Cluster · British Colonial History in India

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British Colonial India History and Acts
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Which of the following Viceroys appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882?

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English was established by the British as the primary medium of instruction in India during _________.

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Which of the following Viceroy implemented the Vernacular Press Act?

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Who among the following abolished sati in India?

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At the time of the first session of the Indian National Congress, who among the following was the Viceroy of India?

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Who among the following was the Viceroy of India when the Chauri Chaura incident take place?

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What was the tenure of British Viceroy Lord Chelmsford?

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By which act the power from the British East India Company was transferred to the British Crown in India?

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In ________, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, announced the partition of Bengal.

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The _______________ was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India.

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Which of the following Acts made the Governor-General of India the Viceroy of India?

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Which of the following Governor Generals of India suppressed thugs?

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Partition of Bengal, 1905 was carried out under which of the following British Viceroy in India?

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Which Act was introduced to liquidate the British East India Company and transfer its functions to the British Crown?

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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?

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The Meerut Conspiracy Case (1929) began during the viceroyalty of:

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At the time of the first session of the Indian National Congress, who among the following was the Viceroy of India?

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Under whose Governor-Generalship was the Sati Pratha abolished?

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The _______________ was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India.

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The rule of the English East India company was ended in British India under the Government of India Act, __________.

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Wood's Despatch sent by the Court of Directors of the East India Company in 1854 was related to ______________.

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Under the Charter Act of 1833 in British India, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which of the following countries was abolished?

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In ________, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, announced the partition of Bengal.

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By which act the power from the British East India Company was transferred to the British Crown in India?

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Under the Charter Act of 1833 in British India, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which of the following countries was abolished?

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In August 1858, the British parliament passed an act that set an end to the rule of the company. It was called __________.

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The British made English the medium of instruction in India in __________.

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Which British Viceroy in India carried out the partition of Bengal?

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Who among the following was the Viceroy of India when the Chauri Chaura incident take place?

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Which of the following British Governor-General was responsible for the abolition of slavery in India?

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By which act the power from the British East India Company was transferred to the British Crown in India?

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Which among the following Viceroys has established High Courts in India?

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Consider the following statements about the Newspaper Act, 1908. 

I. The legislation was passed during the tenure of Viceroy, Lord Hardinge. 

II. It empowered Magistrates to seize printing press or other equipment related to newspaper printing.

Which of the given statements is/ are correct?

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Which of the following statements are true with respect to The Charter Act of 1853?

1. This Act was passed when Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of India.

2. For the first time, the legislative and executive functions of the Governor- General’s council.

3. Macualay Committee was formed as a result of this Act.

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Consider the following statements about The Regulating Act, 1773. 

I. Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of Bengal through The Regulating Act, 1773. 

II. The Regulating Act, 1773 liquidated the East India Company and transferred its government and territories to the British crown.

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Under the Charter Act of 1833 in British India, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which of the following countries was abolished?

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Under whose Governor-Generalship was the Sati Pratha abolished?

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The rule of the English East India company was ended in British India under the Government of India Act, __________.

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English was established by the British as the primary medium of instruction in India during _________.

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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 configuration of Indian Laws?

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Which Act was formulated to end the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India?

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Which Act was introduced to liquidate the British East India Company and transfer its functions to the British Crown?

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What was the tenure of British Viceroy Lord Chelmsford?

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

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By which act the power from the British East India Company was transferred to the British Crown in India?

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Which Act of British India abolished the monopoly of the East India Company in the tea trade with China?

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The _______________ was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India.

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Who among the following was the last Viceroy of India?

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 Which Act declared that British rule in India would end by 30 June 1948?
 

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Who was the successor to Lord Wavell as Viceroy of British India?

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