge and the Revenue Collector in a district in British India. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
27. Which of the following events took place during the reign of Lord Irwin?
28. During whose Governorship was Shimla made the summer capital and army headquarters?
29. Which of the following events did not occur during the reign of Lord Linlithgow?
30. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
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. The Viceroy who followed aggressive policy towards Afghanistan was
34. 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?
35. In which Governor tenure, Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha had granted to East India Company by emperor Shah Alam?
36. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary alliance was
37. Who among the following abolished ‘Dual Government’ system in Bengal
38. Who was the first Governor of Bengal?
39. Which Governor-General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?
40. Which of the following statements about the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms is/are correct?
I. It was approved by King George V. II. It made the Central Legislature Bicameral. III. The Act explicitly mentioned the appointment of three Indian members to the council.
41. Who among the following Governor-Generals created the covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
42. Who had merged Sikkim in India?
43. Simon Commission came to India in the reign of which Viceroy?
44. Which of the following statements is correct?
45. Who was responsible for the creation of new province called as the North-West Frontier Province?
46. Who was the Governor-General during the annulment of ‘Sati’?
47. Mountbatten Plan regarding the Partition of India was officially declared on
48. Which one of the following event occured during the Viceroyship of Lord Wavell?
49. The Viceroy, upon whom a bomb was thrown but he did not change his attitude towards the Indians was
50. 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.
