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UPSC 2005 · Q24 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

Consider the following statements :

  1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern
  2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
  3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (b) 2 and 3
UPSC 2005 · Q77 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardinge
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Answer: (b) Lord Ripon