A provision was made for the first time that all members of Viceroy’s Executive Council except two will be Indian in:

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1. In which of the following Act provision was made for appointment of one Indian member on the Executive Council of Governor-General?

   A. 1861
   B. 1892
   C. 1909
   D. 1919
   E. 1935

2. “The executive is crippled by not getting the laws it needs, and the legislature is spoiled by having to ad without responsibility, the Executive becomes unfit for its name, since it cannot execute what it decides on; the legislature is demoralized by liberty by taking decisions for which others (and not itslef) will suffer the effects.” About which form of government has Bagehot talked in the above statement.

   A. Parliamentary
   B. Presidential
   C. Unitary
   D. Federal

3. The council of ministers was the highest executive and: ___________?

   A. Legislative organ in USSR
   B. Administrative organ in the USSR
   C. Political organ in the USSR
   D. None of them

4. In the Constituent Assembly, which committee recommended that Indian Constitution adopt Parliamentary Form of Executive:

   A. Drafting Committee
   B. Constitutional Committee
   C. Union Constitution Committee
   D. All the above

5. Indian Council’s Act, 1909 is commonly known as:

   A. Morley-Minto Reforms
   B. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
   C. Act of Dyarchy
   D. Act of Provincial Autonomy
   E. None of these

6. In your opinion which one of the following was not one of the causes of passing of Indian Council’s Act, 1909?

   A. Lord Curzon followed stiff necked policies
   B. In 1905 partition of Bengal was decided
   C. Japan was defeated miserably by Russia
   D. Indians abroad were being humiliated
   E. The people of India were suffering from groaning poverty

7. Who has said that; “In the state with cabinet form of government the executive head shares directly in legislation as members of law making body, guiding and directing its policy as long as they possess its support:

   A. Ebestein
   B. MacIver
   C. Finer
   D. Laski
   E. Gettel

8. By the Provisions of Pitt’s India Act 1784, the strength of the members of Governor-General’s Council was:

   A. Increased
   B. Decreased
   C. Kept as it was
   D. Left to him to decide subsequently.

9. The qualifications that the Members of Council of Governor-General should have resided for more than a decade in India before their appointments were prescribed by:

   A. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
   B. Charter Act, 1793
   C. Charter Act, 1813
   D. Charter Act, 1833

10. Under the Act of 1909 strength of additional members of Governor’s Council of the provinces of Bombay, Madras and Bengal was fixed at:

    A. 45
    B. 50
    C. 55
    D. 60
    E. 65