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  1. 2981UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    The monopoly of the East India Company in India’s trade was abolished in

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    Correct option: C — 1813

  2. 2982UPPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    Which of the following is one of the reasons for considering Charter Act of 1813 important for India?

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    Correct option: C — It made a financial allocation for the education of Indian people

  3. 2983UPSC2003HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?

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    Correct option: D — An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member of the Governor-General’s Council

  4. 2984UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    Which of among following had recommended to hold the Indian Civil Service Examination simultaneously in India and England?

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    Correct option: C — Montagu-Chelmsford Report

  5. 2985BPSC2003HistoryEnglish

    Which Act provisioned competitive exam system for Civil Services?

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    Correct option: B — 1853

  6. 2986UPPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    Which of the following Acts for the first time created a functioning Legislature Council in India?

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    Correct option: C — Charter Act of 1853

  7. 2987TSPSC2019HistoryEnglish

    In which of the following years British Government finally agreed to hold the Indian Civil Services (I.C.S.) examination simultaneously in India and England?

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    Correct option: A — 1922

  8. 2988PPSC2019HistoryEnglish

    Under which Act, Board of control was established?

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    Correct option: D — Pitt’s India Act, 1784

  9. 2989HPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    By which Act British Govt. abolished the monopoly of East India Company on trading of sugar and China?

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    Correct option: D — Charter Act, 1833

  10. 2990UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    British East India Company lost the monopoly of Tea trade by

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    Correct option: C — The Charter Act of 1833

History practice — common questions

Page 299 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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