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UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank The British Rule and India's Constitutional Development

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    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                        

    B) 2 and 3

    C) 1 and 3                      

    D) 1, 2 and 3              

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     The number of the elected members in the Calcutta Corporation was, rather, reduced through the Calcutta Municipal Amendment Act of 1899 - all in the name of administration.


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