Governor/Governor General/ Viceroy One Liner Questions & Answers
| Questions | Answer | |
| 1 | The first Governor-General of India was – | Willian Bentinck |
| 2 | At the time of the establishment of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, who was the Governor-General of Bengal? | Lord Warren Hastings |
| 3 | The policy of ‘Security cell’ is related with – | Warren Hastings |
| 4 | ‘Ring Fence’ policy is associated with – | Warren Hastings |
| 5 | Who abolished the ‘Dual Government’ system in Bengal? | Warren Hastings |
| 6 | The dual system of governance in Bengal was enforced by – | Robert Clive |
| 7 | Which Governor-General was prosecuted for impeachment? | Warren Hastings |
| 8 | Who established the judicial organization in India? | Lord Cornwallis |
| 9 | Which Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? | Cornwallis |
| 10 | The enforcement of the Public Service was done in – | Tenure of Cornwallis |
| 11 | The Tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at – | Ghazipur |
| 12 | Between whom was the ‘Treaty of Bassein signed in 1802? | English and Bajirao- II |
| 13 | First Maratha Sardar to accept the subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley was – | Peshwa Bajirao- II |
| 14 | Subsidiary Alliance was implemented during the reign of – | Lord Wellesley |
| 15 | Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of the subsidiary alliance? | Nizam of Hyderabad |
| 16 | The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was – | The Nawab of Oudh |
| 17 | The Subsidiary Alliance was not accepted by – | The Holkar state of Indore |
| 18 | Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System in the administration to establish British power over the Indian States? | Lord Wellesley |
| 19 | The main aim of East India Company was to make a subsidiary alliance in Rajput states was – | To establish the sovereignty of the British |
| 20 | Who negotiated Subordinate Alliances of 1817-18 with the Princely States of Rajputana? | Charles Metcalf |
| 21 | At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India – | Lord Wellesley |
| 22 | The revolt of Vellore occur during the regime of which Governor? | Sir George Barlow |
| 23 | Anglo-Nepal War took place during the reign of – | Lord Hastings |
| 24 | The Treaty of Sagauli took place in the year – | 1815 A.D. |
| 25 | The third Anglo-Maratha war is related to – | Lord Hastings |
| 26 | Sir Thomas Munro was Governor of Madras for years – | 1820-1827 A.D. |
| 27 | On the basis of alleged maladministration which Governor-General had taken the administration of Mysore state? | Lord William Bentinck |
| 28 | Which Governor Generals of Bengal was associated with Third Anglo-Mysore War? | Lord Cornwallis |
| 29 | Who was associated with the suppression of thugs? | Captain Sleeman |
| 30 | Sati system was abolished by – | Lord William Bentinck |
| 31 | In which year Sati System was abolished by William Bentinck? | 1829 A.D. |
| 32 | ‘Hill Assembly Plan’ was set up for the development of Adivasi by – | Lord Macaulay |
| 33 | The export of slaves from Bengal was banned in which year? | 1789 |
| 34 | Awadh was annexed to British Empire in India by – | By declaring the State as maladminister |
| 35 | Oudh was amalgamated into the British dominion in the year– | 1856 |
| 36 | James Andrew Ramsay was the real name of which Government-General of India? | Lord Dalhousie |
| 37 | Who formulated and implemented the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’? | Dalhousie |
| 38 | The ruler of which states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance? | Awadh |
| 39 | Which was the first victim of Lord Dalhousie’s ‘policy of doctrine of lapse’? | Satara |
| 40 | The conquest of Sindh by the British was completed during the period of – | Lord Ellenborough |
| 41 | Sindh was annexed by the British in – | 1843 |
| 42 | The princely state of Baghat was annexed to the British in – | 1850 |
| 43 | Which Princely States was not annexed by the British? | Gwalior |
| 44 | Who was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into the British Dominion? | James Outram |
| 45 | The first railway in India was laid down during the period of – | Lord Dalhousie |
| 46 | The first railway line was opened in India between – | Bombay and Thane |
| 47 | Which company started the First Railway Service in India? | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
| 48 | The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of – | Dufferin |
| 49 | Public Works Department was organized in 1845-1855 by – | Lord Dalhousie |
| 50 | In whose rule the Widow Remarriage Act was implemented in – | Lord Canning |
| 51 | Queen Victoria’s manifesto was read out in Allahabad on November 1, 1858, by – | Lord Canning |
| 52 | Who was the first Viceroy of India – | Lord Canning |
| 53 | Queen Victoria’s Proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November 1858 at – | Allahabad |
| 54 | The right to adopt an heir in place of own son was re-established by – | Queen’s announcement of 1858 |
| 55 | Queen Victoria was appointed the Empress of India in – | 1877 |
| 56 | Which Governor General had abolished slavery? | Lord Ellenborough |
| 57 | Who merged Sikkim in India? | Lord Dalhousie |
| 58 | ‘Permanent Settlement’ was introduced during the tenure of – | Lord Cornwallis |
| 59 | When was Peshwaship abolished? | In 1818 |
| 60 | The Viceroy who followed an aggressive policy toward Afghanistan was – | Lord Lytton |
| 61 | Who is associated with the policy of ‘Masterly Inactivity’ – | John Lawrence |
| 62 | Who was the person to conduct Census in India for the first time? | Lord Mayo |
| 63 | Which Viceroy of India was murdered by a convict in Andaman and Nicobar Island while he was on tour? | Lord Mayo |
| 64 | The Governor-General followed a spirited “Forward” policy toward Afghanistan was – | Lytton |
| 65 | Who had the longest tenure as the Viceroy of India? | Lord Curzon |
| 66 | In 1902, Lord Curzon appointed the University Commission including two Indian members. Who were they? | Syed Hussain Bilgrami & Justice Gurudas Banerjee |
| 67 | Who established Imperial Cadet Corps? | Lord Curzon |
| 68 | Local Self-Government institutions in India were strengthened in 1882 by – | Lord Ripon |
| 69 | The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the – |
Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian Magistrates about the trial of the Europeans
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| 70 | The first Factory Act for restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time? | Lord Ripon |
| 71 | Who is considered to be the Father of ‘Local Self-Government’ in India? | Lord Ripon |
| 72 | The Archaeological Survey of India was established in the period of – | Lord Curzon |
| 73 | Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’? | Alexander Cunningham |
| 74 | Who established the Department of Archaeological Survey? | Lord Curzon |
| 75 | During the tenure of which Governor-General was the ‘Ancient Monuments Preservation Act’ passed – | Lord Curzon |
| 76 | An important event of Lord Dufferin’s tenure as Viceroy was – | Establishment of the Indian National Congress |
| 77 | Which Governors-General ridiculed Congress as representing only a ‘microscopic minority of people? | Lord Dufferin |
| 78 | Who compared Curzon’s administration in India to that of Aurangzeb? | G.K. Gokhale |
| 79 | “In my belief, Congress is to tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” Who wrote it? | Lord Curzon |
| 80 | The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was adopted by – | Lord Curzon & Lord Minto |
| 81 | “The Muslims, if contented and satisfied, would become the greatest bulwark of British power in India.”Who wrote it? | W.W. Hunter |
| 82 | Which Governor-General used the system of Separate electoral colleges to conquer Muslims and make them against Congress? | Lord Minto |
| 83 | Who was the only Jewish Viceroy of India? | Lord Reading |
| 84 | The transfer of the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of – | Lord Harding |
| 85 | Who was the founder of the Empire in India? | Lord Clive |