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Hisorty of Pakistan & India MCQs

According to which act were Indian members included in the Viceroy's executive council?

  • A. 1935
  • B. 1919
  • C. 1909
  • D. 1885
Explanation:
The 1909 Reforms allowed Indian members to serve on the executive council.

When was the Vernacular Press Act enacted?

  • A. 1870
  • B. 1874
  • C. 1878
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Lord Lytton enacted the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 to curb the Indian-language press.

In British India, Queen Victoria was Proclaimed Empress of the India in ____.

  • A. 1870
  • B. 1877
  • C. 1911
  • D. 1912
Explanation:
Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877 at the Delhi Durbar.

Which Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the administration of their country?

  • A. Indian Council Act 1861
  • B. Indian Council Act 1909
  • C. Government of India Act 1935
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
The 1861 Act introduced limited Indian participation in legislative councils.

The Indian Councils Act 1861 was enforced on ____.

  • A. 1st August 1861
  • B. 2nd January 1872
  • C. 24th July 1859
  • D. 15th November 1858
Explanation:
The Indian Councils Act 1861 was passed and enforced in 1861.

Who was the British PM in 1920?

  • A. Clement Atlee
  • B. David Lloyd George
  • C. Neville Chamberlain
  • D. Winston Churchill
Explanation:
David Lloyd George was Prime Minister (1916–1922).

The Lieutenant-Governor of the North Western Provinces in 1895-1896 was ____.

  • A. Lord Rippon
  • B. Liebert
  • C. Sir Anthony Patrick Mac Donnell
  • D. Montgomery
Explanation:
Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell served in that role.

The Governor of Bengal in 1765 was ____.

  • A. Warren Hastings
  • B. Henry Vansittart
  • C. Munroe
  • D. Lord William Bentinck
Explanation:
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772, but reforms started earlier.

Who is the father of the civil services in India?

  • A. Warren Hastings
  • B. Lord Macaulay
  • C. Charles Cornwallis
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Lord Cornwallis is regarded as the father of the Indian Civil Service.

The East India Company established its first factory in ____.

  • A. Mumbai
  • B. Kolkata
  • C. Chennai
  • D. Surat
Explanation:
The first factory was at Surat in 1612–1613.