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Q1: What was the main objective of the Regulating Act of 1773?

A. To reform Indian education system B. To regulate East India Company’s rule in India C. To abolish slavery in India D. To initiate British taxation

Q2: Which act established the office of the Governor-General of India?

A. Charter Act of 1813 B. Regulating Act of 1773 C. Pitt’s India Act of 1784 D. Government of India Act 1858

Q3: Which Act ended the rule of the East India Company in India?

A. Indian Councils Act 1861 B. Government of India Act 1858 C. Charter Act 1833 D. Pitt’s India Act 1784

Q4: The Indian Councils Act of 1892 is significant because:

A. It abolished the Governor-General’s office B. It introduced the portfolio system C. It introduced indirect elections D. It gave full independence to India

Q5: Which Act is known for the introduction of diarchy in provinces?

A. Indian Councils Act 1909 B. Government of India Act 1919 C. Charter Act 1853 D. Indian Independence Act 1947

Q6: Which Act provided separate electorates for Muslims?

A. Government of India Act 1919 B. Charter Act 1833 C. Indian Councils Act 1909 D. Regulating Act 1773

Q7: The Government of India Act 1935 introduced:

A. Federal system B. Universal adult franchise C. One-party system D. Judicial review

Q8: Which Act declared India as an independent and sovereign nation?

A. Government of India Act 1919 B. Indian Councils Act 1861 C. Indian Independence Act 1947 D. Charter Act 1853

Q9: The Vernacular Press Act was passed in:

A. 1878 B. 1905 C. 1892 D. 1858

Q10: Who introduced the Rowlatt Act in 1919?

A. Lord Curzon B. Lord Irwin C. Sir Sidney Rowlatt D. Lord Wellesley

Q11: Which act was known as the "Black Act"?

A. Government of India Act 1935 B. Rowlatt Act 1919 C. Charter Act 1813 D. Indian Councils Act 1892

Q12: The Charter Act of 1833 made which city the capital of British India?

A. Bombay B. Calcutta C. Madras D. Delhi

Q13: Which reform act introduced for the first time a provision for Indian representation in the government?

A. Regulating Act 1773 B. Pitt’s India Act 1784 C. Indian Councils Act 1861 D. Charter Act 1813

Q14: The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to:

A. Education reform B. Press freedom C. Judicial authority of Indian judges D. Land reforms

Q15: The Hunter Commission was related to:

A. Education B. Police reform C. Agriculture D. Railways

Q16: Which act abolished the dual government introduced by Pitt’s India Act?

A. Government of India Act 1858 B. Regulating Act 1773 C. Indian Councils Act 1861 D. Charter Act 1813

Q17: Which act allowed missionaries to propagate Christianity in India?

A. Charter Act 1833 B. Charter Act 1813 C. Indian Councils Act 1861 D. Pitt’s India Act 1784

Q18: Who introduced the Indian Penal Code (IPC)?

A. Lord Canning B. Lord Dalhousie C. Lord Macaulay D. Lord Curzon

Q19: Which act first introduced the federal concept in India?

A. Government of India Act 1919 B. Government of India Act 1935 C. Indian Independence Act 1947 D. Indian Councils Act 1892

Q20: Which act gave the British Crown direct control over Indian administration?

A. Charter Act 1833 B. Pitt’s India Act 1784 C. Government of India Act 1858 D. Indian Councils Act 1861

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