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How much do you know about British Raj in India? | Quiz

This quiz pertains to the consolidation of British Empire in India. It covers the period from mid 18th century to the freedom era i.e. 1947. Let's see how well are you acquainted with the history of the colonial era. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by swashbuckler. Estimated time: 8 mins.

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 20

1. What was the significance of the English Royal Charter? Hint

It forced the Indian rulers to pay subsidies to the Company.

It allowed the King and the Company to interfere in the administrative matters of the Indian rulers.

It allowed the company to annex the territories of the Mughal rulers.

It allowed the East India Company to keep any booty that was obtained by means of wars against the enemies of the King and the Company.

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who was the Governor General of India when the treasury was shifted from Murshidabad to Calcutta? Hint

John Shore

Warren Hastings

Robert Lytton

Charles Cornwallis

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which was the first state to come under the grip of Subsidiary Alliance? Hint

Bengal

Delhi

Hyderabad

Meerut

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Question 4 of 20

4. Under the Permanent Settlement how much was a Zamindar required to give to the government? Hint

One third

Seven eighths

Five sixths

Ten elevenths

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Question 5 of 20

5. Whose pioneering work resulted in the suppression of Thugee by 1830?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )

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Question 6 of 20

6. Whose views finally settled the 'language controversy' on the introduction of English in India? Hint

Lord Elgin

Lord Lansdowne

Lord Northbrook

Lord Macaulay

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which state was the first to be annexed on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse? Hint

Jaitpur

Nagpur

Sambhalpur

Satara

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which state was annexed by the British in 1856 on the grounds of misgovernment? Hint

Oudh

Buxar

Gwalior

Berar

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who started the newspaper 'Vande Mataram' in the U.K.? Hint

Annie Besant

Madame Bhikhaji Cama

Lokmanya Tilak

Dadabhai Naoroji

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was the first Governor-General of India? Hint

Lord Mayo

Warren Hastings

Lord Dalhousie

Lord Mountbatten

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which Viceroy was known as 'The Father of Local Self-Government'? Hint

Lord Chelmsford

Lord Canning

Lord Ripon

Lord Dufferin

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Question 12 of 20

12. The Cabinet Mission of 1946 comprised of three members viz. Sir Stafford Cripps, A.V. Alexander and _________. Who was the third member?

Answer: (Includes 'lord'...full name is also applicable.)

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who was the first Indian to be directly recruited to the Indian Civil Service? Hint

Satyendra Nath Tagore

Surendranath Bannerjea

Womesh Chandra Bannerjea

Dadabhai Naoroji

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who earned the epithet 'Liberator of the Indian Press'?

Answer: (Full name or surname)

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Question 15 of 20

15. In 1912 a bomb blast wounded Lord Hardinge. Who was behind the conspiracy? Hint

Bhagat Singh

Khudiram Bose

Ras Behari Bose

Batukeshwar Dutt

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Question 16 of 20

16. What term did Montague use for the policy adopted by the British to check the crimes committed by the revolutionaries? Hint

Vanquish and rule

Brutal supression and concession

Blended repression and concession

Subdue and exterminate

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Question 17 of 20

17. Under whose leadership was a 'Provisional Independent Government' of India' set up? Hint

Desh Bandhu Muhkerjee

Bipin Chandra Pal

Surya Sen

Subhash Chandra Bose

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who was the chairman of the two commissions that arranged the partition of Punjab and Bengal?

Answer: (Fullname or Surname)

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who was the Governor-General of India at the outbreak of the Second World War? Hint

Lord Mountbatten

Lord Wavell

Lord Montgomery

Lord Linlithgow

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which act was passed in context of 'Komagata Maru' incident? Hint

The Defence of India Act

Ilbert Bill

The Government of India Act of 1919

Regulation Act VII

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the significance of the English Royal Charter?

Answer: It allowed the East India Company to keep any booty that was obtained by means of wars against the enemies of the King and the Company.

This act was implemented on 14 January 1758.

2. Who was the Governor General of India when the treasury was shifted from Murshidabad to Calcutta?

Answer: Warren Hastings

The treasury was shifted for better control and convenience.

3. Which was the first state to come under the grip of Subsidiary Alliance?

Answer: Hyderabad

The Nizam of Hyderabad accepted the terms of the Subsidiary Alliance because he feared the Marathas and Tipu Sultan.

4. Under the Permanent Settlement how much was a Zamindar required to give to the government?

Answer: Ten elevenths

The Permanent Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793 in Bengal.

5. Whose pioneering work resulted in the suppression of Thugee by 1830?

Answer: William Henry Sleeman

From 1831 to 1837 no fewer than 3,266 thugs had been captured, of whom 412 were hanged, 483 gave evidence for the state, and the remainder were transported or imprisoned for life. The fraternity presumably thereafter became extinct.

6. Whose views finally settled the 'language controversy' on the introduction of English in India?

Answer: Lord Macaulay

The big controversy on language was settled when Lord Macaulay became the chairman of the General committee of Public Instruction. He presented his views in his famous lecture on 2 February 1835. It was he who said, 'a single shelf of a good European Library is worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia'.

7. Which state was the first to be annexed on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse?

Answer: Satara

It was annexed in 1848 as the Raja of Satara had died without leaving any heir to the throne. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie.

8. Which state was annexed by the British in 1856 on the grounds of misgovernment?

Answer: Oudh

The ruler of Oudh, Wajid Ali Shah, was asked to abdicate on grounds of misgovernment. On his refusal, Oudh was annexed to the British Empire in 1856.

9. Who started the newspaper 'Vande Mataram' in the U.K.?

Answer: Madame Bhikhaji Cama

Madame Cama started this newspaper in the U.K. in 1861.

10. Who was the first Governor-General of India?

Answer: Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings (1732-1818) was Governor-General of India from 1773-1785. The office was new and the Governor-General's powers were not well defined. On his return from India he was impeached on a range of counts that took two days to read out! The trial started in 1785 and ended with his acquittal ten years later.

It has gone down as the longest trial in English legal history and was phenomenally expensive, too.

11. Which Viceroy was known as 'The Father of Local Self-Government'?

Answer: Lord Ripon

He was Viceroy from 1880-84. He was called so because he paid great attention to this field.

12. The Cabinet Mission of 1946 comprised of three members viz. Sir Stafford Cripps, A.V. Alexander and _________. Who was the third member?

Answer: Lord Pethick- Lawrence

The Cabinet Misson was sent to India in February 1946 to ascertain as to how independence should be granted to India. This Mission held consultations both with the Congress and the Muslim League ,but as no unanimous decision could be reached so it published its own recommendations, which were the following:- 1.

There should be a federation of India comprising both the Indian States and British India. It should deal with foreign policy, defence and means of communication. 2. A Constituent Assembly should be elected to draw up the future constitution of the country. 3. Till the constitution was ready, an Interim Government of all the parties should be set up at the centre.

13. Who was the first Indian to be directly recruited to the Indian Civil Service?

Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore

Tagore was the first Indian to be directly elected into the Covenanted Civil Service. This was later renamed as the Indian Civil Service.

14. Who earned the epithet 'Liberator of the Indian Press'?

Answer: Charles Metcalfe

He acted as Governor-General from 1835 to 1837. He earned this epithet because he repealed the rule of John Adam requiring printers to obtain a licence before publishing a newspaper. This so alarmed the directors that he forfeited his chance of permanent appointment and hence in 1837 he resigned the service but lived to be Governor of Jamaica in 1839 and Governor-General of Canada in 1843.

15. In 1912 a bomb blast wounded Lord Hardinge. Who was behind the conspiracy?

Answer: Ras Behari Bose

Ras Behari was considered the brain behind the conspiracy but he could not be apprehended.

16. What term did Montague use for the policy adopted by the British to check the crimes committed by the revolutionaries?

Answer: Blended repression and concession

17. Under whose leadership was a 'Provisional Independent Government' of India' set up?

Answer: Surya Sen

Such a government was set up on 18 April 1930 at Chittagong (now in Bangladesh).

18. Who was the chairman of the two commissions that arranged the partition of Punjab and Bengal?

Answer: Sir Cyril Radcliffe

19. Who was the Governor-General of India at the outbreak of the Second World War?

Answer: Lord Linlithgow

Victor Alexander John Hope Linlithgow was viceroy and governor general of India from 1936-43 and Marquess 1908. From 1943-47 Lord Wavell was the viceroy of India and Lord Mountbatten was the last viceroy of India in 1947 and he completed the formalities which saw the country being divided into two dominions of Pakistan and India on 14 and 15 August respectively.

20. Which act was passed in context of 'Komagata Maru' incident?

Answer: The Defence of India Act

This act which was passed in 1915 authorised the government to appoint special tribunals for the trial of revolutionaries.

Source: Author swashbuckler

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