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Which of the following Acts empowered Lord Cornwallis to overrule the decision of his Council?
44th BPSC
Regulating Act, 1773
Act of 1786
Charter Act of 1793
None of the above
When were the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal and Bihar recognized by the Bengal Tenancy Act?
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1968
1881
1885
1889
Consider the following statements about 'The Charter Act of 1813'.
1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Which Act provisioned competitive exam system for Civil Services?
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Charter Act of, 1833
Charter Act of, 1853
The Government of India Act, 1858
The Indian Councils Act, 1909
To control the media in India, ‘Acts’ were passed in –
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1835, 1867, 1878, 1908
1854, 1864, 1872, 1910
1854, 1872, 1908, 1910
None of the above
Which of the following Acts introduced separate electorate system in India?
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The Regulating Act, 1773
The Charter Act, 1833
The Pitt's India Act, 1784
The Indian Councils Act, 1909
The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of –
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the Indian Councils Act, 1909
the Government of India Act, 1919
the Government of India Act, 1935
None of the above
The post of the Indian High Commission was created by which Act?
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The Indian Councils Act, 1909
The Government of India Act, 1919
The Government of India Act, 1935
None of the above
The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
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Social reforms
Educational reforms
Constitutional reforms
None of the above
About which Act, Jawaharlal Nehru had said, "We were provided with a car with all brakes and no engine"?
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Act of 1858
Act of 1909
Act of 1919
Act of 1935
Which Act is not the landmark in the development of the Constitution during the British Rule?
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The Regulating Act, 1773
The Charter Act, 1833
Government of India Act, 1919
The Protection of Civil Right Act, 1955
The exponent of 'Mahalwari System' of land revenue was :
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Captain Alexander Reed
Thomas Munro
Holt Mackenzie
Lord Cornwallis
In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into "Reserved" and "Transferred" subjects. Which of the following were treated as "Reserved" subjects?
1. Administration of Justice
2. Local Self-Government
3. Land Revenue
4. Police
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
UPSC 2022
1, 2 and 4 only
1, 3 and 4 only
2, 3 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
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The Regulating Act, 1773
The Charter Act of 1793
The Charter Act of 1833
The Charter Act of 1813
When was the Census work done for first time in India?
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In the year 1867
In the year 1872
In the year 1881
In the year 1887
By which of the following Acts, the system of 'Chamber of Princes' with 120 members was created?
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Act of 1919
Act of 1909
Charter Act of 1853
Charter Act of 1813
Sind was conquered and annexed by
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Sleeman
Napier
Lawrence
None of the above
Which of the following statements about the Vernacular Press Act is/are correct?
1. It was enacted by Lord Lytton.
2. It came to be known as a ‘Gagging Act’.
3. The Act was repealed by Lord Ripon.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 3
Only 1
1, 2 and 3
Which of the following statements about Lord Mayo’s Resolution of 1870 are correct?
1. It was the first step that bifurcated Central and Provincial finances.
2. Provincial Governments were empowered to administer certain services.
3. It attempted to rectify existing imparity.
4. It focussed on the actual needs of the Provinces.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Only 1 and 2
Only 1, 3 and 4
Only 2, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
Arrange the following Acts in their chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below: