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SSC CGL Preparation – Day 13
MCQs: British Rule in India
1. The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between the British and whom?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Siraj-ud-Daulah
C. Mir Qasim
D. Hyder Ali
✅ Answer: B. Siraj-ud-Daulah
Explanation: The British East India Company defeated Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey, marking the beginning of British political dominance in India.
2. Who introduced the Dual Government system in Bengal?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Robert Clive
C. Warren Hastings
D. Lord Dalhousie
✅ Answer: B. Robert Clive
Explanation: Robert Clive introduced Dual Government in Bengal where the Company collected revenue, and the Nawab administered.
3. The Diwani rights for Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa were obtained by the British after which battle?
A. Battle of Plassey
B. Battle of Panipat
C. Battle of Buxar
D. Revolt of 1857
✅ Answer: C. Battle of Buxar
Explanation: After the Battle of Buxar in 1764, the British got the Diwani rights from the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.
4. Who was the first Governor-General of India?
A. Lord Canning
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord William Bentinck
✅ Answer: D. Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1833 created the post of Governor-General of India; Lord William Bentinck was the first to hold this title.
5. Which act transferred the control of India from the East India Company to the British Crown?
A. Government of India Act, 1935
B. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
C. Charter Act, 1833
D. Government of India Act, 1858
✅ Answer: D. Government of India Act, 1858
Explanation: This act marked the beginning of direct British rule under the Crown.
6. Who was the first Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Mountbatten
✅ Answer: C. Lord Canning
Explanation: After the 1857 revolt, Lord Canning was made the first Viceroy of India in 1858.
7. The Revolt of 1857 began with the rebellion of which soldier?
A. Tantia Tope
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Mangal Pandey
D. Rani Laxmi Bai
✅ Answer: C. Mangal Pandey
Explanation: Mangal Pandey fired the first shot at Barrackpore, triggering the revolt.
8. Which of the following acts introduced Dyarchy in provinces?
A. Government of India Act, 1919
B. Indian Councils Act, 1909
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
✅ Answer: A. Government of India Act, 1919
Explanation: Also called Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, it introduced dyarchy (dual governance).
9. Who proposed the “Drain of Wealth” theory?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Surendranath Banerjee
✅ Answer: A. Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: He highlighted how the British drained economic resources from India in his book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.”
10. The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was done by which Viceroy?
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Wellesley
✅ Answer: C. Lord Curzon
Explanation: The partition was aimed at dividing Bengal on communal lines, which led to widespread protests and the Swadeshi Movement.
