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Historical background - Test Set 5

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  1. Question 1

    The Indian Councils Act, 1909, was passed under the British Prime Minister:
    1. Herbert Asquith
    2. David Lloyd George
    3. William Gladstone
    4. Benjamin Disraeli
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  2. Question 2

    UPSC Civil Services Prelims
    The first Indian to be appointed as a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council under the Morley-Minto Reforms was:
    1. Mahatma Gandhi
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Satyendra Prasad Sinha
    4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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  3. Question 3

    CISF/CAPF
    The system of communal representation introduced by the Act of 1909 granted separate electorates to:
    1. Only Muslims
    2. Muslims and Sikhs
    3. Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians
    4. All religious minorities
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  4. Question 4

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2021
    The Government of India Act, 1919 is also known as the:
    1. Morley-Minto Reforms
    2. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
    3. Indian Councils Act, 1919
    4. Government of India Act, 1935
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  5. Question 5

    BPSC 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced which of the following features?
    1. Dyarchy at the provincial level
    2. Diarchy at the central level
    3. Federal system of government
    4. Introduction of separate electorates for all religions
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  6. Question 6

    UPSC CSE 2020
    Which of the following provisions was introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919?
    1. Establishment of a federal system
    2. Introduction of the Cabinet Mission Plan
    3. Introduction of Diarchy at the Central level
    4. Introduction of direct elections for the central legislature
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  7. Question 7

    UPSC NDA 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1919 created which of the following?
    1. Provincial Assembly of India
    2. Indian Legislative Assembly
    3. Indian National Congress
    4. Indian Supreme Court
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL 2020
    Under the Government of India Act, 1919, the Central Legislative Council was renamed as the:
    1. Council of India
    2. Legislative Assembly
    3. Legislative Council of India
    4. Provincial Legislative Assembly
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  9. Question 9

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced dyarchy in the provinces, which meant that:
    1. The provinces were governed by two governments
    2. The central government had no powers over the provinces
    3. The subjects of governance were divided between the British Government and the provinces
    4. The provinces were independent
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  10. Question 10

    MPSC 2021
    Under the Government of India Act, 1919, which of the following was a transferred subject?
    1. Law and order
    2. Revenue collection
    3. Defence
    4. Education
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  11. Question 11

    UPSC NDA 2020
    Who was responsible for the introduction of the Government of India Act, 1919?
    1. Lord Curzon
    2. Lord Ripon
    3. Lord Chelmsford and Lord Montagu
    4. Lord Wellesley
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  12. Question 12

    UPSC CAPF 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1919 allowed for the appointment of Indian ministers in the provincial governments, but only for which of the following subjects?
    1. Reserved subjects
    2. Transferred subjects
    3. Both transferred and reserved subjects
    4. Only military subjects
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  13. Question 13

    PSC CAPF 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1919 marked the beginning of which system at the provincial level?
    1. Parliamentary democracy
    2. Dyarchy
    3. Federalism
    4. Local self-government
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  14. Question 14

    UPSC 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced the system of separate electorates for which of the following groups?
    1. Hindus and Muslims
    2. Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians
    3. Untouchables and Muslims
    4. Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs
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  15. Question 15

    UPSC CSE 2021
    Which of the following was a major feature of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms regarding the central government?
    1. Introduction of bicameral legislature
    2. Creation of a parliamentary system
    3. Introduction of a federal structure
    4. Establishment of responsible government
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  16. Question 16

    Railway Board Exams
    Under the system of dyarchy introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919, provincial subjects were divided into:
    1. Federal and provincial lists
    2. Reserved and transferred lists
    3. Central and state lists
    4. Primary and secondary lists
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following subjects was typically kept in the 'reserved list' under the dyarchy system of the 1919 Act?
    1. Education
    2. Health
    3. Law and order
    4. Local self-government
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  18. Question 18

    The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced direct elections for the first time in India for the:
    1. Village Panchayats
    2. Provincial Legislative Councils
    3. Central Legislative Assembly
    4. Constituent Assembly
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  19. Question 19

    UPSC Civil Services Prelims
    The Act of 1919 established a bicameral legislature at the center, consisting of the:
    1. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
    2. Federal Assembly and Council of Provinces
    3. House of Commons and House of Lords (Indian equivalents)
    4. Legislative Assembly and Council of States
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  20. Question 20

    UPSC CSE 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1935 is considered a significant Act because it:
    1. Introduced the federal structure of government
    2. Provided for separate electorates for all communities
    3. Established the Reserve Bank of India
    4. Gave complete independence to India
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