Governor/Governor General/Viceroy (Part-III)

Total Questions: 48

21. which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2004]

List-I	List-II
(a) Pitt's India Act	Warren Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse	Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular Press Act	Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill	Ripon

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The Vernacular Press Act or Native Press Act was passed in 1878 during the period of Lord Lytton. It is also known as Gagging Act.' It provides the extensive government rights to censor report and editorial in Vernacular Press. The purpose of the Act was to control the printing and circulation of seditious material, specifically that which could produce disaffection against the British Government in India in the minds of the masses. Under this Act Som Prakash, Bharat Mihir, Dhaka Prakash, Sahachar and many others were charged and framed.

22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]

List-I	List-II
(a) Suppression of Thuggee	William Bentinck
(b) Ilbert Bill	Ripon
(c) Ring Fence Policy	Warren Hastings
(d) Vernacular Press Act	Curzon

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 under the then Governor-General Lord Lytton to curtail the freedom of the Native Language Press. The Act intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British policies. Rest of the options are correctly matched.

23. The transfer of the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Lord Minto
(b) Lord Harding
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Reading

Correct Answer: (b) Lord Harding

Solution:The transfer of the capital of British India form Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the tenure of Lord Hardinge II Viceroy Hardinge II called George-V and Queen Mary to Indian in 1911 and organized a grand Durbar in Delhi known as Delhi Durbar (third). The partition of Bengal was rejected in this Durbar and the transfer of capital was declared.

24. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

List-I	List-II
(A) Doctrine of Lapse	1. Curzon
(B) Partition of Bengal	2. Clive
(C) Dual Government in Bengal	3. Dalhousie
(D) Social Reforms	4. Bentinck

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	1	4
(b)	3	1	4	2
(c)	3	1	2	4
(d)	2	3	4	1

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:

List-I	List-II
Doctrine of Lapse	Dalhousie
Partition of Bengal	Lord Curzon
Dual Government in Bengal	Clive
Social Reforms	Bentinck

25. Matched List-I with List-II and select the correct answer List-I [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

List-I	List-II
A. Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (Under Regulating Act, 1773)	1. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell
B. Governor-General of India (Under Indian Charter Act, 1833)	2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie
C. Governor-General and Viceroy of India (Under Indian Council Act 1858)	3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and first Marquees of Cornwallis
D. Governor-General and Crown Representative (Under Government of India Act, 1935)	4. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, Earl of Minto
	5. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbattan of Burma

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	2	4	1
(b)	3	4	1	5
(c)	2	3	4	5
(d)	4	2	3	1

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:After acquiring Bengal, the British Parliament passed the Regulating Act, 1773 to regular the company administration. Under this Act, the Governor of Company was appointed the Governor-General of Bengal. Warren Hastings was appointed as the first Governor-General. though Warren Hasting is not given in the option, hence the correct answer will be Cornwallis. According to the question-

List-I	List-II
Act of 1833	Appointed of Dalhousie
Act of 1858	Appointed of Minto
Act of 1935	Appointed of Wavell.

26. Matched List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

List-I (Place)	List-II (Year of Annexation by British)
A. sambalpur	1. 1848
B. Satara	2. 1849
C. Awadh	3. 1854
D. Jhansi	4. 1856

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	3	4
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	1	1	4	3
(d)	3	1	4	2

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match of list-I and list-II is as follows-

List-I (Place)	List-II (Year of Annexation by the British)
Sambalpur	1849 AD
Satara	1848 AD
Awadh	1856 AD
Jhansi	1854 AD

27. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order: [U.P.R.O./ A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

I. Merger of Sikkim 1850
II. Merger of Jhansi 1854
III. Merger of Punjab 1849
IV. Merger of Burma 1886
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:

(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) III, I, II, IV
(c) II, IV, I, III
(d) I, III, II, Iv

Correct Answer: (b) III, I, II, IV

Solution:Jhansi was annexed in 1854, Punjab in 1849 while complete annexation of Burma took place in 1886. Part of Sikkim including Darjeeling was ceded to British in 1835. In 1850 additional territory of Sikkim was taken over by British. Sikkim never really merged completed with British India.

28. Which among the following viceroy's period the title of 'Rai Bahadur' and 'Khan Bahadur' began to confer to Indian? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Mayo
(d) Lord Dufferin
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above/ More than one of the above

Solution:During 1857 revolt, for suppressing the revolt, native rulers Zamindars and other loyals were conferred with this title. There are shreds of evidence that this tittle were conferred in 1859 and 1860.

29. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

List-I	List-II
(a) Lord Cornwallis	Permanent Settlement
(b) Lord Wellesley	Subsidiary alliance system
(c) Lord Hastings	Second Anglo-Maratha War
(d) Lord William Bentinck	Seventeenth Regulation of 1829

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Second Anglo- Martha War from 1803 to 1805 AD. was fought during the period of Lord Wellesley. The third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18 A.D.) took place in the reign of Lord Hastings. After defeating Marathas in third Anglo-Maratha War, Lord Hastings abolished the title of Peshwa an merged all the regions of Peshwa in Bombay presidency. A part from this, the Company took over the political authority of Bundelkhand, Malwa and rest of India (Peshwa dominating regions). Other three options are correctly matched.

30. When was Peshwaship abolished? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) In 1858
(b) In 1818
(c) In 1861
(d) In 1802

Correct Answer: (b) In 1818

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Governor/Governor General/Viceroy (Part-III)

21. which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2004]

22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]

23. The transfer of the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006]

24. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

25. Matched List-I with List-II and select the correct answer List-I [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

26. Matched List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

27. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order: [U.P.R.O./ A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

28. Which among the following viceroy's period the title of 'Rai Bahadur' and 'Khan Bahadur' began to confer to Indian? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

29. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

30. When was Peshwaship abolished? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

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