Governors General and Viceroys of British India - 3

51.The first Governor General of Independent India:
(a)Rajendraprasad (b) C Rajagopalachari
(c) Mountbatten (d) Wavell
Answer: (c)

52.Subsidiaray Alliance was introduced by:
(a)Wellesley (b) Curzon
(c) Dalhousie (d) William Bentick
Answer: (a)

53.The Viceroy who introduced financial decentralisation?
(a)Dufferin (b) Lytton
(c) Mayo (d) Hardinge I
Answer: (c)

54.The Viceroy when the First Round Table Conference was held in 1930?
(a)Irwin (b) Reading
(c) Chelmsford (d) Wellington
Answer: (a)

55.The Viceroy during the Second and Third Round Table Conference:
(a)Reading (b) Irwin
(c) Wellington (d) Linlithgo
Answer: (c)

56.Cripp’s Mission visited India during the period of:
(a)Wavell (b) Linlithgo
(c) Wellington (d) Mountbatten
Answer: (b)

57.The Governor General who made English as the medium of instruction:
(a)Dalhousie (b) William Bentick
(c) Warren Hastings (d) Canning
Answer: (b)

58.The Viceroy who is known as the father of Local Self Government:
(a)Lytton (b) Dufferin
(c) Curzon (d) Ripon
Answer: (d)

59.Who was the Viceroy when the Cabinet Mission visited India?
(a)Mountbatten (b) Wavell
(c) Wellington (d) Linlithgo
Answer: (b)
60.Who was the Viceroy when the interim government assumed power on 2nd September, 1946?
(a)Irwin (b) Wellington
(c) Linlithgo (d) Wavell
Answer: (d)

61.Name the Viceroy who was called the “Aurangazeb of British India’?
(a)Wellesley (b) Wavell
(c) Curzon (d) Irwin
Answer: (c)

62.The Viceroy during the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly held on 9th December, 1946?
(a)Mountbatten (b) Linlithgo
(c) Wavell (d) Irwin
Answer: (c)

63.Who was the Viceroy when the first Factory Act was introduced?
(a)Mayo (b) Ripon
(c) Lytton (d) Dufferin
Answer: (b)

64.The Viceroy during INA Trial:
(a)Mountbatten (b) Linlithgo
(c) Wellington (d) Wavell
Answer: (d)

65.Establishment of a separate Public Works Department in every province was during the period of:
(a)Warren Hastings (b) Cornwallis
(c) Wellesley (d) Dalhousie
Answer: (d)

66.Who was the Viceroy when Montague- Chelmsford reforms were introduced?
(a)Montague (b) Minto
(c) Chelmsford (d) Reading
Answer: (c)

67.Who was the Viceroy when Minto-Morley reforms were introduced?
(a)Hardinge II (b) Minto
(c) Morley (d) Chelmsford
Answer: (b)

68.Who was the Viceroy when Non-Cooperation
movement was launched?
(a)Hardinge II (b) Reading
(c) Chelmsford (d) Minto II
Answer: (c)

69.The Governor General who founded the Royal Asiatic Society:
(a)Warren Hastings (b) Cornwallis
(c) Wellesley (d) Dalhousie
Answer: (a)

70.Who was the Viceroy when Non-Cooperation movement was repealed?
(a)Chelmsford (b) Wellington
(c) Irwin (d) Reading
Answer: (d)

71.Name the Governor General who introduced Permanent Revenue Settlement:
(a)Warren Hastings (b) William Bentick
(c) Cornwallis (d) Wellesley
Answer: (c)

72.The Governor General who suppressed the Thuggs:
(a)William Bentick (b) Warren Hastings
(c) Wellesley (d) Cornwallis
Answer: (a)

73.The Governor General during the Sepoy Mutiny:
(a)Dalhousie (b) Canning
(c) William Bentick (d) Warren Hastings
Answer: (b)

74.The Governor General during the Vellore Mutiny (1806):
(a)George Barlow (b) Warren Hastings
(c) Cornwallis (d) Wellesley
Answer: (a)

75.The only Viceroy who was assassinated:
(a)Dufferin (b) Curzon
(c) Mayo (d) Ripon
Answer: (c)

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