British Rule In India - Study Mode

[#181] Madras was returned by the French to the British in 1748 by the Treaty of
Correct Answer

(D) Aix-la-Chapelle

Explanation

Solution: Madras was returned by the French to the British in 1748 by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

[#182] Which of the following counterpart of British in the Treaty of Salbai?
Correct Answer

(B) The Marathas

Explanation

Solution: The Treaty of Salbai was signed on 17 May 1782, by representatives of the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company after long negotiations to settle the outcome of the First Anglo-Maratha War. David Anderson concluded the Treaty of Salbai on behalf of the East India Company.

[#183] The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was
Correct Answer

(B) Subsidiary Alliance

Explanation

Solution: The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was Subsidiary Alliance.

[#184] In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
Correct Answer

(A) By their agitation for Constitutional reforms

Explanation

Solution: The very conditions of British rule helped the growth of national sentiment. Roy was the first Indian leader to start an agitation for political reforms in India. There is a moral evil which, if anything, is even greater.

[#185] Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?
Correct Answer

(C) Lord Linlithgow

Explanation

Solution: Lord Linlithgow (1936 – 1944) was the viceroy of India during Quit India Movement. The Quit India Movement (also known as the August Movement) was a civil disobedience movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8,1942 in Mumbai for complete independence