BRI | MCQs

Explanation

A large, peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Baishakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-independence activists Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal.

Explanation

Under the system of diarchy, both A and B are correct:

• Some powers are reserved and controlled by the Government of the provinces.
• Some powers were transferred to the provincial legislative council.

Explanation

Telegraph system, Railway, British values and norms were introduced by British in India.

Explanation

• The Governor General of India during the conquest of Sindh: Lord Ellenborough.
• Lord Ellenborough: He was the Governor General of India from 1842 to 1844 and oversaw the conquest of Sindh in 1843.
• Conquest of Sindh: Sindh was conquered by Charles Napier, who was the first Chief Commissioner and Governor of Sindh in 1947.

Explanation

In 1750s, the East India Company began to fortify their important sites, including Calcutta.

Explanation

The British India Association was indeed founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866.

Dadabhai Naoroji, often referred to as the "Grand Old Man of India,"

Dadabhai Naoroji was born on September 4, 1825, in Bombay (now Mumbai), British India.

he foundation of the British India Association marked an important milestone in his efforts to address the concerns of Indians under British rule.

The association aimed to provide a platform for Indians to voice their grievances, discuss political issues, and work towards the betterment of Indian society.

Explanation

1. Pethick Lawrence

2. Stafford Cripps

3. A.V. Alexander

Explanation

Lord Cornwallis, one of the Governor Generals of Bengal, introduced Civil Services to India.

The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service

The Indian Civil Service (ICS) was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947.

Its members ruled over more than 300 million people

The Indian Civil Service (ICS) was appointed under Section XXXII(32) of the Government of India Act 1858

Explanation

• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
  
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

Explanation

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company

The East India Company (EIC) was founded on December 31, 1600

The East India Company (EIC) dissolved in 1874

The East India Company was founded during the rule of Queen Elizabeth I