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upsc-p1-polity-historical-background MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 5 upsc-p1-polity-historical-background questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Arrange the following constitutional developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Transfer of Indian administration from the Company to the British Crown 2. Creation of the office of Governor-General of Bengal 3. Introduction of dual control through the Board of Control and Court of Directors 4. The Governor-General of Bengal became the Governor-General of India Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option C gives the correct sequence: the Regulating Act created the Governor-General of Bengal in 1773; Pitt's India Act introduced dual control in 1784; the Charter Act made that office the Governor-General of India in 1833; and the 1858 Act transferred administration to the Crown.
Q2Consider the following statements about the Government of India Act, 1935: 1. It abolished dyarchy in the provinces and provided for provincial autonomy. 2. It proposed dyarchy at the federal Centre, but that arrangement did not come into operation. 3. The proposed All-India Federation came into operation immediately after the Act was enacted. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Act ended provincial dyarchy, introduced provincial autonomy and proposed dyarchy at the Centre. The federal provisions did not operate because the required accession of princely states did not materialise, so statement 3 is incorrect.
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Colonial measure) 1. Regulating Act, 1773 2. Charter Act, 1833 3. Government of India Act, 1919 4. Government of India Act, 1935 List II (Feature) a. Provincial autonomy b. Governor-General of India c. Provincial dyarchy d. Supreme Court at Calcutta Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option A is correct: the 1773 Act is linked with the Supreme Court at Calcutta; the 1833 Act with the Governor-General of India; the 1919 Act with provincial dyarchy; and the 1935 Act with provincial autonomy.
Q4With reference to the development of representative institutions before 1935, consider the following statements: 1. The Indian Councils Act, 1892 allowed members to discuss the budget but not to vote on it. 2. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 introduced joint electorates as a general principle. 3. The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced dyarchy in the provinces. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The 1892 Act enlarged the councils and permitted budget discussion without a vote. The 1919 Act introduced provincial dyarchy. The 1909 Act instead introduced separate electorates for Muslims, so Statement 2 is incorrect.
Q5Arrange the following constitutional developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: (a) Separate electorates for Muslims were introduced. (b) Dyarchy was introduced in the provinces. (c) The Nehru Report proposed dominion status and fundamental rights. (d) Provincial autonomy was provided for under the Government of India Act, 1935. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Separate electorates were introduced by the Indian Councils Act, 1909; provincial dyarchy followed under the Government of India Act, 1919; the Nehru Report came in 1928; and provincial autonomy was provided under the 1935 Act. The order is therefore (a)-(b)-(c)-(d).
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