MCQs on Indian Governance Acts

The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred power from:

• Governor-General to Parliament

• Crown to East India Company

• East India Company to the British Crown

• British Parliament to Indian rulers

Who became the first Secretary of State for India under the 1858 Act?

• Lord Canning

• Lord Ripon

• Lord Salisbury

• Lord Curzon

The Indian Councils Act, 1861 introduced:

• Bicameralism

• Diarchy

• Decentralization of powers

• Responsible Government

The Indian Councils Act of 1892 increased the number of:

• Indian Civil Servants

• Princely States

• Legislative Council members

• Governors

Which Act allowed for Indian participation in the legislative process for the first time?

• Regulating Act

• Pitt's India Act

• Indian Councils Act, 1861

• Government of India Act, 1935

The Minto-Morley Reforms are officially known as the:

• Indian Councils Act, 1909

• Government of India Act, 1909

• India Act, 1905

• India Rule Act, 1909

Which feature was introduced for the first time in the 1909 Act?

• Dyarchy

• Provincial autonomy

• Separate electorates for Muslims

• Universal adult franchise

Under Minto-Morley Reforms, who was given the power to nominate Indians to the councils?

• The Viceroy

• The Governor

• The Secretary of State

• The British Crown

The Minto-Morley Reforms were criticized because they:

• Gave full autonomy to provinces

• Created communal divisions

• Abolished princely states

• Introduced universal suffrage

Who was the Viceroy of India during the Minto-Morley Reforms?

• Lord Curzon

• Lord Minto

• Lord Hardinge

• Lord Chelmsford