British Acts and Policies

Acts and Policies

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Which of the following parties supported the move for partition of Bengal?

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Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters?

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 In 1942, the British government sent the —– mission to India?

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Before the Partition of Bengal in 1905, Bengal was the biggest province of British India. It consisted of parts of which of the following states?

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The Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act was enacted in which year?

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With reference to Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909, consider the following statements
a) They are also called the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
b) They increased the strength of Legislative Councils.
c) The right to separate electorate was given to the Muslims.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

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Under which of the following Acts was the power to rule India, transferred from the English East India Company to the British Crown?

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In —– the British government enacted a legislation banning the use of printed cotton textiles- chintz – in England. Interestingly, this Act was known as the Calico Act?

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When was the Secretary of State for India made responsible for the Government of British India by bringing about changes in the Home Government?

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Which Act was enacted by the British which regulated the manufacture, sale, possession and transport of firearms?

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Ryotwari system of revenue collection in India, introduced by the British, was based on the—–?

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Under the Charter Act of 1833 in British India, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which of the following countries was abolished?

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Which of the following Acts gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years?

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In 1905, Hindus and Muslims tied Rakhi on each other’s hands to show their unity and their protest against the—–?

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Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company?

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Warren Hastings became the Governor-General of Bengal from Governor of Bengal after the passing of which of the following Acts ?

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Match the Followings

Acts/Policies Year
A. Pitt’s India Act
  1. 1784
B. Permanent Settlement of Bengal 2. 1793
C. Introduction of the Subsidiary

Alliance System

3. 1798
D. Abolition of Sati 4. 1829

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The British Government passed a law in the year 1856. It was meant for which among the following social reforms?

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In which year was a law passed in India to make conversion to Christianity easier?

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At which of the following places was the formal proclamation of the Swadeshi movement made on 7 August 1905 ?

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Which of the following Acts introduced ‘provincial autonomy’ by discontinuing the application of dyarchy?

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Under which of the following Acts, the Board of Control was established in England to control and supervise the administration of British India?

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