1. Lord William Bentinck became the Governor-General of India in which year?
A) 1825
B) 1828
C) 1830
D) 1832
Answer: B) 1828
Explanation: Bentinck took charge as Governor-General of Bengal in 1828, later becoming the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act 1833.
2. Who was the first Governor-General of India as per the Charter Act of 1833?
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Lord Wellesley
C) Lord William Bentinck
D) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: C) Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: The Charter Act 1833 made Bentinck the first Governor-General of India, unifying administration.
3. Which social evil was abolished by Lord William Bentinck in 1829?
A) Polygamy
B) Child Marriage
C) Sati
D) Dowry
Answer: C) Sati
Explanation: Bentinck, influenced by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, banned Sati in 1829 through Regulation XVII.
4. The abolition of Sati by Bentinck was opposed mainly by?
A) British Missionaries
B) Orthodox Hindus
C) East India Company officials
D) Muslim leaders
Answer: B) Orthodox Hindus
Explanation: Many orthodox Hindu groups opposed it as interference in religious practices.
5. In which year did Bentinck suppress the practice of infanticide in India?
A) 1829
B) 1830
C) 1832
D) 1835
Answer: B) 1830
Explanation: Female infanticide was suppressed by him, especially in Rajputana and Punjab.
6. Lord William Bentinck is often described as a ____ in Indian history.
A) Conqueror
B) Reformer
C) Expansionist
D) Reactionary
Answer: B) Reformer
Explanation: Due to his social, administrative, and economic reforms, he is called the “Father of Modern Western Education in India.”
7. Who called Lord William Bentinck “the Father of Modern Western Education in India”?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Macaulay
C) Charles Metcalfe
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: B) Macaulay
Explanation: Due to his acceptance of Macaulay’s Minutes and English education reforms.
8. Lord Bentinck suppressed the practice of Thuggee with the help of?
A) Thomas Munro
B) Captain Sleeman
C) Cornwallis
D) James Mill
Answer: B) Captain Sleeman
Explanation: Sleeman was instrumental in eradicating the Thuggee menace during Bentinck’s tenure.
9. The practice of human sacrifice among Khonds was suppressed during the tenure of?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Wellesley
C) Lord William Bentinck
D) Lord Ripon
Answer: C) Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: Human sacrifice among Khonds of Odisha was targeted by Bentinck’s administration.
10. The famous Regulation XVII (1829) passed by Bentinck abolished which practice?
A) Polygamy
B) Sati
C) Infanticide
D) Slavery
Answer: B) Sati
Explanation: This landmark reform banned the burning of widows.
11. Who supported Bentinck strongly in abolishing Sati?
A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B) Dayananda Saraswati
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation: Roy campaigned against Sati and supported the government’s reform.
12. Which language was promoted as the medium of higher education under Bentinck’s administration?
A) Sanskrit
B) Persian
C) English
D) Urdu
Answer: C) English
Explanation: Following Macaulay’s Minutes (1835), English was made the medium.
13. The English Education Act was passed in which year under Bentinck?
A) 1829
B) 1833
C) 1835
D) 1837
Answer: C) 1835
Explanation: Bentinck passed the English Education Act in 1835.
14. Who was responsible for the famous “Minute on Indian Education” in 1835?
A) Bentinck
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Macaulay
D) Charles Wood
Answer: C) Macaulay
Explanation: Macaulay’s Minutes advocated for English education.
15. The Charter Act of 1833 under Bentinck introduced?
A) Abolition of slavery
B) Centralized administration
C) Subsidiary alliance
D) Permanent settlement
Answer: B) Centralized administration
Explanation: It centralized Indian administration and opened India to free trade.
16. Which commission was appointed during Bentinck’s tenure to study education?
A) Charles Wood’s Dispatch
B) Hunter Commission
C) Macaulay Committee
D) None
Answer: C) Macaulay Committee
Explanation: Bentinck appointed the Macaulay Committee on Education.
17. The suppression of Thuggee gangs was mainly in which regions?
A) Bengal & Assam
B) Punjab & Sindh
C) Central India & Bundelkhand
D) Tamil Nadu & Kerala
Answer: C) Central India & Bundelkhand
Explanation: Thuggee gangs operated in central India, curbed under Sleeman.
18. Bentinck reduced army expenditure by?
A) Cutting soldiers’ salaries
B) Recruiting fewer Europeans
C) Abolishing hereditary commanders
D) Merging battalions
Answer: D) Merging battalions
Explanation: He economized by reducing European troops and merging battalions.
19. Who called Bentinck “the most liberal Governor-General”?
A) Macaulay
B) Metcalfe
C) James Mill
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: A) Macaulay
Explanation: Due to his reforms in education, law, and society.
20. Lord William Bentinck abolished which tax on Indian press?
A) Sales tax
B) Advertisement tax
C) Licensing fee
D) Press restrictions
Answer: D) Press restrictions
Explanation: He relaxed press censorship, promoting freedom.
21. The Charter Act of 1833 abolished the monopoly of the East India Company in?
A) Salt trade
B) Tea trade
C) Indian trade except tea with China
D) Cotton trade
Answer: C) Indian trade except tea with China
Explanation: The Act ended Company’s commercial monopoly in India, retaining only tea trade with China.
22. Who was the successor of Lord William Bentinck as Governor-General?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Charles Metcalfe
C) Lord Auckland
D) Lord Ripon
Answer: B) Charles Metcalfe (Acting)
Explanation: Metcalfe succeeded him temporarily in 1835.
23. Which reform of Bentinck is associated with reduction of salaries of high officials?
A) Educational reform
B) Financial reform
C) Judicial reform
D) Military reform
Answer: B) Financial reform
Explanation: He reduced officials’ salaries to control expenditure.
24. Which province was annexed under Bentinck by the policy of “Good of the governed”?
A) Mysore
B) Coorg
C) Punjab
D) Sindh
Answer: B) Coorg
Explanation: The Coorg rebellion (1834) led to its annexation under Bentinck.
25. Lord William Bentinck was recalled to England in which year?
A) 1833
B) 1834
C) 1835
D) 1836
Answer: C) 1835
Explanation: He left India in 1835 and died in 1839.
26. Lord Bentinck abolished the practice of Sati in which presidency first?
A) Bombay Presidency
B) Madras Presidency
C) Bengal Presidency
D) Punjab
Answer: C) Bengal Presidency
Explanation: Regulation XVII of 1829 applied initially in Bengal Presidency, later extended to other regions.
27. What punishment was prescribed for those who abetted Sati after its abolition?
A) Death penalty
B) Fine only
C) Confiscation of property
D) Death penalty or life imprisonment
Answer: D) Death penalty or life imprisonment
Explanation: The law treated Sati as culpable homicide, with severe punishment.
28. Which social reformer most actively helped Bentinck in abolishing Sati?
A) Dayananda Saraswati
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation: Roy provided petitions, writings, and intellectual support to the government.
29. Infanticide was especially prevalent in which community, suppressed by Bentinck?
A) Marathas
B) Rajputs
C) Sikhs
D) Afghans
Answer: B) Rajputs
Explanation: Female infanticide was common among Rajput clans, which Bentinck targeted.
30. Bentinck’s suppression of Thuggee cult was aimed at protecting which group of people?
A) Local peasants
B) British officials
C) Travelers and traders
D) Soldiers
Answer: C) Travelers and traders
Explanation: Thugs attacked travelers, making roads unsafe.
31. Who was appointed as the first commissioner to suppress Thuggee under Bentinck?
A) Charles Metcalfe
B) Captain Sleeman
C) John Malcolm
D) Mountstuart Elphinstone
Answer: B) Captain Sleeman
Explanation: William Sleeman led the campaign against Thuggee.
32. The practice of human sacrifice among the Khonds was prominent in?
A) Maharashtra
B) Odisha
C) Punjab
D) Gujarat
Answer: B) Odisha
Explanation: Khonds of Odisha practiced human sacrifice, suppressed during Bentinck’s tenure.
33. Lord Bentinck’s policy of social reforms was based on which principle?
A) Non-interference in religion
B) Utilitarianism
C) Evangelism
D) Free-market economy
Answer: B) Utilitarianism
Explanation: Guided by Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian philosophy — “the greatest happiness of the greatest number.”
34. In which year was Sati made illegal throughout the Company’s territories?
A) 1829
B) 1830
C) 1832
D) 1833
Answer: A) 1829
Explanation: Regulation XVII of 1829 applied Company-wide.
35. Who opposed Bentinck’s abolition of Sati in the British Parliament?
A) Evangelical Missionaries
B) James Mill
C) Lord Ellenborough
D) Charles Metcalfe
Answer: C) Lord Ellenborough
Explanation: He argued it interfered in Indian religious customs.
36. The suppression of Thuggee is regarded as an achievement in?
A) Social reform
B) Judicial reform
C) Criminal law enforcement
D) Economic reform
Answer: C) Criminal law enforcement
Explanation: It showed effective policing under Company rule.
37. Bentinck reduced the privileges of?
A) Zamindars
B) Peshwas
C) Nawabs of Carnatic
D) European officials
Answer: D) European officials
Explanation: He reduced allowances and high salaries to curb expenditure.
38. Lord Bentinck is credited with encouraging which form of education?
A) Oriental learning
B) English education
C) Islamic education
D) Technical education
Answer: B) English education
Explanation: He supported English education based on Macaulay’s recommendations.
39. The English Education Act of 1835 made which language the medium of instruction?
A) Sanskrit
B) Persian
C) English
D) Hindi
Answer: C) English
Explanation: Act mandated English as the medium for higher education.
40. The Orientalists opposed Bentinck’s education reforms because they favored?
A) French
B) Sanskrit and Persian
C) English only
D) Arabic only
Answer: B) Sanskrit and Persian
Explanation: Orientalists like H.T. Prinsep wanted continuation of classical languages.
41. Macaulay’s Minute on Education (1835) was based on the idea of creating?
A) Clerks and administrators
B) Independent thinkers
C) Nationalist leaders
D) Missionaries
Answer: A) Clerks and administrators
Explanation: He wanted to create “a class of Indians, English in taste, opinions and intellect.”
42. Who opposed Macaulay’s English education policy within the Company?
A) Evangelicals
B) Anglicists
C) Orientalists
D) Liberals
Answer: C) Orientalists
Explanation: They argued for continuing traditional Sanskrit and Persian learning.
43. The Charter Act of 1833 allowed Indians to be appointed to which posts?
A) Judicial posts only
B) Civil and military posts
C) Company’s Director posts
D) Administrative posts without racial distinction
Answer: D) Administrative posts without racial distinction
Explanation: The Act opened civil services to Indians in principle, though barriers remained.
44. Who described English education policy as “a decisive event in Indian history”?
A) Karl Marx
B) R.C. Dutt
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Macaulay
Answer: A) Karl Marx
Explanation: Marx saw it as transformative for Indian society.
45. Bentinck’s reforms in judiciary aimed at?
A) Speedy justice and reducing expenditure
B) Promoting jury system
C) Abolishing civil courts
D) Introducing Indian judges in High Courts
Answer: A) Speedy justice and reducing expenditure
Explanation: He merged offices and simplified judicial machinery.
46. Which type of courts were introduced by Bentinck in provinces?
A) Supreme Courts
B) Circuit Courts
C) Commissioners’ Courts
D) Revenue Boards
Answer: C) Commissioners’ Courts
Explanation: Replaced expensive Circuit Courts with Commissioners’ Courts.
47. Under Bentinck, who were empowered to decide civil and criminal cases in districts?
A) Zamindars
B) Collectors
C) Commissioners
D) Magistrates
Answer: C) Commissioners
Explanation: They combined revenue, judicial, and executive functions.
48. Bentinck’s reforms were strongly influenced by which British philosopher?
A) Edmund Burke
B) Jeremy Bentham
C) John Locke
D) Adam Smith
Answer: B) Jeremy Bentham
Explanation: His utilitarian principle shaped Bentinck’s policies.
49. Who described Bentinck’s abolition of Sati as “the first great moral triumph of British rule”?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Macaulay
C) James Mill
D) Charles Metcalfe
Answer: B) Macaulay
Explanation: He praised it as Britain’s moral intervention.
50. What was the major drawback of Bentinck’s English Education Policy?
A) It promoted Oriental learning
B) It created unemployment
C) It ignored mass education
D) It excluded European missionaries
Answer: C) It ignored mass education
Explanation: It focused only on higher classes, leaving the masses illiterate.
51. Which administrative change was brought by the Charter Act of 1833 under Bentinck?
A) Governor-General of Bengal became Governor-General of India
B) Abolition of Diarchy in provinces
C) Introduction of federal system
D) Formation of ICS
Answer: A) Governor-General of Bengal became Governor-General of India
Explanation: This made Bentinck the first Governor-General of India.
52. Bentinck introduced financial reforms mainly to?
A) Increase Company profits
B) Reduce Indian taxation
C) Reduce expenditure of administration
D) Expand military campaigns
Answer: C) Reduce expenditure of administration
Explanation: He cut costs due to the Company’s financial crisis.
53. Which costly practice in the army did Bentinck abolish?
A) Free rations
B) Batta allowance
C) High pensions
D) Free uniforms
Answer: B) Batta allowance
Explanation: The extra allowance given to European troops was curtailed.
54. The reduction of Batta allowance by Bentinck led to resentment among?
A) Indian sepoys
B) British officers at Barrackpore
C) Rajput chiefs
D) Afghan soldiers
Answer: B) British officers at Barrackpore
Explanation: Officers were unhappy as their income reduced.
55. To reduce military expenditure, Bentinck mainly relied on?
A) Native Indian troops
B) European soldiers
C) Local militias
D) Mercenaries
Answer: A) Native Indian troops
Explanation: Indian sepoys were cheaper to maintain.
56. Which province was annexed during Bentinck’s tenure in 1834?
A) Punjab
B) Coorg
C) Sindh
D) Mysore
Answer: B) Coorg
Explanation: Coorg was annexed after a rebellion against British authority.
57. The financial crisis during Bentinck’s period was caused by?
A) Decline in Indian agriculture
B) Costly wars in Burma
C) Droughts
D) Over-taxation
Answer: B) Costly wars in Burma
Explanation: First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26) drained the treasury.
58. Which tax did Bentinck try to reform for increasing revenue?
A) Land revenue
B) Salt tax
C) Customs duty
D) Opium duty
Answer: A) Land revenue
Explanation: He tried to improve efficiency in land revenue collection.
59. Bentinck’s revenue reforms in Madras were based on?
A) Ryotwari system
B) Mahalwari system
C) Zamindari system
D) Permanent Settlement
Answer: A) Ryotwari system
Explanation: Continued Ryotwari system for efficiency in Madras.
60. In North-Western Provinces, Bentinck introduced?
A) Mahalwari system
B) Ryotwari system
C) Zamindari system
D) Jagirdari system
Answer: A) Mahalwari system
Explanation: Based on village community ownership.
61. The Mahalwari system in North-West Provinces was introduced by?
A) Holt Mackenzie
B) Thomas Munro
C) William Sleeman
D) John Shore
Answer: A) Holt Mackenzie
Explanation: Proposed earlier, implemented under Bentinck.
62. Who was appointed the first Settlement Officer for Mahalwari system under Bentinck?
A) James Mill
B) Robert Bird
C) Charles Metcalfe
D) Holt Mackenzie
Answer: B) Robert Bird
Explanation: He carried out the settlement work.
63. Bentinck’s economic reforms aimed at?
A) Making India industrialized
B) Reducing Company’s financial burden
C) Encouraging Indian industry
D) Free trade with Europe only
Answer: B) Reducing Company’s financial burden
Explanation: Main aim was cost-cutting after the Burma war.
64. Under Bentinck, the cultivation of which crop became a government monopoly?
A) Cotton
B) Indigo
C) Opium
D) Tea
Answer: C) Opium
Explanation: Opium trade was a major source of revenue.
65. The Charter Act of 1833 abolished Company’s monopoly over?
A) Opium trade
B) Salt trade
C) Indian trade (except tea and China trade)
D) Textile trade
Answer: C) Indian trade (except tea and China trade)
Explanation: It ended Company’s commercial privileges in India.
66. Which industry in India was severely hit due to free trade under Bentinck?
A) Indigo
B) Textile industry
C) Tea plantations
D) Metal industry
Answer: B) Textile industry
Explanation: Free import of British machine-made goods ruined Indian textiles.
67. Bentinck introduced codification of laws through?
A) Cornwallis Code
B) Indian Penal Code
C) Law Commission
D) Civil Procedure Code
Answer: C) Law Commission
Explanation: 1st Law Commission set up in 1834 under Macaulay.
68. The 1st Law Commission (1834) under Bentinck was headed by?
A) Macaulay
B) Charles Metcalfe
C) James Mill
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: A) Macaulay
Explanation: It recommended codification of Indian laws.
69. Which law codification began under the Law Commission of 1834?
A) Indian Penal Code
B) Indian Evidence Act
C) Civil Procedure Code
D) Police Act
Answer: A) Indian Penal Code
Explanation: Drafting of IPC was initiated under Macaulay.
70. Bentinck’s policy in administration emphasized?
A) Indianization of services
B) Retrenchment and efficiency
C) Expansion of bureaucracy
D) Decentralization only
Answer: B) Retrenchment and efficiency
Explanation: Cost-cutting and efficiency were central.
71. To control expenditure, Bentinck reduced the salaries of?
A) Judges
B) Collectors
C) Governor-General & members of Council
D) Indian clerks
Answer: C) Governor-General & members of Council
Explanation: Even his own salary was reduced by half.
72. Who described Bentinck’s financial measures as “the starving of services”?
A) James Mill
B) Macaulay
C) Charles Metcalfe
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: C) Charles Metcalfe
Explanation: He criticized excessive cuts in administration.
73. Which act during Bentinck’s tenure provided for a Law Member in Governor-General’s Council?
A) Charter Act of 1813
B) Charter Act of 1833
C) Pitt’s India Act 1784
D) Regulating Act 1773
Answer: B) Charter Act of 1833
Explanation: Added a Law Member — first was Macaulay.
74. The headquarters of the Law Commission of 1834 was at?
A) Bombay
B) Calcutta
C) Madras
D) Delhi
Answer: B) Calcutta
Explanation: It functioned from Calcutta (then capital).
75. Bentinck’s economic and administrative reforms were largely motivated by?
A) Humanitarianism
B) Utilitarian philosophy
C) Financial stringency of Company
D) Evangelical zeal
Answer: C) Financial stringency of Company
Explanation: The crisis after the Burma War forced strict economy measures.
76. Lord William Bentinck’s reforms earned him the title of?
A) Father of Modern India
B) Liberator of India
C) Father of Modern Western Education in India
D) Friend of Indians
Answer: C) Father of Modern Western Education in India
Explanation: For introducing English education and accepting Macaulay’s recommendations.
77. Who succeeded Bentinck as Governor-General (acting) after his recall?
A) Lord Auckland
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Charles Metcalfe
D) Lord Ellenborough
Answer: C) Charles Metcalfe
Explanation: Metcalfe served as acting Governor-General (1835–36).
78. The abolition of Sati by Bentinck is considered a landmark because?
A) It was the first law against a social evil
B) It reduced revenue expenditure
C) It was supported by all Indians
D) It introduced Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
Answer: A) It was the first law against a social evil
Explanation: Regulation XVII (1829) was the first major social reform legislation in India.
79. Which policy of Bentinck later helped in drafting the Indian Penal Code?
A) Judicial Reforms
B) Law Commission of 1834
C) Education Act of 1835
D) Ryotwari System
Answer: B) Law Commission of 1834
Explanation: Headed by Macaulay, it drafted the IPC.
80. Who remarked that Bentinck’s policy was “a policy of retrenchment, reform and efficiency”?
A) James Mill
B) Charles Metcalfe
C) Macaulay
D) R.C. Dutt
Answer: A) James Mill
Explanation: Mill, historian and Company official, described his policies as cost-cutting yet reformist.
81. Which of the following is NOT a reform introduced by Bentinck?
A) Abolition of Sati
B) Introduction of English Education Act
C) Introduction of Widow Remarriage Act
D) Suppression of Thuggee
Answer: C) Introduction of Widow Remarriage Act
Explanation: Widow Remarriage Act was passed later in 1856 under Lord Canning.
82. Bentinck was criticized for his financial reforms because?
A) They increased Company expenditure
B) They were seen as too harsh
C) They favored Indian zamindars
D) They ignored British officers’ privileges
Answer: B) They were seen as too harsh
Explanation: Salary cuts and abolition of batta created resentment.
83. The Coorg rebellion of 1834 during Bentinck’s tenure led to?
A) Recognition of local rulers
B) Annexation of Coorg by the Company
C) Military defeat of the British
D) Treaty of Subsidiary Alliance
Answer: B) Annexation of Coorg by the Company
Explanation: Coorg was annexed under Bentinck’s administration.
84. Lord Bentinck believed that the British rule in India should primarily aim at?
A) Expansion of territory
B) Maximizing Company profits
C) Welfare of Indians along with financial prudence
D) Christianization of Indians
Answer: C) Welfare of Indians along with financial prudence
Explanation: His reforms reflected utilitarian and humanitarian concerns.
85. The introduction of English as a medium of instruction by Bentinck was aimed at?
A) Creating a westernized class of Indians
B) Replacing Sanskrit completely
C) Helping Indian industries
D) Promoting Christianity
Answer: A) Creating a westernized class of Indians
Explanation: To produce Indians who would assist in administration.
86. Who described Bentinck as “the most liberal and enlightened Governor-General”?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Charles Metcalfe
C) Macaulay
D) Henry Prinsep
Answer: C) Macaulay
Explanation: Macaulay praised his reformist zeal.
87. One of the long-term criticisms of Bentinck’s education policy is that it created?
A) Industrial workers
B) A class of clerks loyal to the British
C) A rural self-sufficient economy
D) A base for scientific research
Answer: B) A class of clerks loyal to the British
Explanation: English education produced clerical workforce rather than broad-based literacy.
88. Bentinck’s administration is sometimes called a watershed in Indian history because?
A) It began territorial expansion
B) It started industrialization
C) It marked the shift from conquest to reform
D) It introduced provincial autonomy
Answer: C) It marked the shift from conquest to reform
Explanation: He focused on social and administrative reforms rather than wars.
89. Which later reformer used Bentinck’s abolition of Sati as an inspiration to campaign for widow remarriage?
A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B) Dayananda Saraswati
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Ranade
Answer: A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Explanation: He fought for widow remarriage, legalized in 1856.
90. The Charter Act of 1833, passed during Bentinck’s tenure, is important because it?
A) Introduced local self-government
B) Ended Company’s commercial monopoly
C) Abolished zamindari system
D) Declared Indian independence
Answer: B) Ended Company’s commercial monopoly
Explanation: Company lost trading rights except in tea and China.
91. Which act first opened the doors of civil services to Indians, though only in theory?
A) Pitt’s India Act 1784
B) Charter Act 1813
C) Charter Act 1833
D) Charter Act 1853
Answer: C) Charter Act 1833
Explanation: It allowed Indians to hold public offices without racial distinction.
92. What was the greatest limitation of Bentinck’s reform programme?
A) It lacked financial support
B) It was limited to elite classes
C) It was opposed by missionaries
D) It failed to abolish slavery
Answer: B) It was limited to elite classes
Explanation: Reforms like English education did not reach the masses.
93. Bentinck is remembered in Indian history mainly for?
A) Military expansion
B) Liberal social reforms
C) Conservative policies
D) Industrial development
Answer: B) Liberal social reforms
Explanation: Abolition of Sati, suppression of Thuggee, English education.
94. Which contemporary Indian leader hailed Bentinck’s abolition of Sati as a victory for humanity?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation: He actively supported and hailed the reform.
95. The Law Member added to the Governor-General’s Council by Charter Act 1833 was?
A) James Mill
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Macaulay
D) Charles Metcalfe
Answer: C) Macaulay
Explanation: He became the first Law Member in 1834.
96. Which of the following best summarizes Bentinck’s administration?
A) Conquest and annexation
B) Reforms, retrenchment, humanitarianism
C) Evangelism and expansion
D) Industrial development
Answer: B) Reforms, retrenchment, humanitarianism
Explanation: His rule marked reformist and cost-saving measures.
97. The abolition of press restrictions under Bentinck helped later in?
A) Growth of Indian nationalism
B) Spread of communalism
C) Revival of Sanskrit education
D) Decline of British control
Answer: A) Growth of Indian nationalism
Explanation: Freedom of press paved way for political consciousness.
98. Bentinck’s policy of administrative retrenchment earned him the nickname?
A) “Economist Governor-General”
B) “Iron Governor-General”
C) “Conqueror of India”
D) “The Reactionary”
Answer: A) “Economist Governor-General”
Explanation: He was focused on reducing expenditure.
99. Which historian said Bentinck “prepared the moral and intellectual groundwork of the later nationalist movement”?
A) R.C. Dutt
B) Bipin Chandra
C) Karl Marx
D) Jadunath Sarkar
Answer: A) R.C. Dutt
Explanation: Dutt credited his reforms as seeds of nationalism.
100. The overall legacy of Lord William Bentinck can be best described as.
A) Conquest-oriented and expansionist
B) Reformist, humanitarian, and cost-conscious
C) Reactionary and orthodox
D) Industrialist and modernizer
Answer: B) Reformist, humanitarian, and cost-conscious
Explanation: His social reforms, financial retrenchment, and English education policy left a lasting impact.