CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Who became the first Viceroy of India after the end of Company rule?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Elgin
D. Lord Lawrence
Correct Answer: B
Lord Canning, already Governor-General, became the first Viceroy under Crown rule.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Government of India Act 1858 created the office of:
A. Secretary of State for India
B. Prime Minister of India
C. Governor of the Company
D. President of the Board of Trade
Correct Answer: A
A British cabinet minister, the Secretary of State for India, took charge of Indian administration with a council.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Which Act transferred the government of India from the East India Company to the British Crown?
A. Regulating Act 1773
B. Charter Act 1833
C. Government of India Act 1858
D. Indian Councils Act 1861
Correct Answer: C
The Government of India Act 1858 ended Company administration and transferred authority to the Crown.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Rani Lakshmibai led resistance from:
A. Jhansi
B. Gwalior only
C. Bareilly
D. Allahabad
Correct Answer: A
Rani Lakshmibai became the leading symbol of resistance in Jhansi and later fought near Gwalior.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Begum Hazrat Mahal was a prominent leader of the revolt in:
A. Lucknow and Awadh
B. Delhi
C. Bihar
D. Punjab
Correct Answer: A
Begum Hazrat Mahal led resistance in Lucknow and Awadh.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Who led the revolt at Kanpur?
A. Nana Sahib
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Khan Bahadur Khan
D. Bakht Khan
Correct Answer: A
Nana Sahib emerged as the principal rebel leader at Kanpur.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The rebels in Delhi proclaimed whom as the symbolic emperor of India?
A. Akbar II
B. Bahadur Shah II
C. Shah Alam II
D. Nana Sahib
Correct Answer: B
The rebels proclaimed the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II as their symbolic leader.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Mangal Pandey's attack on British officers occurred at:
A. Meerut
B. Barrackpore
C. Delhi
D. Jhansi
Correct Answer: B
Mangal Pandey attacked British officers at Barrackpore in March 1857.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The immediate military grievance behind the 1857 revolt concerned cartridges for the:
A. Brown Bess musket
B. Enfield rifle
C. Maxim gun
D. Lee-Enfield rifle
Correct Answer: B
Sepoys believed the new Enfield cartridges were greased with cow and pig fat.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The uprising of 1857 began among sepoys at:
A. Barrackpore
B. Meerut
C. Kanpur
D. Lucknow
Correct Answer: B
The large-scale military uprising began at Meerut on 10 May 1857.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Charter Act of 1853 is notable for separating the legislative and executive functions of the:
A. Governor-General's Council
B. Court of Directors
C. Board of Control
D. Supreme Court
Correct Answer: A
The Act enlarged the Governor-General's Council for legislative purposes, creating a clearer separation of functions.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Charter Act of 1853 was the:
A. First Charter Act
B. Last Charter Act passed for the Company
C. Act that created the Crown Raj
D. Act that annexed Punjab
Correct Answer: B
The Charter Act of 1853 was the final charter legislation before Company rule ended in 1858.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The first Law Commission established under the 1833 Act was chaired by:
A. Thomas Macaulay
B. William Jones
C. James Mill
D. Charles Wood
Correct Answer: A
Thomas Babington Macaulay chaired the first Law Commission.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Who was the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Canning
Correct Answer: C
Lord William Bentinck became the first Governor-General of India.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Under the Charter Act of 1833, the Governor-General of Bengal became the:
A. Governor-General of India
B. Viceroy of India
C. Secretary of State for India
D. Commander of the Royal Army
Correct Answer: A
The Act redesignated the office as Governor-General of India.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Charter Act of 1833 ended the East India Company's:
A. Administrative role
B. Commercial activities
C. Military power
D. Judicial authority
Correct Answer: B
The 1833 Act ended the Company's remaining commercial functions and made it a purely administrative agency.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Charter Act of 1813 permitted the entry of Christian missionaries into:
A. British India
B. Afghanistan only
C. Persia
D. Ceylon only
Correct Answer: A
The Act opened British-controlled India more widely to missionary activity.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Charter Act of 1813 ended the Company's trade monopoly except in trade with China and:
A. Cotton
B. Tea
C. Opium
D. Salt
Correct Answer: B
The Company retained its monopoly over tea and trade with China until the Charter Act of 1833.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Awadh was annexed by the Company in 1856 on the stated ground of:
A. Absence of a natural heir
B. Misgovernment
C. French occupation
D. Failure to pay Mughal tribute
Correct Answer: B
Dalhousie annexed Awadh on the allegation of maladministration, not under the Doctrine of Lapse.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Which of the following was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Jhansi
B. Awadh
C. Hyderabad
D. Kashmir
Correct Answer: A
Jhansi was annexed after the Company refused to recognize the ruler's adopted heir.