Top 10,000+ General Awareness Questions and Answers 2020-2021 - 1

Question: 1

The first Governor General of India was

(A) Lord Lytton

(B) Lord William Bentick

(C) Lord Canning

(D) Lord Clive

Ans: B

Lord William Bentick

Question: 2

First decisive military success of English East India Company in India is marked by

(A) Battle of Haldi Ghati

(B) Battle of Panipat

(C) Battle of Plassey

(D) Battle of Buxar

Ans: D

Battle of Buxar

Question: 3

Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?

(A) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Lord Curzon

(C) Lord Bentick

(D) Lord Ripon

Ans: A

Lord Dalhousie

Question: 4

The first Governor General of India was appointed in

(A) 1774

(B) 1833

(C) 1858

(D) 1911

Ans: B

1833

Question: 5

A group of eunuchs and ladies dominated in the Government under

(A) Alamgir II (1754-59)

(B) Shah Alam II (1759-1806)

(C) Ahmed Shah (1748-54)

(D) Muhammad Shah (1719-48)

Ans: C

Ahmed Shah (1748-54)

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