SEBA Class IX Social Science [History] Chapter 1MCQ Set 2

CHAPTER-1: ADVENT OF THE EUROPEANS INTO INDIA
Multiple-Choice Questions Set 2

1. Who signed the Treaty of Allahabad with Robert Clive?
A) Warren Hastings
B) Mughal Emperor Shah Alam
C) Nawab of Bengal
D) Lord Dalhousie  
Answer: B) Mughal Emperor Shah Alam

2. What was the Dual Government introduced in Bengal in 1765?
A) A system where the Nawab had full power
B) A system where the Company had revenue rights and the Nawab handled administration
C) A system of joint governance by the Company and the Mughal Emperor
D) A system where the Company controlled both revenue and administration  
Answer: B) A system where the Company had revenue rights and the Nawab handled administration

3. Who was the Governor General of India when the Regulating Act of 1773 was passed?
A) Robert Clive
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Warren Hastings
D) Lord Canning  
Answer: C) Warren Hastings

4. Which Act introduced the two-tier administration in India?
A) Regulating Act of 1773
B) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
C) Charter Act of 1833
D) Government of India Act, 1858  
Answer: B) Pitt’s India Act of 1784

5. Who took over as Governor General after Lord Dalhousie?
A) Lord Canning
B) Warren Hastings
C) Robert Clive
D) Lord Ripon  
Answer: A) Lord Canning

6. What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857?
A) Economic hardships
B) Political instability
C) The introduction of the new Enfield rifle
D) Religious oppression  
Answer: C) The introduction of the new Enfield rifle

7. In which year was English introduced in the administration replacing Persian?
A) 1757
B) 1765
C) 1835
D) 1857  
Answer: C) 1835

8. What was the role of Ishwar Pandey in the Sepoy Mutiny?
A) He was the Governor General of India
B) He was a soldier who was convicted and executed
C) He was a leader who signed the Treaty of Allahabad
D) He was a member of the British Parliament  
Answer: B) He was a soldier who was convicted and executed

9. What was the primary result of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857?
A) Complete independence of India
B) End of British rule in India
C) Direct rule by the British Crown
D) Establishment of Mughal rule  
Answer: C) Direct rule by the British Crown

10. Who was the first Viceroy of India after the Sepoy Mutiny?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Curzon  
Answer: B) Lord Canning

11. Which Act transferred the administration of India from the East India Company to the British Crown?
A) Regulating Act of 1773
B) Government of India Act, 1858
C) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
D) Charter Act of 1833  
Answer: B) Government of India Act, 1858

12. What was the Doctrine of Lapse?
A) A policy of the British Government to expand the empire
B) A policy of the East India Company to annex princely states
C) A financial reform by Warren Hastings
D) A law to provide pension to soldiers  
Answer: B) A policy of the East India Company to annex princely states

13. Where was the Durbar held in 1858 to declare the direct rule of the British Crown over India?
A) Calcutta
B) Delhi
C) Allahabad
D) Bombay  
Answer: C) Allahabad

14. Who was appointed as the first Secretary of State for India?
A) Robert Clive
B) Warren Hastings
C) Charles Wood
D) Lord Dalhousie  
Answer: C) Charles Wood

15. Which policy did the British adopt to maintain control over India after the Sepoy Mutiny?
A) Divide and Rule
B) Assimilation Policy
C) Policy of Protectionism
D) Economic Reforms  
Answer: A) Divide and Rule

16. What was the significance of the treaty of Allahabad?
A) It ended the Sepoy Mutiny
B) It established the British East India Company as a legal ruling power
C) It transferred power from the Mughal Emperor to the Marathas
D) It abolished the Dual Government in Bengal  
Answer: B) It established the British East India Company as a legal ruling power

17. Which British Act made the Governor of Bengal the Governor-General of India?
A) Regulating Act of 1773
B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
C) Charter Act of 1833
D) Government of India Act, 1858  
Answer: A) Regulating Act of 1773

18. What was the primary focus of Lord Dalhousie’s administration?
A) Expansion of British territories through the Doctrine of Lapse
B) Social reforms and education
C) Improving trade relations with India
D) Strengthening the East India Company’s trade monopoly  
Answer: A) Expansion of British territories through the Doctrine of Lapse

19. Which year did the British Government take direct control of India?
A) 1765
B) 1835
C) 1857
D) 1858  
Answer: D) 1858

20. Who introduced the Dual Government system in Bengal?
A) Warren Hastings
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Robert Clive
D) Lord Canning  
Answer: C) Robert Clive

21. Which Mughal Emperor’s name was removed from the coins by the East India Company in 1835?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Alam
C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
D) Jahangir  
Answer: C) Bahadur Shah Zafar

22. Who was the Governor-General during the Sepoy Mutiny?
A) Lord Canning
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Robert Clive
D) Warren Hastings  
Answer: A) Lord Canning

23. What was the outcome of the Allahabad Durbar in 1858?
A) The declaration of British Crown rule over India
B) The end of the Sepoy Mutiny
C) The annexation of Punjab
D) The abolition of the East India Company  
Answer: A) The declaration of British Crown rule over India

24. Which Act introduced a centralized administration in India?
A) Regulating Act of 1773
B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
C) Government of India Act, 1858
D) Charter Act of 1833  
Answer: A) Regulating Act of 1773

25. What was one of the major social impacts of the Sepoy Mutiny?
A) Complete eradication of British influence
B) Strengthening of conservative practices
C) Introduction of modern western culture
D) Decline of the Mughal Empire  
Answer: C) Introduction of modern western culture

26. What was the purpose of the Doctrine of Lapse?
A) To annex states with no male heir
B) To provide land to farmers
C) To establish trade routes
D) To enforce British education policies  
Answer: A) To annex states with no male heir

27. Who was the Mughal Emperor during the Sepoy Mutiny?
A) Akbar II
B) Bahadur Shah Zafar
C) Shah Alam II
D) Aurangzeb  
Answer: B) Bahadur Shah Zafar

28. Which Act provided the British Government the power to appoint the Viceroy of India?
A) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
B) Regulating Act of 1773
C) Government of India Act, 1858
D) Charter Act of 1833  
Answer: C) Government of India Act, 1858