Cluster · British Colonial History in India

d
Clusters / #1328
tight score 0.36

British Colonial India History and Acts
Questions
240
Questions in this cluster
240 total
Question Category Subtype Difficulty

Partition of Bengal was repealed by the British in _________.

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

pipeline-1189312
gk intermediate

Partition of Bengal held in_________.

[SSC CGL 2022]

pipeline-1189318
gk intermediate

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?

[SSC CHSL 2022]

pipeline-1189310
gk intermediate

The result of English Education Act of 1835 was to make ________ as a medium of instruction for ___________ education.

[SSC MTS 2022]

pipeline-1179060
gk intermediate

Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters?

[SSC CGL 2024]

pipeline-1179056
gk intermediate

In which year was the monopoly of the British East India Company on trade with India broken by legislation?

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

pipeline-1178856
gk intermediate

Wood's Despatch is related with__________.

[SSC CGL 2022]

pipeline-1179054
gk intermediate

English as the official language of India for higher education was incorporated in the resolution formulation by _______.

[SSC CHSL 2023]

pipeline-1179057
gk intermediate

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT related to Macaulay?

[SSC MTS 2024]

pipeline-1179051
gk intermediate

Based on Macaulay’s Minute, the English Education Act was introduced in ______.

[SSC CGL 2022]

pipeline-1179065
gk intermediate

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 ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

pipeline-1178840
gk intermediate

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.

[SSC CHSL 2022]

pipeline-1189275
gk intermediate

The East India Company Act, 1813, is also known as the ______.

[RRC GROUP D]

pipeline-1178832
gk intermediate

As a result of which act did Queen Victoria, who was the monarch of Britain, also became the sovereign of British territories in India, with the title "Empress of India" in 1858?

[SSC MTS 2022]

pipeline-1185582
gk intermediate

The British parliament transferred the powers of the East India company to the British crown in _______ .

[SSC MTS 2022]

pipeline-1185595
gk intermediate

Which act allows the government to confiscate the assets of newspaper in case of publishing anything “objectionable”?

[SSC CGL 2022]

pipeline-1185578
gk intermediate

The Charter Act of 1813 extended the East India Company's rule in India to another_________ years.

[SSC MTS 2022]

pipeline-1185579
gk intermediate

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word that can be used here based on the given context.

Macaulay _________ the western education system in India. (Selection Post Matriculation Level)

pipeline-761286
english fill_blank intermediate

Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company?

pipeline-1299351
mp_police intermediate

Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of Bengal from Governor of Bengal after the passing of which of the following Acts?

pipeline-1302184
mp_police intermediate

Who was the Viceroy at the time of the Revolt of 1857?

pipeline-1335626
bihar_police intermediate

Which Viceroy introduced a Vernacular Press Act in 1878?

pipeline-1333840
bihar_police intermediate

Who among the following was the Viceroy of India when the Chauri Chaura incident take place?

pipeline-1323896
bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following Viceroy implemented the Vernacular Press Act?

pipeline-1323895
bihar_police intermediate

Partition of Bengal, 1905 was carried out under which of the following British Viceroy in India?

pipeline-1323695
bihar_police intermediate

Under which of the following Acts of British India, was a Board of Control established in Britain, and a dual system of governance imposed on British India by the British government and the East India Company?

pipeline-1323993
bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following statements are true with respect to The Charter Act of 1853?

1. This Act was passed when Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of India.

2. For the first time, the legislative and executive functions of the Governor- General’s council.

3. Macualay Committee was formed as a result of this Act.

pipeline-1318221
bihar_police intermediate

What was the tenure of British Viceroy Lord Chelmsford?

pipeline-1323995
bihar_police intermediate

Consider the following statements about The Regulating Act, 1773. 

I. Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of Bengal through The Regulating Act, 1773. 

II. The Regulating Act, 1773 liquidated the East India Company and transferred its government and territories to the British crown.

pipeline-1323998
bihar_police intermediate

Who among the following was the Viceroy of India when the Cabinet Mission came to India?

pipeline-1323796
bihar_police intermediate

Who among the following was the Viceroy during the Rowlatt Act?

pipeline-1323795
bihar_police intermediate

Consider the following statements about the Newspaper Act, 1908. 

I. The legislation was passed during the tenure of Viceroy, Lord Hardinge. 

II. It empowered Magistrates to seize printing press or other equipment related to newspaper printing.

Which of the given statements is/ are correct?

pipeline-1323898
bihar_police intermediate

Who among the following Governor Generals enacted the law against the Sati practice in December 1829?

pipeline-1309567
bihar_police intermediate

Match the following Acts/Policies with the respective years in which they were put into place.

Acts/Policies Year
A. Pitt's India Act 1. 1784
B. Permanent Settlement of Bengal 2. 1793
C. Introduction of the Subsidiary Alliance System 3. 1798
D. Abolition of Sati 4. 1829

 

pipeline-1307819
bihar_police match_following intermediate

Which of the following Governor Generals of India suppressed thugs?

pipeline-1317994
bihar_police intermediate

The Vernacular Press Act was passed during the reign of which Viceroy of India?

 

pipeline-1298634
bihar_police intermediate

Which Act was formulated to end the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India?

pipeline-1306928
bihar_police intermediate

At the time of the first session of the Indian National Congress, who among the following was the Viceroy of India?

pipeline-1306825
bihar_police intermediate

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?

pipeline-1297851
bihar_police intermediate

The _______________ was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India.

pipeline-442352
bihar_police intermediate

In August 1858, the British parliament passed an act that set an end to the rule of the company. It was called __________.

pipeline-442297
bihar_police intermediate

During the rule of which Viceroy INA trials was held?

pipeline-425046
bihar_police intermediate

Who was the first Viceroy of India ?

pipeline-425963
bihar_police intermediate

Who was the last Governor General and the first Viceroy of India?

pipeline-426113
bihar_police intermediate

In 1872, Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India was assassinated in ___________.

pipeline-422946
bihar_police intermediate

What was the tenure of British Viceroy Lord Chelmsford?

pipeline-422869
bihar_police intermediate

Which of the following Viceroy implemented the Vernacular Press Act?

pipeline-412987
bihar_police intermediate

Which Act was introduced to liquidate the British East India Company and transfer its functions to the British Crown?

pipeline-1363678
rajasthan intermediate

Which of the following commissions is related to the reorganization of the Indian Army after the suppression of the revolt of 1857?

pipeline-1250659
rajasthan intermediate

Who was the Viceroy at the time of the Revolt of 1857?

pipeline-1244709
rajasthan intermediate
Page 3 of 5