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upsc-p1-history-governors-viceroys MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following pairs: 1. Hunter Commission, 1882 — Primary and secondary education 2. Hunter Committee, 1919 — Disturbances in Punjab after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre 3. Lee Commission, 1924 — Police reform under Curzon 4. Simon Commission, 1927 — Review of the working of the Government of India Act 1919 How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Pairs 1, 2 and 4 are correct. The 1882 Hunter Commission examined education, the 1919 Hunter Committee investigated the Punjab disturbances, and the Simon Commission reviewed the 1919 Act. Pair 3 is incorrect: the Lee Commission dealt with public services and Indianisation; police reform under Curzon was associated with the Fraser Commission.
Q2Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Governor-General) A. Lord Cornwallis B. Lord Wellesley C. Lord William Bentinck D. Lord Dalhousie List II (Policy or measure) 1. Subsidiary Alliance as a major instrument of expansion 2. Permanent Settlement of Bengal 3. Abolition of sati 4. Doctrine of Lapse
Option B is correct. Cornwallis is associated with the Permanent Settlement of 1793; Wellesley with the Subsidiary Alliance; Bentinck with the abolition of sati in 1829; and Dalhousie with the Doctrine of Lapse. The other codes interchange distinct methods of revenue settlement, alliance, social reform and annexation.
Q3With reference to Viceroys between 1869 and 1884, consider the following statements: 1. Lord Mayo began important measures of financial decentralisation and encouraged statistical and administrative documentation. 2. Lord Lytton is associated with both the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878. 3. Lord Ripon promoted local self-government and appointed the Hunter Commission on education in 1882. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. Mayo is linked with financial decentralisation and systematic documentation; Lytton with the two restrictive laws of 1878; and Ripon with the 1882 local self-government resolution as well as the Hunter education commission. Each of the other codes wrongly excludes one of these supported associations.
Q4Consider the following statements about the expansion of Company power: 1. Lord Wellesley used the Subsidiary Alliance as a major instrument of British territorial expansion. 2. Lord Hastings is associated with the First Anglo-Burmese War and the Treaty of Yandabo. 3. Awadh was annexed in 1856 on the ground of misgovernment rather than under the Doctrine of Lapse. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Wellesley made the Subsidiary Alliance an important means of expansion, and Dalhousie's annexation of Awadh rested on alleged misgovernment, not lapse. Statement 2 is incorrect because the First Anglo-Burmese War and the Treaty of Yandabo belong to Lord Amherst; Lord Hastings is linked with the Pindari campaigns and the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
Q5Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Viceroy) A. Lord Curzon B. Lord Minto II C. Lord Hardinge II D. Lord Chelmsford List II (Event or reform) 1. Separate electorates for Muslims 2. Annulment of the Partition of Bengal 3. Dyarchy in provinces 4. Ancient Monuments Preservation Act
Option D is correct. Curzon is linked with the 1904 monuments law, Minto II with separate electorates under the 1909 reforms, Hardinge II with the annulment of Bengal's partition in 1911, and Chelmsford with provincial dyarchy under the 1919 Act. The distractors shift these reforms to the wrong Viceroys.
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6Consider the following statements: Statement I: Lord Canning was the last Governor-General under Company rule and the first Viceroy under Crown rule. Statement II: The Government of India Act 1858 ended Company rule, created the Secretary of State for India and the India Council, and made the Governor-General the Crown's representative as Viceroy. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
7Arrange the following events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: 1. Delhi Durbar under Lord Lytton 2. Ripon's resolution on local self-government 3. Ancient Monuments Preservation Act under Lord Curzon 4. Announcement of the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi under Lord Hardinge II Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Consider the following statements about the Government of India Act 1935: Statement I: It proposed an all-India federation and introduced provincial autonomy. Statement II: The proposed federation came into operation in 1937, while provincial autonomy remained unimplemented. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
9Arrange the following constitutional measures in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: 1. Pitt's India Act 2. Charter Act separating legislative and executive functions within the Governor-General's Council 3. Indian Councils Act giving statutory shape to the portfolio system associated with Canning 4. Government of India Act proposing an all-India federation Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10With reference to the legal evolution of the Governor-General's office, consider the following statements: 1. The Regulating Act 1773 created the office of the Governor-General of Bengal with a council of 4. 2. The Charter Act 1833 converted the Governor-General of Bengal into the Governor-General of India. 3. The Charter Act 1853 separated the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General's Council. Which of the statements given above are correct?