British Rule in India Quiz

As an ambassador, King James I of England was sent to Jahangir's court in the Mughal Empire.

Birsa Munda was a member of the Munda tribe of the Chhotanagpur Plateau and a tribal liberation warrior, spiritual leader, and folk hero in India. Birsa Munda founded the Millenarian Movement, a tribal religious movement, in the Bengal Presidency in the 19th century (Present-day Jharkhand).

King George V of Britain issued a proclamation in December 1911 ordering the transfer of British India's capital from Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) to Delhi.

In 1773, Warren Hastings was appointed as Bengal's first governor general. Lord William Bentinck served as British India's first governor general. The Governor General of Bengal became the Governor General of India via a charter act in 1833.

Because of widespread corruption, the company gradually lost its commercial monopoly and political authority, and the British crown nationalised its Indian holdings in 1858. By virtue of the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act, it was formally liquidated in 1874.

A committee was formed by the viceroy at the time, Lord Dufferin, to investigate the situation. However, the Secretary of State rejected the idea of holding direct elections. However, he accepted indirect electoral representation.

The Treaty of Rajghat, which the Holkars signed in 1805, required them to surrender Tonk, Bundi, and Rampura to the British. Large portions of central India came under British rule as a result of the conflict.

In Indian history, the Ilbert Bill was a contentious proposal made in 1883 to permit senior Indian magistrates to sit over matters involving British subjects in India. The Indian Legislative Council passed the compromise-devastated bill on January 25, 1884.

The Maratha Empire was dissolved as a result of the British triumph. The Peshwa surrendered on June 3, 1818, and was taken prisoner and housed in a little estate at Bithur, close to Kanpur. The majority of his domain was annexed and joined the Bombay Presidency.

The Paikas of Khurda in Odisha launched an armed uprising against the British in 1817. Under Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhara's direction, the uprising developed and gained shape.

The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny (RIN), also known as the Royal Indian Navy Revolt, was started by Ratings (non-commissioned officers and sailors) against the British on February 18, 1946, in the harbour of Bombay. RIN quickly extended to additional regions of British India.

The land occupied by the Brahmins was known as Brahmaswam.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar was carried out by General Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, a British Indian Army commander. On April 13, 1919, he imposed Martial Law and gave the order to fire into the crowd of people assembled in the Jallianwala Bagh.

India's capital, Delhi, was officially established 86 years ago. The British government thought it would be simpler and more convenient to rule India from Delhi than from Calcutta.

Lord Canning announced Queen Victoria's proclamation to "the Princes, Chiefs and Peoples of India" on November 1, 1858. This proclamation revealed a new British policy of unwavering support for "local princes" and nonintervention in matters of religious belief or worship within British India.

Infrastructure improvements in the fields of railroads, ports, water transportation, posts, and telegraphs occurred when the country was ruled by the British. The British government's colonial interests, however, were the only reason for its development. The development of the Indian economy never sparked their interest.

Britain made the hasty decision to depart India as a result of the Naval Mutiny because they were concerned that there would be widespread Britisher murder throughout India if the mutiny spread to the army and police. So, Britain made the decision to transfer authority as soon as possible.

In 1608 at Surat, the British made their first expedition into Indian soil. On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I issued a Royal Charter to the British East India Company, giving it a monopoly over trade with the East Indies.

The beginning of British rule in India is credited to Robert Clive. He began working for the East India Company as a clerk and advanced through the ranks to command the British soldiers at the battle of Plassey.

In 1874, a parliamentary act officially disbanded the East India Company. Thus came the British Raj, the British state's direct imperial dominion over India.