Polity History Background

1. Under which one of the following Acts, was the Communal Electorate System introduced by the British in India, for the first time?

2. Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947?

3. During the period of British rule in India, the rules made under which one of the following were known as the Devolution Rules?

4. 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.

5. Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India ?

6. 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.
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7. Which one of the following Acts provided the setting up of a Board of Control in Britain, through which the British Government could fully control the British East India Company’s civil, military and revenue affairs in India?

8. Partially responsible governments in the provinces were established under which one of the following Acts?

9. The Government of India Act, 1919, was based upon:

10. Which one of the following Acts laid the foundation of the British Administration in India ?

11. The initial idea of recruitment on merit principle can be traced to the:

12. 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?

13. In the Federation established by the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the:

14. What were the salient features of the Government of India Act, 1935?
1. Abolition of Council of India
2. Dyarchy at the Centre
3. Abolition of Dyarchy in the States
4. Establishment of Federal Court
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15. 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?

16. With reference to the period of British Rule in India, Indian Statutory Commission is popularly known as :

17. During the British Rule in India, who was the first Indian to be appointed as Law Member of the Governor General’s Council ?