Historical Geography of India During the British Raj

Historical Geography of India During the British Raj

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which city served as the capital of British India from 1772 to 1911?

  1. Calcutta
  2. Madras
  3. Bombay
  4. Delhi
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the policy that allowed the British to control and administer Indian territories?

  1. Doctrine of Lapse
  2. Subsidiary Alliance
  3. Permanent Settlement
  4. Ryotwari System
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which province was created in 1905 by the British to appease the Bengali population?

  1. Bengal
  2. Assam
  3. Orissa
  4. Bihar
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which city was the site of the Indian National Congress's first session in 1885?

  1. Bombay
  2. Calcutta
  3. Madras
  4. Delhi
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which city was the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919?

  1. Amritsar
  2. Lahore
  3. Delhi
  4. Calcutta
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which city was the site of the Indian National Congress's annual session in 1927, where the resolution for complete independence from British rule was passed?

  1. Lahore
  2. Calcutta
  3. Madras
  4. Delhi
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which city was the site of the Indian National Congress's annual session in 1942, where the Quit India Movement was launched?

  1. Bombay
  2. Calcutta
  3. Madras
  4. Delhi
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the law that divided India into two dominions, India and Pakistan?

  1. Indian Independence Act 1947
  2. Government of India Act 1935
  3. Indian Councils Act 1892
  4. Indian Councils Act 1909