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The British Raj and Its Administration

This quiz will test your knowledge about the British Raj and its administration in India.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year did the British East India Company gain the right to collect revenue in Bengal?

  1. 1757
  2. 1765
  3. 1772
  4. 1784
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?

  1. Lord Cornwallis
  2. Warren Hastings
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Lord Dalhousie
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Ryotwari System of land revenue collection?

  1. Lord Cornwallis
  2. Warren Hastings
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Sir Thomas Munro
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Mahalwari System of land revenue collection?

  1. Lord Cornwallis
  2. Warren Hastings
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Lord Hastings
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

  1. Lord Dalhousie
  2. Lord Canning
  3. Lord Elgin
  4. Lord Mayo
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1861?

  1. Lord Canning
  2. Lord Elgin
  3. Lord Mayo
  4. Lord Northbrook
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1892?

  1. Lord Lansdowne
  2. Lord Elgin
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Minto
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1909?

  1. Lord Minto
  2. Lord Hardinge
  3. Lord Chelmsford
  4. Lord Reading
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Government of India Act of 1919?

  1. Lord Chelmsford
  2. Lord Reading
  3. Lord Irwin
  4. Lord Willingdon
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India introduced the Government of India Act of 1935?

  1. Lord Willingdon
  2. Lord Linlithgow
  3. Lord Wavell
  4. Lord Mountbatten
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Governor-General of India was the last Governor-General of India?

  1. Lord Mountbatten
  2. C. Rajagopalachari
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian leader was the first Prime Minister of India?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  3. Rajendra Prasad
  4. C. Rajagopalachari
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian leader was the first President of India?

  1. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. C. Rajagopalachari
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian leader was the first Home Minister of India?

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Rajendra Prasad
  4. C. Rajagopalachari
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian leader was the first Finance Minister of India?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Rajendra Prasad
  4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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