M3. BRITISH ACTS AND POLICIES Flashcards

1
Q

a group of seven Members of
Parliament from the United Kingdom,
constituted to suggest constitutional
reforms for British India

A

Simon Commission

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2
Q

Which of the following was the
most important characteristic of
India’s trade throughout the colonial period

A

Exporrt Surplus

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3
Q

As a reaction to Rowlatt Act ,
________was organised as National
Humiliation Day

A

6 April 1919

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4
Q

During the passage of the
Royal Titles Act 1876, the office of
the British Prime Minister was
occupied by

A

Benjamin Disraeli

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5
Q

In which year the
administration of India was transferred
into the hands of the British Monarch
by the Proclamation of Queen
Victoria

A

1858

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6
Q

The first complete census in
India was held in the year

A

1881

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7
Q

In pre-independent India, the
British moved the capital of India
from Calcutta to Delhi in

A

1911

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8
Q

India was divided into India
and Pakistan by the

A

India Independence

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9
Q

Which Commission was
set up to investigate the Jallianwala
Bagh massacre.

A

Hunter

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10
Q

Which act of British Parliament
transferred the powers of the East
India Company to British Crown

A

Govt of India Act, 1858

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11
Q

Which act is known as
Montagu-Chelmsford reforms

A

Indian Government Act, 1919

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12
Q

In which province of British
India was the Ryotwari system
implemented to collect revenue

A

South India

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13
Q

Indian Statutory Commission
1928 was headed by

A

Sir John Simon

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14
Q

Ilbert Bill, A Controversial
Measure Proposed In 1883 By

A

Lord Ripon

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15
Q

The members of the Cabinet
Mission were

A

Lord Penthick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India
Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade
A.V Alexander, First Lord of Admiralty

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16
Q

Who was the Prime Minister of
Britain/UK when British Parliament
passed an independence bill for India in July 1947

A

Clement Attlee

17
Q

Which governor general
introduced the policy of Subsidiary
Alliance, under which the Indian
ruler agreed to keep British forces in his territory?

A

Lord Wellesly