British Rule | MCQs

Explanation

The British ruled India directly for 90 years, from 1858 to 1947.

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

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

Congress leaders like Gandhi and Nehru Participated in the first Khilafat Conference which was arranged at Delhi.