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Current Question
According to the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919, law and order were ____.
  • A. Transferred subjects
  • B. Reserved subjects
  • C. Concurrent subjects
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Law and order remained a reserved subject under the dyarchy system.
Related Question 1
In the Fourteen Points presented by the Quaid e Azam in 1929, he demanded reforms in ____ provinces.
  • A. NWFP and Sindh
  • B. NWFP and Baluchistan
  • C. NWFP and Bombay
  • D. Sindh and Bombay
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Reforms and provincial status for NWFP and Sindh were demanded.
Related Question 2
Who ordered the open firing on the crowd gathered in Jallianwala Bagh?
  • A. General Dyer
  • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • C. Mahatma Gandhi
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered the firing.
Related Question 3
Indian leader who was deported from the province of Punjab after the treaty in 1919 was ____.
  • A. Saifuddin Kitchlew
  • B. Fazl-i-Hussain
  • C. Muhammad Rehman
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal were deported after the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Related Question 4
Which Indian leader was exiled to the Andamans in 1919?
  • A. Barkat Ali
  • B. Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
  • C. Saifuddin Kitchlew
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Several Khilafat leaders faced restrictions, but prominent exiles included others; context points to Ali Brothers' associates.
Related Question 5
Government of India Act 1919 gives three years tenure to ____.
  • A. Council of State
  • B. Legislative assembly
  • C. Viceroy
  • D. Government of India Act 1909
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Under the 1919 Act, the Council of State had a three-year term for its members.