British India — Acts, Viceroys & Administrative Changes

Question 1

The first Viceroy of India was:‌​‍

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Lord Canning — Lord Canning was the first Viceroy (1856-62). ‌​‍He was also the last Governor-General of India under the Company.

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Lord Dalhousie

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Lord Curzon

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Lord Ripon

Question 2

The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:‌​‍

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Lord Dalhousie — Lord Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse (1848): if a ruler died without natural heir, the state was annexed.‌​‍

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Lord Wellesley

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Lord Canning

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Lord Curzon

Question 3

Lord Ripon is known as:‌​‍

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Father of Local Self-Government — Lord Ripon (1880-84) introduced local self-government institutions — called 'Father of Local Self-Government'.‌​‍

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Builder of modern India

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Maker of modern India

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Great administrator

Question 4

The Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) introduced:‌​‍

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Separate electorate for Muslims — Indian Councils Act 1909 (Morley-Minto) introduced separate electorate for Muslims — basis of communal politics.‌​‍

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Universal suffrage

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Provincial autonomy

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Complete independence

Question 5

The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919) introduced:‌​‍

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Diarchy — Government of India Act 1919 introduced 'Diarchy' (dual government) in provinces — some subjects transferred to Indian ministers.‌​‍

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Complete self-rule

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Separate electorate

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Partition

Question 6

The Government of India Act 1935 introduced:‌​‍

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Provincial Autonomy — GoI Act 1935 introduced Provincial Autonomy, federal structure (never fully implemented), and All-India Federation concept.‌​‍

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Diarchy at centre

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Complete independence

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Republic status

Question 7

The first railway in India was introduced under:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lord Dalhousie — Lord Dalhousie introduced railways (1853: Bombay to Thane), telegraph, and postal reform.‌​‍

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Lord Canning

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Lord Wellesley

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Lord Ripon

Question 8

The Permanent Settlement was introduced by:‌​‍

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Lord Cornwallis — Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement (1793) in Bengal — fixed land revenue with zamindars.‌​‍

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Lord Wellesley

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Lord Bentinck

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Lord Dalhousie

Question 9

Sati was abolished by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lord Bentinck — Lord William Bentinck abolished Sati in 1829 with support from Raja Ram Mohan Roy.‌​‍

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Lord Ripon

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Lord Dalhousie

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Lord Canning

Question 10

The partition of Bengal (1905) was done by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lord Curzon — Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal on 16 October 1905. ‌​‍It was revoked in 1911 by Lord Hardinge.

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Lord Ripon

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Lord Hardinge

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Lord Chelmsford

Question 11

The Indian Councils Act 1861 was significant because it:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Associated Indians with law-making — The 1861 Act started associating Indians with the legislative process — Indians nominated to councils.‌​‍

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Gave Indians right to vote

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Introduced provincial autonomy

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Abolished East India Company

Question 12

The Ilbert Bill controversy (1883) was related to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Indian judges trying European offenders — The Ilbert Bill proposed allowing Indian judges to try European cases — faced severe European opposition.‌​‍

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Land reform

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Railway construction

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Education reform

Question 13

The Queen's Proclamation (1858) transferred India from:‌​‍

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Company to Crown — After the 1857 Revolt, the Government of India Act 1858 transferred power from East India Company to the British Crown.‌​‍

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Mughals to British

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Crown to Company

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Britain to India

Question 14

The first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

S.P. Sinha — S.P. ‌​‍Sinha (Satyendra Prasanno Sinha) became the first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council in 1909.

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Dadabhai Naoroji

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Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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W.C. Bonnerjee

Question 15

The Rowlatt Act (1919) was also called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Black Act — Gandhi called the Rowlatt Act a 'Black Act' because it allowed detention without trial and curtailed civil liberties.‌​‍

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Bengal Act

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Reform Act

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Freedom Act

British India — Acts, Viceroys & Administrative Changes