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Historical background - Test Set 7

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  1. Question 1

    CISF/CAPF
    The Regulating Act of 1773 required the Court of Directors of the East India Company to report on which of the following matters to the British government?
    1. Only revenue affairs
    2. Only military affairs
    3. Revenue, civil, and military affairs
    4. Only judicial affairs
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  2. Question 2

    The Regulating Act of 1773 limited the dividend that could be paid by the East India Company to its shareholders until it repaid a certain loan to the government. What was this limit?
    1. 4%
    2. 10%
    3. 8%
    4. 6%
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CHSL 2020
    Which body was created by the Pitt’s India Act to oversee political affairs of India?
    1. Board of Directors
    2. Board of Trade
    3. Board of Control
    4. Board of Revenue
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  4. Question 4

    CDS 2020
    Pitt’s India Act, 1784 led to:
    1. Dual control by Court of Directors and Board of Control
    2. Complete British Crown control
    3. Division of provinces into Presidencies
    4. Abolition of Governor-General
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  5. Question 5

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2018
    Pitt’s India Act 1784 distinguished between:
    1. Supreme Court and Company’s Adalats
    2. Civil and Criminal Law
    3. Commercial and Political Functions of the Company
    4. Indian and British subjects
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  6. Question 6

    BPSC 2021
    Who was appointed as the first Prime Minister of India in the Interim Government of 1946?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    3. Rajendra Prasad
    4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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  7. Question 7

    UPSC 2020
    Which of the following was the objective of the Interim Government of 1946?
    1. To provide representation to the princely states
    2. To create a temporary national legislature
    3. To prepare the Indian Constitution
    4. To make India a republic
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  8. Question 8

    WBCS Prelims 2020
    The Interim Government, 1946, was formed on:
    1. August 15, 1946
    2. September 2, 1946
    3. June 3, 1946
    4. January 26, 1946
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  9. Question 9

    Who was appointed as the Home Affairs member in the Interim Government, 1946?
    1. Rajendra Prasad
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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  10. Question 10

    UPSC CSE 2020
    Who was appointed as the first Prime Minister of independent India?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CGL 2020
    How many members were there in the first Cabinet of independent India?
    1. 10
    2. 20
    3. 15
    4. 14
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  12. Question 12

    UPSC CSE 2020
    Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of independent India?
    1. Rajendra Prasad
    2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC CSE 2021
    Who was the first law minister of independent India?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Rajendra Prasad
    3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
    4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CGL 2020
    In which year did the first Cabinet of independent India take oath?
    1. 1947
    2. 1948
    3. 1949
    4. 1950
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  15. Question 15

    BPSC 2021
    Who was the first External Affairs Minister of independent India?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    4. Rajendra Prasad
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  16. Question 16

    UPSC CSE 2020
    Which of the following was NOT a member of the first Cabinet of independent India?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
    4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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  17. Question 17

    The Government of India Act, 1935 borrowed its Preamble from:
    1. Government of India Act, 1919
    2. Government of India Act, 1935
    3. Indian Councils Act, 1909
    4. Charter Act, 1833
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Prelims 2020
    Who was the first Railway and Transport Minister in the Interim Government of 1946?
    1. Asaf Ali
    2. Liaquat Ali Khan
    3. C.H. Bhabha
    4. Dr. John Mathai
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  19. Question 19

    The Indian Independence Act of 1947 came into force on:
    1. 18th Junly 1947
    2. 15th August 1947
    3. 26th January 1950
    4. 26 November 1949
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  20. Question 20

    The Charter Act of 1853 empowered the British Crown to:
    1. Directly appoint the Governor-General of India.
    2. Assume control of Indian territories at any time.
    3. Introduce elections for the members of the Board of Control.
    4. Abolish the East India Company immediately.
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