Policies of the British

Q. The Lex Loci Act of 1850 allowed a ____, who had converted to a different faith, to inherit his ancestral property.

1. Christian
2. Hindu
3. Muslim
4. Adivasi

Q. Which was the policy of the British East India Company under which, if the ruler of a princely state or territory under the paramountcy of the Company died without a natural heir, the state/territory would automatically be annexed to the British empire?

1. Subsidiary Alliance
2. Mahalwari System
3. Doctrine of Lapse
4. Ryotwari System

Q. Which of the following languages was the medium of instruction in schools established by the British Christian Missionaries in India?

1. English
2. Native languages
3. Sanskrit
4. Hindi

Q. Who was Mangal Pandey? How was he responsible for the outbreak of the war?

Q. Which of the following was banned by the British?

1. Sati
2. Education
3. Taxation
4. Cultivation

Q. The political cartoon above refers to the _______.

1. Boston Port Act
2. Stamp Act
3. Embargo Act
4. Lend-Lease Act
5. Indian Removal Act

Q. Describe the policy adopted by Lord Dalhousie to expand the British empire in India.

Q. In , a law was passed allowing Indians who had converted to Christianity to inherit property; this was not allowed earlier.

1. 1856
2. 1855
3. 1851
4. 1850

Q. Which was the policy of the British East India Company under which, if the ruler of a princely state or territory under the paramountcy of the Company died without a natural heir, the state/territory would automatically be annexed to the British empire?

1. Subsidiary Alliance
2. Doctrine of Lapse
3. Mahalwari System
4. Ryotwari System