Unit 1: Topic 2: India

Question 1

Who was the governor general who introduced Westernisation into India- making English the official language and outlawing religious customs?

Answer 1

Lord Bentick 1828-35

Question 2

Who was the governor general who promoted Christianity and disregarded Indian customs introducing the Doctrine of Lapse?

Answer 2

Lord Dalhousie- 1848- 56

Question 3

Who rebelled before the main Indian mutiny and when?

Answer 3

Mangal Pandey- March 1857- attacked an officer

Question 4

When and where did the Indian mutiny start and who was involved?

Answer 4

10th May 1857- began at Meerut- 85 members of the 3rd Bengal light cavalry refused to use rifles so were imprisoned- broken free by comrades and turned on officers.

Question 5

Who raised an army to defend her land from the British during the Indian mutiny?

Answer 5

Rani of Jhansi

Question 6

When was the Cawnpore Massacre and who caused it?

Answer 6

June 27th 1857, Nana Sahib

Question 7

Who was involved in the Canpore massacre and where did it occur?

Answer 7

• Major General Sir Hugh Wheeler surrendored to Nana Sahib
• 200 women and children massacred
• Occured at the Bibhigar complex.

Question 8

What was the battle in which British won against the rebels?

Answer 8

The Battle of Gwailor- June 1858

Question 9

When was the government of India act?

Answer 9

1858

Question 10

When was the Delhi Durbar and Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India?

Answer 10

1877

Question 11

Which Viceroy helped Disraeli with the Delhi Derbar?

Answer 11

Viceroy Robert Lytton in 1877

Question 12

How did tea plantations increase in India after the Indian mutiny?

Answer 12

• 1851- 1 plantation
• 1872- 295 plantations

Question 13

How many British troops were in the Indian army at the time of the Indian mutiny?

Answer 13

Fewer than 40,000

Question 14

What was the ratio of Indian troops to British troops in the army by the 1880s?

Answer 14

• 1:2
• 70,000 British: 125,000 Indians

Question 15

How many Bengali regiments were disbanded after the Indian rebellion?

Answer 15

62/74

Question 16

How many Indian troops were deployed in the 2nd Opium war and when?

Answer 16

1859- 10,000

Question 17

How many Indian troops were deployed to fight Arabi Pasha in 1882?

Answer 17

7,000

Question 18

How much railway was laid in the decade after the Indian rebellion?

Answer 18

• 3,000 miles of railway
• 2 miles a day

Question 19

When was the Government of India Act where the British government took control of India from the East India Company?

Answer 19

1858

Question 20

Who controlled India from Britain?

Answer 20

The India office headed by the Secretary of State for India advised by the India council.

Question 21

How many members were in the India Council?

Answer 21

15 members

Question 22

Who was the first Viceroy of India and who did he take over from?

Answer 22

Viceroy Canning took over from Lord Dalhousie.

Question 23

When was the Age of Consent Act and what did it dictate?

Answer 23

1891- raised age of statutory rape from 10 to 12 years old

Question 24

When was the Indian Natioanl Congress formed?

Answer 24

1885

Question 25

What was the name of the railway network through India?

Answer 25

The Great Railway Network.

Question 26

According to the 1871 census how many Indians lived under British rule?

Answer 26

* 232 million under direct rule * 63 million in Princely states

Question 27

How many civil servants were there in the Indian civil service?

Answer 27

Around 1000.

Question 28

How many members of the Indian civil service were Indian in 1890?

Answer 28

30

Question 29

How many members were in the Legislative council and what were they responsible for?

Answer 29

* 5 members * Finance, law, army and home affairs

Question 30

Who represented teh Viceroy in the provinces?

Answer 30

Provincial Governors/ chief commissioners with their own legislative councils?

Question 31

Who oversaw local councils and reported practical issues in India?

Answer 31

District officers

Question 32

How many princely states were there?

Answer 32

565

Question 33

How much of India did the Princes rule?

Answer 33

40%

Question 34

When was the Doctrine of Lapse introduced and removed and who by?

Answer 34

* 1848- introduced by Governor- General Lord Dalhousie * 1858- removed by Viceroy Curzon

Question 35

When was the Delhi Derbhar and which viceroy was it run by?

Answer 35

1877- run by Viceroy Robert Lytton

Question 36

When was Queen Victoria pronounced empress of India?

Answer 36

1st January 1877

Question 37

How many provinces did the British rule?

Answer 37

* British ruled 8 large provinces * Number of small provinces run by chief commissioners brough the number to 13

Question 38

Who oversaw the running of princely states for the Viceroy?

Answer 38

* Residents- major princely states * Agents- minor princely states

Question 39

Where did Universities open in India in 1857?

Answer 39

Bombay, Madras and Calcutta

Question 40

What was the main elite school in India?

Answer 40

Rajkumar college

Question 41

How many students entered universities in the 30 years after 1857?

Answer 41

* 60,000 entered universities mostly in arts * 2,000 entered law

Question 42

What were the features of graduates in 1882?

Answer 42

* 1/3 entered government service- 1,100 appointments. * Slightly more than 1/3 entered law

Question 43

When did Mary Carpenter visit India and how many times did she visit?

Answer 43

Visited India 4 times 1866-1875

Question 44

When did Mary Carpenter set up the National Indian Association?

Answer 44

1870

Question 45

When did Viceroy Canning do his clemency tour of India?

Answer 45

1859-1861

Question 46

When was Viceroy Canning Viceroy?

Answer 46

1858-62

Question 47

When was the Great Famine?

Answer 47

1876-1878

Question 48

How did tea plantations increase?

Answer 48

* 1851-1 * 1871- 295

Question 49

How much land did the irrigation reforms impact?

Answer 49

6% of land mostly only where supported British commercial interest.

Question 50

How much railway was built after the Indian Rebellion.

Answer 50

3,000 miles laid in the decade after the rebellion- 2 miles a day

Question 51

When was the Ilbert Bill proposed leading to the 'white mutiny'?

Answer 51

1883

Question 52

When was the Indian National Congress' first meeting?

Answer 52

December 1885

Question 53

When was Viceroy Robert Lytton Viceroy?

Answer 53

1876-1880

Question 54

When did Viceroy Lytton launch an invasion into Afghanistan?

Answer 54

November 1878

Question 55

How many troops did Viceroy Lytton lose in his fight with Afghanistan?

Answer 55

1,000- double the Afghanistan losses

Question 56

When was the treaty of Gandamak and what did it secure?

Answer 56

* 1879 * Secured the strategic North-West frontier in Afghanistan