Governor-General and Viceroy of India Quiz

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1. 1________ announced the partition of British India into a secular India and Islamic Pakistan. [SSC CGL 2023]
2. 2C.P. Ilbert was the Law Member of the Council under which of the following? [SSC CGL 2023]
3. 3Elphinstone was the Governor of which province in India during 1819–1827? [SSC CGL 2023]
4. 4Who designed the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration? [SSC CGL 2023]
5. 5Which Viceroy took keen interest in the restoration and conservation of historical monuments? [SSC CGL 2023]
6. 6Who introduced the proposal of Local Self-Government to educate the public politically at the local level? [SSC CGL 2023]
7. 7The policy of Dual Government in Bengal was the brainchild of which Governor-General? [SSC CGL 2023]
8. 8Which Governor-General of Bengal declared the practice of Sati illegal? [SSC MTS 2023]
9. 9Lord Dalhousie said about which state that “it is a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day”? [SSC MTS 2023]
10. 10Who was the last Governor-General of British India? [SSC MTS 2023]
11. 11Who among the following was the Governor-General of India from 1773 to 1785? [SSC MTS 2023]
12. 12Who was the Governor-General when the Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal in 1793? [SSC CHSL 2023]
13. 13In 1809, Lord _______ signed the Treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh. [SSC CHSL 2023]
14. 14During the tenure of _________ (Governor-General from 1813 to 1823), a new policy of ‘Paramountcy’ was introduced. [SSC CHSL 2023]
15. 15“A History of British India” is a work written/published by ________. [SSC CGL 2022]
16. 16In which year was the Subsidiary Alliance implemented in Awadh? [SSC CGL 2022]
17. 17Based on Macaulay’s account, in which year was the English Education Act introduced? [SSC CGL 2022]
18. 18Who repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878? [SSC CPO 2022]
19. 19In 1856, Governor-General ___________ decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal Emperor and none of his descendants would be recognised as Emperor after his death. [SSC CPO 2022]
20. 20Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of the Indian National Congress (1885)? [SSC CPO 2022]
21. 21Which Viceroy of British India took the first step to separate provincial finance from central finance and initiated financial decentralisation in India in 1870? [Graduate Level 2022]
22. 22______ introduced the Daroga system in place of Zamindari Thanedars, which was directly under the control and payroll of the district head. [Graduate Level 2022]
23. 23Which of the following statements is/are correct? I. Robert Clive arrived in Madras in 1743 at about the age of 18. II. After the Battle of Buxar (1764), the Company appointed Residents in Indian states. [SSC MTS 2022]
24. 24Richard Wellesley was the Governor-General of India from ________ to ________. [SSC MTS 2022]
25. 25Which British officer issued the infamous “Crawling Order”, under which Indians had to crawl through a street? [SSC CGL 2022]
26. 26Who was the Governor-General of British India when the practice of Sati was declared illegal and punishable? [SSC CGL 2020]
27. 27Which Viceroy of India ordered the army to distribute relief materials to starving rural Bengalis during the Bengal Famine of 1943? [SSC CGL 2020]
28. 28Warren Hastings’ tenure is correctly associated with which combination of events? [SSC CGL 2024]
29. 29Cornwallis Code (1793) and Third Anglo–Mysore War (1790–92) are associated with which Governor-General? [SSC CGL 2023]
30. 30Which option correctly identifies an event of Sir John Shore’s tenure? [NTPC 2025]
31. 31Subsidiary Alliance (1798) and Fourth Anglo–Mysore War (1799) are linked with which Governor-General? [SSC CGL 2024]
32. 32Which of the following pairs is incorrect? [SSC CHSL 2024]
33. 33The prohibition of Sati (1829) and abolition of Thuggee (1830) were carried out under which Governor-General? [SSC CGL 2023]
34. 34Doctrine of Lapse + Peshwa’s pension abolition (1853) + Widow Remarriage Act (1856) relate to which Governor-General? [SSC CPO 2024]
35. 35Revolt of 1857, White Revolt (1859) and Police Department formation (1861) happened under which Governor-General? [SSC GD 2024]
36. 36First Census of India (1871) and Mayo College establishment are associated with which Viceroy? [NTPC 2025]
37. 37Prince of Wales’ India visit and the Kuka Movement occurred under which Viceroy? [SSC CHSL 2024]
38. 38Vernacular Press Act + Arms Act (1878) + Second Afghan War (1878–80) are linked with which Viceroy? [SSC CGL 2024]
39. 39The treaty with Afghanistan (1881) is associated with which Viceroy? [SSC MTS 2024]
40. 40INC formation (1885) and Third Burmese War (1885–86) occurred under which Viceroy? [SSC CGL 2024]
41. 41Partition of Bengal (1905) and Railway Board establishment (1905) belong to whose tenure? [SSC CHSL 2024]
42. 42Congress split (Surat 1907) and Muslim League formation (1906) occurred under which Viceroy? [NTPC 2025]
43. 43Which of the following is the correct chronological order? [SSC CGL 2024]
44. 44Chauri Chaura (1922), Kakori (1925) and Swarajya Party (1923) occurred under which Viceroy? [SSC CPO 2024]
45. 45Indian Provincial Elections (1937) and August Offer (1940) occurred under which Viceroy? [NTPC 2025]
46. 46Wavell Plan (1945) and Simla Conference (1945) are related to which Viceroy? [SSC GD 2024]
47. 47Which of the following “Governor-General/Viceroy → Event” is correctly matched? [SSC CHSL 2024]