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done Historical Background Total Questions - 22

• question_answer1)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. Under the Government of India Act, 1919, the Indian Legislature was made more representative and for the first time bicameral.

  2. The Government of India Act, 1935, prescribed a federation taking the Provinces and the Indian States as units.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   Only l                           done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer2)

  Which of the following are the principal features of the Government of India Act, 1919?

  1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the Provinces.

  2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.

  3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces.

  4. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   1, 2 and 3                     done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4 done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 4                     done clear
  D)
   1, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer3)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. The first Public Service Commission in India was set up in the year 1926, on the recommendation of the Lee Commission on the Superior Civil Services in India.

  2. The Government of India Act, 1935, provided for setting up of public service commissions at both the federal and provincial levels.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   Only 1                          done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which one of the following Acts provided the setting up of a Board of Control in Britain, through which the British Government could fully control the British East India Company's civil, military and revenue affairs in India?
  A)
   Regulating Act of 1773                  done clear
  B)
   Pitt's India Act of 1784 done clear
  C)
   Charter Act of 1833                     done clear
  D)
   Government of India Act of 1858 done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Match list I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  List - I (Acts)		List -II (provisions)
  1.	The government of India Act, 1995	1.	Transfer of power from the East India company to the British crown
  2.	The India councils Act, 1909	2.	Envisaged Dominion status to India
  3.	The government of India Act, 1919	3.	Introduction of provincial autonomy
  4.	The government of India Act, 1858	4.	Introduction of separate electorate for Muslims
  		5.	Introduction of separate electorate for Muslims

  Codes:
  A)
   A-1      B-4       C-2       D-3       done clear
  B)
   A-3      B-5       C-4       D-1       done clear
  C)
   A-1      B-5       C-4       D-3       done clear
  D)
   A-3     B-4       C-2       D-1   done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Partially responsible governments in the provinces were established under which one of the following Acts?
  A)
   The Government of India Act, 1919      done clear
  B)
   The Government of India Act, 1935 done clear
  C)
   Indian Councils Act, 1909               done clear
  D)
   Indian Councils Act, 1892 done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The initial idea of recruitment on merit principle can be traced to the:
  A)
   Lee Commission                       done clear
  B)
   Macaulay Committee done clear
  C)
   Islington Commission                    done clear
  D)
   Maxwell Committee done clear
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• question_answer8)
  During the period of British rule in India, the rules made under which one of the following were known as the Devolution Rules?
  A)
   Government of India Act, 1919          done clear
  B)
   Indian Councils Act, 1909 done clear
  C)
   Indian Councils Act, 1892               done clear
  D)
   Government of India Act, 1935 done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
  A)
  India councils Act, 1982              -           Principle of Election done clear
  B)
  India councils Act, 1909              -           Responsible government done clear
  C)
  Government of India Act, 1909    -           Provincial autonomy done clear
  D)
  Government of India Act, 1935    -           Dyarchy in States done clear
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• question_answer10)

  Assertion (A): Notwithstanding the introduction of Provincial Autonomy, the Government of India Act, 1935 retained control of the Central Government over the Provinces In a certain sphere.

  Reason (R): The Governor was required to act in his own discretion in certain matters for which he was to act without ministerial advice and under the control and directions of the Governor-General.

  A)
   Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true done clear
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• question_answer11)
  In the Federation established by the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the:
  A)
   Federal Legislature         done clear
  B)
   Provincial Legislature done clear
  C)
   Governor General                        done clear
  D)
   Provincial Governor done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  List - I (Acts)		List - II (provisions)
  A.	Government of India Act, 1858	All - India Federation of provinces and princely states
  B.	India councils Act, 1861	Appointment of secretary of state for India
  C.	Indian councils Act, 1909	Beginnig of representation and legislative  devolution
  D.	Government of India Act, 1919	Dyarchy in provinces Morley ? Minito Reforms

  Codes
  A)
   A-1      B-4       C-2       D-3       done clear
  B)
  A-3       B-5       C-4       D-1       done clear
  C)
  A-1       B-5       C-4       D-3       done clear
  D)
   A-3      B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The Government of India Act, 1919, was based upon:
  A)
   Morley-Minto Reforms                 done clear
  B)
   Montague-Chelmsford Report done clear
  C)
   Ramsay McDonald Award               done clear
  D)
   Nehru Report done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Under which one of the following Acts, was the Communal Electorate System introduced by the British in India, for the first time?
  A)
   Government of India Act, 1909          done clear
  B)
   Government of India Act, 1919 done clear
  C)
   Indian Councils Act of 1861             done clear
  D)
   Indian Councils Act of 1892 done clear
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• question_answer15)

  What were the salient features of the Government of India Act, 1935?

  1. Abolition of Council of India

  2. Dyarchy at the Centre

  3. Abolition of Diarchy in the States

  4. Establishment of Federal Court

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   2 and 3            done clear
  B)
   1,2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1,3 and 4                      done clear
  D)
   1, 2,3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Match List I wish List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  List - I (Featute)		List - II (Act)
  A.	Federal scherme of government	1.	Minto- Morley Reforms, 1909
  B.	Dyarchy in provincial government	2.	Indian Conclis Act, 1961
  C.	Communal representation	3.	Government of India Act, 1935
  D.	Right centralization	4.	Montague Chelmsford Reforms, 1919

  Codes:
  A)
  A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3 done clear
  B)
  A-3       B-4       C-1       D-2       done clear
  C)
  A-2       B-4       C-1       D-3 done clear
  D)
  A-3       B-1       C-4       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947?
  A)
   R.K. Shanmukham Chetty done clear
  B)
   John Mathai done clear
  C)
   Liaquat Ali Khan done clear
  D)
   Chintamanrao Deshmukh done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which one of the following Acts laid the foundation of the British Administration in India?
  A)
   Regulating Act, 1773 done clear
  B)
   Pitt's India Act, 1784 done clear
  C)
   Indian Councils Act, 1861 done clear
  D)
   Indian Councils Act, 1892 done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  List - I (provisions)		List - II (Acts)
  A.	Designation of the government ? Gevernor general of Bengal as the governor ? general of India and his Governmetn as the government of Inia	1.	Charter Act of 1883
  B.	Dyarchy introduced in Indian government	2.	Government of India Act, 1858
  C.	Twin features of All ? India Federation and provincial Autonmy	3.	Government of India Act, 1919
  D.	Control of the government of India transferred from East India company to the British crown	4.	Government of India Act, 1935

  Codes:
  A)
  A-1       B-4       C-3       D-2 done clear
  B)
  A-2       B-3       C-4       D-1 done clear
  C)
  A-1       B-3       C-4       D-2 done clear
  D)
  A-2       B-4       C-3       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India?
  A)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  B)
   Maulana Abul Kalam Azad done clear
  C)
   Dr. BR Ambedkar done clear
  D)
   T Krishnamachari done clear
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• question_answer21)
  With reference to the period of British Rule in India, Indian Statutory Commission is popularly known as :
  A)
   Cabinet Mission done clear
  B)
   Hunter Commission done clear
  C)
   Sadlar Commission done clear
  D)
   Simon Commission done clear
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• question_answer22)
  During the British Rule in India, who was the first Indian to be appointed as Law Member of the Governor General's Council?
  A)
   Raja Kishori Lal Goswami done clear
  B)
   Motilal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Satyendra Sinha done clear
  D)
   Tej Bahadur Sapru done clear
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