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Historical Background Flashcards

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The British EIC obtained the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in?

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1765

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Who granted the Diwani over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the company?

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Mughal Emperor Shah Alam 2

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What is the diwani?

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rights over revenue ans civil justice

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Which act was the first step taken by the British Government to control and regulate the affairs of the EIC in India?

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Regulating Act of 1773

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The Regulating Act of 1773 recognised which functions of the company?

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Political and administrative

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Which act laid the foundations of central administration in India?

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Regulating Act of 1773

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The Regulating Act of 1773 designated the Governor of Bengal as the?

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Governor-General of Bengal

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The Regulating Act of 1773 created an Executive council of ___ members to assist the Governor-General.

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4

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The First Governor-General of Bengal was?

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Lord Warren Hastings

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The Governors of Madras and Bombay were made subordinate to the Governor-General of Bengal under which Act?

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Regulating Act of 1773

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Which Act provided for the establishment of a Supreme Court in Calcutta?

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Regulating Act of 1773

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Which Act was also known as the Act of Settlement?

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Amending Act of 1781

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Which Act distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the company?

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Pitt’s India Act of 1784

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Under the Pitt’s India Act, the Court of Directors were supposed to?

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Manage the commercial affairs of the company

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Which body was supposed to manage the political affairs of the company under the Pitt’s India Act of 1784?

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The Board of Control

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The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 established a system of ______ government.

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Double

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In the Pitt’s India Act, the company’s possessions in India were for the first time called?

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British Possessions in India

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Which Act was the final step towards centralisation in India?

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Charter Act of 1833

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The Governor-General of Bengal was redesignated as the Governor-General of India under which Act?

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Charter Act of 1833

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Which Act created for the first time, a GOI, having control over the entire British-India?

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Charter Act of 1833

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The Charter Act of 1833 vested in the Governor-General of India, all ______ and ______ powers.

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civil, military

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Who was the first Governor-General of India?

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Lord William Bentinck

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Which Act deprived the Governors of Madras and Bombay legislative powers?

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Charter Act of 1833

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Laws made under acts prior to the ______ were called Regulations.

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Charter Act of 1833

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Laws made under which act were called Acts?
Charter Act of 1833
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Which Act ended the activities of the EIC as a commercial body?
Charter Act of 1833
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Which act made the EIC a purely administrative body?
Charter Act of 1833
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Which Act attempted to introduce a system of open competition for selection of civil servants?
Charter Act of 1833
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Which Act separated the legislative and executive powers of the Governor-General of India?
Charter Act of 1853
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Which Act established the Central Legislative Council?
Charter Act of 1853
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Legislation was for the first time treated as a special function of the government under?
The Charter Act of 1853
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The Civil Services were introduced to Indians under?
The Charter Act of 1853
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Who headed the committee on Indian Civil Services?
Lord Macaulay
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Macaulay Committee was appointed in which year?
1854
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Local representation in the Central Legislative Council was introduced through which Act?
Charter Act of 1854
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Which Act created the office of the Secretary of State?
GOI Act, 1858
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Who was vested with complete authority and control over Indian administration under the GOI Act, 1858?
Secretary of State
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The Secretary of State was a member of?
British Cabinet
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The Secretary of State was ultimately responsible for?
British Parliament
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The Secretary of State was assisted by?
The Council of India
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The Council of India under the GOI Act, 1858 contained ___ members and was composed exclusively of ______
15, British
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The Council of India was an ______ body
advisory
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The administration of the country under the GOI Act of 1858, was?
unitary and rigidly centralized
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Which Act changed the designation of the Governor-General of India to the Viceroy of India?
GOI Act, 1858
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Who was the direct representative of the British Crown in India?
Viceroy
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Who was the first Viceroy of India?
Lord Canning
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The Viceroy was responsible to the?
Secretary of State
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There was no separation of powers - civil and military, executive and legislative powers were vested jn the Viceroy under the?
GOI Act, 1858
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Under which Act were non-official members introduced into the Viceroy's Legislative Council?
Council Act of 1861
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The non-official members were nominated by the Viceroy under?
The Indian Councils Act, 1861
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Who were nominated by Lord Canning as non-official members to his Legislative Council?
Raja of Banaras, Maharaja of Patiala, and Sir Dinkar Rao
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What legislative powers were reserved to the Viceroy under the Councils Act of 1861?
prior sanction, veto after the bill was passed, ordinance making power
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The Legislative powers of the Bombay and Madras Presidencies were restored under the?
Councils Act of 1861
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The process of decentralization was initiated by?
The Councils Act of 1861
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The Legislative Councils for Bengal, NWFP and Punjab were established under?
The Councils Act of 1861
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The Legislative Council of Bengal was established in?
1862
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The Legislative Council of NWFP was established in?
1866
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The portfolio system was introduced by _____.
Lord Canning in 1859
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Under the Councils Act of 1892, the non-official members of the Central Legislative Council were to be nominated by?
Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Provincial Legislative Councils
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Under the Councils Act of 1892, the non-official members of the Provincial Legislative Councils were to be nominated by?
Local bodies like universities, district boards, municipalities
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Which Act gave to the legislative councils the power of discussing the budget and addressing questions to the executive?
The Councils Act of 1892
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Which Act made an indirect provision for the use of elections ib filling up some of the non-official seats?
The Councils Act of 1892
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The first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element was made by the ______
Morley-Minto Reforms
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Lord Morley was the?
Secretary of State
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Lord Minto was the?
Viceroy of India
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The Morley-Minto Reforms were implemented by which Act?
Indian Councils Act, 1909
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The Official majority in the Provincial Legislative Councils was removed under the?
Indian Councils Act, 1909
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Elected Non-official members were introduced under the?
Indian Councils Act, 1909
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Under the Indian Councils Act of 1909, the official majority in the Central Legislative Council was gone. True or False.
False. It was maintained.
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Functions like supplementary questions, moving resolutions under the Budget were given to the Legislative Councils under the?
Indian Councils Act, 1909
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Association of Indians with the Executive Councils of Viceroys and Governors was provided for by the?
Indian Councils Act, 1909
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Who was the first Indian to join the Viceroy's Executive Council?
Satyendra Prasad Sinha
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Which Act introduced a system of Communal representation for muslims?
Indian Councils Act, 1909
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Who came to be known as the Father of the Communal Electorate?
Lord Minto
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Which report led to the enactment of the GOI Act, 1919?
Montagu-Chelmsford Report
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The British Government declared that its aim was the introduction of responsible government in India in which year?
1917
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Lord Montagu was the?
Secretary of State
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Lord Chelmsford was the?
Viceroy
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The system of Dyarchy was introduced in the provinces under the?
GOI Act, 1919
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Subjects of administration were divided into _____ and ______ under the GOI Act, 1919
Central and Provincial
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Under the GOI Act, 1919, the Provincial subjects were subdivided into?
Transferred and Reserved Subjects
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The ______ subjects were to be adminstered by the governor with the aid of the ministers responsible to the legislative council under the GOI Act, 1919.
transferred
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The foundation of responsible government was laid in the narrow sphere of _____
transferred subjects
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The ________ subjects were to be adminstered by the Governor and his executive council without any responsibility to the legislative council.
reserved
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The provincial budgets were separated from the central budget under the?
GOI Act, 1919
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Under the GOI Act, 1919, the provinces got power from the centre by way of?
delegation
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Under the GOI Act,1919, the control of the Viceroy over provincial legislation was retained by
laying down that a provincial bill, though assented to by the Governor, would not become a law unless also assented to by the Viceroy
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Under the GOI Act of 1919, franchise was granted to a limited number of people on thr basis of?
property, tax or education
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Which act provided for the establishment of a Public Service Commission?
GOI Act of 1919
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The Central Public Service Commission was set up in ______ for recruiting civil servants.
1926
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The Simon Commission was appointed by the British government in?
1927
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What were the objectives of the Simon Commission?
to report on the working of the GOI and to announce that dominion status was the goal of Indian political developments
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The Simon Commission submitted its report in?
1930
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By whom and when was the Communal Award announced?
Ramsay McDonald, the British Prime Minister, in 1932
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The Communal Award extended the scheme of separate electorates to the?
Depressed Classes
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Federal Autonomy was prescribed by the?
GOI Act,1935
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It was _______ for the princely states to join the federation under the GOI Act of 1935
optional
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Provincial Autonomy came into effect in ______ and was discontinued in ______
April 1937, 1939
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Which Act abolished dyarchy in the provinces?
GOI Act of 1935
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Dyarchy at the Centre was introduced under the?
GOI Act of 1935
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Bicameral Legislatures were introduced at the central and provincial levels by the?
GOI Act of 1935
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List the six provinces where bicameralism was introduced under the GOI Act of 1935
Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Bombay, Madras and United Provinces
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Which Act abolished the Council of India?
GOI Act of 1935
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Which Act provided for the establishment of a Federal Court?
GOI Act of 1935

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