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Which plan became the platform of Indian Independence?
Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy along with specific instructions to
The British Monarch at the time of Indian Independence was
The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June, 1948 in :
Who was the Prime Minister of England when India attained independence?
Who among of the following was not a member of interim Cabinet?
Who among the following was the Finance Minister in Nehru’s interim Government in 1946?
When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the Interim Government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the Portfolio of
In the interim Government (1946) who held the Railways Portfolio?
Which Portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
Which of the following British companies got the first charter permitting them to trade in India ?

Consider the following statements:

  1. Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha was elected as the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly.

  2. H.C. Mukherjee was elected as the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Who among the following moved the “Objectives Resolution” in the Constituent Assembly?
  • Assertion (A): The Constituent Assembly of 1946 was not elected on the basis of universal adult franchise.

  • Reason (R): The Constituent Assembly was constituted under the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan.

Who among the following was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
The members of the Constituent Assembly were:

Match : List-I (Constituent Assembly Committee) with List-II (Chairman) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Steering Committee Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee J.B. Kripalani
Union Constitution Committee Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Provincial Constitution Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
The Constitution of India as framed by the Constituent Assembly was finally adopted and enacted on:
Who among the following was the Chairman of the States Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
What was the procedure followed for adoption of the Constitution of India?

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India was/were given immediate effect from November 26, 1949?

  1. Citizenship

  2. Emergency provisions

  3. Elections

  4. Federal system

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Consider the following statements regarding the composition of the Constituent Assembly:

  1. The representatives were to be elected from the four constituents–Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian.

  2. The chairman of the Union Constitution Committee was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

  3. The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 389.

  4. The Drafting Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar consisted of eight members.

Which of these is/are correct?

During the British Rule in India, who was the first Indian to be appointed as Law Member of the Governor General’s Council ?
With reference to the period of British Rule in India, Indian Statutory Commission is popularly known as :
Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India ?

Match List-I (Provisions) with List-ll (Acts) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Designation of the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and his Government as the Government of India Government of India Act, 1935
Diarchy introduced in Indian Government Government of India Act, 1919
Twin features of All-India Federation and Provincial Autonomy Charter Act of 1833
Control of the Government of India transferred from East India Company to the British Crown Government of India Act, 1858
Which one of the following Acts laid the foundation of the British Administration in India ?
Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947?

Match List-I (Feature) with List-II (Act) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Federal Scheme of Government Indian Councils Act, 1861
Diarchy in Provincial Government Government of India Act, 1935
Communal representation Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
Rigid centralization Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919

What were the salient features of the Government of India Act, 1935?

  1. Abolition of Council of India

  2. Diarchy at the Centre

  3. Abolition of Diarchy in the States

  4. Establishment of Federal Court

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Under which one of the following Acts, was the Communal Electorate System introduced by the British in India, for the first time?
The Government of India Act, 1919, was based upon:

Match List-I (Acts) with List-II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Government of India Act, 1858 Diarchy in Provinces
Indian Councils Act, 1861 Morley - Minto Reforms
Indian Councils Act, 1909 Beginning of representation and legislative devolution
Government of India Act, 1919 Appointment of Secretary of State for India
In the Federation established by the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the:
  • Assertion (A): Notwithstanding the introduction of Provincial Autonomy, the Government of India Act, 1935 retained control of the Central Government over the Provinces in a certain sphere.

  • Reason (R): The Governor was required to act in his own discretion in certain matters for which he was to act without ministerial advice and under the control and directions of the Governor-General.

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
During the period of British rule in India, the rules made under which one of the following were known as the Devolution Rules?
The initial idea of recruitment on merit principle can be traced to the:
Partially responsible governments in the provinces were established under which one of the following Acts?

Match List-I (Acts) with List-II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

The Government of India Act, 1935 Introduction of Diarchy in provinces
The Indian Councils Act, 1909 Introduction of separate electorate for Muslims
The Government of India Act, 1919 Introduction of provincial autonomy
The Government of India Act, 1858 Transfer of power from the East India Company to the British crown

Consider the following statements:

  1. The first Public Service Commission in India was set up in the year 1926, on the recommendation of the Lee Commission on the Superior Civil Services in India.

  2. The Government of India Act, 1935, provided for setting up of public service commissions at both the federal and provincial levels.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are the principal features of the Government of India Act, 1919?

  1. Introduction of diarchy in the executive government of the Provinces.

  2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.

  3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces.

  4. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Consider the following statements:

  1. Under the Government of India Act, 1919, the Indian Legislature was made more representative and for the first time bicameral.

  2. The Government of India Act, 1935, prescribed a federation taking the Provinces and the Indian States as units.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

. Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India ?
The members of the Constituent Assembly were:
Who among the following moved the “Objectives Resolution” in the Constituent Assembly

Consider the following statements

  1. H.C. Mukherjee was elected as the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly
  2. Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha was elected as the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly.

    Which of the following are the principal features of the Government of India Act, 1919?

    1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the Provinces.
    2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.
    3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces.
    4. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.

      Consider the following statements:

      1. Under the Government of India Act, 1919, the Indian Legislature was made more representative and for the first time bicameral.
      2. The Government of India Act, 1935, prescribed a federation taking the Provinces and the Indian States as units.
        Who was the first Prime Minister of India?