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Historical background - Test Set 8

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  1. Question 1

    UPSC CAPF 2019
    What major change did the Government of India Act, 1858 introduce?
    1. Abolished the post of Viceroy
    2. Abolished Provincial Governors
    3. Abolished the East India Company rule
    4. Introduced bicameral legislature in India
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  2. Question 2

    CDS 2020
    The office of Secretary of State for India was created under which Act?
    1. Regulating Act, 1773
    2. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
    3. Charter Act of 1833
    4. Government of India Act, 1858
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CGL 2020
    Under the Government of India Act, 1858, India was governed by:
    1. The Governor-General of India
    2. The Parliament of Britain
    3. The British Crown through the Secretary of State
    4. The British Prime Minister
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  4. Question 4

    BPSC 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1858 was enacted mainly in response to:
    1. The Battle of Plassey
    2. The Doctrine of Lapse
    3. The Revolt of 1857
    4. The Charter Act of 1853
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  5. Question 5

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2017
    The Governor-General of India after 1858 also held which new title?
    1. Prime Minister of India
    2. Lord Protector
    3. Viceroy of India
    4. Chief Commissioner
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  6. Question 6

    Who was the first Viceroy of India under the 1858 Act?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Canning
    3. Lord Curzon
    4. Lord Wellesley
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  7. Question 7

    JPSC 2022
    How many members were appointed in the Council of India under the 1858 Act?
    1. 12
    2. 15
    3. 8
    4. 10
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  8. Question 8

    CDS 2018
    The Secretary of State was a member of which body in Britain?
    1. The House of Commons
    2. The House of Lords
    3. British Cabinet
    4. Privy Council
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  9. Question 9

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2019
    The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred powers to the British Crown through:
    1. The Queen’s Proclamation
    2. Indian Council Act
    3. London Assembly Resolution
    4. The British Parliament Resolution
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  10. Question 10

    KPSC 2020
    The Council of India acted as an advisory body to:
    1. Viceroy
    2. Parliament
    3. Secretary of State
    4. Governor of Provinces
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  11. Question 11

    MPSC 2021
    The Government of India Act, 1858 marked the beginning of:
    1. Diarchy in the provinces
    2. Direct rule of the British Parliament
    3. Parliamentary democracy in India
    4. The Crown rule in India
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2019
    Which statement about the Government of India Act, 1858 is incorrect?
    1. It created a bicameral legislature in India
    2. It ended Company’s rule
    3. It created the Viceroy position
    4. It established Secretary of State
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  13. Question 13

    NDA 2018
    The term “Viceroy” implied:
    1. Head of Indian judiciary
    2. Governor of Bengal
    3. Representative of the British Crown
    4. President of Indian Council
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  14. Question 14

    BPSC 2018
    The main objective of the Government of India Act, 1858 was:
    1. To abolish the Zamindari system
    2. To reform the Indian army
    3. To end the East India Company’s misrule
    4. To grant independence to India
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  15. Question 15

    Charter Act of 1853
    The Act for the Better Government of India, 1858 is also known as:
    1. Indian Councils Act
    2. Pitt’s India Act
    3. Government of India Act, 1858
    4. Charter Act of 1853
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  16. Question 16

    CDS 2022
    The term “Better Government of India” in the 1858 Act implied which of the following?
    1. Reduction in taxes
    2. Introduction of bicameral legislature
    3. Transfer of power from East India Company to the British Crown
    4. Establishment of democracy in India
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Prelims 2020
    The Government of India Act, 1858, replaced the Board of Control with:
    1. Council of India
    2. Legislative Council
    3. Indian Civil Service
    4. Supreme Court
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CHSL Tier I 2021
    The Government of India Act, 1858, was also known as:
    1. Indian Councils Act
    2. Act for the Better Government of India
    3. Charter Act of 1858
    4. Regulating Act of 1858
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  19. Question 19

    The Government of India Act, 1858, was passed under the leadership of which British Prime Minister?
    1. Lord Palmerston
    2. William Pitt the Younger
    3. Lord Derby
    4. Benjamin Disraeli
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  20. Question 20

    The Government of India Act, 1858, was a direct consequence of:
    1. The Charter Act of 1853
    2. The Indian Councils Act of 1861
    3. The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857
    4. The Permanent Settlement of 1793
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