MCQs on Indian Acts and Reforms

Which Act first introduced parliamentary control over the East India Company?

• Pitt's India Act, 1784

• Regulating Act, 1773

• Charter Act, 1813

• Government of India Act, 1858

The first step toward a centralized British administration in India was:

• Charter Act of 1833

• Indian Councils Act, 1861

• Regulating Act, 1773

• Pitt's India Act, 1784

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