EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 31

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 31

301) Which one among the following Acts first made the provision of the appointment of the Indian high Commissioner in the Great Britain?
A) Indian Council Act, 1892
B) Indian Council Act, 1909
C) Government of India Act, 1919
D) Government of India Act, 1935

Answer: Government of India Act, 1919
   
302) During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Witley Commission?
A) To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
B) To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
C) To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
D) To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services In India

Answer: To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
   
303) What is the correct sequence of the following?
1. Wavell Plan
2. Radcliffe Award
3. Cripps Mission
4. Cabinet Mission
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1,2,3,4
B) 3,1,4,2
C) 2,1,3,4
D) 3,4,1,2

Answer: 3,1,4,2
   
304) Which one of the following measures is associated with William Bentinck, the then Governor-General of India?
A) Introduction of postal system
B) Resumption of rent-free land
C) Preservation of ancient monuments
D) Partition of Bengal

Answer: Resumption of rent-free land
   
305) Who of the following laid the first rail-road in India?
A) Lord Ripon
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Dalhousie

Answer: Lord Dalhousie

306) Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule
1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Chelmsford
3. Lord Hardinge
4. Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
A) 1,3,2,4
B) 2,4,1,3
C) 1,4,2,3
D) 2,3,1,4

Answer: 1,3,2,4
   
307) The capital of the British Indian Empire was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi because
A) Delhi was located at the centre of the Empire
B) the climate of Delhi was more suitable for the Europeans
C) Calcutta was the hot bed of revolutionaries
D) Delhi was the traditional seat of imperial powers

Answer: Delhi was located at the centre of the Empire
   
308) Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as 'Preventive Murder'?
A) Killing of INA activists
B) Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh
C) Shooting of the Mahatma
D) Shooting of Curzon Wythe

Answer: Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh
   
309) The Government of India Act. 1935 was based on
A) the principle of federation and Parliamentary system
B) the principle of secession of the British Indian provinces
C) acceptance of independence of India
D) acceptance of the idea of a constituent Assembly to drafta Constitution

Answer: the principle of federation and Parliamentary system
   
310) 'Dyarchy' was first introduced in India under
A) Morley Minto Reforms
B) Montford Reforms
C) Simon Commission Plan
D) Government of India Act, 1935

Answer: Montford Reforms