2991UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish
Which of the following Acts transferred the Government of India from East India Company to the Crown?
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Correct option: C — The Government of India Act, 1858
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- 2992MPSC2016HistoryEnglish
Consider the following statements. 1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade. 2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Correct option: B — Only 2
- 2993UPPSC2001HistoryEnglish
Which one of the following Acts empowered the Governor General of India to issue Ordinances?
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Correct option: B — Indian Council Act of 1861
- 2994UPSC2002HistoryEnglish
Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting ‘portfolio’ or departmental system for corporate functioning?
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Correct option: A — Indian Council Act, 1861
- 2995UPPSC2002HistoryEnglish
Which of the following act empowered Indian legislative assembly to make discussions on a budget?
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Correct option: B — Indian Council Act, 1892
- 2996UPPSC2016HistoryEnglish
By which of the following Acts, the British for the first time introduced the system of indirect elections in India?
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Correct option: D — 1892
- 2997BPSC2015HistoryEnglish
To control the media in India, ‘Acts’ were passed in
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Correct option: A — 1835, 1867, 1878, 1908
- 2998UPPSC2013HistoryEnglish
When were High Courts established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta?
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Correct option: A — 1861
- 2999UPSC1999HistoryEnglish
The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was
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Correct option: C — Indian Council Act of 1909
- 3000CGPSC2011HistoryEnglish
The declaration of reforms on 20 August, 1917 is known as
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Correct option: A — Montagu Declaration
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