1. Who first cited “drain of wealth” theory?
Dadabhan Nauroji in his book “poverty and un-British rule in India”
2. Who wrote Economic History of India?
RC Dutt
3. Who introduced permanent settlement in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa?
Lord Cornwallis in 1793
4. Why Nana Sahib was refused pension by British?
As he was adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II
5. Which social reforms by British gave rise to Revolt of 1857?
Widow remarriage, abolition of sati, school for girls, Christian missionaries etc.
6. British asked Indian soldiers to use ___ greased with pork or beef cartridges which gave rise to Revolt of 1857.
Enfield Rifles
7. Which sepoy first rose during Revolt of 1857 against British?
Mangal Pandey
8. Who was declared “Shahenshah I Hindusthan” during Revolt of 1857?
Bahadur Shah II
9. Jhansi was captured by ___ on 17th June 1858 and Rani Lakshmi Bai died in the battle field?
Hugh Rose
10. What other names did historians gave to the great Revolt of 1857?
“first war of independence” by VD Savarkar; “sepoy mutiny” by Maleson
11. Who became the governor of Bengal in 1772 and first governor general of Bengal in 1773 through the regulating act of 1773?
Warren Hastings
12. Who established India’s first supreme court in Calcutta?
Warren Hastings
13. Who founded the Asiatic society of Bengal with William Jones in 1784?
Warren Hastings
14. Who wrote introduction to the first English translation of Gita by Charles Wilkins?
Warren Hastings
15. Who started diwani and faujdari adalats?
Warren Hastings
16. First Anglo Maratha war (1776) occurred during the period of ___ and ended in treaty of ___
Warren Hastings; Salbai
17. When was Pitts India act passed?
1784
18. Who introduced Izaredari system in 1773?
Lord Cornwallis
19. Who first created the post of district judge?
Lord Cornwallis
20. Who is known as the father of civil services in India?
Lord Cornwallis
21. Who introduced the system of subsidiary alliance?
Lord Wellesley
22. Who set up Fort William college in 1800 for training of civil servants of the company in Indian Languages and customs?
Lord Wellesley
23. Who was the first to accept subsidiary alliance?
Nizam of Hyderabad
24. Who was regarded as “father of modern western education in India”?
Lord William Bentinck
25. Who was responsible for abolition of Sati?
Lord William Bentinck
26. Who was the first governor general of India?
Lord William Bentinck
27. Under whose governorship was first medical college opened in Calcutta in 1835?
Lord William Bentinck
28. Who was known as Liberator of Press?
Charles Metcalfe, who passed the famous press law which liberated press in India
29. Who was appointed first governor of Sind?
Lord Ellenborough
30. Under whose reign widow remarriage act (1856) passed?
Lord Dalhousie