Cluster · British Colonial History in India
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In ______, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India. [SSC GD 2022] pipeline-1174582
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who has written "The History of British India" in 1817? [SSC MTS 2022] pipeline-1174579
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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What was the tenure of British Viceroy Lord Chelmsford? pipeline-501
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reasoning | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following significantly contributed to abolishing the practise of Sati? pipeline-443
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reasoning | — | intermediate | |
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Wood's Despatch is related with ______. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-768701
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In ______, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India. [Constable GD Examination 2022] pipeline-768419
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In 1877, Viceroy Lytton organised a Durbar to acknowledge ______ as the Empress of India. [Constable GD Examination 2022] pipeline-769403
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following Acts of the British Parliament stated that a member of the British Cabinet was appointed Secretary of State for India? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769507
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Viceroy Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in ______. [Constable GD 2021] pipeline-769223
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed? [MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023] pipeline-769383
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who was the Viceroy of India when Morley-Minto Reforms were introduced? [MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021] pipeline-769297
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following education commissions was appointed In 1882? pipeline-769415
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Under the Charter Act of 1833 in British India, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which of the following countries was abolished? [SICPO Paper I 2024] pipeline-769348
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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When was a comprehensive despatch on education called Wood’s despatch on education sent? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769352
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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________ announced the bifurcation of the British Indian Empire into a secular India and Islamic Pakistan. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769385
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Under which of the following Acts of British India did the British government take direct control of the administration of India in its own hands? [SICPO Paper I 2024] pipeline-769416
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which year, James Mill Published a massive three-volume work, “A History of British India”? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769162
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following was appointed as the first Municipal Commissioner of Bombay in 1865? pipeline-769437
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769459
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following Governor-Generals of British India was in favour of free press and repealed the press regulations of 1823? [SICPO Paper I 2024] pipeline-769270
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The rule of the English East India company was ended in British India under the Government of India Act, __________. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769241
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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When was the Secretary of State for India made responsible for the Government of British India by bringing about changes in the Home Government? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769386
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which year was the English Education Act introduced to make English the medium of instruction for higher education and to stop the promotion of oriental institutions? pipeline-769438
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Under which Act was the rule of British Crown established over India? [MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023] pipeline-769400
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which act allows the government to confiscate the assets of newspaper in case of publishing anything “objectionable”? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769277
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Based on Macaulay’s Minute, the English Education Act was introduced in ______. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769378
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Queen Victoria's Proclamation declared that thereafter India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State on: pipeline-769436
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Viceroy who took keen interest in the restoration and protection of historical monuments was _____________. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769469
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Under which of the following Acts, the Board of Control was established in England to control and supervise the administration of British India? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769444
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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For the political education of the people at the local level, who brought the resolution on local self-government? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769367
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Under which of the following Acts was the power to rule India, transferred from the English East India Company to the British Crown? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769526
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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When did the Indian Independence Act receive the British royal assent? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769490
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sati practice? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769486
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of Bengal from Governor of Bengal after the passing of which of the following Acts? [CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I] pipeline-769697
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Through the Royal Titles Act (1876), Queen Victoria assumed the title of 'Kaiser-i-Hind' or Queen Empress of India. Who was the Viceroy of British India when Queen Victoria assumed the title 'Kaiser-i-Hind'? pipeline-769698
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Before the Partition of Bengal in 1905, Bengal was the biggest province of British India. It consisted of parts of which of the following states? [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I] pipeline-769560
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which Governor General of India issued the famous Regulation XVII in 1829, which declared the practice of Sati illegal and punishable by the courts? [CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I] pipeline-769640
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which year Sati was banned in India? [MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021] pipeline-769683
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Pitts India Act of ______ distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the British East India Company. [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I] pipeline-769653
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which year was the Hunter Commission appointed by Lord Ripon? pipeline-769519
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which year did Lord Curzon announce the partition of Bengal during the British rule in India? [MTS Non Tech Havaldar CBIC and CBN Examination 2023] pipeline-769673
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following British Viceroys partitioned Bengal in 1905? [MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021] pipeline-769566
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Lord Curzon declared the partition of _________ in 1905. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769535
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Partition of Bengal held in ______. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769686
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Under whom was CP Ilbert a law member of the council? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023] pipeline-769621
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The British Parliament transferred the powers of the East India company to the British crown in ______. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022] pipeline-769555
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following Acts passed under Warren Hastings was also called ‘half-loaf system’? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769705
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-769638
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In ______, the British government enacted a legislation banning the use of printed cotton textiles – chintz – in England. Interestingly, this Act was known as the Calico Act. [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I] pipeline-821453
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who is called the father of Local Self-Government in India? [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2024] pipeline-821917
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gk | — | intermediate |