Historical Background of Indian Constitution Part-1

Q1. When did the British come to India to trade as the East India Company?

Q2. When did the East India Company acquire the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?

Q3. After which rebellion did the British Crown take the governance of India directly into its own hands?

Q4. When did the British Crown take direct control over the governance of India?

Q5. When did the Indian Constitution come into existence (was adopted)?

Q6. By which of the following Acts was the Governor of Bengal designated as the 'Governor-General of Bengal'?

Q7. By which of the following Acts was a Supreme Court established in Calcutta?

Q8. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?

Q9. By which of the following Acts did the Governors of Madras and Bombay become subordinate to the Governor-General of Bengal?

Q10. What was the first step taken by the British Government in the direction of regulating the East India Company in India?

Q11. Which of the following Acts made it mandatory for the Company to report to the British Government on its revenue, civil, and military affairs in India?

Q12. Consider the following statements regarding the Act of 1773:

1. Under this, the servants of the Company were encouraged to engage in private trade and accept bribes and presents from the Indian people.
2. The Supreme Court established at Calcutta in 1774 consisted of a Chief Justice and three other judges.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q13. Which act was brought to remove the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773?

Q14. Which of the following acts is also known as the Act of Settlement?

Q15. Which of the following Acts separated the political and commercial functions of the Company?

Q16. For which of the following reasons is it said that the system of double government was introduced by the Act of 1784?

Q17. Which of the following statements regarding Pitt's India Act of 1784 is NOT correct?

Q18. By which act were the Company's territories in India called the "British possessions in India" for the first time?

Q19. By which act was the British Government given supreme control over the Company's affairs and its administration in India?

Q20. By which act was the provision of the post of 'Commander-in-Chief' made in the council of the Governor of Bengal?

Q21. By which Act was the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India extended for 20 years?

Q22. By which Act was the monopoly of the Company over trade in India abolished?

Q23. By the Act of 1813, the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India was abolished except for trade with which country and commodity?

Q24. By which Act were Christian missionaries given the right to come to India and educate the people?

Q25. By which Act were the local governments in India authorized to impose taxes on persons?

Q26. By which Act did Lord William Bentinck become the first Governor-General of India?

Q27. Which Act made the Governor-General of Bengal the 'Governor-General of India'?

Q28. By which of the following Acts were the laws made earlier called 'Regulations' and the laws made under the new provision called 'Acts'?

Q29. By which Act was an attempt made to organize an open competitive examination for the selection of civil servants?

Q30. Consider the following statements regarding the Act of 1833 and identify the correct statements:

1. This Act stated that Indians would not be debarred from holding any place, office, and employment under the Company.
2. Due to opposition from the Board of Directors (Court of Directors), this provision was abolished.

Q31. By which Act or Charter Act were the legislative and executive (administrative) functions of the Governor-General's Council separated for the first time?

Q32. Consider the following statements regarding the Act of 1853:

1. It established a new Legislative Council for the Governor-General, which came to be known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council.
2. It introduced an open competition system for the selection and recruitment of civil servants.

Q33. Which committee was appointed to implement the provisions regarding the Indian Civil Service mentioned in the Charter Act of 1853?

Q34. By which of the following Acts was the open competition system for the recruitment and selection of civil servants introduced?

Q35. By which of the following Acts was local representation introduced in the Indian Central Legislative Council?

Q36. Consider the following statements regarding the Act of 1853 and select the incorrect statement:

1. It introduced local representation in the first Indian Central Legislative Council.
2. Out of the new members in the Governor-General's council, four were to be appointed from Bengal, Madras, Bombay, and Agra.
3. This Act made it clear that the rule of the East India Company in India would be terminated in 1858.

Q37. Which of the following Acts is known as the 'Act for the Good Government of India'?

Q38. By which Act was the rule of the East India Company in India abolished?

Q39. By which of the following Acts did the governance of India pass directly to Queen Victoria?

Q40. By which Act was the designation of the Governor-General changed to the Viceroy of India?

Q41. Who was the first Viceroy of India?

Q42. By which Act was a new office, Secretary of State for India, created?

Q43. Consider the following statements:

1. By the Act of 1858, a 15-member Council was formed which could take decisions on any subject.
2. The Act of 1858 brought about a revolutionary change in the prevalent system of governance in India.

Q44. Which Act initiated the process of involving Indian representatives in the law-making process?

Q45. In 1862, Lord Canning nominated three Indians to the Legislative Council. Who among the following was NOT one of those three individuals?

Q46. By the Act of 1773, the Bombay and Madras provinces were subordinated to the Bengal province. By which of the following Acts were the Bombay and Madras provinces separated again (decentralized)?

Q47. Arrange the establishment of Legislative Councils in Bengal, North-Western Frontier Province (NWFP), and Punjab by the Act of 1861 in the correct chronological order.

Q48. Which Act recognized the portfolio system introduced by Lord Canning?

Q49. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the portfolio system introduced by Lord Canning?

Q50. By which Act was the Viceroy authorized to issue ordinances during an emergency without the concurrence of the Legislative Council?

Q51. By the Act of 1861, the Viceroy was empowered to issue ordinances during an emergency. What was the duration of such an ordinance?

Q52. By which Act was the number of additional (non-official) members increased in the Central and Provincial Legislative Councils?

Q53. Consider the following statements regarding the Act of 1892:

1. It increased the functions of legislative councils and gave them the power of discussing the budget and addressing questions to the executive.
2. The word 'election' was explicitly used in this Act.

Q54. Which Act provided for the power of the Viceroy to nominate non-official members to the Bengal Chamber of Commerce in the Legislative Council?

Q55. Which of the following Acts empowered the Governor to appoint non-official members to the Provincial Legislative Councils on the recommendation of district boards, municipalities, universities, trade associations, zamindars, and chambers of commerce?

Q56. Which Act is known as the Morley-Minto Reforms?

Q57. By the Act of 1909, the number of members in the Central Legislative Council was increased from 16 to:

Q58. Which Act provided (for the first time) for the association of Indians with the executive councils of the Viceroy and Governors?

Q59. Who was the first Indian to join the Viceroy's executive council as a member under the Act of 1909?

Q60. What portfolio was given to Satyendra Prasad Sinha in the Viceroy's Executive Council under the Act of 1909?

Q61. By which Act was the system of separate electorates introduced?

Q62. Who is known as the father of communal electorates in India?

Q63. By which Act was separate representation provided for presidency corporations, chambers of commerce, universities, and zamindars?

Q64. On which date did the British Government declare for the first time that its objective was the gradual introduction of responsible government in India?

Q65. Which Act is also known as the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms?

Q66. Who was the British Prime Minister when the Government of India Act 1919 was passed?

Q67. When did the Government of India Act 1919 come into force?

Q68. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Government of India Act 1919?

Q69. Who was the Secretary of State for India at the time of the Government of India Act 1919?

Q70. Which Act extended the principle of separate electorates by providing separate electorates for Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Europeans?

Q71. By which Act was a dual government (dyarchy) established in the provinces?

Q72.

Q73. By which Act were a bicameral legislature and direct elections introduced in the country for the first time?

Q74. Consider the following statements regarding the Act of 1919:

1. All members of both houses of the Legislative Council were elected through direct elections.
2. According to this, it was required that three of the six members of the Viceroy's executive council be Indian.

Q75. Which Act extended the principle of separate electorates by providing separate electorates for Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Europeans?

Q76. By which Act was the office of the High Commissioner for India created in London?

Q77. By the Act of 1919, in which year was the Public Service Commission established?

78. "By which of the following Acts was the Central Budget separated from the Provincial (State) Budgets for the first time?
78.निम्नलिखित में से किस अधिनियम द्वारा पहली बार केंद्रीय बजट को राज्यों के अलग कर दिया गया ?

"By which Act was a Statutory Commission established, whose task was to submit its report on constitutional reforms every 10 years?"

"How many sections (Articles) were there in the Government of India Act, 1935?"

81. "How many schedules were there in the Government of India Act 1935?"

82. "By which Act was the All India Federation established?"

"According to the Government of India Act 1935, how many subjects were under the Federal List?"

 84.How many subjects were included in the Provincial List (State List) under the Government of India Act, 1935?

85.How many subjects were included in the Concurrent List under the Government of India Act, 1935?

86.Under the Government of India Act 1935, to whom were the residuary powers allocated?

87.By which Act was the Dyarchy system in the provinces abolished?

88.Under the Government of India Act 1935, when was the responsible government system started in the states (provinces)?

89.Under the Government of India Act 1935, in which year was the responsible governance system established in the states (provinces) terminated?

90. By which Act was the Diarchy (Dual Government) system introduced at the Centre?

91. The Government of India Act 1935 introduced a bicameral system in six out of the eleven provinces. Which of the following options correctly lists the states (provinces) that had a bicameral governance system?

Q. With reference to the Government of India Act 1935, consider the following statements:

1. It introduced separate electorates for depressed classes (scheduled castes), women, and workers (labour).
2. It abolished the Council of India established by the Government of India Act 1858.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

93.Approximately what percentage of the population was granted the right to vote by the Government of India Act 1935?

95: When was the Federal Court established by the Government of India Act 1935?

94.By which Act was the Reserve Bank of India established?

96.When was the Mountbatten Plan presented?

97. By what famous name is the Indian Independence Act 1947 known?

98.By which of the following acts was the partition of Pakistan from India carried out?

99. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में वित्त विभाग किसे दिया गया ?

100. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में गृह विभाग किसे दिया गया ?

101. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में जगजीवन राम को कौन सा मंत्रालय के मंत्री बनाए गये थें ?

102. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में रक्षा मंत्रालय के प्रमुख कौन थें ?

103. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में वायसराय के परिषद के उपाध्यक्ष थें-

104. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में निम्नलिखित में से कौन-से व्यक्ति संबंधित नहीं थे ?

105. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में मंत्रियों की संख्या कितनी थी ?

106. आसफ अली संबंधित थें-

107. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में शिक्षा एवं कला विभाग से संबंधित थे,

108. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में वाणिज्य विभाग का महकमा किसे दिया गया ?

109. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में जोगेन्द्रनाथ मंडल को कौन-सा विभाग दिया गया ?

110. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में निम्नलिखित में से कौन व्यक्ति स्वास्थ्य विभाग के प्रधान या मंत्री थें ?

111. 1946 में गठित अंतरिम सरकार में जवाहरलाल नेहरू के पास कौन-सा विभाग था ?

112. स्वतंत्र भारत के पहला मंत्रिमंडल में मंत्रियों की संख्या थी

113.निम्नलिखित में से कौन ऐसे मंत्री थें जिन्हें 1946 के अंतरिम सरकार एवं स्वतंत्र भारत के पहले मंत्रिमंडल में समान विभाग दिया गया ?

114. स्वतंत्र भारत के प्रथम मंत्रिमंडल में वेज्ञानिक शोध विभाग के मंत्री थें

115. स्वतंत्र भारत के प्रथम मंत्रिमंडल में वी. एन गॉडगिल किस विभाग के मंत्री थें ?

116. स्वतंत्र भारत के पहले मंत्रिमंडल में खाद्य एवं कृषि विभाग के मंत्री थे ?

117. स्वतंत्र भारत के प्रथम शिक्षा मंत्री थें-

118. स्वतंत्र भारत के प्रथम वित्त मंत्री थें

119. स्वतंत्र भारत के प्रथम रक्षा मंत्री थें-