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Consider the following assertion : The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919.

1. Reforms retained and extended the principle of separate electorates.
2. Separate electorates were supposed to counter Indian nationalism, which was growing stronger.
3. Deprived classes rallied around the favours inherent in separate electorates.

Which of the following statements support/supports the above assertion ?

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By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

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

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With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements :

1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States.
2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following statements :

1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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?

In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to

In the context of Indian history, the principle of 'Dyarchy (diarchy)' refers to

The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to

The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War

The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined

With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.

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What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

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With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were

The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because

Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?

1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces
2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims
3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces

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With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru report?

1. Complete Independence for India.
2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities.
3. Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution.

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With reference to Simon Commission’s recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct?

After Quit India Movement,

C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled "The Way Out".

Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?

Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ?

Consider the following statements :

1. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935.
2. The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India Federation to be based on a Union of the provinces of British India and the Princely States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?

Consider the following statements:

1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of Constitution-making body.

The Cripps Proposals include the provision for

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?

Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.

Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

Consider the following statements:

1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company’s monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements :

1. The provincial autonomy
2. The establishment of Federal Court
3. All India Federation at the centre

The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which one of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?

Consider the following statements :

1. In the First Round Table Conference Dr. Ambedkar demanded electorates for the depressed classes.
2. In the Poona Pact, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made.
3. The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governor's provinces.
2. Power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own.
3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation.

Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the

Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of

Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?

An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was

When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to form the

The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of

The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to

Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India Company’s affairs in India
2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended
3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown
4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company

List I (Acts) A. Charter Act, 1813 B. Regulating Act C. Act of 1858 D. Pitt’s India Act

List II (Provisions)

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Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting the “portfolio” or departmental system for corporate functioning?

With reference to the colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Doctrine of Lapse
2. Communal Award
3. August Offer
4. Dyarchy

List I (Person) A. MacDonald B. Linlithgow C. Dalhousie D. Chelmsford

List II (Event)

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Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?

The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the

'Federal Union composed of British provinces.' The above quotation is related to

Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?

Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals.

Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.

Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List I I. Butler Committee II. Hurtog Committee Report III. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report IV. Muddiman Committee Report

List II A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Report B) Relationship between the Indian States and Paramount Power C) Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms D) The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress

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The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because

Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List I I. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773) II. Governor General of India (under Charter Act, 1833) III. Governor General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act, 1858) IV. Governor General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act, 1935)

List II A. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell B. James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie C. Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis D. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, Earl of Minto E. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma

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