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71.

Which one of the following Governor General was impeached by the British Parliament?

(a)Lord Curzon

(b)Warren Hastings

(c)Lord Canning

(d)William Bentinck

Comment

Answer is: BNA

72.

Which one of the following measures is associated with William Bentinck, the then Governor-General of India?

(a)Introduction of postal system

(b)Resumption of rent-free land

(c)Preservation of ancient monuments

(d)Partition of Bengal

Comment

Answer is: BNA

73.

The British introduced the railways in India in order to

(a)Promote heavy industries in India

(b)Facilitate British commerce and administrative control

(c)Move foodstuff in case of famine

(d)Enable Indian to move freely within the country

Comment

Answer is: BNA

74.

Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made an attempt to estimate the per capital income of India?

(a)Gopal Krishna Gokhle

(b)Feroz Shah Mehta

(c)Surendranath Banerjee

(d)Dadabhai Naoroji

Comment

Answer is: DNA

75.

First railway line were laid down in India under which British Governor?

(a)Lord Dalhousie

(b)Lord Curzon

(c)Lord Wellesley

(d)Lord Lytton

Comment

Answer is: ANA

76.

Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule?

(a)Dadabhai Naoroji

(b)MN Roy

(c)Jai Prakash Narayan

(d)Ram Manohar Lohiya

Comment

Answer is: ANA

77.

The English introduced Ryotwari settlement in

(a)Bengal Presidency

(b)Madras Presidency

(c)Bombay Presidency

(d)Madras and Bombay Presidency

Comment

Answer is: DNA

78.

Who authored the book 'poverty and the Un-British Rule in India'?

(a)Dadabhai Nauroji

(b)Ramesh Chandra Dutt

(c)Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d)Amrita Kumar Sen

Comment

Answer is: ANA

79.

In which of the following tears was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid?

(a)1853

(b)1854

(d)1858

Comment

Answer is: ANA

80.

Which amongst the following place was not a centre of the Revolution of 1857?

(a)Ajmer

(b)Jaipur

(c)Neemuch

(d)Arrah

Comment

Answer is: BNA

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