A. Legislative Councils were permitted to discuss budget
B. Members of Legislative Councils could suggest changes in taxation proposals
C. Presiding Officer could not disallow any question
D. Members were allowed to put supplementary questions
E. Government could create other executive councils
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following is not true of Act of 1909?
A. It was much above the expectations of the people
B. It created wide gulf between the Hindus and the Muslims
C. It introduced doubly indirect method of election
D. In it Franchise was very much limited
E. It it there were glaring inequalities between voters of different communities - 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 - Which one of the following was not the defect of Act of 1909?
A. There was strong official bloc in Imperial Legislative Council
B. Government deliberately championed the cause of vested interests
C. The administrtion was deliberately kept less centralised
D. Local bodies were not given much freedom
E. Classes were made to fight with each other - 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 - Under the Act of 1909 strength of additional members of Governor-General’s Council was fixed at:
A. 45
B. 50
C. 55
D. 60
E. 65 - 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 - Under the Act of 1909 in the Imperial Legislative Council:
A. Official majority was maintained
B. Non-official majority was maintained
C. Majority consisted of elected representatives
D. Majority consisted of those elected on the basis of limited franchise - Under the Act of 1909 for non-official nominated members:
A. High educational qualifications were fixed
B. Property qualifications were fixed
C. Residential qualifications were fixed
D. No qualifications were prescribed
E. Were to be those who must be essentially bureaucrats - The Great Illusion 1909 book is written by:____________?
A. Jan Crawfod Greenburg
B. Kammen, Michael
C. Norman Angell
D. None of these - Which of the following is not true about Board of Control set up under Pitt’s India Act?
A. Secretary of State was its ex-officio member
B. It was vested with the power of making appointments
C. It was denied access to any of Company papers
D. Directors of the Company were bound to accept their orders
E. It was to ensure prompt disposal of papers
