163. The first printing press in India was set up by
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) French
d) English
164. The first modern arsenal was established at
a) Dindigal
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengal
d) Bombay
165. Clive returned to Bengal as its Governor in
a) 1764
b) 1765
c) 1766
d) 1767
166. The first governor general of Bengal was
a) Lord Clive
b) Lord Warren Hastings
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) Lord John Shore
167. Who said “our island has scarcely produced a man more truly great either in arms or in council
a) John shore
b) Cornwallis
c) Macaulay
d) Ellen borough
168. After return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to
a) a dreadful disease
b) committed suicide
c) was assassinated
d) Died under mysterious circumstances
169. Which of the following did not hold the governorship of Bengal?
a) Holwell
b) Cartier
c) Vansittart
d) Macaulay
170. Lord Dalhousie proposed a railway system for the whole country in ———
a) 1853
b) 1859
c) 1869
d) 1880
171. When did the English start draining Bengal of her wealth on a larger scale?
a) 1757
b) 1765
c) 1770
d) 1793
172. Which one of the following destroyed the peasants’ rights over the land cultivated by them?
a) Riot wari settlement
b) Mahalwari settlement
c) Permanent settlement
d) Annual settlement