Comprehensive collection of questions from Indian History asked in recent state service examinations. Each question is verified with official answer keys and step-by-step bilingual solutions.
Why is the Government of India Act, 1935 important?
Consider the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1935: 1. Abolition of dyarchy in the Governor's provinces 2. Power of veto to Governors over legislative actions and power to make laws themselves 3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Who is regarded as the Father of Dyarchy?
Which one of the following is NOT a feature of the Government of India Act, 1935?
Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): With the enactment of the Government of India Act 1919, the structure of government remained essentially unitary and centralized. Reason (R): A large part of power had been delegated to the provinces. In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct? Code:
Behind including the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the Government of India Act 1935, the genuine intention of the British was–
The Government of India Act, 1935 abolished–
The office of the High Commissioner for India was created by which Act?
The salient features of the Government of India Act, 1935 included– 1. Provision for an All-India Federation 2. Granting autonomy to the provinces 3. Introduction of dyarchy in the provinces 4. Granting sovereignty to the central legislature Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Which of the following introduced Provincial Autonomy in British India?
The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on the report of which of the following?
Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): Dyarchy meant the division of administrative subjects into two categories. Reason (R): An attempt was made to introduce the perception of responsible government in the provinces. In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct? Code:
The governance of India was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown under–
The British East India Company lost its monopoly on the tea trade through–
In which of the following years was almost the entire territory of present Uttar Pradesh separated from Bengal Presidency and placed under Agra Presidency?
By which Act did the British Government abolish the East India Company's monopoly on the trade of tea (and China)?
The system of competitive examination for civil services was accepted in principle in–
The simultaneous holding of the Civil Services examination in England and India was recommended by which of the following?
From which one of the following years did the British Government finally agree to hold the Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination simultaneously in India and England?
Which of the following laws created a functioning Legislative Council in India for the first time?
By which one of the following Acts was the Governor-General of Bengal designated as the Governor-General of India?
The monopoly of the East India Company in Indian trade was abolished in–
By which Act did the British Parliament abolish the commercial monopoly of the East India Company with India, except for trade in tea and trade with China?
By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made merely a revenue collecting agent. What was the reason for such a regulation?
By which of the following Acts was the commercial monopoly of the British East India Company in India abolished?