British Legislations (1858 AD to 1947 AD)

Total Questions: 24

1 - When was the India Act of 1858 passed?

A ) 1 September 1858
B ) 2 August 1858 ✅
C ) 15 August 1858
D ) 31 July 1858

2 - Indian Council Act 1861 was enforced on?

A ) 1 August 1861 ✅
B ) 2 January 1872
C ) 24 July 1859
D ) 15 November 1858

3 - Which Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the administration of their country:

A ) Indian Council Act 1861 ✅
B ) Indian Council Act 1909
C ) Government of India Act 1935
D ) None of these

4 - In British India: Queen Victoria was Proclaimed Empress of the India in:

A ) 1870 AD
B ) 1876 AD ✅
C ) 1911 AD
D ) 1912 AD

5 - When was the Vernacular press Act enacted?

A ) 1870 AD
B ) 1874 AD
C ) 1878 AD ✅
D ) None of these

6 - In which Act were indirect elections introduced in India?

A ) Indian Council Act 1892
B ) Indian Council Act 1909 ✅
C ) Indian Council Act 1919
D ) Indian Independence Act 1947

7 - The 1909 Act is also called -------?

A ) Minto-Morley Reforms ✅
B ) Montague Chelmsford Reforms
C ) Indian Council Act
D ) Government of India Act

8 - What was the purpose of Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909 ---------:

A ) Separate Provinces
B ) Separate Electrorates ✅
C ) Equal Proportion
D ) None of these

9 - The Act of 1909 -----:

A ) Enlarged the size of the Central as well as Provincial Legislative Councils ✅
B ) Enlarged the size of Provincial Legislative Councils only
C ) Enlarged the size of Central Legislative Councils only
D ) None of these

12 - Government of India Act 1919 gives three years tenure to ------:

A ) Council of State
B ) Legislative assembly ✅
C ) Viceroy
D ) None of these

13 - The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms is known as ----:

A ) Government of India Act 1919 ✅
B ) Government of India Act 1935
C ) Government of India Act 1892
D ) Government of India Act 1909

14 - According to Montague Chelmsford Reforms 1919 law and order were ;

A ) Transferred subjects
B ) Reserved subjects ✅
C ) Concurrent subjects
D ) None of these

15 - Right of Separate Electrorates was first granted to Muslims in subcontinent.

A ) Minto-Morley Reforms ✅
B ) Montague Chelmsford Reforms
C ) Govt. Of India Act 1935
D ) None of these

16 - Montague Chelmsford Reforms introduced a system called ----:

A ) Monarch
B ) Theocracy
C ) Democracy
D ) Diarchy ✅

17 - Diarchy was introduced in which year?

A ) 1906
B ) 1909
C ) 1919 ✅
D ) None of these

18 - Diarchy system in subcontinent was introduced by?

A ) Indian National Congress
B ) British Government ✅
C ) Muslim League
D ) Sikh Community

19 - The system of Dyarchy remained operational during?

A ) 1921 to 1937 ✅
B ) 1922 to 1937
C ) 1923 to 1937
D ) None of these

20 - On which Act All Indian National Congress, Muslim league and Sikh fully Agreed with Lord Mountbatten?

A ) Government of India Act 1935
B ) Government of India Act 1947
C ) Indian Independence Act 1947 ✅
D ) Simon Communication Act 1927

21 - The British Parliament announced the Independence Act on -----:

A ) 5-jul-1947
B ) 14-jul-1947
C ) 18-jul-1947 ✅
D ) None of these

22 - In which year was Fort St. George built in Madras?

A ) 1639 ✅
B ) 1668
C ) 1700
D ) 1750

23 - Which Fort was built in Bombay in 1668?

A ) Fort William
B ) Fort St. George
C ) Bombay Castle ✅
D ) Fort of Calcutta

24 - What was the name of the Fort built in Bengal in 1700?

A ) Fort William ✅
B ) Bombay Castle
C ) Fort St. George
D ) Fort Calcutta