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Multiple choice history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

The English Education in India was introduced on the advice of _______.

  1. William Bentinck

  2. Macaulay

  3. Sir Charles Wood

  4. Dalhousie
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Thomas Babington Macaulay, who is generally regarded as the architect of the system of education in India during the British rule, was a great essayist, historian, linguist, orator, politician, statesman and thinker. English was introduced by Lord Willaim Bentinck as a medium of higher education in India on the advice of Thomas Babington Macaulay who was also his council member. 

Multiple choice history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

The first railway line in India was laid between Bombay and _________.

  1. Madras

  2. Thane

  3. Pune

  4. Surat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The first railway line in India was laid between Bombay and Thane in 1853. The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh and Sultan. The line was built in 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, which became the standard for railways in the country.

Multiple choice history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

Match the years in which the following social legislations were passed.

List-I List-II
A. Abolition of Sati (i) $1843$
B. Legalisation of remarriage of widows (ii) $1804$
C. Prohibition of female infanticide (iii) $1829-30$
D. Abolition of slavery (iv) $1856$

  1. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv

  2. A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii

  3. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i

  4. A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Abolition of sati - 1829-30 - Bengal Sati Regulation banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India.
Legalisation of remarriage of widows - 1856 - Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 legalized marriage of Hindu widows.
Prohibition of female infanticide- 1870 - The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, also Act VIII of 1870 was a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants.
Abolition of slavery - 1843 - The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also known as Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economical transactions associated with slavery.
Multiple choice history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was ____.

  1. Railways

  2. Plantations and mines

  3. Banking and insurance

  4. Shipping
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Railways were the single largest sector for British capital investment in India during the colonial period, serving both strategic and economic interests.

Multiple choice history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

As per the Act of $1853$ the Governor-General's Council was enlarged for the purpose of ______.

  1. Defence

  2. Legislation

  3. Finance

  4. Security
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The act of 1853 was last of the Charter Acts and that made Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. It extended the Company’s rule and allowed it to retain the possession of Indian territories on trust for the British Crown. It provided for the addition of six new members called legislative councillors to the council of Governor General which came to be known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council.

Multiple choice history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of _______.

  1. $1773$
  2. $1813$
  3. $1853$
  4. $1793$
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Act of 1853 was last of the Charter Acts and that made Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. It extended the Company’s rule and allowed it to retain the possession of Indian territories on trust for the British Crown. It introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants.

Multiple choice history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

The system of civil services has been introduced into India by _____.

  1. Lord Ripon

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Bentick

  4. Lord Hastings
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

While Cornwallis is often called the father of the Indian Civil Service, Lord William Bentinck is frequently associated with the expansion and structural changes in the civil service system during his tenure.

Multiple choice history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

After the year $1853$, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in _____.

  1. Tea Plantations

  2. The Railways

  3. Coal Mining

  4. Jute Mills
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Following the 1853 railway dispatch by Dalhousie, massive amounts of British capital flowed into the construction of the Indian railway network.