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history of India

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the British first open their factories in the Eastern part of India?

a)

Assam

b)

Orissa

c)

Bihar

d)

Sikkim

2.

When East India Company was came into existence, England was ruled by

a)

Hanovarians

b)

Stuarts

c)

Normans

d)

None of the them

3.

In Bengal, the headquarters of East India Company were located at

a)

Fort St David

b)

Fort William

c)

Fort St George

d)

None of them

4.

When was Goa was captured by the Portuguese

a)

1479 AD

b)

1575 AD

c)

1510 AD

d)

1600 AD

5.

First Governor-General of Bengal was

a)

Robert Clive

b)

William Bentinck

c)

Wellesley

d)

Warren Hastings

6.

First Governor-General of India was

a)

Lord Amherst

b)

Lord William Bentinck

c)

Sir Charles Metcalfe

d)

Robert Clive

7.

Sati was declared illegal and punishable by

a)

Lord William Bentinck

b)

Lord Ripon

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Lord Dalhousie

8.

The first session of the All India Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by

a)

J L Nehru

b)

VV Giri

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

d)

MM Joshi

9.

Who founded Ferguson College at Pune in 1885

a)

Decan Educational Society

b)

Bharatiya Sewak Samaj

c)

Samaj Sewa Sangh

d)

Theosophical Society

10.

First English newspaper in India

a)

The Bengal Gazette

b)

The Calcutta Gazette

c)

The Bengal Journal

d)

The Bombay Herald

11.

Who wrote the book "Babuvivah"

a)

Raja Rammohan Rai

b)

Pandit Rambai

c)

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

d)

Rabindranath Tagore

12.

Who first translated Bhagavad Gita to English

a)

William Jones

b)

Charles Wilkins

c)

Alexander Cunningham

d)

John Marshall

13.

The first census in India was conducted at the time of

a)

Lord Mayo

b)

Lord Lytton

c)

Lord Auckland

d)

Sir John Napier

14.

Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed

a)

Lord Irwin

b)

Lord Reading

c)

Lord Chelmsford

d)

Lord Wavell

15.

Who introduce English as official language

a)

Lord William Bentick

b)

Sir Charles Wood

c)

Dalhousie

d)

Allan Octawain Hume