day 1 pt 2: constituent assembly, historical background and salient features of indian constitution

Question 1

when was rohilla war?

Answer 1

1774

Question 2

Major wars in the time of warren hastings

Answer 2

1773-1785
rohilla war of 1774
first maratha war in 1775-82
second mysore war 1780-84

Question 3

treaty related to the first maratha war?

Answer 3

treaty of saibai in 1782

Question 4

gg after warren hastings

Answer 4

lord cornwallis

Question 5

how did cornwallis affect bengal

Answer 5

permanent settlement of bengal happened in 1793

Question 6

when was cornwallis code

Answer 6

1793

Question 7

which gg was responsible for subsidiary alliance system

Answer 7

`lord wellesly

subsidiary system was in 1798

cornwallis ke baad wellesly aaya

Question 8

gg who made treaty with ranjit singh of amritsar

Answer 8

lord minto 1st

Question 9

when was the amritsar treaty with lord minto 1

Answer 9

1809

lord minto 1 came after lord wellesly

Question 10

who estt the ryotwari system in 1820

Answer 10

gg lord hastings

lord minto 1 ke baad aya ye gg

Question 11

which gg abolished sati system

Answer 11

lord william bentick

Question 12

when was sati abolished

Answer 12

1829

Question 13

when was treaty of lahore

Answer 13

1846

Question 14

which gg made the treaty of lahore in 1846

Answer 14

lord hardinge 1

Question 15

who abolished female infanticide

Answer 15

lord hardinge 1

sati william bentick ne ki thi jo isse 2 number pahle hai

bentick
phir auckland jisne kuchh nahi kia
phir harding

Question 16

which gg annexed lower burma

Answer 16

dalhousie

Question 17

was the annexation of lower burma

Answer 17

1852

Question 18

doctrine of lapse under which gg

Answer 18

lord dalhousie

Question 19

who estt pwd?

Answer 19

lord dalhousie

Question 20

when was the first railway line laid down and connecting what?

Answer 20

1853 connecting mumbai and thane

Question 21

when did the term of dalhousie as gg end?

Answer 21

1856
one year before revolt

Question 22

where did lord canning estt three universities

Answer 22

madras calcutta and bombay

obvious places me trade wali

Question 23

who was the gg when eic was abolished

Answer 23

canning

Question 24

till when was canning gg?

Answer 24

1862

3 indians ko (batao kaunse) laga ke viceroy of india

Question 25

what was a viceroy

Answer 25

a representative of the monarch

Question 26

other name for GoI act of 1858

Answer 26

act for the good government of india

Question 27

what did goi act 1858 do to eic

Answer 27

abolished it!

Question 28

new post for gg india by 1858 goi act?

Answer 28

viceroy

Question 29

who became the first viceroy of india

Answer 29

lord canning

Question 30

how did the crown rule affect the double govt system estt by the company rule

Answer 30

ended it through goi 1858

Question 31

new office created in london for india in goi 1858 act?

Answer 31

secretary of state for india (SOS)

Question 32

how many member council of india to assist the SOS?

Answer 32

15

1858 act se laya gaya jo sos

Question 33

which act marked the beginning of representative institutions?

Answer 33

indian councils act of 1861

associated indians with the law making process

Question 34

how did the indian councils act of 1861 bode for bombay and madras presidencies?

Answer 34

decentralisation
legislative powers (legislative devolution) restored

Question 35

when was the centralizing tendency of 1773 regulating act reversed?

Answer 35

indian councils act 1861

Question 36

3 new legislative councils through indian councils act 1861?

Answer 36

bengal
NWFP
punjab

Question 37

who introduced the portfolio system

Answer 37

lord canning

Question 38

what was the portfolio system introduced by lord canning
imp
also mains

Answer 38

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

Question 39

when did the viceroy get ordinance making powers during emergencies?

Answer 39

indian councils act 1861

indians aur govt dono ko strong banaya isme

Question 40

life of the ordinance given by viceroy of india?

Answer 40

6 months

Question 41

when was the official majority of indians
1. increased
2. allowed to be more than non indians

Answer 41

1892

1909 (morley minto)

Question 42

what functions were added through indian councils act of 1892

Answer 42

power of discussing budget and addressing questions to the executive

Question 43

how did indian councils act of 1892 change the nomination process for indians to the legislative council

Answer 43

now the governors of province, universities, zamindars and chambers could recommend indians for nomination

Question 44

without using the word “election” how did a proposition for elections started through ica 1892

Answer 44

limited and indirect provisionns for the use of election in filling up some of the NON OFFICIAL seats

Question 45

how did the indian council act of 1909 change the size of the legislative councils

Answer 45

increased from 16 to 60 (both central and provincial)

Question 46

where were the indian official majority allowed through morley minto reforms

Answer 46

in provincial legislature not central

Question 47

how did the power regarding budget and questions increase for legislative members from 1892 to 1909

Answer 47

in 1892 budget and questioning powers were added
in 1909 it extended to moving resolutions on the budget and ask supplementary questions

Question 48

who became the first indian member of executive councils in 1909

Answer 48

satyendra prasanna sinha

Question 49

who is known as the father of communal electorate and why?

Answer 49

Lord Minto
who in 1909 introduced a system of communal representation for muslims
a concept of separate electorate was introduced