Under the Regulating Act of 1773, who became the first Governor-General of Bengal?
Correct answer C. Warren Hastings
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Modern India and Freedom Struggle MCQs
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The Permanent Settlement of land revenue in Bengal in 1793 was introduced by whom?
Correct answer D. Lord Cornwallis
Which Indian state was the first to accept Lord Wellesley’s Subsidiary Alliance in 1798?
Correct answer A. Hyderabad
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Which state was the first to be annexed under Lord Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse?
Correct answer C. Satara
Sati was declared illegal in Bengal Presidency in 1829 by which Governor-General?
Correct answer C. Lord William Bentinck
Which 1854 document is often called the ‘Magna Carta of English education in India’?
Correct answer C. Wood's Despatch
India’s first passenger train ran on 16 April 1853 between Bombay and which station?
Correct answer B. Thane
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act of 1856 owed much to the campaign of which reformer?
Correct answer A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Mangal Pandey’s act of defiance in March 1857 took place at which cantonment?
Correct answer C. Barrackpore
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Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498, opening a sea route from Europe to India. Which ruler received him there?
Correct answer D. The Zamorin