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Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
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The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to
● A three -member committee headed by Harcourt Butler, appointed on December 16, 1927 to examine the relationship between the native states and the paramount power.
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The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
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The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until.
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The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
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The Rowlatt Act aimed at
● The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act, was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on 18 March 1919
● It extended the emergency measures of preventive indefinite detention, incarceration without trial and judicial review enacted in the Defense of India Act 1915 during the First World War.
● It was enacted in light of a perceived threat from revolutionary nationalists to organizations of re-engaging in similar conspiracies as during the war which the Government felt the lapse of the Defense of India Act would enable
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What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W.S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?
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Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
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By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?
● Background: The collector used to be the head of the revenue department in a district and also enjoyed extensive judicial and magisterial powers. Very high centralization of power in the hands of district collector.
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During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?
Rowlatt Act authorised the Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law.
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Consider the following statements: 1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern. 2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773. 3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860. Which of the statements given above are correct?
● Statement 1 is incorrect as Lord Curzon was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
● A Supreme Court was established at Fort Williams by the Regulating Act, 1773 with jurisdiction over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
● The IPC was enacted in 1860, while the Indian Evidence Act came into effect in 1872 and the CrPC in 1973.
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Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
● Lord Lytton brought Vernacular Press Act came in to force in 1878. It was repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882.
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During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Year) A. 1775 B. 1780 C. 1824 D. 1838 List-II (Event) 1. First Anglo-Burmese War 2. First Anglo-Afghan War 3. First Anglo-Maratha War 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War Codes: A B C D
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First Anglo Burmese war |
● 5 March 1824 – 24 February 1826) was the first of three wars fought between the British and Burmese empires in the 19th century. ● The war, which began primarily over the control of Northeastern India, ended in a decisive British victory, giving the British total control of Assam, Manipur, Cachar and Jaintia as well as Arakan Province and Tenasserim. |
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First Anglo Afghan war |
● It was fought between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. ● Initially, the British successfully intervened in a succession dispute between emir Dost Mohammad and former emir Shah Shujah whom they installed upon conquering Kabul in August 1839. |
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First Anglo Maratha war |
● The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) was the first of three Anglo-Maratha Wars fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India. ● The war began with the Treaty of Surat and ended with the Treaty of Salbai. |
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Second Anglo Mysore war |
● The Second Anglo–Mysore War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784. ● At the time, Mysore was a key French ally in India, and the conflict between Britain against the French and Dutch in the American Revolutionary War sparked Anglo–Mysorean hostilities in India. |
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A: The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. R: Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read.
Background:
● On 16th March of 1911, Gokhale presented a Bill in the Legislative Council to make a stronger fight against the Government. The Bill, however, was more liberal and humble than the resolutions placed before and the main objective of the bill was to make primary education free and compulsory in a phased manner.
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I A. Butler Committee Report B. Hurtog Committee Report C. Hunter Inquiry D. Muddiman Committee Report List-II 1. Jallianwala Bagh massacre 2. Relationship between the Indian State and the Paramount Power 3. Working of Dyarchy as Committee Report laid down in the Montague Chelmsford Reforms 4. The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress Codes:
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- Butler Committee - Relation between Indian states & paramount power
- Hurtog Committee - Growth of British India education-its effects
- Hunter Commission – Enquiry of Jallianwalabagh massacre
- Muddiman Committee - Working of Diarchy as in Montague Chelmsford reforms
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The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that
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The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was
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Which of the following are associated with Lord Lytton? 1. Rowlatt Act 2. The Arms Act 3. The Vernacular Press Act 4. Abolition of duties on the import of coarse cotton goods
- Lord Lytton (1831 – 1891)
o The Arms Act - 1878
o The Vernacular Press Act - 1879
o Abolition of duties on the import of coarse cotton goods - 1879
- Rowlatt act- 1919
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Which one of the following was the state that was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie by using the Doctrine of Lapse?
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Consider the following events: 1. Hunter Commission 2. Charles Wood’s Dispatch 3. Sadler Commission 4. Raleigh Commission. Their correct chronological sequence is
Chronological Order
- Charles Wood’s Dispatch – 1854
- Hunter Commission – 1882
- Raleigh Commission – 1902
- Sadler Commission – 1917
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Railway and Telegraphy systems were introduced in India by
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Indianisation of the Civil Services was done by
Lytton established the Statutory Civil Service in 1878-79, with one-sixth of covenanted posts filled by Indians of high families through nominations by local governments subject to approval by the secretary of state and the viceroy.
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Ilbert Bill was prepared for abolishing judicial disqualification based on racial distinction. The bill was vehemently criticised by the Europeans living in India. Who was the Governor-General at that time?
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Who among the following Governors General introduced the system of Dual System of Government?
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Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
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The India-Pakistan boundary line has reference to
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Doctrine of Lapse was adopted as a measure to annex Indian states by
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Who introduced the ‘Civil Services’ in India?