1. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Canning
Answer: B. Warren Hastings
2. The Regulating Act of 1773 made Warren Hastings the:
A. First Viceroy of India
B. First Governor-General of Bengal
C. Governor of Madras
D. Governor of Bombay
Answer: B. First Governor-General of Bengal
3. Which Governor-General introduced the Permanent Settlement in 1793?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer: B. Lord Cornwallis
4. Lord Cornwallis is known as the:
A. Father of Local Self-Government
B. Father of Civil Services in India
C. Father of Railways
D. Maker of Modern India
Answer: B. Father of Civil Services in India
5. Who introduced the Cornwallis Code?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Cornwallis
C. Ripon
D. Curzon
Answer: B. Cornwallis
6. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance?
A. Cornwallis
B. Wellesley
C. Dalhousie
D. Hastings
Answer: B. Lord Wellesley
7. Lord Wellesley is known as the:
A. Maker of Modern India
B. Architect of British Paramountcy
C. Father of Civil Services
D. Liberator of Press
Answer: B. Architect of British Paramountcy
8. Which Governor-General founded Fort William College?
A. Hastings
B. Cornwallis
C. Wellesley
D. Ripon
Answer: C. Lord Wellesley
9. Who abolished the practice of Sati in 1829?
A. Dalhousie
B. William Bentinck
C. Ripon
D. Canning
Answer: B. Lord William Bentinck
10. Raja Ram Mohan Roy supported the abolition of:
A. Child Marriage
B. Sati
C. Slavery
D. Untouchability
Answer: B. Sati
11. English was introduced as the medium of higher education during the tenure of:
A. Warren Hastings
B. William Bentinck
C. Curzon
D. Ripon
Answer: B. Lord William Bentinck
12. Macaulay’s Minute on Education was introduced in:
A. 1773
B. 1793
C. 1835
D. 1858
Answer: C. 1835
13. Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Wellesley
B. Dalhousie
C. Canning
D. Curzon
Answer: B. Lord Dalhousie
14. Lord Dalhousie is known as the:
A. Father of Local Self-Government
B. Maker of Modern India
C. Father of Civil Services
D. Father of Indian Press
Answer: B. Maker of Modern India
15. The first railway in India started during whose tenure?
A. Wellesley
B. Dalhousie
C. Ripon
D. Curzon
Answer: B. Lord Dalhousie
16. The first railway in India ran between:
A. Calcutta–Howrah
B. Bombay–Thane
C. Delhi–Agra
D. Madras–Bangalore
Answer: B. Bombay–Thane
17. Telegraph and modern postal reforms were introduced by:
A. Dalhousie
B. Ripon
C. Curzon
D. Hardinge
Answer: A. Lord Dalhousie
18. Who was the Governor-General during the Revolt of 1857?
A. Dalhousie
B. Canning
C. Ripon
D. Curzon
Answer: B. Lord Canning
19. Lord Canning became the first:
A. Governor-General of Bengal
B. Viceroy of India
C. Governor of Bombay
D. Governor of Madras
Answer: B. First Viceroy of India
20. The Government of India Act, 1858 was passed during the tenure of:
A. Dalhousie
B. Canning
C. Ripon
D. Curzon
Answer: B. Lord Canning
21. Who is known as the Father of Local Self-Government in India?
A. Ripon
B. Curzon
C. Irwin
D. Minto
Answer: A. Lord Ripon
22. The Local Self-Government Resolution was passed in:
A. 1858
B. 1882
C. 1905
D. 1919
Answer: B. 1882
23. The Ilbert Bill was introduced during the tenure of:
A. Curzon
B. Ripon
C. Dalhousie
D. Irwin
Answer: B. Lord Ripon
24. Which Viceroy partitioned Bengal in 1905?
A. Ripon
B. Curzon
C. Hardinge
D. Minto
Answer: B. Lord Curzon
25. The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act (1904) was passed during whose tenure?
A. Curzon
B. Ripon
C. Canning
D. Irwin
Answer: A. Lord Curzon
26. The Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the tenure of:
A. Curzon
B. Ripon
C. Hardinge
D. Minto
Answer: A. Lord Curzon
27. The Morley–Minto Reforms were introduced in:
A. 1905
B. 1909
C. 1911
D. 1919
Answer: B. 1909
28. Which Viceroy introduced separate electorates for Muslims?
A. Curzon
B. Minto
C. Hardinge
D. Irwin
Answer: B. Lord Minto
29. The capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during the tenure of:
A. Curzon
B. Hardinge
C. Irwin
D. Linlithgow
Answer: B. Lord Hardinge
30. The capital was shifted to Delhi in:
A. 1905
B. 1909
C. 1911
D. 1919
Answer: C. 1911
31. The Delhi Durbar of 1911 was held during the tenure of:
A. Hardinge
B. Curzon
C. Irwin
D. Minto
Answer: A. Lord Hardinge
32. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1935
Answer: C. 1931
33. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed with:
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Irwin
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Mountbatten
Answer: B. Lord Irwin
34. The First Round Table Conference was held during whose tenure?
A. Curzon
B. Irwin
C. Linlithgow
D. Mountbatten
Answer: B. Lord Irwin
35. Which Viceroy announced India as a participant in World War II without consulting Indian leaders?
A. Irwin
B. Linlithgow
C. Mountbatten
D. Hardinge
Answer: B. Lord Linlithgow
36. The Quit India Movement began during the tenure of:
A. Irwin
B. Linlithgow
C. Mountbatten
D. Curzon
Answer: B. Lord Linlithgow
37. The August Offer (1940) was announced during whose tenure?
A. Irwin
B. Linlithgow
C. Mountbatten
D. Canning
Answer: B. Lord Linlithgow
38. The Cripps Mission arrived in India during the tenure of:
A. Irwin
B. Linlithgow
C. Mountbatten
D. Hardinge
Answer: B. Lord Linlithgow
39. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
A. Linlithgow
B. Mountbatten
C. Canning
D. Wavell
Answer: B. Lord Mountbatten
40. The Indian Independence Act was passed in:
A. 1946
B. 1947
C. 1948
D. 1950
Answer: B. 1947
41. India became independent during the tenure of:
A. Wavell
B. Mountbatten
C. Linlithgow
D. Irwin
Answer: B. Lord Mountbatten
42. Which Governor-General oversaw the partition of India?
A. Canning
B. Mountbatten
C. Curzon
D. Ripon
Answer: B. Lord Mountbatten
43. Match the following correctly:
- Cornwallis – Permanent Settlement
- Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance
- Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3
44. Match the following correctly:
- William Bentinck – Abolition of Sati
- Ripon – Local Self-Government
- Curzon – Partition of Bengal
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3
45. Which pair is NOT correctly matched?
A. Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
B. Ripon – Ilbert Bill
C. Curzon – Permanent Settlement
D. Minto – Separate Electorates
Answer: C. Curzon – Permanent Settlement
46. Arrange the following chronologically:
- Permanent Settlement
- Subsidiary Alliance
- Abolition of Sati
- Doctrine of Lapse
A. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4
B. 2 → 1 → 3 → 4
C. 1 → 3 → 2 → 4
D. 3 → 1 → 2 → 4
Answer: A. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4
47. Consider the following statements:
- Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse.
- Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self-Government.
- Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal.
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3
48. Consider the following statements:
- Lord Minto introduced separate electorates.
- Lord Hardinge shifted the capital to Delhi.
- Lord Irwin signed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3
49. Which Governor-General is correctly matched with his reform?
A. Wellesley – Doctrine of Lapse
B. Dalhousie – Railways and Telegraph
C. Curzon – Permanent Settlement
D. Ripon – Subsidiary Alliance
Answer: B. Dalhousie – Railways and Telegraph
50. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
- Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India.
- Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India.
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3