--- type: Quiz title: Governor Generals of India canonical: "https://www.easy2crack.com/mcqs/modern-history/governor-generals-of-india" subject: modern-history questions: 47 free: true updated: null tags: ["mcq", "practice", "modern-history"] --- # Governor Generals of India 47 multiple-choice questions with answers. ## Q1. Who introduced the 'Dual System of Government or Dyarchy' in Bengal? A. Robert Clive B. Lord Cornwallis C. Warren Hasting D. Lord William Bentinck **Answer:** a ## Q2. Who among the following Governor-Generals abolished the Dual System of Government in Bengal? A. Lord Wellesley B. Lord Corzon C. Warren Hasting D. Robert Clive **Answer:** c ## Q3. Who was the first Governor-General of India? A. Lord Cornowallis B. Warren Hastings C. Lord Hastings D. Lord Canning **Answer:** b ## Q4. The Pitts India Act of 1784 was enacted during the Governorship of ____________. A. Sir John MacPherson B. Lord Cornwallis C. Lord Clive D. Warren Hastings **Answer:** d ## Q5. During whose tenure judicial murder of Nand Kumar took place? A. Lord Cornowallis B. Warren Hastings C. Lord Minto I D. Lord Amherst **Answer:** b ## Q6. Who was the first (only) Governor-General prosecuted for impeachment? A. Lord Hasting B. Lord William Bentinck C. George Barlow D. Warren Hastings **Answer:** d ## Q7. _________ was the first acting Governor-General of Bengal. A. Lord Lansdowne B. Sir John MacPherson C. Robert Clive D. Lord Northbrook **Answer:** b ## Q8. Which Governor-General introduced the 'Zamindari System' in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha? A. Lord Cornwallis B. Lord William Bentinck C. Lord Auckland D. Lord Wellesley **Answer:** a ## Q9. Who was the first person to codify laws, which separated the revenue administration from the administration of justice? A. Warren Hasting B. Lord Minto I C. Lord William Bentinck D. Lord Cornwallis **Answer:** d ## Q10. Who among the following Governor-Generals created the convenated Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? A. Lord Dalhousie B. Lord William Bentinck C. Lord Cornwallis D. Warren Hastings **Answer:** c ## Q11. Who among the following Governor-Generals is known as 'Father of Indian Civil Service'? A. Lord Cornwallis B. Lord Hastings C. Lord William Bentinck D. Sir Charles Metcalfe **Answer:** a ## Q12. The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is present at__________. A. Ghazipur B. Pune C. Goa D. Varanasi **Answer:** a ## Q13. Who was the first Civil Servant to become the Governor-General of India? A. Lord Cornwallis B. Lord Ripon C. Sir John Shore D. Lord Hastings **Answer:** c ## Q14. Who introduced the system of 'Subsidiary Alliance' in the administration of India? A. Lord Dalhousie B. Lord Wellesley C. Warren Hastings D. Sir John Shore **Answer:** b ## Q15. The Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was_____________. A. The King of Travancore B. The King of Kashmir C. The Nizam of Hyderabad D. The Nawab of Awadh **Answer:** c ## Q16. Who among the following Governor-Generals established 'Fort William College' in Calcutta for the British Youth? A. Sir John Shore B. Lord Wellesley C. Lord William Bentinck D. Lord Hastings **Answer:** b ## Q17. The White Mutiny at Vellore occurred during the regime of which Governor-General? A. Lord Wellesley B. Lord Minto I C. Lord Hastings D. Lord Auckland **Answer:** a ## Q18. In which year the White Mutiny at Vellore took place? A. 1800 B. 1809 C. 1806 D. 1813 **Answer:** c ## Q19. Lord Mornington was the real name of which Governor-General of India? A. Lord Dalhousie B. Lord Wellesley C. Lord William Bentinck D. None of the Above **Answer:** b ## Q20. In which year the 'Treaty of Amritsar' was signed? A. 1806 B. 1809 C. 1793 D. 1832 **Answer:** b ## Q21. Anglo-Nepal war took place during the reign of __________. A. Sir John Shore B. Lord Minto I C. Lord Amherst D. Lord Dalhousie **Answer:** b ## Q22. Which treaty ended the Anglo-Nepal war? A. Treaty of Amritsar, 1809 B. Treaty of Bassein, 1802 C. Treaty of Yandabo, 1826 D. Treaty of Saguli, 1815 **Answer:** d ## Q23. Who among the following was associated with the Suppression of Pindaris? A. Lord Wellesley B. Lord Amherst C. Lord Hastings D. Lord William Bentinck **Answer:** c ## Q24. During the regime of ___________ the Barrackpore mutiny took place. A. Lord Hastings B. Lord Cornwallis C. George Barlow D. Lord Amherst **Answer:** d ## Q25. Who was the first Governor-General of India? A. Warren Hastings B. Lord William Bentinck C. Lord Canning D. Lord Cornwallis **Answer:** b ## Q26. Who abolished 'Sati System' in India? A. Lord Canning B. Lord William Bentinck C. Lord Minto I D. Lord Mayo **Answer:** b ## Q27. In which year Sati System was abolished by Lord William Bentinck? A. 1825 B. 1827 C. 1829 D. 1830 **Answer:** c ## Q28. Who among the following was associated with the Suppression of Thugs? A. General Henry Prendergast B. Captain Sleeman C. Job Charnock D. Alexander Burres **Answer:** b ## Q29. Which Governor-General made English the medium of higher education of India? A. Lord Warren Hastings B. Lord Wellesley C. Lord William Bentinck D. Lord Macaulay **Answer:** c ## Q30. Which Governor-General of India is called as the 'Liberator of the Press'? A. Lord Dalhousie B. Sir Charles Metcalfe C. Lord Harding D. Nome of the above **Answer:** b ## Q31. Who was the first Governor-General of India to be recalled for defying the orders of the court of Directors of East India Company? A. Lord Ellenborough B. Lord Dalhousie C. Lord Amherst D. Lord William Bentinck **Answer:** a ## Q32. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar? A. Lord Minto I B. Lord William Bentinck C. Lord hastings D. Lord Auckland **Answer:** b ## Q33. Who among the following was associated with the abolishion of slavery in India by enforcing the Indian Slavery Act, 1843? A. Lord Auckland B. Lord Hardinge I C. Lord Ellenborough D. Lord Cornwallis **Answer:** c ## Q34. James Andrew Ramsay was the real name of which of the following Governer-Generals of India? A. Lord Dalhousie B. Lord Canning C. Lord Curzon D. Lord Ellenborough **Answer:** a ## Q35. During whose tenure the first Railway in India was started? A. Lord Ellenborough B. Lord Wellsley C. Lord Dalhousie D. Lord Canning **Answer:** c ## Q36. Which Governor-General of India adopted the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse'? A. Lord Dalhousie B. Lord Ripon C. Robert Clive D. Lord Wellsely **Answer:** a ## Q37. Which of the following was the first victim of Lord Dalhouise's policy of Doctrine of Lapse? A. Awadh B. Nagpur C. Satara D. Jhansi **Answer:** c ## Q38. Sambalpur' was annexed to British Empire in India by: A. Policy of Subsidiary Alliance B. Doctrine of Lapse C. By Waging War D. None of the above **Answer:** b ## Q39. In which place the first postage stamp of India was issued? A. Awadh B. Nagpur C. Sindh D. Poona **Answer:** c ## Q40. Who among the following Governor-Generals of India established 'Indian Postal Department'? A. Lord Canning B. Lord Cornwallis C. Sir Charles Metacalfe D. Lord Dalhousie **Answer:** d ## Q41. In which year the first postage named Scinde Dawk was issued? A. 1852 B. 1800 C. 1799 D. 1806 **Answer:** a ## Q42. Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India? A. Lord Canning B. Lord Auckland C. Lord Dalhousie D. Lord Curzon **Answer:** c ## Q43. Who among the following Governor-Generals of India established 'Public Work Department'? A. Lord Ellenborough B. Lord Dalhousie C. Warren Hastings D. Sir John Shore **Answer:** b ## Q44. Which Governor-General is regarded as the 'Father of Technical Education in India'? A. Warren Hastings B. Lord Dalhousie C. Lord Curzon D. Lord Ellenborough **Answer:** b ## Q45. Punjab was annexed to the British empire during the reign of which Governer General? A. Lord William Bentinck B. Lord Dalhousie C. Lord Cornwallis D. Lord Canning **Answer:** b ## Q46. Awadh was annexed to British Empire in India by: A. on the ground of intolerable misgovernment B. policy of Subsidiary Alliance C. policy of Doctrine of Lapse D. by Waging war **Answer:** a ## Q47. The first railway line in India was started in which year? A. 1822 B. 1853 C. 1860 D. 1855 **Answer:** b --- Source: https://www.easy2crack.com/mcqs/modern-history/governor-generals-of-india Site: https://www.easy2crack.com · Machine index: https://www.easy2crack.com/llms.txt · MCP: https://www.easy2crack.com/mcp