Cluster · British Colonial History in India

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British Colonial India History and Acts
Questions
240
Questions in this cluster
240 total
Question Category Subtype Difficulty

In which year was the Pitt’s India Act passed? [CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I]

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The ____________ is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan in 1947. [MTS Non technical and Havaldar Examination 2021]

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Which of the following Acts, enacted by the British Parliament, provided for the establishment of a Law Commission for the consolidation and codification of Indian Laws? [SICPO Paper I 2023]

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“A History of British India” is a work Published by ______. [Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022]

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James Mill, in his book, 'The History of British India' had divided the Indian History into three periods that does NOT include which among the following?
[Constable GD 2021]

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When did the Indian Independence Act receive the British royal assent ?

[SSC CGL 2022]

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Who was appointed as the Viceroy of India in place of Lord Wavell in February 1947?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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By which legislation were India and Pakistan divided into two independent nations?

[RRB ALP CBT]

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Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the
Sati practice?

[SSC CGL 2024]

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The Vernacular Press Act was enacted during the regime of which viceroy of India ?

[SSC CHSL 2023]

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In 1877, Viceroy Lytton organised a Durbar to acknowledge ______ as the Empress of India.

[SSC GD 2022]

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When was the Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament to regulate the activities of the East India Company?

[RRC GROUP D]

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“A History of British India” is a work Published by ______.

[SSC CGL 2022]

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Which Viceroy of India took initiative in creating local government bodies in India?

[CONSTABLE EXE 2023]

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Who among the following viceroys of India made the declaration known as ‘August Offer’?

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

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The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was repealed during the tenure of Viceroy ______.

[SSC CGL 2021]

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Proposed by Lord Lytton, then viceroy of India (governed 1876-80), the act was intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British policies - notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second _______ (1878-80).

[SSC GD 2024]

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____________announced the bifurcation of the British Indian Empire into a secular India
and Islamic Pakistan.

[SSC CGL 2023]

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The first medical college in India was established during the period of___________ .

[RRC GROUP D]

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Under which of the following Acts was the power to rule India, transferred from the English East India Company to the British Crown?

[SSC CGL 2024]

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Which of the following Acts made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India?

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

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Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of Bengal from Governor of Bengal after the passing of which of the following Acts ?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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Who was the Viceroy of India when Morley-Minto Reforms were introduced?

[SSC MTS ]

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Which of the following Governor-Generals of British India was in favour of free press and repealed the press regulations of 1823 ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

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Who among the following was the viceroy of India at the time of India's independence from colonial rule on 15 August 1947 ?

[SSC MTS 2023]

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Who among the following was the Viceroy of India during the announcement of the Partition of Bengal in 1905 ?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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Who among the following Governor Generals of Bengal outlawed the practice of Sati?

[SSC MTS 2022]

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Which among the following Acts established the dual system of control by the British government and the East India Company in India?

[SSC MTS 2022]

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Who is called the father of Local Self-Government in India?

[SSC CGL 2024]

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The Rowlatt Act of 1919 granted the British colonial government the power to arrest and detains Indians without trial. Who was the British Viceroy of India at that time?

[SSC GD 2024]

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In which year did Lord Curzon arrive in India as Viceroy?

[CONSTABLE EXE 2023]

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Which of the following Acts of the British Parliament stated that a member of the British Cabinet was appointed Secretary of State for India?

[SSC CGL 2022]

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In which year was the Pitt's India Act passed?

[SSC CHSL 2022]

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When was a member of the British Cabinet appointed as a 'Secretary of State for India' and made responsible for all matters related to the governance of India ?

[RPF SI 2024]

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The Ilbert Bill was passed during the term of Lord Ripon to bring Indian and European magistracy on equal footing _________.

[SSC MTS 2022]

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Who was the last Governor General of British India?

[SSC MTS 2022]

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Who was the Viceroy of India when the Indian Arms Act, 1878, was passed?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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Under whom was CP Ilbert a law member of the council?

[SSC CGL 2023]

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Under which of the following Acts of British India did the British government take direct control of the administration of India in its own hands ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

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Which of the following Commissions was appointed by Lord Curzon to enquire into the working of the police administration?

[SSC CHSL 2023]

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Under which of the following Acts, was Warren Hastings appointed as the Governor-General of Bengal?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company?

[SSC CGL 2024]

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Under which Act was the rule of British Crown established over India ?

[SSC MTS 2023]

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Under which of the following Acts, the Board of Control was established in England to control and supervise the administration of British India?

[SSC CGL 2024]

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Who was the Viceroy of British India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

[RRC GROUP D]

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Before the Partition of Bengal in 1905, Bengal was the biggest province of British India. It consisted of parts of which of the following states?

[SSC CHSL 2022]

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Who among the following is credited for the enactment of First Factory Act, 1881, which had provisions to regulate employment of children?

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

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Partition of Bengal held in_________.

[SSC CGL 2022]

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Partition of Bengal was repealed by the British in _________.

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

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Lord Curzon declared the partition of _________ in 1905.

[SSC CGL 2023]

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