Q. The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the (a) Minto-Morley reforms (b) Montague-Chelmsford reforms (c) Simon Commission (d) First Round Table Conference Ans: (c) Simon Commission Explanation: The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the Simon Commission. […]
Q. The Constituent Assembly of India was choosen on the basis of the provincial elections of 1946. With the withdrawal of the Muslim League from the Constituent Assembly, it turned out that majority of the assembly members were also members of the Congress. Under that circumstance, how was the Constituent Assembly given a broader social
Q. What was the ‘privy purse’ in the context of the history of modern India? (a) A purse given privately by one organisation to another (b) A purse given by the Government of India to dignitaries for services rendered (c) A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Prince of India (d)
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Q. Which one among the following is correct about the Doctrine of Lapse? (a) It did not allow the Indian rulers to adopt any heir (b) It did not allow an adopted heir to rule a state after the death of the ruler (c) It made the annexation of Indian State compulsory after the death
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Q. In addition to Macaulay’s Minutes on Education, another landmark draft is also attributed to him. Identify the draft from the following. (a) Draft of Indian Penal Code (b) Draft of Indian Forest Policy (c) Draft of the Zamindari Abolition Act (d) Draft of the Maritime Trade Policy Ans: (a) Draft of Indian Penal Code
Q. Which one among the following was part of Gandhilrwin Agreement of 1931? (a) Stern action against policemen guilty of brutal assault on Satyagrahis (b) Nehru to represent Congress at the Round Table Conference of 1931 (c) Deletion of communal question from the agenda of the conference (d) Release of political prisoners excepting those guilty
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Q. Which one among the following statements regarding the social and religious reform ideas of Raja Rammohan Roy is not correct? (a) His efforts led to the formation of Brahmo Samaj in 1828 (b) He considered different religions as embodiments of universal theism (c) His Vedantic monism was strengthened after 1815 since an exposure to
Q. Consider the following statement and identify the author of the statement using the codes given below I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class
Q. To which among the following the residuary powers were conferred by the federation established by the act of 1935? (a) Federal legislature (b) Provincial legislatures (c) Governor-General (d) Provincial Governors Ans: (c) Governor-General Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Governor-General. Under the Government of India Act, 1935, the residuary powers were conferred to the
Q. Which one of the following statements regarding the Revolt of 1857 is not correct? (a) The revolt was supported whole heartedly by the educated, elite Indian everywhere (b) The diverse elements which took part in the revolt were united by their hatred of British rule (c) The role of Hindu-Muslim unity in the revolt
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