British Rule In India - Study Mode

[#76] The first Indian to be elected as a member of the British House of Commons was
Correct Answer

(A) Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation

Solution: Dadabhai Naoroji was elected to the British house of commons from the Finsbury Central Constituency in the elections of 1892 by a narrow margin of 3 votes by defeating Fredrick Thomas Penton. Being a subject of the British crown (Being a citizen of British India) he was allowed to take part in the election.

[#77] The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
Correct Answer

(B) Womesh Chandra Banerjee

Explanation

Solution: The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was Womesh Chandra Banerjee.

[#78] The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
Correct Answer

(B) Neel Darpan

Explanation

Solution: Nil Darpan (The Indigo Mirror) is a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. The play was published in Dhaka in 1860, under a pseudonym of the author. The play was essential to Nil Vidroha, better known as the Indigo Revolt of February–March 1859 in Bengal, when farmers refused to sow indigo in their fields to protest against exploitative farming under the British Raj.

[#79] The Treaty of Lahore was signed between the Sikhs and the British in India in the year
Correct Answer

(B) 1846

Explanation

Solution: The Treaty of Lahore was signed on 9 March 1846 after the First Sikh War. After the defeat of the Sikhs at the Battle of Sobraon the British were able to march into Lahore without any further battles. After the British reached the city of Lahore the treaty was signed.

[#80] The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
Correct Answer

(B) Farrukh-Siyar

Explanation

Solution: Emperor Farrukhsiyar issued the British East India Company such a farman in 1717. It allowed the Company to live and trade for free in Mughal India except for an annual payment. They were also given the right to issue dastak or trade permits to transfer goods, which the officials largely used for their own gains.