Q- Diarchy was first introduced under
(a) Morley-Minto Reforms
(b) Mont-Ford Reforms
(c) Simon Commission Plan
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: (b)
Q- Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by
(a) The Simla Conference
(b) The Cripps proposal
(c) The Cabinet Mission Plan
(d) The Indian Independence Act
Ans: (d)
Q- In the Federation under the Act of 1935 residuary powers were given to the
(a) Federal Legislature
(b) Provincial Legislature
(c) Governor-General
(d) Provincial Governor
Ans: (c)
Q- The Supreme Court of India was set up by the
(a) Regulating Act, 1773
(b) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(c) Charter Act, 1813
(d) Charter Act, 1833
Ans: (a)
Q- In which year did the Parliament adopt Indian Constitution?
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1950
(d) 1952
Ans: (c)
Q- Which was not a member of Cabinet Mission ?
(a) Pathic Lawrance
(b) Stafford Cripps
(c) A.V. Alexander
(d) John Simon
Ans: (d)
Q- The Constitution of India came into force on
(a) December 9, 1946
(b) January 26, 1949
(c) January 26, 1950
(d) November 26, 1951
Ans: (c)
Q- The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East India Company was taken by
(a) The Regulating Act, 1773
(b) The Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(c) The Charter Act of 1793
(d) The Charter Act, 1813
Ans: (a)
Q- The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of
(a) The Indian Council Act, 1909
(b) The Government of India Act, 1919
(c) The Government of India Act, 1935
(d) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
Ans: (b)
Q- Which of the following was the biggest source for the Constitution of India?
(a) The Government of India Act, 1919
(b) The Government of India Act, 1935
(c) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)
Q- Which of the following Acts was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as ‘Charter of Slavery’ ?
(a) Regulating Act of 1773
(b) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
(c) Government of India Act, 1919
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: (d)
Q- Who was the President of the National Planning Committee founded in 1938 on the insistence of Indian National Congress?
(a) Dr. Ashok Mehta
(b) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (d)
Q- By virtue of which Act, Diarchy was introduced in India?
(a) Indian Council Act, 1909
(b) Government of India Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1935
(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Ans: (b)
Q- The instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been inco rporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive Principles of the State Policy
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Emergency Provisions
Ans: (d)
Q- Which of the following vested the Secretary of State for India with supreme control over the Government of India?
(a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(b) Government of India Act, 1858
(c) Indian Council Act, 1861
(d) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
Ans: (b)
Q- Which of the following acts introduced communal electorate in India?
(a) Indian Council Act, 1861
(b) Indian Council Act, 1892
(c) Indian Council Act, 1909
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: (c)
Q- The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through
(a) Indian Council Act, 1861
(b) Indian Council Act, 1892
(c) Indian Council Act, 1909
(d) Government of India Act, 1919
Ans: (a)
Q- Through which one of the following were commercial activities of the East India Company finally put to an end?
(a) The Charter Act, 1793
(b) The Charter Act, 1813
(c) The Charter Act, 1833
(d) The Charter Act, 1853
Ans: (c)
Q- Which of the following is correct?
(a) The Nehru Report (1928) had advocated the inclusion of Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India
(b) The Government of India Act, 1935 referred to the Fundamental Rights
(c) The August Offer, 1940 included the Fundamental Rights
(d) The Cripps Mission, 1942 referred to the Fundamental Rights
Ans: (a)
Q- Assertion (A) : The Government of India Act, 1919 was passed by the British Parliament to introduce Diarchy in the provincial government. Reason (R) : Montague- Chelmsford Reforms Committee has recommended the introduction of Diarchy in the provincial government. Codes
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) is true, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans: (a)
Q- Assertion (A) : The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred the governance of India from the East India Company to the Crown. Reason (R) : The East India Company was unwilling to administer India any more. Codes
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) is true, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans: (c)
Q- Consider the following Acts:
1. The Regulating Act
2. Pitt’s India Act
3. The Charter Act
4. Indian Council Act What is the correct chronological sequence of these Acts ?
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 4, 2, 1
Ans: (a)
Q- Assertion (A) : The Government of India Act, 1935 and the Constitution of India are both lengthy documents. Reason (R) : The Government of India Act, 1935 was taken as a model and substaintially incorporated in the Constitution of India. Codes
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) is true, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans: (a)
Q- Which of the following was /were the main feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
1. Introduction of separate electorates for Muslims
2. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre
3. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes
(a) Only 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 3
(d) 2 and 3
Ans: (d)
Q- Consider the following with reference to the provisions of ’Government of India Act, 1935’:
1. Establishment of an all-Indian Federation
2. Provincial autonomy, with a Government responsible to an elected Legislature
3. Redistribution of Provinces and the creation of two new provinces Which of these were embodied in the Government of India Act, 1935?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)
Q- Consider the following statements: with reference to the provisions of Morley-Minto Reform Act in the Colonial India
1. The Morley-Minto Reform Act raised the number of additional numbers of the Central Legislature.
2. It introduced the principle of communal representation in the Legislature.
3. It empowered the Legislation to discuss the budget and to move resolutions on it. Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (c)
Q- Consider the following statements: The objective of the Montague- Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 was
1. To give power to the local government
2. To establish dyarchy in the provinces
3. The extension of provincial government Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)
Q- Match List-I (Act) with List-II (Largely based on) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Indian Council Act, 1909 1.Mountbatten Plan
B. Government of India Act, 1919 2.Simon Commission Report and Joint Select Committee Recommendation
C. Government of India Act, 1935 3.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947 4.Morley-Minto Reforms Codes A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (b)
Q- The Regulating Act, 1773 was passed by the British Parliament in order to
1. Establish parliamentary control over the administration of the East India Company’s territory in India.
2. Make the Governor of Bengal as the Governor-General of Bengal.
3. End of dual system of administration in India. Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (a)
Q- How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution?
(a) 7 (b) 11
(c) 12 (d) 15
Ans: (b)