CHAPTER 1: HITORICAL BACKGROUND

Source: Indian Polity M Lakshmikant

  1. Which act marked the beginning of the British control over the East India Company in India?
    • A) Charter Act of 1833
    • B) Government of India Act, 1858
    • C) Regulating Act of 1773
    • D) Pitts India Act, 1784
  2. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
    • A) Lord Cornwallis
    • B) Warren Hastings
    • C) Lord Wellesley
    • D) Lord Dalhousie
  3. Which act abolished the East India Company's monopoly of trade in India?
    • A) Charter Act of 1813
    • B) Charter Act of 1833
    • C) Charter Act of 1853
    • D) Regulating Act of 1773
  4. In which year was the Government of India Act passed that transferred the power of the East India Company to the British Crown?
    • A) 1858
    • B) 1919
    • C) 1935
    • D) 1947
  5. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the partition in 1947?
    • A) Lord Wavell
    • B) Lord Linlithgow
    • C) Lord Mountbatten
    • D) Lord Irwin
  6. Which act introduced the federal structure in India?
    • A) Government of India Act, 1919
    • B) Government of India Act, 1935
    • C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
    • D) Regulating Act of 1773
  7. The Simon Commission was sent to India in which year?
    • A) 1919
    • B) 1927
    • C) 1935
    • D) 1942
  8. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when the Indian Independence Act was passed?
    • A) Winston Churchill
    • B) Clement Attlee
    • C) Neville Chamberlain
    • D) Harold Macmillan
  9. Which act is also known as the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms?
    • A) Government of India Act, 1919
    • B) Government of India Act, 1935
    • C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
    • D) Charter Act of 1853
  10. Which act provided for the establishment of the Reserve Bank of India?
    • A) Government of India Act, 1919
    • B) Government of India Act, 1935
    • C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
    • D) Charter Act of 1853

Medium Level Questions

  1. Which act was the first to recognize the political and administrative functions of the East India Company?
    • A) Charter Act of 1833
    • B) Government of India Act, 1858
    • C) Regulating Act of 1773
    • D) Pitts India Act, 1784
  2. The Government of India Act, 1935, was the first to introduce which feature in the Indian political system?
    • A) Bicameral Legislature
    • B) Federal System
    • C) Provincial Autonomy
    • D) Diarchy
  3. Which Governor-General introduced the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
    • A) Lord Dalhousie
    • B) Lord Wellesley
    • C) Lord Curzon
    • D) Lord Hastings
  4. The Indian Independence Act, 1947, came into effect on which date?
    • A) 15th August 1947
    • B) 26th January 1950
    • C) 30th January 1948
    • D) 2nd October 1947
  5. The concept of 'Dyarchy' was introduced in India by which act?
    • A) Government of India Act, 1919
    • B) Government of India Act, 1935
    • C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
    • D) Charter Act of 1853
  6. Who was the first Viceroy of India?
    • A) Lord Canning
    • B) Lord Elgin
    • C) Lord Ripon
    • D) Lord Curzon
  7. The Regulating Act of 1773 established which court in Calcutta?
    • A) High Court
    • B) Supreme Court
    • C) District Court
    • D) Magistrate Court
  8. The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India. Who was the first to hold this position?
    • A) Lord William Bentinck
    • B) Warren Hastings
    • C) Lord Dalhousie
    • D) Lord Wellesley
  9. Which act separated for the first time the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General's council?
    • A) Charter Act of 1853
    • B) Government of India Act, 1919
    • C) Government of India Act, 1935
    • D) Indian Councils Act, 1909
  10. The Pitt's India Act of 1784 established which body to control political affairs in India?
    • A) Board of Control
    • B) Court of Directors
    • C) Indian Council
    • D) Governor-General's Council
  11. Which Viceroy is associated with the policy of 'Divide and Rule'?
    • A) Lord Curzon
    • B) Lord Dalhousie
    • C) Lord Wellesley
    • D) Lord Minto
  12. Which act provided for the separation of Burma from India?
    • A) Government of India Act, 1935
    • B) Government of India Act, 1919
    • C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
    • D) Charter Act of 1853
  13. The Cripps Mission visited India in which year?
    • A) 1940
    • B) 1942
    • C) 1945
    • D) 1946
  14. Which act provided for the establishment of a Federal Court in India?
    • A) Government of India Act, 1919
    • B) Government of India Act, 1935
    • C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
    • D) Charter Act of 1853
  15. The Hunter Commission was appointed during the tenure of which Viceroy?
    • A) Lord Curzon
    • B) Lord Ripon
    • C) Lord Lytton
    • D) Lord Dufferin
  16. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were aimed at which objective?
    • A) Introduction of Dyarchy
    • B) Federal System in India
    • C) Complete Independence
    • D) Provincial Autonomy

Tough Questions

  1. Which act provided for the creation of a Secretary of State for India?
    • A) Government of India Act, 1858
    • B) Government of India Act, 1919
    • C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
    • D) Charter Act of 1853
  2. The Government of India Act, 1935, divided subjects into how many lists?
    • A) One
    • B) Two
    • C) Three
    • D) Four
  3. Which Governor-General is known for the introduction of the Subsidiary Alliance?
    • A) Lord Wellesley
    • B) Lord Cornwallis
    • C) Lord Dalhousie
    • D) Lord Hastings
  4. The Act of 1786 was enacted to meet the demands of which Governor-General?
    • A) Warren Hastings
    • B) Lord Cornwallis
    • C) Lord Wellesley
    • D) Lord Dalhousie
  5. Which act is considered as the Magna Carta of Indian education?
    • A) Charter Act of 1833
    • B) Wood's Despatch of 1854
    • C) Indian Universities Act, 1904
    • D) Government of India Act, 1919
  6. The doctrine of lapse was applied to which princely state first?
    • A) Satara
    • B) Jhansi
    • C) Nagpur
    • D) Udaipur
  7. Who headed the Boundary Commission for the partition of India?
    • A) Cyril Radcliffe
    • B) Stafford Cripps
    • C) Lord Mountbatten
    • D) Lord Wavell
  8. The Simon Commission did not include any Indian members. This led to which famous slogan?
    • A) Quit India
    • B) Simon Go Back
    • C) Jai Hind
    • D) Vande Mataram
  9. Who was the first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council?
    • A) Satyendra Prasad Sinha
    • B) Tej Bahadur Sapru
    • C) Bhulabhai Desai
    • D) B.R. Ambedkar
  10. The Ilbert Bill controversy took place during the tenure of which Viceroy?
    • A) Lord Ripon
    • B) Lord Curzon
    • C) Lord Lytton
    • D) Lord Dufferin
  11. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in which year?
    • A) 1878
    • B) 1882
    • C) 1892
    • D) 1905
  12. Who was the British Prime Minister when the Government of India Act, 1935, was passed?
    • A) Stanley Baldwin
    • B) Ramsay MacDonald
    • C) Neville Chamberlain
    • D) Winston Churchill
  13. The First Anglo-Maratha War ended with which treaty?
    • A) Treaty of Bassein
    • B) Treaty of Salbai
    • C) Treaty of Purandar
    • D) Treaty of Seringapatam
  14. The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
    • A) 1883
    • B) 1885
    • C) 1890
    • D) 1905
  15. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
    • A) Annie Besant
    • B) Sarojini Naidu
    • C) Indira Gandhi
    • D) Aruna Asaf Ali

Assertion and Reason Questions

  1. Assertion (A): The Regulating Act of 1773 was the first step taken by the British Government to control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company. Reason (R): It established the office of the Governor-General of India.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.
  2. Assertion (A): The Government of India Act, 1935, provided for the establishment of a Federal Court in India. Reason (R): The Act also introduced provincial autonomy and a federal structure.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.
  3. Assertion (A): The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms. Reason (R): It introduced separate electorates for Muslims.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.
  4. Assertion (A): The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms aimed at introducing dyarchy in the provinces. Reason (R): It was introduced to increase Indian participation in the administration.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.
  5. Assertion (A): The Simon Commission was boycotted by Indians. Reason (R): The Commission did not include any Indian members.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.
  6. Assertion (A): The Charter Act of 1833 ended the East India Company's monopoly of trade in India. Reason (R): The Act also centralized the administration by making the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.
  7. Assertion (A): The Government of India Act, 1858, marked the end of the Company's rule in India. Reason (R): The Act transferred the power to the British Crown.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.
  8. Assertion (A): The Government of India Act, 1919, introduced the system of dyarchy in the provinces. Reason (R): It separated the central and provincial subjects.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.
  9. Assertion (A): The Indian Independence Act of 1947 led to the partition of India and Pakistan. Reason (R): The Act granted freedom to the Indian princely states to join either India or Pakistan or remain independent.
    • A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    • B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    • C) A is true, but R is false.
    • D) A is false, but R is true.

Answers

  1. C
  2. B
  3. A
  4. A
  5. C
  6. B
  7. B
  8. B
  9. A
  10. B
  11. C
  12. B
  13. A
  14. A
  15. A
  16. A
  17. B
  18. A
  19. A
  20. A
  21. D
  22. A
  23. B
  24. B
  25. B
  26. D
  27. A
  28. C
  29. A
  30. B
  31. B
  32. A
  33. A
  34. B
  35. A
  36. A
  37. A
  38. A
  39. B
  40. B
  41. A
  42. B
  43. B
  44. A
  45. A
  46. A
  47. A
  48. A
  49. B
  50. A

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