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question_answer1)
The English East India Company, founded in 1600, had certain objectives; which one of the following was not among them?
A)
To combat Dutch competition in the Eastern trade done
clear
B)
To carry on conquests in India done
clear
C)
To settle scores with the Portuguese done
clear
D)
To have monopoly of all trade with the Eastern countries done
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question_answer2)
Which one of the following was the idea behind establishing the Board of Control through the Pitts India Act; 1784?
1. To protect the British possessions in India |
2. To promote the trading interests in India |
Select the correct code:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
clear
B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
clear
C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
clear
D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
clear
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question_answer3)
Which one of the following evolved the policy of 'Subsidiary Alliance?
A)
Robert Clive done
clear
B)
Warren Hastings done
clear
C)
Wellesley done
clear
D)
Cornwallis done
clear
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question_answer4)
Which act of the British Parliament created the office of the Governor General in India?
A)
The Regulating Act of 1773 done
clear
B)
The Pitts India Act of 1784 done
clear
C)
The Charter Act of 1793 done
clear
D)
The Charter Act of 1813 done
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question_answer5)
Consider the following with regard to Clive's 'double government' and choose the correct code:
1. The Nawabs and his officials supervised the criminal justice system. |
2. The East India Company controlled the civil and fiscal matters. |
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
clear
B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
clear
C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
clear
D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer6)
From whom did the English East India Company obtain the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1765?
A)
MirJaffar done
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B)
The Marathas done
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C)
Shah Alam, the Mughal Emperor done
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D)
Aurangzeb done
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question_answer7)
Which one of the following was founded to train the civil servants in Indian languages and tradition?
A)
Fort William College, Calcutta done
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B)
The Calcutta Madrassa done
clear
C)
Asiatic Society of Bengal done
clear
D)
Sanskrit College in Benaras done
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question_answer8)
Who among the following started the telegraph and postal systems in India?
A)
Bentinck done
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B)
Ripin done
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C)
Cornwallis done
clear
D)
Dalhousie done
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question_answer9)
Though the Company's territories in India were taken over in 1858, the Company itself became defunct in:
A)
1859 done
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B)
1874 done
clear
C)
1880 done
clear
D)
1882 done
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question_answer10)
Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
A)
Thomas Macaulay done
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B)
A. B. Keith done
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C)
Charles Grey done
clear
D)
William Jones done
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question_answer11)
Which one of the following trio helped pass the Charter Act of 1833?
A)
Gray, Buckingham, Mill done
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B)
Buckingham, Mill, Macaulay done
clear
C)
Mill, Macaulay, Grey done
clear
D)
Grey, Macaulay, Buckingham done
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question_answer12)
Which one of the following was not the factor responsible for the draining of wealth from India:
A)
Home charges done
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B)
Interest paid to the British investors done
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C)
Expenditure made on the military for waging wars in India done
clear
D)
Expenditure made during the floods in the country done
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question_answer13)
Which one of the following Acts was the first to regulate the Company's affairs in India?
A)
Pitts India Act, 1784 done
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B)
The Regulating Act, 1773 done
clear
C)
The Charter Act of 1793 done
clear
D)
The Charter Act of 1813 done
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question_answer14)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Regulating Act of 1773 and select the correct code:
1. The Act of 1773 regulated the affairs of the East India Company. |
2. The Act of 1773 separated judiciary from the executive. |
Codes:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
clear
B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
clear
C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
clear
D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
clear
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question_answer15)
Which of the following created the Board of Control to control the East India Company's affairs in India?
A)
The Regulating Act of 1773 done
clear
B)
The Pitts India Act of 1784 done
clear
C)
The Charter Act of 1793 done
clear
D)
The Charter Act of 1813 done
clear
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question_answer16)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Charter Act of 1833 and choose the correct code for statements that are correct:
1. Prevention of shareholders from interfering in the Company s governance of India. |
2. Creation of the office of the Governor-General of India |
3. Centralisation of all the powers in the hands of the Governor-General |
4. Monopoly of trade in tea and trade with China |
Codes:
A)
1, 2 and 3 done
clear
B)
2, 3 and 4 done
clear
C)
1 and 4 done
clear
D)
2 and 3 done
clear
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question_answer17)
The 'Zamindari system' introduced by Cornwallis in 1793 was applicable to the following regions:
A)
Madras and Bombay done
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B)
Assam and Coorgh done
clear
C)
Bengal and Bihar done
clear
D)
Agra and Punjab done
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question_answer18)
The Pitts India Act:
A)
Deprived the Governor-General as well as Governors of the right to vote in the Council done
clear
B)
Gave the Governor-General the right to vote but gave no corresponding right to the Governors done
clear
C)
Gave casting vote to the Governor-General but not to the Governors done
clear
D)
Gave casting vote to the Governor-General as well as the Governors done
clear
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question_answer19)
Which of the following Acts asked the English East-India Company to maintain two separate accounts: commercial transactions and those concerning territorial possessions?
A)
The Pitt's India Act, 1784 done
clear
B)
The Charter Act of 1813 done
clear
C)
The Charter Act of 1833 done
clear
D)
The Charter Act of 1853 done
clear
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question_answer20)
Through which of the following Act, was general trade opened to British subjects:
A)
The Charter Act of 1813 done
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B)
The Charter Act of 1833 done
clear
C)
The Charter Act of 1853 done
clear
D)
The Better Government of India Act, 1858 done
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question_answer21)
All the services were thrown open to competitive examinations under:
A)
The Charter Act of 1833 done
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B)
The Charter Act of 1853 done
clear
C)
The Better Government of India Act, 1858 done
clear
D)
The Indian Councils' Act of 1861 done
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question_answer22)
One of the following is not true with regard to the Regulating Act of 1773. Which one is it?
A)
The status of the Governor of Bengal was raised to the Governor- General done
clear
B)
All dispatches from India were sent to the Court of Directors through the newly established Supreme Court of India. done
clear
C)
Presidencies of Bombay and Madras were subordinated to Governor-General-in-Council. done
clear
D)
The Court of Directors were to submit all communications received from Bengal to the British government. done
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question_answer23)
Consider the following statements regarding the Charter Act of 1833 and choose the correct code given below:
1. The President of the Board of Control became the Minister for Indian affairs. |
2. The Governor-General of Bengal became the Governor-Genera E of India |
Codes:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
clear
B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
clear
C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
clear
D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
clear
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question_answer24)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Charter Act of 1813:
1. The Company's trade monopoly came to an end. |
2. The Company s trade with China remained as its monopoly. |
3. The Christian missionaries were allowed to enter India provided they could obtain licence either from the Court of Directors or from the Board of Control. |
Select the code giving the correct statements,
A)
1 and 2 only done
clear
B)
2 and 3 only done
clear
C)
1 and 3 only done
clear
D)
1, 2 and 3 done
clear
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question_answer25)
Read the two statements relating to the Charter Act of 1853 and choose the correct code:
Statement I: The executive and the legislative functions came to be separated. |
Statement II: The Governor-General in Council together with new members could become a legislative body |
A)
Statement I is correct, done
clear
B)
Statement II is correct. done
clear
C)
Statement I and II are correct, done
clear
D)
Statement I and II are. False done
clear
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question_answer26)
Who among the following introduced the farming system to extract as much revenue as possible?
A)
Cornwallis done
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B)
Munro done
clear
C)
Warren Hastings done
clear
D)
Bentinck done
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question_answer27)
Arrange the following in chronological order.
I. Formation of Dutch East India Company |
II. Formation of French East India Company |
III. Formation of Swedish East India Company |
IV. Formation of English East India Company |
A)
I, II, III, IV done
clear
B)
III, II, I, IV done
clear
C)
II, I, IV, III done
clear
D)
IV, I, II, III done
clear
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question_answer28)
Which one of the following regions was not covered under the Permanent Zamindari system?
A)
Orissa done
clear
B)
Banaras done
clear
C)
Bihar done
clear
D)
Awadh done
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question_answer29)
Which one of the following regions was not covered under the Ryotwari System?
A)
Assam done
clear
B)
Bengal done
clear
C)
Bombay done
clear
D)
Madras done
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question_answer30)
Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse with the aim of annexing territories of the native rulers. One of the following was not covered under this doctrine:
A)
Jaipur done
clear
B)
Jaitpur done
clear
C)
Nagpur done
clear
D)
Satara done
clear
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question_answer31)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Cornwallis s Code of 1793 and choose the correct code given below:
1. The code was based on the principle of separation of powers. |
2. Harmonization of pay between the Company's forces and those of the Crown. |
3. A gradation of civil courts was introduced. |
4. Separation of revenue and justice administration |
Select the correct code:
A)
1, 2, 3 done
clear
B)
1, 2, 4 done
clear
C)
1, 3, 4 done
clear
D)
2, 3, 4 done
clear
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question_answer32)
Which one of the following pairs does not match?
A)
Clive : Subsidiary Alliance done
clear
B)
Bentinck : Outlawing of Sati done
clear
C)
Cornwallis : Permanent Settlement done
clear
D)
Curzon : Partition of Bengal done
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question_answer33)
Which one of the following pairs match?
A)
Bentinck : Indian Universities Act done
clear
B)
Curzon : Doctrine of Lapse done
clear
C)
Dalhousie : Subsidiary Alliance done
clear
D)
Clive : Dual Government done
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question_answer34)
Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:
1. Dalhousie introduced the Subsidiary Alliance. |
2. Wellesley made use of the Doctrine of Lapse. |
Select the correct code:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
clear
B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
clear
C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
clear
D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
clear
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question_answer35)
Who explored the myth of India s economic and cultural riches as was advocated by men like Sir William Jones?
A)
Jeremy Bentham done
clear
B)
John Stuart Mill done
clear
C)
James Mill done
clear
D)
Lord Macaulay done
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question_answer36)
Who was empowered to legislate for the whole of civil, military and revenue services by the Act of 1833?
A)
The Governor-General of India done
clear
B)
The Governor-General of India in consultation with the provincial Governors done
clear
C)
The Governor-General-in-Council done
clear
D)
The Governor-General of India in consultation with the Secretary of State for India done
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question_answer37)
The Cornwallis Code of 1793 suggested the following:
A)
Separate executive from judiciary done
clear
B)
Separate legislative power from executive one done
clear
C)
Separate civil from the military affairs done
clear
D)
Separate revenues collection from administration of civil justices done
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question_answer38)
Consider the following statements and choose the code with the correct ones.
1. The Act of 1858 transferred the Company's possessions to the British Crown. |
2. The Indian Councils Act of 1861 permitted the additional members to the tune of minimum six and maximum twelve to be members of the Viceroy's Council. |
3. All the services were open to the competitive examinations under the Act of 1892. |
Codes:
A)
1 and 2 done
clear
B)
2 and 3 done
clear
C)
Only 1 done
clear
D)
Only 2 done
clear
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question_answer39)
Through which of the following did the Britishers accept the demand for a Constituent Assembly?
A)
The Act of 1935 done
clear
B)
The August offer of 1940 done
clear
C)
The Cripps proposals, 1942 done
clear
D)
The Wavell plan of 1945 done
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question_answer40)
Which of the following Acts permitted the members of the central legislative councils, for the first time, to ask questions and seek information relating to the financial statements?
A)
The Indian Councils Act of 1861 done
clear
B)
The Indian Councils Act of 1892 done
clear
C)
The Indian Councils Act of 1909 done
clear
D)
The Government of India Act of 1919 done
clear
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question_answer41)
The non-official additional members were introduced in the central legislative councils. Through which of the following Acts were they, for the first time, introduced? '
A)
The Charter Act of 1853 done
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B)
The Indian Councils Act. 1861 done
clear
C)
The Indian Councils Act. 1892 done
clear
D)
The Indian Councils Act, 1909 done
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question_answer42)
Through which of the following Acts was bicameralism for the first time introduced in India?
A)
The Indian Councils Act, 1861 done
clear
B)
The Indian Councils Act, 1909 done
clear
C)
The Government of India Act, 1919 done
clear
D)
The Government of India Act, 1935 done
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question_answer43)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1935 and choose the code with the correct statements.
1. Abolition of Dyarchy in the provinces |
2. Introduction of provincial autonomy |
3. Establishment of upper chamber in some provinces |
4. Dominion status granted to India |
A)
1, 2 and 3 done
clear
B)
1, 2 and 4 done
clear
C)
1, 3 and 4 done
clear
D)
2, 3 and 4 done
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question_answer44)
Which one of the following statements is correct?
A)
The Act of 1909 provided non-official majority in the Imperial Legislative Council. done
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B)
The Act of 1909 provided official majority in the Provincial Legislative Councils. done
clear
C)
The Act of 1909 provided non-official majority in the Provincial Legislative Councils. done
clear
D)
The Act of 1909 provided non-official majority both in the Imperial and Provincial Legislative Councils. done
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question_answer45)
The Act of 1909:
A)
Introduced women franchise done
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B)
Universal franchise done
clear
C)
Introduced a system of indirect elections done
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D)
Introduced a system of direct elections done
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question_answer46)
The Pitts India Act provided for a six-member Board of Control which included one of the secretaries of the state and the Chancellor of Exchequer and the other four:
A)
Members of the House of Commons done
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B)
Members of the House of Lords done
clear
C)
Two members each from the House of Commons and the House of Lords done
clear
D)
Privy Councillors done
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question_answer47)
Which one of the following statements with regard to the Act of 1858 is correct?
A)
President of the Board of Control became the Secretary of State. done
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B)
The Secretary of State was to be assisted by a Council of India consisting of 15 members. done
clear
C)
The members of the Indian Council were to be chosen by the Court of Directors. done
clear
D)
The Governor-General of India, who came to be known as the Viceroy, was to be responsible to the Secretary of State-in - Council done
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question_answer48)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Queens Proclamation of 1858.
1. Viscount Canning to be the first Viceroy and Governor-General. |
2. The British Crown would not venture any territorial extension in India. |
3. No religious convictions would be imposed on the Indian subjects. |
4. Indians would be equally associated in Crowns administration of India. |
Select the code containing the correct statements.
A)
1, 2, 3 done
clear
B)
1, 3, 4 done
clear
C)
1, 2, 4 done
clear
D)
2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer49)
Who, under the Act of 1858, was authorized to frame rules for the civil services in India?
A)
Governor General/Viceroy done
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B)
Viceroy in consultation with the Civil Service Commission done
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C)
British Crown done
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D)
Secretary of State-in-Council done
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question_answer50)
Through which of the following Acts was the sixth member appointed in the Viceroy s Executive Council to take charge of the department of public works?
A)
The Indian Councils Act of 1861 done
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B)
The Indian Councils Act of 1874 done
clear
C)
The Indian Councils Act of 1892 done
clear
D)
The Indian Councils Act of 1909 done
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question_answer51)
Under whose Viceroyalty, was the portfolio system introduced in India?
A)
Lord Canning done
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B)
Lord Ripon done
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C)
Lord Curzon done
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D)
Lord Morley done
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question_answer52)
For what period was the additional member, introduced first in 1861, appointed in the Central Legislature?
A)
One year done
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B)
Two years done
clear
C)
Three years done
clear
D)
Five years done
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question_answer53)
Who among the following had described the 1858 Queens Proclamation as the Indian Magna Carta?
A)
Dadabhai Naoroji done
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B)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale done
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C)
Surendernath Bannerji done
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D)
Pherozeshah Mehta done
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question_answer54)
Through which of the following Acts did the introduction of separate electorate for Muslims have its beginning?
A)
The Indian Councils Act of 1861 done
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B)
The Indian Councils Act of 1874 done
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C)
The Indian Councils Act of 1891 done
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D)
The Indian Councils Act of 1909 done
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question_answer55)
Consider the following statements with regard to the August 1917 declaration of Montagu and choose the correct code given below:
1. Self-government within the British Empire was to be the goal of the British rule in India. |
2. Self-government was to be given forthwith. Select the correct code: |
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
clear
B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
clear
C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
clear
D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer56)
A list of concepts were introduced in India: some such concepts are given below. Place them in chronological order.
1. Dyarchy |
2. Office of the Governor-General of India |
3. Separate electorates for Muslim |
4. The portfolio system |
Select the correct code:
A)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
clear
B)
2, 3, 1, 4 done
clear
C)
2, 4, 3, 1 done
clear
D)
2, 3, 1, 4 done
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question_answer57)
Match List-I (features) with List-II (Acts)
List -I | List -II |
A | Federal Scheme | 1 | Indian Councils Act, 1909 |
B | Dyarchy | 2 | Indian Councils Act, 1861 |
C | Communal Representation | 3 | The Government of India Act, 1935 |
D | Centralisation | 4 | The Government of India Act, 1919 |
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
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question_answer58)
Which of the following Acts introduced the Preamble for the first time?
A)
The Indian Councils Act, 1861 done
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B)
The Indian Councils Act, 1892 done
clear
C)
The Indian Councils Act, 1909 done
clear
D)
The Act of 1919 done
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question_answer59)
The Montagu Declaration of 1917 provided for one of the following. Which one was it?
A)
Dominion Status after World War done
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B)
Responsible Government after World War done
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C)
Self-government after World War done
clear
D)
Self-government through gradual stages done
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question_answer60)
The Act of 1919 introduced a division of subjects between the Centre and Provinces granting
A)
47 subjects to the Centre only done
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B)
51 subject to the Centre only done
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C)
51 subject to the Provinces only done
clear
D)
47 subjects to the Center and 51 subject to the Provinces done
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question_answer61)
Which one of the following was covered in the reserved subjects under the Act of 1919?
A)
Health done
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B)
Election done
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C)
Irrigation done
clear
D)
Agriculture done
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question_answer62)
Which one of the following was covered under the transferred subjects in the Act of 1919?
A)
Fisheries done
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B)
Canals done
clear
C)
Police and Justice done
clear
D)
Famine Relief done
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question_answer63)
India Council, through the Act of 1919, was made up of the following numbers of members. Choose the correct option.
A)
Maximum 15 and minimum 10 done
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B)
Maximum 12 and minimum 6 done
clear
C)
Maximum 12 and minimum 8 done
clear
D)
Maximum 10 and minimum 5 done
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question_answer64)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1919.
1. The Council of States and the Central Legislative Assembly were to have three years and five years duration respectively |
2. The Council of States and the Central Legislative Assembly were to have five years and three year duration respectively |
3. The Council of States was to be a permanent house. |
4. The Central Legislative Assembly was to have 1/3 new members every years. Select the code containing the correct statement/statements, |
A)
1 only done
clear
B)
1, 2 done
clear
C)
2 only done
clear
D)
3, 4 done
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question_answer65)
The immediate object of "Dyarchy" as introduced by the Act of 1919 was:
A)
To grant responsible government to the Indians at the Centre done
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B)
To train the natives in the art of administration in the provinces done
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C)
To hand over the local government to the Indians done
clear
D)
To associate Indians in managing the affairs relating to external matters done
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question_answer66)
One of the following does not match with regard to the First War of Independence, 1857. Identify it.
A)
Lucknow : Begum Hazrat Mahal done
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B)
Meerut : Kadam Singh done
clear
C)
Bihar : Rao Tula Ram done
clear
D)
Gwalior : Tantia Tope done
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question_answer67)
Consider the following with regard to the provincial autonomy as provided by the Act of 1935.
1. Provinces were given a new constitutional status. |
2. Governors were supposed to act in accordance with the advice of the ministers. |
3. Ministers were made collectively responsible to their respective Governors. |
4. Special responsibilities such as protection of minorities were laid upon the Governors. |
Select the code with the correct statements.
A)
1, 2, 3 done
clear
B)
1, 3, 4 done
clear
C)
1, 2, 4 done
clear
D)
2, 3, 4 done
clear
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question_answer68)
One of the following is true about the Government of India Act, 1935. Which one is it?
A)
The Act had 451 articles and 12 schedules. done
clear
B)
The Act had 451 articles and 15 schedules. done
clear
C)
The Act had retained Dyarchy in the provinces. done
clear
D)
The Act had not increased the strength of both the Houses of the Central Legislature. done
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question_answer69)
Who described the Act of 1935 as "democratic from without and hollow from within"?
A)
M.A. Jinnah done
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B)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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C)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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D)
Madan Mohan Malaviya done
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question_answer70)
Who, among the following, had introduced local self-government in India?
A)
Lord Ripon done
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B)
Lord Canning done
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C)
Lord Mountbatten done
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D)
Lord Macaulay done
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question_answer71)
During whose Viceroyalty was the repressive Act: also known as the 'Gagging Act' enacted?
A)
Lord Lytton done
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B)
Lord Curzon done
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C)
Lord Chelmsford done
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D)
Lord Northbrook done
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question_answer72)
1. The Charter Act of 1813, while renewing the Company s charter for twenty years, allowed the company to have its territorial possessions. |
2. The Act of 1813 asserted the undoubted sovereignty of the Crown over the Indian territories. |
Select the correct code.
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer73)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Charter Act of 1813.
1. The Company s monopoly of trade with India came to an end. |
2. The Company s monopoly of trade with China was permitted for another four decades. |
3. Christian missionaries were allowed to enter India. |
Select the code with the correct statements.
A)
1and 2 done
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B)
2 and 3 done
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C)
1 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer74)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Curzonian adminstration.
1. The reconstitution of Calcutta Corporation in 1899 by increasing the number of elected representatives was more an administrative measure than a legislative one. |
2. The Indian Universities Act of 1904 placed the Calcutta University under the strict governmental control. |
3. The freedom of the press was further restricted by the Official Secrets Amendment Act of 1904. |
Select the code with the correct statements.
A)
1 and 2 done
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B)
2 and 3 done
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C)
1 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer75)
1. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 was the most short-lived of all E the constitutional reforms in British India. |
2. And yet it somewhat allowed greater power for budget criticism. Among the two statements given select the code which gives the correct ones. |
A)
1 is true but 2 is false done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false done
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question_answer76)
Study these statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1919.
1. The Act of 1919 provided for a bicameral legislature at the Centre. |
2. Though the Legislative Assembly had an elected majority, it had no control over the ministers. |
3. The electorate, with universal adult franchise, increased to 55 lakhs in the provinces. |
4. Communal representation was extended to the Sikhs. Select the code giving the correct statements. |
A)
1, 2, 4 done
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B)
1, 2, 3 done
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C)
1, 3, 4 done
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D)
2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer77)
The discretionary powers of the Governors under the Government of India Act 1935 did not include one of the following. Which one was it?
A)
Governors were to summon the provincial legislatures at their own will. done
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B)
They could declare emergency in the provinces on grounds of failure of constitutional machinery. done
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C)
They could refuse assent to the bills passed by the legislature. done
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D)
They had the power to administer tribal regions on their own. done
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question_answer78)
The following are statements about the Simon Commission:
1. The Commission recommended the abolition of dyarchy in the provinces. |
2. It suggested the extension of franchise but retained and even extended the communal electorate system. |
Select the correct code:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer79)
Who among the following headed the Mission of 1942?
A)
John Simon done
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B)
Stafford Cripps done
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C)
Lawrence done
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D)
A.V. Alexander done
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question_answer80)
One of the following was not a member of the 1946 Cabinet Mission Plan. Who was it?
A)
Lawrence done
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B)
Alexander done
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C)
Simon done
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D)
Cripps done
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question_answer81)
August Offer of 1940 was announced by
A)
Pathick Lawrence done
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B)
Lord Wavell done
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C)
Lord Linlithgow done
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D)
Lord Irwin done
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question_answer82)
One of the following is correct with regard to the Act of 1909. Which one is it?
A)
The Act of 1909 introduced the universal adult franchise. done
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B)
The Act of 1909 introduced a system of direct election. done
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C)
The Act of 1909 introduced a system of indirect election. done
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D)
The Act of 1909 introduced women's franchise in India. done
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question_answer83)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Indian Independence Act of 1947, and choose the correct code given below.
1. The Act permitted the already established Central Legislative Assembly to work until the election of the newly elected Parliament. |
2. The Act provided that the Constituent Assembly be permitted to act as the Central Legislature. |
Select the correct code:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer84)
Under whose viceroyalty was New Delhi declared the capital of India in 1911?
A)
Lord Chelmsford done
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B)
Lord Hardinge done
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C)
Lord Minto done
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D)
Lord Reading done
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question_answer85)
Arrange the following Viceroys in chronological order.
A: Wavell |
B: Chelmsford |
C: Dufferin |
D: Canning |
Select the correct code:
A)
BCAD done
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B)
DACB done
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C)
ABCD done
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D)
DCBA done
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question_answer86)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1935.
1. The Act of 1935 contained in itself the provisions regarding the procedure of amendment. |
2. The Act of 1935 provided for the details of administration to the framers of the 1950 constitution. |
3. Like the Act of 1935, the 1950 constitution is federal, tilted heavily towards a strong Centre. |
Select the code with the correct statements.
A)
1 and 2 done
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B)
2 and 3 done
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C)
1 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer87)
Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1935.
1. Nehru described the Act of 1935 as the charter of slavery. |
2. Residuary powers were given to the provinces. |
3. Burma was separated from India. |
Select the code containing the correct statements.
A)
1 and 2 done
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B)
1 and 3 done
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C)
2 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer88)
The Vernacular Act was enacted in 1878. The Viceroy then was
A)
Ripon done
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B)
Lytton done
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C)
Curzon done
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D)
Linlithgow done
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question_answer89)
Which, among the following, is not the Indian Councils Act?
A)
The Act of 1861 done
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B)
the Act of 1892 done
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C)
The Act of 1909 done
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D)
the Act of 1919 done
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question_answer90)
1. The Government of India Act, 1935, contained a Preamble. |
2. The amendment power was vested in the British Parliament. Select the correct code: |
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer91)
The partition of Bengal (1905) made by Curzon lasted until
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August Declaration of 1917 done
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B)
End of the World War I done
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C)
Delhi Durbar in 1911 done
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D)
Partition of the country in 1947 done
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question_answer92)
The Rowlatt Act was aimed at
A)
Compulsory support for war efforts done
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B)
Imprisonment without trail and summary procedure for trial done
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C)
Suppression of Khilafat Movement done
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D)
Restriction on freedom from Harassment done
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question_answer93)
Through which of the following was the Board of Control abolished?
A)
The Pitts India Bill, 1784 done
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B)
The Charter Act of 1833 done
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C)
The Better Government of India Act, 1858 done
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D)
The Indian Independence Act, 1947 done
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question_answer94)
One of the following is a correct statement with regard to the Act of 1935. Which one is it?
A)
The Central Executive was to consist of the Governor-General and his councillors. done
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B)
The Central Legislature was to consist of the Governor-General, the Council of States and the Secretary of State for India. done
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C)
The princely states were at their will to join the 1935 - proposed federation. done
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D)
It was not compulsory for the chief commissioners to join the proposed federation under the Act of 1935. done
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question_answer95)
Non-governmental organisations in India are generally registered under the following Act.
A)
Registration Act of 1860 done
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B)
Registration Act of 1871 done
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C)
Registration Act of 1960 done
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D)
Registration Act of 1948 done
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question_answer96)
Which of the following Acts created a separate Legislative Council for India?
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The Charter Act of 1833 done
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The Charter Act of 1853 done
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C)
The Indian Councils Act of 1861 done
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D)
The Indian Councils Act of 1892 done
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question_answer97)
Consider the following with regard to the Government of India Act, 1858.
1. The Act was more a continuation than a change in India. |
2. The Act was more of a change than a mere continuation. Select the correct code: |
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer98)
1. The Morley-Minto Reforms denied partial responsible government to the Indians. |
2. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 expected independent India to remain a part of the British Commonwealth. |
Select the correct code:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer99)
One of the following is true about the MacDonald award of 1932. Which one is it?
A)
Depressed classes were recognized as a minority group and were given separate representation in the Central Legislature. done
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B)
The Christians and the Anglo-Indians were not to be given special reservation in the forthcoming Act of 1935. done
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C)
Separate electorates for Muslims were withdrawn. done
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D)
Weightage was conceded to the Muslims where they were in minority. done
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question_answer100)
Consider the following with regard to the recommendations of the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946.
A)
India was to be declared as the Union of States. done
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B)
The Constituent Assembly was to consist of members partly elected and partly nominated. done
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C)
Residuary powers were to be vested in Governor-General. done
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D)
Interim Government was to consist of members as: 6 from the Congress 4 from the Muslim League, 2 Indian Christians and 2 Sikhs. done
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