1. Match List-I (Act) with List-II (Largely based on) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Indian Council Act, 1909 1.Mountbatten Plan
B. Government of India Act, 1919 2.Simon Commission Report and Joint Select Committee Recommendation
C. Government of India Act, 1935 3.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947 4.Morley-Minto Reforms Codes A B C D

2. By virtue of which Act, Diarchy was introduced in India?

3. Assertion (A) : The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred the governance of India from the East India Company to the Crown. Reason (R) : The East India Company was unwilling to administer India any more. Codes

4. The Supreme Court of India was set up by the

5. The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of

6. Which of the following vested the Secretary of State for India with supreme control over the Government of India?

7. Consider the following statements: The objective of the Montague- Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 was
1. To give power to the local government
2. To establish dyarchy in the provinces
3. The extension of provincial government Which of these statements are correct ?

8. Consider the following statements: with reference to the provisions of Morley-Minto Reform Act in the Colonial India
1. The Morley-Minto Reform Act raised the number of additional numbers of the Central Legislature.
2. It introduced the principle of communal representation in the Legislature.
3. It empowered the Legislation to discuss the budget and to move resolutions on it. Which of these statements are correct ?

9. Which of the following was the biggest source for the Constitution of India?

10. The Constitution of India came into force on

11. Which was not a member of Cabinet Mission ?

12. Consider the following Acts:
1. The Regulating Act
2. Pitt’s India Act
3. The Charter Act
4. Indian Council Act What is the correct chronological sequence of these Acts ?

13. Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by

14. In the Federation under the Act of 1935 residuary powers were given to the

15. Which of the following Acts was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as ‘Charter of Slavery’ ?

16. Assertion (A) : The Government of India Act, 1919 was passed by the British Parliament to introduce Diarchy in the provincial government. Reason (R) : Montague- Chelmsford Reforms Committee has recommended the introduction of Diarchy in the provincial government. Codes

17. Through which one of the following were commercial activities of the East India Company finally put to an end?

18. Assertion (A) : The Government of India Act, 1935 and the Constitution of India are both lengthy documents. Reason (R) : The Government of India Act, 1935 was taken as a model and substaintially incorporated in the Constitution of India. Codes

19. The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East India Company was taken by

20. Which of the following acts introduced communal electorate in India?

21. The instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been inco rporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as

22. The Regulating Act, 1773 was passed by the British Parliament in order to
1. Establish parliamentary control over the administration of the East India Company’s territory in India.
2. Make the Governor of Bengal as the Governor-General of Bengal.
3. End of dual system of administration in India. Which of these statements are correct ?

23. How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution?

24. In which year did the Parliament adopt Indian Constitution?

25. Who was the President of the National Planning Committee founded in 1938 on the insistence of Indian National Congress?