14000+ MCQs Modern History (The British Governor-Generals and Viceroys)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of subsidiary alliance introduced by the Lord Wellesley?
2. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
3. Which one of the following Governor-General was impeached by the British Parliament?
4. Who declared ‘Sati’ illegal?
5. Who was the then Governor-General of British India, when ‘Sati Pratha’ became illegal and punishable?
6. Who is rightly called the ‘Father of Local Self Government’ in India?
7. Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857?
8. The Viceroy, upon whom a bomb was thrown but he did not change his attitude towards the Indians was
9. Which of the following important events, during the reign of Lord Reading is not correctly matched?
10. 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
11. Which one of the following mutiny took place during the reign of Lord Clive?
12. Which Viceroy had made the observation, “It’s beautiful world if it wasn’t for Gandhi ………?
13. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Gandhiji’s Dandi March?
14. Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy along with specific instruction to
15. Which of the following events did not occur during the reign of Lord Linlithgow?
16. Which one among the following is not correct about the subsidiary alliance?
17. Who among the following Governor-Generals created the covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
18. Who was the Viceroy of India when the British India’s capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
19. The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at
20. Who was the First Governor-General of Independent India?
21. The subsidiary alliance was not accepted by
22. 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 |
23. The reforms of which one of the following Acts are popularly known as Morley-Minto Reforms?
24. Anglo-Nepal war took place during the reign of
25. Who was the first Governor of Bengal?
26. The enforcement of the public service was done in
27. 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?
28. In which of the following Viceroy’s reign did Cripps Mission came to India?
29. 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
30. Who among the following has been called the ‘Heaven Born General’?
31. 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.
32. 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?
33. Queen Victoria’s proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November, 1858 at
34. Who among the following was only Jewish Viceroy of India?
35. Who among the following abolished ‘Dual Government’ system in Bengal
36. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary alliance was
37. The Younghusband Mission to Tibet was sent by which Viceroy?
38. 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.
39. The main aim of East India Company to make subsidiary alliance in Rajput states was
40. Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
41. The ‘Right to Adopt’ heir in place of own son was re-established by
42. By which one of the following Acts did the Governor-General of Bengal become the Governor-General of India?
43. On the basis of alleged maladministration which Governor General had taken the administration of Mysore state?
44. Who among the following negotiated subordinate alliances of 1817 - 18 with Princely State of Rajputana?
45. 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 |
46. Who introduced subsidiary alliance system in the administration to establish the British power over the Indian states?
47. First Maratha Sardar to accept the subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley was
48. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
49. Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the ‘Ilbert Bill Controversy’?
50. Match the following (Events) with the associated Governor-General/Viceroy.
| List I (Events) | List II (Governor General/Viceroy) |
| A. Coronation (Delhi Durbar, 1911) | 1. Willingdon |
| B. Visit of the Prince of Wales (1921) | 2. Chelmsford |
| C. The Rowlatt Act (1919) | 3. Reading |
| D. Second Round Table Conference (1931) | 4. Hardinge II |