day 1 pt 2: constituent assembly, historical background and salient features of indian constitution Flashcards
when was rohilla war?
1774
Major wars in the time of warren hastings
1773-1785
rohilla war of 1774
first maratha war in 1775-82
second mysore war 1780-84
treaty related to the first maratha war?
treaty of saibai in 1782
gg after warren hastings
lord cornwallis
how did cornwallis affect bengal
permanent settlement of bengal happened in 1793
when was cornwallis code
1793
which gg was responsible for subsidiary alliance system
`lord wellesly
subsidiary system was in 1798
cornwallis ke baad wellesly aaya
gg who made treaty with ranjit singh of amritsar
lord minto 1st
when was the amritsar treaty with lord minto 1
1809
lord minto 1 came after lord wellesly
who estt the ryotwari system in 1820
gg lord hastings
lord minto 1 ke baad aya ye gg
which gg abolished sati system
lord william bentick
when was sati abolished
1829
when was treaty of lahore
1846
which gg made the treaty of lahore in 1846
lord hardinge 1
who abolished female infanticide
lord hardinge 1
sati william bentick ne ki thi jo isse 2 number pahle hai
bentick
phir auckland jisne kuchh nahi kia
phir harding
which gg annexed lower burma
dalhousie
was the annexation of lower burma
1852
doctrine of lapse under which gg
lord dalhousie
who estt pwd?
lord dalhousie
when was the first railway line laid down and connecting what?
1853 connecting mumbai and thane
when did the term of dalhousie as gg end?
1856
one year before revolt
where did lord canning estt three universities
madras calcutta and bombay
obvious places me trade wali
who was the gg when eic was abolished
canning
till when was canning gg?
1862
3 indians ko (batao kaunse) laga ke viceroy of india
what was a viceroy
a representative of the monarch
other name for GoI act of 1858
act for the good government of india
what did goi act 1858 do to eic
abolished it!
new post for gg india by 1858 goi act?
viceroy
who became the first viceroy of india
lord canning
how did the crown rule affect the double govt system estt by the company rule
ended it through goi 1858
new office created in london for india in goi 1858 act?
secretary of state for india (SOS)
how many member council of india to assist the SOS?
15
1858 act se laya gaya jo sos
which act marked the beginning of representative institutions?
indian councils act of 1861
associated indians with the law making process
how did the indian councils act of 1861 bode for bombay and madras presidencies?
decentralisation
legislative powers (legislative devolution) restored
when was the centralizing tendency of 1773 regulating act reversed?
indian councils act 1861
3 new legislative councils through indian councils act 1861?
bengal
NWFP
punjab
who introduced the portfolio system
lord canning
what was the portfolio system introduced by lord canning
imp
also mains
i.e Indian councils act 1861 transformed the VOI’s executive council into a cabinet run on the portfolio system. therefore 6 members in the executive council took charge of separate depts
when did the viceroy get ordinance making powers during emergencies?
indian councils act 1861
indians aur govt dono ko strong banaya isme
life of the ordinance given by viceroy of india?
6 months
when was the official majority of indians
1. increased
2. allowed to be more than non indians
1892
1909 (morley minto)
what functions were added through indian councils act of 1892
power of discussing budget and addressing questions to the executive
how did indian councils act of 1892 change the nomination process for indians to the legislative council
now the governors of province, universities, zamindars and chambers could recommend indians for nomination
without using the word “election” how did a proposition for elections started through ica 1892
limited and indirect provisionns for the use of election in filling up some of the NON OFFICIAL seats
how did the indian council act of 1909 change the size of the legislative councils
increased from 16 to 60 (both central and provincial)
where were the indian official majority allowed through morley minto reforms
in provincial legislature not central
how did the power regarding budget and questions increase for legislative members from 1892 to 1909
in 1892 budget and questioning powers were added
in 1909 it extended to moving resolutions on the budget and ask supplementary questions
who became the first indian member of executive councils in 1909
satyendra prasanna sinha
who is known as the father of communal electorate and why?
Lord Minto
who in 1909 introduced a system of communal representation for muslims
a concept of separate electorate was introduced
