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upsc-p1-history-constitutional-development MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 2 upsc-p1-history-constitutional-development questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1With reference to dyarchy and federation under the Government of India Acts, consider the following statements: 1. The Government of India Act 1919 introduced dyarchy in the provinces. 2. The Government of India Act 1935 abolished dyarchy in the provinces but proposed it at the federal centre. 3. The all-India federation proposed in 1935 began operating with provincial autonomy in 1937. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The 1919 Act placed dyarchy in the provinces, while the 1935 Act removed it there and proposed it at the federal centre. Statement 3 is incorrect: provincial autonomy operated from 1937, but the all-India federation never came into operation because the required princely-state accessions did not occur.
Q2Consider the following statements about early parliamentary control over the East India Company: 1. The Regulating Act 1773 made the Governor of Bengal the Governor-General of Bengal. 2. The Supreme Court at Fort William was established in 1774 under the framework of the Regulating Act. 3. The Regulating Act created the Board of Control in Britain. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The 1773 Act created the office of Governor-General of Bengal and provided for the Supreme Court at Fort William, which was established in 1774. Statement 3 is incorrect because Pitt's India Act 1784, not the Regulating Act, created the Board of Control.
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