EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 28

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 28

271) Consider the following statements Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the
1. abolition of dyarchy in the Governor's provinces.
2. power of Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their owns.
3. abolition of the principle of communal representation.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) Both 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: 1 and 2
   
272) What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and WS Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?
A) To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
B) To campaign for the entry of Indians into the imperial judiciary
C) To facilitate a discussion on India's Independence in the British Parliament
D) To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians into the British Parliament

Answer: To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
   
273) Which of the following is/are true about Lord Ellenborough?
1. Annexation of Sindh to British empire.
2. Brought up troops against Gwalior.
3. Established a Council of Regency at Gwalior.
4. Abolition of slavery and suppression of lotteries.
Choose the right answer using the following codes
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
   
274) Consider the following statement regarding the Pitts India Act, 1784
1. In India, the chief government was placed in the hands of a Governor-General and council of four.

2. The court of proprietors lost the right to rescind, suspend or revoke any resolution of the directors which was approved by the Board of Control.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only1
B) Only2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only2

   
275) Consider the following statements regarding the Act of 1784
1. The Governor General was empowered to disregard the majority in council provided he did so in a formal way accepting the responsibility of his own action.
2. Under the Act the presidencies of Madras and Bombay were subordinated to the Govemor-General and Council of Bengal in all matters of diplomacy, revenue and war.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only1
B) Only2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither1 nor2

Answer: Only2

276) Match the following
ListI      List II
(Provision)       (Act)
A. Government of India to take measures for improvement of the condition of slaves and ultimate abolition of slavery in India      1. Charter Act 1853
B. Dual government of the Company in England      2. Pitts India in Act, 1784
C. Services thrown Open to competitive examinations      3. Charter Act, 1833
D. Introduction of the portfolio system in the Government of India       4. Indian Council Act, 1861

Below the options are given in the A B C D order
A) 2 1 4 3
B) 1 2 4 3
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 3 2 1 4

Answer: 3 2 1 4
   
277) Consider the following statements regarding the Charter Act, 1853
1. The number of the members of the Court of Directors was reduced from 24 to 16 out of which 6 were to be nominated by the crow.
2. The law member was made a full member of the Governor-Generals executive council and this council while sitting in its legislative capacity was enlarged by the addition of 12 members.
Which of the statement(s) given above were correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
   
278) Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act 1935 are correct?
1. It introduced provincial autonomy.
2. It proposed a federation of India.
3. it proposed for the establishment of a Federal Court.
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3

Answer: 1, 2 and 3
   
279) Consider the following statements
1. Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) enlarged the powers of legislators.
2. The Government of India Act, 1858, vested the secretary of state for India with supreme control over the Government of India. '
3. Vernacular Press Act was repealed during the Viceroyality of Lord Ripon.
4. The Montague Chelmsford Report formed the basis of the Government of India Act, 1919.
5. The most short lived of all the Britains' constitutional experiments in India was the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2, 3 and 5
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above
   
280) When Congress leaders condemned the Montague Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the
A) Swarajya Party
B) Indian Freedom Party
C) Independence Federation of India
D) Indian Liberal Federation

Answer: Indian Liberal Federation