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Governor/ Governor General/ Viceroy (Part-II)

📆 October 7, 2024

Total Questions: 40

21. Sind was conquered and annexed by: [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2022]

Correct Answer: (c) Napier
Solution:During the period of Lord Ellenborough (1842-48 A.D.). the states of Sindh was fully merged by Charles Napier in the British Empire in 1843 A.D. It was the main reason of the First Anglo-afghan War.

22. Sindh was annexed by the British in- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) 1843
Solution:During the period of Lord Ellenborough (1842-48 A.D.). the states of Sindh was fully merged by Charles Napier in the British Empire in 1843 A.D. It was the main reason of the First Anglo-afghan War.

23. Who had merged Sikkim in India? [U.P.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (c) Lord Dalhousie
Solution:Sikkim was small capital between Nepal & Bhutan. Lord Dalhousie annexed part of Sikkim like Darjeeling & other far away areas on the pretext that Sikkim king has misbehaved with two English doctors.

24. Who among the following was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

Correct Answer: (a) James Outram
Solution:In 1854 A.D. James Outram was appointed at British Resident of Awadh in place of W.H. Sleeman. He termed the administration of Awadh as corrupt and the condition of public deplorable. Outram's report was the base of Awadh's merger of in February, 1856. Henry Lawrence was the British resident of Lucknow during the revolt of 1857 who was killed by the revolutionaries.

25. The first railway in India was laid down during the period of- [48th to 52th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (a) Lord Dalhousie
Solution:The development of the railway line in India was an effective decision made by British Governor-General Lord Dalhousie. The first railway line was laid down from Bombay to Thane in 1853 A.D. during the period of Lord Dalhousie. The main objective of the development of railway in India was to carry raw materials from internal parts of the country to the ports and carry army to remote areas., to crush the revolts.

26. The first railway line was opened in India between- [U.P Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (b) Bombay and Thane
Solution:The development of the railway line in India was an effective decision made by British Governor-General Lord Dalhousie. The first railway line was laid down from Bombay to Thane in 1853 A.D. during the period of Lord Dalhousie. The main objective of the development of railway in India was to carry raw materials from internal parts of the country to the ports and carry army to remote areas., to crush the revolts.

27. The first railway line in India was started in the year- [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) 1853
Solution:The development of the railway line in India was an effective decision made by British Governor-General Lord Dalhousie. The first railway line was laid down from Bombay to Thane in 1853 A.D. during the period of Lord Dalhousie. The main objective of the development of railway in India was to carry raw materials from internal parts of the country to the ports and carry army to remote areas., to crush the revolts.

28. Which company started the First Railway Service in India? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S.(Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (b) Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Solution:The first railway service in India was started by The Great India Peninsula Railway Company in 1853 A.D. from Boribandar (Bombay) to Thane.

29. The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (a) Dufferin
Solution:Third Anglo-Burma war was held in 1885 AD. As a result of this war, Burma was included in British India on 1 January, 1886 A.D. which was the last major extension of British India territory. The Viceroy of India at that time was Lord Dufferin.

30. Public works Department was organized in 1845-1855 by- [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Lord Dalhousie
Solution:Before Lord Dalhousie, the works of public construction was under the army board. The public works department was set up for the first time in 1854 A.D. in the period of Lord Dalhousie.
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