1.	The first complete census in India was held in the year _____ ?
	1881
	1873
	1891
	1885
	Answer: 1881 Explanation: The first synchronous census in India was held in 1881. Since then, censuses have been undertaken uninterrupted once every ten year.
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2.	India was divided into India and Pakistan by the ____ Act ?
	Government of India
	Division of India
	Partition of India
	India Independence
	Answer: India Independence Explanation: India was divided into India and Pakistan by the India Independence Act. The Indian Independence Act was passed in 1947. The act created two new independent dominions; India and Pakistan.
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3.	The _____ Commission was set up to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
	Hunter
	Butler
	Sadler
	Campbell
	Answer: Hunter Explanation: The Hunter Commission was set up to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Lord William Hunter led the investigating committee. The commission was formed on 29th October 1919. It started in November and took testimony over a period of 46 days.
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4.	Who had given the Doctrine of Lapse ?
	Lord Cornwallis
	Lord Bentinck
	Lord Dalhousie
	Lord Canning
	Answer: Lord Dalhousie Explanation: Doctrine of lapse was the policy of Dalhousie, the then Governor General, to annex the independent Indian States in 1848 A.D. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of a dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the State reverted or ' lapsed' to the sovereign.
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5.	Who had given the Doctrine of Lapse ?
	Lord Cornwallis
	Lord Bentinck
	Lord Dalhousie
	Lord Canning
	Answer: Lord Dalhousie Explanation: Doctrine of lapse was the policy of Dalhousie, the then Governor General, to annex the independent Indian States in 1848 A.D. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of a dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the State reverted or ' lapsed' to the sovereign.
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6.	Indian Statutory Commission 1928 was headed by ______ ?
	Daniel RadCliffe
	Viceroy Lord Irwin
	Sir John Simon
	Viceroy Lord Chelmsford
	Answer: Sir John Simon Explanation: The Indian Statutory Commission, commonly referred to as the Simon Commission, was a group of seven British Members of Parliament under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. The commission arrived in British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.
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7.	Which governor general introduced the policy of Subsidiary Alliance, under which the Indian ruler agreed to keep British forces in his territory ?
	Lord Wellesley
	Lord Cornwallis
	Lord William Bentick
	Lord Mayo
	Answer: Lord Wellesley Explanation: Lord Wellesley introduced the policy of Subsidiary Alliance, under which the Indian ruler agreed to keep British forces in his territory.
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8.	Who among the following was NOT a minister of Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 ?
	Sir Stafford Cripps
	Lord Wavell
	Sir Pethick Lawrence
	Alexander
	Answer: Lord Wavell Explanation: Lord Wavell was not a minister of the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. The members of the Cabinet Mission were Lord Penthick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, and A.V Alexander, First Lord of Admiralty.
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9.	Who among the following was NOT a minister of Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 ?
	Sir Stafford Cripps
	Lord Wavell
	Sir Pethick Lawrence
	Alexander
	Answer: Lord Wavell Explanation: Lord Wavell was not a minister of the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. The members of the Cabinet Mission were Lord Penthick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, and A.V Alexander, First Lord of Admiralty.
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10.	Under which Governor General did Britishers adopt “ Policy of Paramountcy” ?
	Lord Dalhousie
	Lord Clive
	Lord Cornwallis
	Lord Hastings
	Answer: Lord Hastings Explanation: Lord Hastings was the first Governor General of India from 1813. Under Lord Hasting a new policy of "paramountcy" was introduced in India. Under this policy the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.
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