Constitutional Development of India – Exercise – 1

Constitutional Development of India » Exercise – 1

1. The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the Governance of India was made through :

(a) Indian Council Act, 1861
(b) Indian Council Act, 1892
(c) Indian Council Act, 1909
(d) Government of India Act, 1919

2. Through which one of the following were commercial activities of the East India Company finally put to an end ?

(a) the Charter Act of 1793
(b) the Charter Act of 1813
(c) the Charter Act of 1833
(d) the Charter Act of 1853

3. The distribution of powers between the Centre and States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the :

(a)  Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
(b)  Montague-Chelmsford Act, 1919
(c)  Government of India Act, 1935
(d)  Indian Independence Act, 1947

4. Which of the following Acts introduced communal electorate in India ?

(a) Indian Council Act, 1861
(b) Indian Council Act, 1892
(c) Indian Council Act, 1909
(d) Government of India Act, 1935

5. Which of the following Acts was described by JawaharLal Nehru as ‘Charter of Slavery’ ?

(a) Regulating Act, 1773
(b) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(c) Government of India Act, 1919
(d) Government of India Act, 1935

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