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Historical background - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2020
    Which British official was elevated to the position of Governor-General after the Regulating Act of 1773?
    1. Lord North
    2. Warren Hastings
    3. Philip Francis
    4. Mountstuart Elphinstone
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  2. Question 2

    CDS 2019
    The Regulating Act of 1773 established the Supreme Court at:
    1. Bombay
    2. Calcutta
    3. Madras
    4. Delhi
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CGL 2021
    Under the Regulating Act of 1773, the administration in Bengal was to be carried out by the Governor-General and a council consisting of:
    1. 2 members
    2. 3 members
    3. 4 members
    4. 5 members
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  4. Question 4

    UPSC CAPF 2020
    Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Regulating Act of 1773?
    1. Establishment of a Supreme Court at Calcutta
    2. Prohibition of private trade by Company servants
    3. Recognition of the Company's political functions
    4. Introduction of diwani rights to the Company
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  5. Question 5

    NDA 2018
    The Regulating Act of 1773 was significant because:
    1. It ended the Company's trade monopoly
    2. It was the first step towards British parliamentary control over the Company
    3. It introduced a new revenue system
    4. It abolished the dual system of administration
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  6. Question 6

    BPSC 2021
    According to the Regulating Act of 1773, the term for the Court of Directors was fixed at:
    1. 3 years
    2. 4 years
    3. 5 years
    4. 6 years
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  7. Question 7

    SSC CHSL 2020
    The Regulating Act of 1773 prohibited Company servants from:
    1. Engaging in missionary activities
    2. Accepting gifts and engaging in private trade
    3. Marrying local inhabitants
    4. Owning land in India
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  8. Question 8

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2019
    Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Regulating Act of 1773?
    1. It made the governors of Bombay and Madras presidencies independent of Bengal
    2. It provided for the establishment of High Courts at Bombay and Madras
    3. It recognized, for the first time, the political and administrative functions of the Company
    4. It abolished the post of Governor-General
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  9. Question 9

    CDS 2020
    Who was appointed as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established at Calcutta under the Regulating Act of 1773?
    1. Sir Elijah Impey
    2. Sir William Jones
    3. Sir Henry Russell
    4. Sir Charles Metcalfe
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  10. Question 10

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2019
    Which of the following Acts laid the foundation of central administration in India?
    1. Charter Act of 1833
    2. Regulating Act of 1773
    3. Charter Act of 1853
    4. Pitt’s India Act of 1784
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  11. Question 11

    Which act clarified the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court at Calcutta after conflicts with the Governor-General's Council?
    1. Charter Act of 1813
    2. Pitt's India Act, 1784
    3. Amending Act of 1781
    4. Charter Act of 1853
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  12. Question 12

    BPSC Prelims 2019
    The Act of Settlement (1781) exempted which of the following from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court at Calcutta?
    1. British citizens
    2. Company officials performing official duties
    3. Indian zamindars
    4. Judges of the court
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I
    What was one of the key provisions of the Amending Act of 1781?
    1. Creation of the Indian Civil Services
    2. Empowering the Governor-General to override his council
    3. Subordination of the Presidency of Bombay and Madras to Bengal
    4. Jurisdiction clarification between Supreme Court and Council
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  14. Question 14

    MPSC Prelims 2020
    The Amending Act of 1781 is also known as:
    1. Act of Settlement
    2. Queen’s Charter
    3. Pitt’s India Act
    4. East India Reform Act
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  15. Question 15

    UPSC CAPF AC 2021
    In which year was the Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament to regulate the East India Company’s affairs in India?
    1. 1765
    2. 1813
    3. 1784
    4. 1773
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  16. Question 16

    BPSC Prelims 2019
    Who was appointed as the first Governor-General of Bengal under the provisions of the Regulating Act of 1773?
    1. Lord Cornwallis
    2. Warren Hastings
    3. Lord Wellesley
    4. Lord Clive
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  17. Question 17

    The Regulating Act of 1773 gave the Governor-General of Bengal supervisory powers over which presidencies?
    1. Madras and Bombay
    2. Delhi and Madras
    3. Bombay and Calcutta
    4. Madras and Surat
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  18. Question 18

    BPSC Prelims 2020
    Which event prompted the British Parliament to pass the Regulating Act of 1773?
    1. The Battle of Plassey
    2. The Indian Rebellion of 1857
    3. The East India Company’s request for a loan in 1772
    4. The introduction of the Permanent Settlement
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  19. Question 19

    The Regulating Act of 1773 was introduced by which British Prime Minister?
    1. William Pitt the Younger
    2. Frederick North
    3. Lord Dalhousie
    4. Robert Clive
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  20. Question 20

    NDA/CDS
    The Regulating Act of 1773 prohibited the company's servants from engaging in:
    1. Agricultural activities
    2. Private trade
    3. Land revenue collection
    4. Military alliances
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