East India Company Rule MCQs with Answers

Until which war did the Marathas remain in power before losing to the East India Company?

• A.First Anglo-Maratha War
• B.Second Anglo-Maratha War
• C.Third Anglo-Maratha War
• D.Anglo-Mysore War

Who was appointed as the first Chief Commissioner of Punjab?

• A.Sir Henry Lawrence
• B.Lord Lawrence
• C.Sir John Lawrence
• D.Lord Dalhousie

In 1848 the Governor-General of India was:

• A.Lord William Bentinck
• B.Lord Cornwallis
• C.Lord Dalhousie
• D.Lord Wellesley

Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

• A.Robert Clive
• B.Lord Cornwallis
• C.Warren Hastings
• D.Lord Wellesley

Which language was introduced as an official language in the subcontinent by the British government in 1832?

• A.Persian
• B.English
• C.Urdu
• D.Hindi

What was the name of the English Company that ruled in the Indian Subcontinent?

• A.Levant Company
• B.Royal African Company
• C.Hudson's Bay Company
• D.East India Company

Which of the following Governor Generals was impeached by the British Government?

• A.Warren Hastings
• B.Lord Cornwallis
• C.Lord Wellesley
• D.Lord William Bentinck

The Pitt's India Act ?

• A.Gave casting vote to the Governor-General but not to the Governors
• B.Gave casting vote to both the Governor-General and the Governors
• C.Abolished the casting vote of the Governor-General
• D.Gave casting vote to the Governors but not to the Governor-General

Past Paper MCQ

In which year did Indian Railway start its operation?

• A.1849
• B.1857
• C.1853
• D.1861

What was the name of the British traders' commercial enterprise?

• A.Royal Commerce Guild
• B.British Trading Corporation
• C.East India Company
• D.Imperial Trade Syndicate