14000+ MCQs Modern History (The British Governor-Generals and Viceroys)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 15/03/2026
1. Who among the following has been called the ‘Heaven Born General’?
2. By which one of the following Acts did the Governor-General of Bengal become the Governor-General of India?
3. Who of the following was the first Viceroy of India?
4. The Younghusband Mission to Tibet was sent by which Viceroy?
5. Which of the following is not correctly matched
6. Who was the last Viceroy of independent India?
7. Local self government institutions in India were strengthened in 1882 by
8. Who was the First Governor-General of Independent India?
9. Who among the following was only Jewish Viceroy of India?
10. Queen Victoria was appointed the empress of India in
11. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
12. Match List I (Post and Governing Act) with List II (Associated Person/Incumbent) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Post and Governing Act) | List II (Associated Person/Incumbent) |
| A. Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (Under Regulating Act, 1773) | 1. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell |
| B. Governor-General of India (Under Charter Act, 1833) | 2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie |
| C. Governor-General and Viceroy of India (Under Indian Councils Act, 1858) | 3. Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and First Marquess of Cornwallis |
| D. Governor-General and Crown Representative (Under Government of India Act, 1935) | 4. Warren Hastings |
| | 5. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma |
13. Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy along with specific instruction to
14. Who introduced subsidiary alliance system in the administration to establish the British power over the Indian states?
15. 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?
16. On the basis of alleged maladministration which Governor General had taken the administration of Mysore state?
17. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Gandhiji’s Dandi March?
18. Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because
19. In which Governor tenure, Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha had granted to East India Company by emperor Shah Alam?
20. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
21. The Viceroy who followed aggressive policy towards Afghanistan was
22. During whose Governorship was Shimla made the summer capital and army headquarters?
23. The Viceroy, upon whom a bomb was thrown but he did not change his attitude towards the Indians was
24. Who had merged Sikkim in India?
25. Who among the following abolished ‘Dual Government’ system in Bengal
26. Which one among the following is not correct about the subsidiary alliance?
27. 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?
28. Who among the following was the first Governor-General of India?
29. The most important aspect of Dalhousie’s administration is related to the policy of annexation. His great annexations included
I. Punjab II. Lower Burma III. Awadh IV. Major Central Provinces Choose the correct answer from the following codes.
30. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal?
31. Who succeeded Robert Clive to lead the East India Company?
32. At the time of the establishment of Asiatic Society in Calcutta, who was the Governor-General of Bengal?
33. Public Works Department was organised in 1845-1855 by
34. 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?
35. 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?
36. Who is rightly called the ‘Father of Local Self Government’ in India?
37. 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
38. The Indian National Congress represented the views of the microscopic minority in India. The contention was maintained by
39. Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857?
40. 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?
41. Who was the Viceroy to be murdered in office?
42. Which of the following events took place during the reign of Lord Irwin?
43. Which of the following events did not occur during the reign of Lord Linlithgow?
44. Which Governor-General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?
45. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
46. ‘Dyarchy’ was first introduced in India under
47. Which Governor-General introduced the permanent land revenue system in India?
48. In which of the following Viceroy’s reign did Cripps Mission came to India?
49. Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
50. 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