14000+ MCQs Modern History (The British Governor-Generals and Viceroys)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/09/2026
1. In which year was the Regulating Act passed?
2. Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy along with specific instruction to
3. 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?
4. Simon Commission came to India in the reign of which Viceroy?
5. Consider the following statements about Warren Hastings.
I. He was the last Governor of Bengal. II. He wrote introduction to the first English translation of ‘Gita’ by Charles Wilkins. III. He started Diwani and Faujdari Adalats at the district level and Sadar Diwani and Nizamat Adalats (Appellate Courts) at Calcutta. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
6. Who of the following was the first Viceroy of India?
7. 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?
8. Which one among the following is not correct about the subsidiary alliance?
9. 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 Reason (R) Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act, 1878.
10. Which of the following events did not occur during the reign of Lord Linlithgow?
11. Which of the following statements is correct?
12. 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.
13. In which of the following Viceroy’s reign did Cripps Mission came to India?
14. 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 |
15. 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?
16. Shimla Conference was held during the reign of which of the following Viceroy?
17. Who among the following has been called the ‘Heaven Born General’?
18. The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at
19. Local self government institutions in India were strengthened in 1882 by
20. On the basis of alleged maladministration which Governor General had taken the administration of Mysore state?
21. By which one of the following Acts did the Governor-General of Bengal become the Governor-General of India?
22. Who among the following Governor-Generals created the covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
23. Which Governor-General of India advocated rapid railway construction in India?
24. The enforcement of the public service was done in
25. 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?
26. Who declared ‘Sati’ illegal?
27. 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?
28. Which one of the following Governor-General was impeached by the British Parliament?
29. In which year did dual government start by Lord Clive in Bengal?
30. In which year, during the viceroyship of Lord Reading, Civil Services Examination were being conducted in Delhi and London simultaneously?
31. In which Governor tenure, Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha had granted to East India Company by emperor Shah Alam?
32. Who was the first Governor of Bengal?
33. Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the ‘Ilbert Bill Controversy’?
34. Consider the following statements.
I. Warren Hastings had established the Dual System of Government in Bengal in 1765. II. He had established a Board of Revenue at Calcutta to supervise the collection of revenue. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
35. Which of the following events took place during the viceroyship of Lord Willingdon?
36. The Viceroy who followed aggressive policy towards Afghanistan was
37. Which one of the provisions of the Indian Council Act 1909, given below is incorrect?
38. 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) |
39. Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
40. Which Governor-General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?
41. The reforms of which one of the following Acts are popularly known as Morley-Minto Reforms?
42. The first census was conducted at the time of
43. Which one of the following event occured during the Viceroyship of Lord Wavell?
44. The Indian National Congress represented the views of the microscopic minority in India. The contention was maintained by
45. Who among the following negotiated subordinate alliances of 1817 - 18 with Princely State of Rajputana?
46. 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
47. 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.
48. At the time of the establishment of Asiatic Society in Calcutta, who was the Governor-General of Bengal?
49. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary alliance was
50. 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?