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Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?
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Answer: Option C
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
72
Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
This event also started the process of transforming the British East India Company from a group of merchants, to an organization with military force. In 1614, King James I of England sent a diplomat, Sir Thomas Roe, to visit the Mughal emperor, Jahangir, and negotiate a trade treaty.
73
Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by __________
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Subsidiary Alliance System was "Non-Intervention Policy" used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General (1798-1805) to establish British Empire in India. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army.
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The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1858. The policy is most commonly associated with Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
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Assertion (A): On 25th April, 1809, the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjit Singh and East India Company.
Reason (R): Ranjit Singh wanted to increase the realm of his empire with the help of the company
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Treaty of Amritsar (1809) The Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 was an agreement between the British East India Company and Ranjit Singh, the Sikh leader who founded the Sikh empire.
76
Bengal British India Society founded in Calcutta on 20 April 1843, was the __________ political public association to be formed in British India, the first being the zamindari association (1837)
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Bengal British India Society founded in Calcutta on 20 April 1843, was the Second political public association to be formed in British India, the first being the zamindari association (1837).
77
Under the Government of India __________, the British Crown assumed direct administration of India in the new British Raj
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Government of India Act 1858 was passed on August 2, 1858. Its provisions called for the liquidation of the British East India Company (who had up to this point been ruling British India under the auspices of Parliament) and the transference of its functions to the British Crown.
78
The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866
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Answer: Option D
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The East India Association was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866, in collaboration with Indians and retired British officials in London. It superseded the London Indian Society and was a platform for discussing matters and ideas about India, and to provide representation for Indians to the Government.
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Who among the following Indian cracks the British Indian Civil Services Examination in the first time of Indian History?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Satyendranath Tagore became first Indian who cracked I.C.S. or Indian Civil Service examination.
80
The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Regulating Act ( May 3, 1773): In 1765, after the battle of Buxer the East India Company got the Diwani ( Right to collect Revenue) of Bengal , Bihar and Orissa. The Governor General was assisted by four councilors. Their tenure of office was fixed for 5 years.