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Prior to the revolt of 1857, there were only two half-finished trunk roads one between Calcutta and Delhi, the other between ________ and _________.

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  1. Madras, Calcutta

  2. Delhi, Lahore

  3. Mombay, Agra

  4. Peshawar, Patna

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Correct Option: C

The General Service Enlistment Act was issued in 1856 by ______ .

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  1. Lord Dufferin

  2. Robert Clive

  3. Lord Canning

  4. Lord Dalhousie

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The General Services Enlistment Act was issued in 1856 by Lord Canning.

First railway line in India was set up by ______ .

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  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Macaulay

  3. Sir Charles Wood

  4. Lord Wellesley

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

First railway line in India was set up by Lord Dalhousie in 1853, between Bombay to Thane.

Who started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?

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  1. Lord William Bentinck

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord Cornwallis

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie, who was the governor-general of India from 1848 to 1856, started the Public Works Department in 1848, and irrigation projects were among the earliest to be launched by this department.

Who decided to introduce Regulating Act?

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  1. Lord North

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Lord William

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The East India company failed to pay its dues to Government to maintain its monopoly. On the other hand the officials of east India Company were getting richer by their private trade and by receiving gifts. Having observed these things, Lord North decided to overhaul the management of the East India Company with the Regulating Act.

Where the Court of Directors was created under Regulating Act?

history how the traders became rulers lord william bentinck subsidiary alliance system expansion of british power in india

  1. London

  2. Madras

  3. Mumbai

  4. Calcutta

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A  Court of Directors was created at London to oversee the affairs of East India Company in India. Under Regulating Act. 

Which Governors were brought under the control of Governor General of Bengal?

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  1. Governor of Madras

  2. Governor of Bombay

  3. Both of above

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Governors of Madras and Bombay presidencies were brought under the control of Governor General of Bengal. Under the Regulating Act.

Which was the first Act of British Parliament to rule in India?

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  1. Regulation Act of 1773

  2. The East India Company Act 1784

  3. Charter Act of 1793

  4. Charter Act of 1813

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Regulating Act of 1773 was first act of British Parliament to exercise indirect control over the affairs of East India Company's rule in India.

When East India Company was in financial trouble?

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  1. 1765

  2. 1769

  3. 1773

  4. 1775

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

By 1773, the East India Company was in deep financial trouble. the East India Company owed money to both the Bank of England and the Government.

Who was the head of Governor general-in-Council?

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  1. Governor General

  2. Prime Minister of England

  3. Directors of Court

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Governor General-in-Council was created with Governor General as head and with four members of the Council to control Legislative and Executive functions.