British Rule In India - Study Mode

[#136] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
Correct Answer

(A) Battle of Buxar, 1764

Explanation

Solution: English East India Company became the legitimate masters of Bengal Suba after battle of Buxar which was held on 22 Oct, 1764 between East lndia company led by Hector Munro and Mir Qasim (Nawab of Bengal), Mughal emperor Shah Alam, Nawab of Avadh Shira-jud-daula.

[#137] Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
Correct Answer

(B) Government of India Act, 1919

Explanation

Solution: Dyarchy, also spelled diarchy, system of double government introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India. Dyarchy was introduced as a constitutional reform by Edwin Samuel Montagu (secretary of state for India, 1917–22) and Lord Chelmsford (viceroy of India, 1916–21).

[#138] Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because
Correct Answer

(C) The British had stopped his pension

Explanation

Solution: Nana Saheb was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II. His annual pension was stopped because the British refused to recognize him as the legitimate heir to the throne as he was adopted.

[#139] British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India (and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June1948) on
Correct Answer

(B) February 20, 1947

Explanation

Solution: The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announced on 20 February 1947 that: the British Government would grant full self-government to British India by 30 June 1948 at the latest, The future of the Princely States would be decided after the date of final transfer is decided.

[#140] The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
Correct Answer

(B) Ripon

Explanation

Solution: Ripon was a true democrat. He took some steps towards liberalizing the administration in India. His aim was to give popular and political education to the Indians. He formulated the local self government and laid the foundations of representative institutions in India.