Q1. Which act is considered the first step towards central administration in India?
a) Regulating Act of 1773
b) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
c) Charter Act of 1793
d) Government of India Act of 1858
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Correct Answer: a) Regulating Act of 1773
Explanation: The Regulating Act of 1773 was the first step towards central administration in India. It established the position of Governor-General of Bengal and created an executive council to assist him, laying the foundation for British governmental control in India.
Q2. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal appointed after the Regulating Act of 1773?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord William Bentinck
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Correct Answer: b) Warren Hastings
Explanation: Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal. His appointment followed the Regulating Act of 1773, which marked the beginning of British governmental rule in India.
Q3. What was the main purpose of Pitt’s India Act of 1784?
a) To renew the East India Company’s charter
b) To establish the Board of Control for British India
c) To abolish the East India Company
d) To introduce the Permanent Settlement
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Correct Answer: b) To establish the Board of Control for British India
Explanation: Pitt’s India Act of 1784 established the Board of Control, which oversaw the civil, military, and revenue affairs of British India, reducing the East India Company’s political power.
Q4. Which act ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company?
a) Charter Act of 1813
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Government of India Act of 1858
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Correct Answer: a) Charter Act of 1813
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1813 ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company, allowing other British merchants to trade in India, except in tea and trade with China.
Q5. The Charter Act of 1833 made which significant change to the East India Company?
a) It renewed the company’s charter for trade
b) It allowed the company to start the first war against China
c) It made the company a purely administrative body
d) It dissolved the company
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Correct Answer: c) It made the company a purely administrative body
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1833 marked a significant change by making the East India Company a purely administrative body, ending its commercial activities and establishing it as the administrative authority in India.
Q6. Who was responsible for the introduction of the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord William Bentinck
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Correct Answer: a) Lord Cornwallis
Explanation: Lord Cornwallis was responsible for the introduction of the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793, which was a land revenue system that fixed the land revenue demand permanently.
Q7. The Charter Act of 1793 is known for which of the following?
a) Establishing the Supreme Court at Calcutta
b) Renewing the company’s charter and allowing it to collect revenue
c) Ending the company’s monopoly on trade
d) Starting the process of western education in India
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Correct Answer: b) Renewing the company’s charter and allowing it to collect revenue
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1793 renewed the East India Company’s charter and allowed it to act as the agent for the collection of revenue in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
Q8. Which act allowed Christian missionaries to propagate their religion in India?
a) Charter Act of 1813
b) Charter Act of 1833
c) Regulating Act of 1773
d) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
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Correct Answer: a) Charter Act of 1813
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1813 allowed Christian missionaries to propagate their religion in India, marking a significant change in British policy towards religious intervention.
Q9. The Subsidiary Alliance System was introduced by which Governor-General?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord William Bentinck
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Correct Answer: c) Lord Wellesley
Explanation: The Subsidiary Alliance System was introduced by Lord Wellesley, which was a strategic alliance system that brought Indian princely states under British influence.
Q10. Which Governor-General is associated with the abolition of Sati in 1829?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord William Bentinck
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Correct Answer: d) Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: Lord William Bentinck is associated with the abolition of Sati in 1829, which was a practice where widows were compelled to commit suicide by burning themselves on their husband’s funeral pyre.