1. Which Act is known as the first step towards parliamentary control over the East India Company?
A. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
B. Charter Act, 1813
C. Regulating Act, 1773
D. Government of India Act, 1858
Answer: C
2. The Regulating Act of 1773 designated the Governor of Bengal as the:
A. Governor-General of India
B. Governor-General of Bengal
C. Viceroy of India
D. Governor of Fort William
Answer: B
3. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Canning
Answer: B
4. The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established under:
A. Charter Act, 1813
B. Regulating Act, 1773
C. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
D. Government of India Act, 1858
Answer: B
5. Pitt’s India Act was passed in:
A. 1773
B. 1784
C. 1793
D. 1813
Answer: B
6. Pitt’s India Act established:
A. Board of Control
B. Election Commission
C. Public Service Commission
D. Federal Court
Answer: A
7. Which Charter Act ended the monopoly of the East India Company over trade with India (except tea and trade with China)?
A. Charter Act, 1793
B. Charter Act, 1813
C. Charter Act, 1833
D. Charter Act, 1853
Answer: B
8. Which Charter Act made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India?
A. Charter Act, 1813
B. Charter Act, 1833
C. Charter Act, 1853
D. Government of India Act, 1858
Answer: B
9. Who became the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act, 1833?
A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Canning
Answer: A
10. Which Charter Act introduced open competition for the Civil Services?
A. Charter Act, 1813
B. Charter Act, 1833
C. Charter Act, 1853
D. Government of India Act, 1858
Answer: C
11. The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred power from the:
A. British Crown to Parliament
B. East India Company to British Crown
C. Governor-General to Viceroy
D. Parliament to East India Company
Answer: B
12. The first Viceroy of India was:
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer: A
13. The Government of India Act, 1909 is also known as:
A. Morley-Minto Reforms
B. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
C. Minto-Chelmsford Reforms
D. Ripon Reforms
Answer: A
14. The Government of India Act, 1909 introduced:
A. Provincial Autonomy
B. Separate Electorates
C. Dyarchy
D. Fundamental Rights
Answer: B
15. The Government of India Act, 1919 is popularly known as:
A. Morley-Minto Reforms
B. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
C. Simon Reforms
D. Cripps Reforms
Answer: B
16. Dyarchy in the Provinces was introduced by:
A. Government of India Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: B
17. Provincial Autonomy was introduced by:
A. Government of India Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: C
18. Which Act provided for the establishment of a Federal Court in India?
A. Government of India Act, 1919
B. Government of India Act, 1935
C. Indian Independence Act, 1947
D. Charter Act, 1853
Answer: B
19. Which Act served as the main source of the Indian Constitution?
A. Government of India Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: C
20. The Indian Independence Act was passed in:
A. 1946
B. 1947
C. 1948
D. 1950
Answer: B
21. The Constituent Assembly of India was constituted under the recommendations of the:
A. Simon Commission
B. Cripps Mission
C. Cabinet Mission Plan
D. Mountbatten Plan
Answer: C
22. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on:
A. 26 January 1950
B. 9 December 1946
C. 15 August 1947
D. 26 November 1949
Answer: B
23. Who was the temporary Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
D. B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: C
24. Who was the Chairman (President) of the Constituent Assembly?
A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: B
25. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the:
A. Union Constitution Committee
B. Drafting Committee
C. Steering Committee
D. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights
Answer: B