History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Which of the following states was not annexed to British Empire by Dalhousie under the doctrine of lapse?
1) Benaras
2) Baghat
3) Nagpur
4) Sambalpur
Q. Which one of the following rebellions is associated with Sidhu and Kanhu?
1) Kole Rebellion
2) Munda Rebellion
3) Bhil Rebellion
4) Santhal Rebellion
Q. The following officer was connected with the suppression Thugee —
1) Hastings
2) Bentinck
3) Sleeman
4) Aukland
Q. Charles Metcalf was the Governor General of India during—
1) 1832-33
2) 1837-38
3) 1835-36
4) 1839-40
Q. Sindh was invaded during the following Governor General’s time —
1) Lord Ellenborough
2) Lord Aukland
3) Lord Hardinge
4) Lord Dalhousie
Q. The Second Burmese War was fought in the year —
1) 1852
2) 1849
3) 1851
4) 1850
Q. Which one of the following Acts abolished the trading rights of the East India Company?
1) Regulating Act of 1773
2) Charter Act of 1813
3) Charter Act of 1833
4) Charter Act of 1853
Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1) Permanent Settlement: Bengal
2) Ryotwari Settlement: Madras
3) Talukdari Settlement: Bombay
4) Mahalwari Settlement: North-Western Province
Q. At Lucknow the revolt of 1857 broke out on —
1) June 4, 1857
2) May 30, 1857
3) June 15, 1857
4) May 15, 1857
Q. The Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta was founded by—
1) Keshabchandra Sen
2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3) Warren Hastings
4) Sir Williams Jones
