East India Company – Rule, Revenue, Reforms Etc.

1. Who said that the British established a robber state in Bengal between 1765 and 1772?

  1. Edmund Burke
  2. Lord Macaulay
  3. G. W. Forrest
  4. K. M. Panikkar
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Answer: Option D. K. M. Panikkar

2. Who drafted the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act during Company rule?

  1. Lord Canning
  2. Lord Dalhousie
  3. Lord Bentinck
  4. Lord Lytton
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Answer: Option B. Lord Dalhousie

3. During the tenure of Lord Ellenborough as Governor-General, which act declared slavery illegal?

  1. Indian Slavery Act 1843
  2. Abolition of Slavery Act
  3. Indian Penal Code
  4. Vernacular Press Act
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Answer: Option A. Indian Slavery Act 1843

4. Under which treaty did the British East India Company secure Diwani rights over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?

  1. Treaty of Salbai
  2. Treaty of Bassein
  3. Treaty of Allahabad
  4. Treaty of Amritsar
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Answer: Option C. Treaty of Allahabad

5. Who introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?

  1. Lord Dalhousie
  2. Lord Wellesley
  3. Lord Hastings
  4. Lord Canning
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Answer: Option B. Lord Wellesley