Indian History - Mock Test 50

Question 491

The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to ______?

A) 60 B) 50 C) 70 D) 25

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Question 492

The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of?

A) 1858 B) 1861 C) 1860 D) 1871

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Question 493

By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to _______?

A) The Secretary of State B) Parliament C) Viceroy D) Commander-in-Chief

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Question 494

PIassey is located near?

A) Murshidabad in West Bengal B) Rajashahi in Bangladesh C) Calcutta D) Monghyr in Bihar

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Question 495

During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of?

A) Trichinopoly B) Arcot C) Wandiwash D) Pondicherry

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Question 496

cThe East India Company had taken Bombay from?

A) The Dutch B) Charles I C) Charles II D) The Portuguese

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Question 497

The landmarks or Dalhousie's administration did not include?

A) Indian Railways B) English as the medium of instruction C) Public works department D) Telegraph

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Question 498

What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?

A) Social reforms B) Administrative reforms C) Educational reforms D) Political consolidation

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Question 499

Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence?

A) Dr Rajendra Prasad B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Lord Pethick Lawrence D) Lord Mountbatten

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Question 500

The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed following Gandhi’s fast unto death in a jail at Poona, had been given by?

A) Ramsay Mcdonald B) Lloyd George C) Stanley Baldwin D) AV Alexander

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