21. Koh-i-Noor diamond was taken away from India to Persia during the rule of which Mughal ruler?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Muhammad Shah
(D) Bahadur Shah I
HD (MPSC)
22. Mughal architecture is a combination of which of the following architectures?
(A) Indian and Mongolian
(B) Indian and Persian
(C) Indian and European
(D) Indian and Greek
AA 2019
23. The first Europeans, in modern times, to enter into trade relations with India were the:
(A) Dutch
(B) Portuguese
(C) French
(D) British
LO(GAD) APR, 2025
24. Who was the first Governor General of India?
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord William Bentinck
(C) Lord Cornwallis
(D) None of them
AA Dte F & CS (DEC-2024)
25. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal Emperor in India was:
(A) Jahangir
(B) Humayun
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Akbar
AE(E)-WRD 2018
26. Who introduced the ‘Doctrine of Subsidiary Alliance’ in India?
(A) Lord Hastings
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Wellesley
(D) Lord Curzon
ENGG (FIS) DEC 2021
27. Who among the following had started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?
(A) Lord William Bentinck
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Wellesley
(D) Lord Cornwallis
AE(GR-B) CE WRD (MAY-2025)
28. When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?
(A) 1813
(B) 1833
(C) 1835
(D) 1836
Asstt Curator Sep 2024
29. Who among the following introduced a resolution in 1882 which is also called as the Magna Carta of Local Self-Government in India?
(A) Lord Canning
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) Lord Macaulay
JR ENGG GR-1 (APR-2025)
30. The Hunter Commission of 1882 was appointed to review:
(A) Military reforms
(B) Land reforms
(C) Prison reforms
(D) Educational reforms
LO GAD (SEPT-2025)