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1. The Regulating Act of 1773 was passed during the reign of:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) George I
b) George II
c) George III
d) George IV
Answer:<\/strong> c) George III
Explanation:<\/strong> The Regulating Act, 1773<\/strong> was passed under George III to regulate East India Company\u2019s administration in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The post of Governor-General of Bengal was created by:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Pitt\u2019s India Act, 1784
b) Regulating Act, 1773
c) Charter Act, 1833
d) Charter Act, 1813
Answer:<\/strong> b) Regulating Act, 1773
Explanation:<\/strong> The Regulating Act<\/strong> created the post of Governor-General of Bengal, first held by Warren Hastings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Which Act created the office of the Governor-General of India?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Pitt\u2019s India Act, 1784
b) Charter Act, 1813
c) Charter Act, 1833
d) Charter Act, 1853
Answer:<\/strong> c) Charter Act, 1833
Explanation:<\/strong> The Charter Act of 1833<\/strong> made Lord William Bentinck the first Governor-General of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Pitt\u2019s India Act, 1784 introduced:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Dual system of governance
b) Board of Control
c) Doctrine of Lapse
d) Dyarchy
Answer:<\/strong> b) Board of Control
Explanation:<\/strong> Pitt\u2019s India Act created the Board of Control<\/strong> in Britain to supervise East India Company\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. The Charter Act of 1813 ended:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Monopoly of East India Company in trade with India
b) Monopoly of East India Company in trade with China
c) Dual Government in Bengal
d) Monopoly of salt production
Answer:<\/strong> a) Monopoly of East India Company in trade with India
Explanation:<\/strong> The Act ended Company\u2019s monopoly over Indian trade but retained monopoly in China trade and tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Which Act opened Indian civil services to Indians for the first time?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Regulating Act, 1773
b) Charter Act, 1813
c) Charter Act, 1833
d) Charter Act, 1853
Answer:<\/strong> c) Charter Act, 1833
Explanation:<\/strong> Charter Act 1833 allowed Indians to compete for civil services<\/strong>, though in practice exams were held only in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. The first law member of the Governor-General\u2019s Council was:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Macaulay
c) Charles Wood
d) William Bentinck
Answer:<\/strong> b) Macaulay
Explanation:<\/strong> The Charter Act 1833 introduced the post of Law Member; Lord Macaulay<\/strong> was the first appointee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Charter Act of 1853 introduced:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Open competition for civil services
b) Indian Council Act
c) Dyarchy
d) Federal structure
Answer:<\/strong> a) Open competition for civil services
Explanation:<\/strong> The Charter Act, 1853<\/strong> introduced open competition for civil services recruitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The Indian Councils Act of 1861 introduced:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Portfolio system
b) Dyarchy
c) Separate electorate
d) Provincial autonomy
Answer:<\/strong> a) Portfolio system
Explanation:<\/strong> The Indian Councils Act, 1861<\/strong> introduced the Portfolio System<\/strong> under Lord Canning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Which Act introduced a separate legislative council for Bengal?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
d) Government of India Act, 1919
Answer:<\/strong> a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Explanation:<\/strong> Under this Act, separate legislative councils were created for Bengal, NWFP, and Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. The Indian Councils Act of 1892 allowed:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Indians to discuss budget
b) Indians to elect representatives
c) Indians to form political parties
d) Indians to demand self-rule
Answer:<\/strong> a) Indians to discuss budget
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1892 Act allowed limited budget discussion<\/strong> and indirect representation in councils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. The Morley-Minto Reforms were introduced in:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) 1905
b) 1909
c) 1911
d) 1919
Answer:<\/strong> b) 1909
Explanation:<\/strong> The Indian Councils Act of 1909<\/strong>, also called Morley-Minto Reforms, introduced separate electorates for Muslims<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. The Montagu Declaration (August Declaration) of 1917 promised:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Separate electorate
b) Responsible government in India
c) Federal structure
d) Dyarchy
Answer:<\/strong> b) Responsible government in India
Explanation:<\/strong> The Montagu Declaration promised progressive realization of responsible government<\/strong> in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Which Act introduced Dyarchy in provinces?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Indian Councils Act, 1909
b) Government of India Act, 1919
c) Government of India Act, 1935
d) Independence Act, 1947
Answer:<\/strong> b) Government of India Act, 1919
Explanation:<\/strong> The Government of India Act, 1919<\/strong> introduced Dyarchy in provinces, dividing subjects into transferred and reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. The Simon Commission was appointed in:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) 1919
b) 1927
c) 1930
d) 1935
Answer:<\/strong> b) 1927
Explanation:<\/strong> The Simon Commission<\/strong> (1927) was sent to review the working of the 1919 Act; it was boycotted by Indians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. The Nehru Report (1928) demanded:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Dominion status
b) Complete independence
c) Separate electorates
d) Federal government
Answer:<\/strong> a) Dominion status
Explanation:<\/strong> The Nehru Report<\/strong> drafted by Motilal Nehru demanded Dominion status within British Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. The demand for \u2018Poorna Swaraj\u2019 (Complete Independence) was declared in:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) 1927
b) 1928
c) 1929
d) 1935
Answer:<\/strong> c) 1929
Explanation:<\/strong> At the Lahore Session of INC (1929)<\/strong> under Jawaharlal Nehru, Poorna Swaraj was declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. The Round Table Conferences were held in:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) 1927\u20131929
b) 1929\u20131931
c) 1930\u20131932
d) 1932\u20131935
Answer:<\/strong> c) 1930\u20131932
Explanation:<\/strong> Three Round Table Conferences<\/strong> (1930\u201332) were held in London to discuss constitutional reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. The Communal Award (1932) was announced by:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Lord Irwin
b) Ramsay MacDonald
c) Winston Churchill
d) Lord Linlithgow
Answer:<\/strong> b) Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation:<\/strong> The Communal Award (1932)<\/strong> introduced separate electorates for minorities including depressed classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. The Poona Pact (1932) was signed between:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Gandhi and Jinnah
b) Gandhi and Ambedkar
c) Nehru and Ambedkar
d) Gandhi and Rajendra Prasad
Answer:<\/strong> b) Gandhi and Ambedkar
Explanation:<\/strong> The Poona Pact (1932)<\/strong> was signed between Gandhi and Ambedkar on political representation of depressed classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. The Government of India Act, 1935 introduced:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Provincial autonomy
b) Dyarchy at the Centre
c) Federal court
d) All of the above
Answer:<\/strong> d) All of the above
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1935 Act<\/strong> introduced Provincial autonomy, Federal court, and Dyarchy at the Centre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. The first federal court in India was set up in:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) 1927
b) 1935
c) 1937
d) 1942
Answer:<\/strong> c) 1937
Explanation:<\/strong> The Federal Court<\/strong> was established in 1937<\/strong> under the Government of India Act, 1935.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. The August Offer (1940) promised:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Dominion status
b) Complete independence
c) Expansion of Viceroy\u2019s Executive Council
d) Separate electorate for Muslims
Answer:<\/strong> c) Expansion of Viceroy\u2019s Executive Council
Explanation:<\/strong> The August Offer (1940)<\/strong> proposed to expand the Executive Council and promised Dominion status after war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. The Cripps Mission (1942) proposed:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Complete independence after WWII
b) Dominion status after WWII
c) Separate electorate for Muslims
d) Immediate self-rule
Answer:<\/strong> b) Dominion status after WWII
Explanation:<\/strong> The Cripps Mission (1942)<\/strong> offered Dominion status after World War II, but it was rejected by Indian leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. The Cabinet Mission (1946) proposed:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Partition of India
b) United Dominion with provinces and princely states
c) Independence of India
d) Complete self-rule immediately
Answer:<\/strong> b) United Dominion with provinces and princely states
Explanation:<\/strong> The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)<\/strong> proposed a united India with provinces and princely states in a federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. Which Act is known as the \u201cCharter Act of 1833\u201d?<\/strong>
<\/mark>a) Regulating Act, 1773
b) Charter Act, 1813
c) Charter Act, 1833
d) Charter Act, 1853
Answer:<\/strong> c) Charter Act, 1833
Explanation:<\/strong> The Charter Act of 1833 centralized Indian administration, made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India, and legalized English education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. Who was the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Bentinck
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Cornwallis
Answer:<\/strong> b) Lord Bentinck
Explanation:<\/strong> Lord William Bentinck became the first Governor-General of India under this Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. Which Act ended the monopoly of the East India Company over trade with China?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Charter Act, 1793
b) Charter Act, 1813
c) Charter Act, 1833
d) Charter Act, 1853
Answer:<\/strong> c) Charter Act, 1833
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1833 Act ended the Company\u2019s trade monopoly completely, including China trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. Which Act is called the \u201cMagna Carta of Indian people\u201d?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Charter Act, 1813
b) Charter Act, 1833
c) Charter Act, 1853
d) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Answer:<\/strong> b) Charter Act, 1833
Explanation:<\/strong> Because it first introduced the idea of Indians being eligible for government services, it was called the Magna Carta of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. Which Act introduced an open competition system for Civil Services?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Charter Act, 1813
b) Charter Act, 1833
c) Charter Act, 1853
d) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Answer:<\/strong> c) Charter Act, 1853
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1853 Act introduced open competitive exams for civil services, ending nomination by the Company directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. Which committee recommended open competition for Indian Civil Services?<\/strong>
<\/mark>a) Islington Committee
b) Macaulay Committee
c) Hunter Committee
d) Simon Commission
Answer:<\/strong> b) Macaulay Committee
Explanation:<\/strong> The Macaulay Committee (1854) implemented open competitive exams for ICS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. Which Act first introduced a Legislative Council for India?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Regulating Act, 1773
b) Pitt\u2019s India Act, 1784
c) Charter Act, 1833
d) Charter Act, 1853
Answer:<\/strong> d) Charter Act, 1853
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1853 Act created a legislative council, separating legislative and executive functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. Who was the last Governor-General of India appointed by the East India Company?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Curzon
Answer:<\/strong> a) Lord Canning
Explanation:<\/strong> Lord Canning was the last Governor-General of the Company and the first Viceroy under the Crown after 1858.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34. The Revolt of 1857 led to which major Act?<\/strong>
<\/mark>a) Regulating Act, 1773
b) Pitt\u2019s India Act, 1784
c) Government of India Act, 1858
d) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Answer:<\/strong> c) Government of India Act, 1858
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1857 Revolt ended Company rule; power transferred to the British Crown through the 1858 Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35. Who became the first Viceroy of India after 1858?<\/strong>
<\/mark>a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Curzon
Answer:<\/strong> a) Lord Canning
Explanation:<\/strong> Lord Canning continued as the first Viceroy after the Crown assumed power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

36. Which Act created the office of Secretary of State for India?<\/strong>
<\/mark>a) Pitt\u2019s India Act, 1784
b) Government of India Act, 1858
c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
d) Indian Councils Act, 1892
Answer:<\/strong> b) Government of India Act, 1858
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1858 Act established the Secretary of State for India, based in London, with the India Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37. The \u201cIndia Council\u201d created in 1858 consisted of how many members?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) 10\u201315 members
b) 8\u201312 members
c) 15 members
d) 20 members
Answer:<\/strong> c) 15 members
Explanation:<\/strong> The Secretary of State was assisted by a Council of 15 members in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. Which Act legalized the participation of Indians in Legislative Councils?<\/strong>
<\/mark>a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
d) Government of India Act, 1919
Answer:<\/strong> a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1861 Act allowed Indians to be nominated in legislative councils for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39. Who was the first Indian nominated to the Legislative Council in 1862?<\/strong>
<\/mark>a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Raja of Benaras
d) Raja of Benaras (Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was later nominated in Bengal)
Answer:<\/strong> c) Raja of Benaras
Explanation:<\/strong> Lord Canning nominated the Raja of Benaras, the Maharaja of Patiala, and Sir Dinkar Rao in 1862.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40. Which Act restored legislative powers to the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Charter Act, 1833
b) Charter Act, 1853
c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
d) Government of India Act, 1858
Answer:<\/strong> c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1861 Act restored legislative powers to Bombay and Madras, which had been centralized earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41. Which Act allowed the establishment of new legislative councils in provinces?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
d) Government of India Act, 1919
Answer:<\/strong> a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1861 Act gave power to create legislative councils for provinces such as Punjab, Bengal, and NWFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42. Which Viceroy introduced the Indian Councils Act of 1861?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Curzon
Answer:<\/strong> a) Lord Canning
Explanation:<\/strong> Lord Canning introduced this Act after the 1857 Revolt to include Indians in governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43. Which Act provided for the creation of portfolios and distribution of work among council members?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Charter Act, 1833
b) Indian Councils Act, 1861
c) Government of India Act, 1858
d) Indian Councils Act, 1892
Answer:<\/strong> b) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Explanation:<\/strong> The Act legalized portfolio division, strengthening executive functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

44. The system of portfolios in India was started by which Viceroy?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Curzon
Answer:<\/strong> a) Lord Canning
Explanation:<\/strong> He introduced the portfolio system, where each member was assigned a specific department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. The Indian Councils Act, 1892 increased the number of members in Legislative Councils but allowed what form of Indian participation?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Direct elections
b) Nominations through recommendation
c) Adult franchise
d) Separate electorates
Answer:<\/strong> b) Nominations through recommendation
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1892 Act allowed Indian members to be indirectly nominated through bodies like provincial councils and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

46. The principle of representation of Indians in legislatures began with which Act?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
d) Government of India Act, 1919
Answer:<\/strong> b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
Explanation:<\/strong> Though indirect, the 1892 Act marked the beginning of Indian representation in governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

47. Which Indian was nominated to the Central Legislative Council under the 1892 Act?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Surendranath Banerjee
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer:<\/strong> b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Explanation:<\/strong> Gokhale became a nominated member of the Imperial Legislative Council in 1903 under provisions of the 1892 Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

48. Which Act first introduced elections (though limited) in India?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
d) Government of India Act, 1919
Answer:<\/strong> c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
Explanation:<\/strong> The Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) introduced elections for the first time, but franchise was very limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

49. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 is also known as:<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Minto-Morley Reforms
b) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
c) Pitt\u2019s India Act
d) Government of India Act, 1858
Answer:<\/strong> a) Minto-Morley Reforms
Explanation:<\/strong> Named after Lord Minto (Viceroy) and John Morley (Secretary of State), who introduced these reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50. Which Act introduced separate electorates for Muslims in India?<\/mark><\/strong>
a) Indian Councils Act, 1892
b) Indian Councils Act, 1909
c) Government of India Act, 1919
d) Government of India Act, 1935
Answer:<\/strong> b) Indian Councils Act, 1909
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1909 Act introduced communal representation through separate electorates for Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51. The Government of India Act of 1935 introduced which of the following?<\/mark><\/strong>
A) Separate electorate for Muslims
B) Provincial autonomy
C) Diarchy at the Centre
D) Communal Award
Answer: B) Provincial autonomy<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1935 Act introduced provincial autonomy, ending dyarchy at the provincial level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

52. Under the Government of India Act 1935, how many provinces were there?<\/mark><\/strong>
A) 9
B) 11
C) 12
D) 15
Answer: B) 11<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The Act established 11 provinces in British India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

53. Which Act proposed the establishment of an All-India Federation?<\/mark><\/strong>
A) 1909 Act
B) 1919 Act
C) 1935 Act
D) Indian Independence Act 1947
Answer: C) 1935 Act<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1935 Act proposed an All-India Federation, though it was never realized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

54. The Federal Court of India was set up under which Act?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1919 Act
B) 1935 Act
C) 1942 Act
D) Independence Act 1947
Answer: B) 1935 Act<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The Federal Court was established in 1937 under the 1935 Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

55. The Simon Commission was appointed in which year?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1925
B) 1927
C) 1929
D) 1930
Answer: B) 1927<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The British Government appointed the Simon Commission in 1927 to review the 1919 Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

56. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?<\/mark><\/strong>
A) It proposed partition of India
B) It had no Indian members
C) It opposed provincial autonomy
D) It supported communal award
Answer: B) It had no Indian members<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> Indians opposed it as all members were British.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

57. Who gave the slogan “Simon Go Back”?<\/mark><\/strong>
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: A) Lala Lajpat Rai<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>During protests against the Simon Commission in 1928, Lala Lajpat Rai gave this slogan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

58. Which committee recommended fundamental rights for Indians?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Nehru Report
B) Simon Commission
C) Cripps Mission
D) Wavell Plan
Answer: A) Nehru Report<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The Nehru Report (1928) proposed fundamental rights for Indian citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

59. The Nehru Report of 1928 rejected which system?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Separate electorate
B) Bicameral legislature
C) Provincial autonomy
D) Fundamental rights
Answer: A) Separate electorate<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>It rejected separate electorates for minorities, which angered the Muslim League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

60. Who was the Chairman of the Nehru Committee (1928)?<\/mark><\/strong>
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Motilal Nehru
C) B. R. Ambedkar
D) Tej Bahadur Sapru
Answer: B) Motilal Nehru<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Motilal Nehru chaired the committee, while Jawaharlal Nehru was a member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

61. The first Round Table Conference was held in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1928
B) 1930
C) 1932
D) 1935
Answer: B) 1930<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The first Round Table Conference was held in London in 1930.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

62. Who boycotted the First Round Table Conference?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Muslim League
B) Indian National Congress
C) Hindu Mahasabha
D) Liberals
Answer: B) Indian National Congress<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>The Congress boycotted it as the Civil Disobedience Movement was ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

63. Gandhi participated in which Round Table Conference?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) None
Answer: B) Second<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference in 1931 after signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

64. The Communal Award (1932) was announced by?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Lord Reading
B) Ramsay MacDonald
C) Winston Churchill
D) Clement Attlee
Answer: B) Ramsay MacDonald<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>The British PM Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in 1932.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

65. The Communal Award gave separate electorates to?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Muslims
B) Sikhs
C) Dalits (Depressed Classes)
D) All of these
Answer: D) All of these<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>It extended separate electorates to Muslims, Sikhs, and Dalits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

66. The Poona Pact (1932) was signed between?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Gandhi and Jinnah
B) Gandhi and Ambedkar
C) Nehru and Ambedkar
D) Nehru and Jinnah
Answer: B) Gandhi and Ambedkar<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>The pact provided reserved seats for depressed classes in general electorates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

67. Who represented the depressed classes at the Round Table Conferences?<\/mark><\/strong>
A) B. R. Ambedkar
B) Jyotiba Phule
C) Periyar
D) M. C. Rajah
Answer: A) B. R. Ambedkar<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Ambedkar represented the depressed classes at the RTCs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

68. The Third Round Table Conference was held in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1935
Answer: C) 1932<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>The Third Round Table Conference took place in 1932 in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

69. Who attended the Third Round Table Conference from India?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Indian National Congress
B) Muslim League
C) Both A and B
D) Only loyalist princes and a few individuals
Answer: D) Only loyalist princes and a few individuals<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The major political parties boycotted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

70. Which Act abolished dyarchy in provinces?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1909 Act
B) 1919 Act
C) 1935 Act
D) 1947 Act
Answer: C) 1935 Act<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1935 Act ended dyarchy at provincial level and introduced provincial autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

71. Which Act introduced dyarchy at the Centre?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1919 Act
B) 1935 Act
C) 1942 Act
D) 1947 Act
Answer: B) 1935 Act<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The 1935 Act proposed dyarchy at the Centre, though it was never implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

72. The 1935 Act divided subjects into how many lists?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer: B) 3<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Federal, Provincial, and Concurrent lists were created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73. Under the 1935 Act, the Council of India in London was abolished. Who took over its advisory role?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Secretary of State for India
B) Viceroy\u2019s Executive Council
C) Indian National Congress
D) British Parliament
Answer: A) Secretary of State for India<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>The Secretary of State assumed direct advisory powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

74. Who called the 1935 Act \u201ca new charter of slavery\u201d?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Nehru
B) Gandhi
C) Ambedkar
D) Patel
Answer: A) Nehru<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Nehru criticized the Act as a tool to maintain British control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

75. The provincial elections under the 1935 Act were held in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1936\u201337
B) 1938\u201339
C) 1940\u201341
D) 1945\u201346
Answer: A) 1936\u201337<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> Elections were held in 1936\u201337, in which Congress formed ministries in 7 provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

76. The August Offer was announced in which year?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1939
B) 1940
C) 1942
D) 1945
Answer: B) 1940<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>The August Offer (1940) promised expansion of the Executive Council and post-war dominion status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

77. Which leader described the August Offer as a \u201cpost-dated cheque on a crashing bank\u201d?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Nehru
B) Gandhi
C) Patel
D) Jinnah
Answer: B) Gandhi<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Gandhi criticized it with this famous remark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

78. The Cripps Mission came to India in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1942
D) 1945
Answer: C) 1942<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> Sir Stafford Cripps came in 1942 with proposals for India\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

79. What did the Cripps Mission propose?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Immediate independence
B) Dominion status after WWII
C) Partition of India
D) Joint electorates
Answer: B) Dominion status after WWII<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>It proposed dominion status and right of provinces to secede, but was rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

80. Why did Congress reject the Cripps proposals?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Did not promise immediate independence
B) Partition plan
C) Separate electorates
D) Governor-General powers
Answer: A) Did not promise immediate independence<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Congress wanted immediate transfer of power, not post-war promises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

81. The Quit India Movement was launched in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1930
B) 1935
C) 1942
D) 1945
Answer: C) 1942<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Congress launched Quit India Movement in August 1942 after Cripps Mission failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

82. The Wavell Plan was put forward in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1942
B) 1944
C) 1945
D) 1946
Answer: C) 1945<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Viceroy Wavell proposed it in 1945 to give more representation to Indians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

83. The Shimla Conference (1945) was convened by?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Lord Linlithgow
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Attlee
Answer: B) Lord Wavell<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>He called the conference to discuss Indian self-government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

84. The Cabinet Mission came to India in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1942
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
Answer: C) 1946<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>The British Government sent the Cabinet Mission in March 1946.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

85. Who were members of the Cabinet Mission?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Cripps, Pethick-Lawrence, A.V. Alexander
B) Churchill, Attlee, Cripps
C) Wavell, Cripps, Mountbatten
D) Alexander, Jinnah, Nehru
Answer: A) Cripps, Pethick-Lawrence, A.V. Alexander<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>These three British Cabinet members formed the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

86. The Cabinet Mission Plan proposed?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Partition of India
B) Union of India with provinces and princely states
C) Immediate independence
D) Two-nation theory
Answer: B) Union of India with provinces and princely states<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> It proposed a federation with weak centre and groupings of provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

87. Which body was set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Federal Court
B) Constituent Assembly
C) Planning Commission
D) Indian National Army
Answer: B) Constituent Assembly<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The Cabinet Mission Plan led to the formation of the Constituent Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

88. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India was held on?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 9 Dec 1946
B) 26 Jan 1947
C) 15 Aug 1947
D) 26 Nov 1949
Answer: A) 9 Dec 1946<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9 December 1946.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

89. Who was elected the first President of the Constituent Assembly?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: C) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> He was elected temporary President of the first meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

90. Who became the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Nehru
C) Ambedkar
D) Patel
Answer: A) Rajendra Prasad<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>He became the permanent President of the Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

91. The \u201cObjectives Resolution\u201d in the Constituent Assembly was moved by?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Ambedkar
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Patel
Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> Nehru moved it on 13 December 1946, later became the Preamble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

92. The Mountbatten Plan was announced in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1948
Answer: C) 1947<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> Lord Mountbatten announced the plan on 3 June 1947.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

93. The Indian Independence Act was passed in?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) June 1947
B) July 1947
C) August 1947
D) November 1947
Answer: B) July 1947<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> It was passed by the British Parliament on 18 July 1947.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

94. The Indian Independence Act 1947 created?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) A Dominion of India only
B) Two dominions \u2013 India and Pakistan
C) A Federal Union
D) A Confederation
Answer: B) Two dominions \u2013 India and Pakistan<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>It partitioned British India into India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

95. Under the Indian Independence Act, sovereignty was transferred to?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) British Parliament
B) Indian Constituent Assembly
C) Governor-General
D) Princes
Answer: B) Indian Constituent Assembly<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>Full legislative sovereignty was given to the Constituent Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

96. Who was the last British Governor-General of India?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Wavell
B) Mountbatten
C) Rajaji (C. Rajagopalachari)
D) Attlee
Answer: B) Mountbatten<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> Lord Mountbatten was the last British Governor-General (1947-48).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

97. Who became the first and only Indian Governor-General of independent India?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Nehru
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Ambedkar
Answer: C) C. Rajagopalachari<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> He was appointed in 1948 after Mountbatten\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

98. When was the Constitution of India adopted?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 26 Jan 1947
B) 26 Nov 1949
C) 15 Aug 1947
D) 26 Jan 1950
Answer: B) 26 Nov 1949<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 Nov 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

99. When did the Constitution of India come into force?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) 26 Nov 1949
B) 15 Aug 1947
C) 26 Jan 1950
D) 1 Jan 1950
Answer: C) 26 Jan 1950<\/strong>
Explanation:<\/strong> It came into effect on 26 January 1950, celebrated as Republic Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100. Who is regarded as the \u201cChief Architect of the Indian Constitution\u201d?<\/strong>
<\/mark>A) Nehru
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) Patel
Answer: C) B.R. Ambedkar<\/strong>
Explanation: <\/strong>As Chairman of the Drafting Committee, Ambedkar is hailed as the principal architect of India\u2019s Constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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