A. Board of Directors was abolished
B. Board of Control was abolished
C. A Council for secreatary of state was created
D. Governor General was to be appointed by the Crown
E. A separate province of U.P. Was created
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following was not a reason for the passing of Government of India Act, 1861:
A. The Act of 1858 had been passed in haste
B. Centralised system of legislation was inadequate
C. Provincial Governments were not tolerating Bengal domination
D. There was demand in India that Indians should be associated with administration
E. Provinces wanted complete customary from Bengal Council - Which one of the following was not the provision of Act of 1861?
A. Number of ordinary executive councillor was raised to five
B. Secretary of State was empowered to appoint C-in-C as extraordinary member of his council
C. Assent of Governor-General was necessary for all bills
D. Governor-General could not revoke a measure passed by Governor’s Council
E. Legislative powers of Bombay Presidency were restored - Which one of the following is not one of the important effects of Act of 1861?
A. It made a beginning in the representative institution
B. It made beginning in legislative devolution
C. Government got opportunity to defend its policies
D. Non-official members were added to the Governor-General’s Council
E. It made legislatures really a representative body - In 1890 a Bill to amend Act of 1861 in the House of Common was moved by:
A. Lord North Brooke
B. Lord Sinha
C. Charles Bradlaugh
D. None of these - Under the government of India Act, 1935 it was proposed that India shall:
A. Be a unitary state
B. Be a federal state
C. Have parliamentary form of Government
D. Have presidential form of Government
E. Be a limited monarchy - System of communal representation in legislative bodies in, India was introduced with the Government of India Act:
A. 1862
B. 1892
C. 1909
D. 1919
E. 1935 - The Government of India Act, 1919 will be remembered in. India because:
A. It introduced communal system of representation
B. It started dyarchy
C. It gave wide political powers to Indians
D. It established non-official majority in the centre
E. It ended communal system of representation - 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 - Which one of the following is not true about Board of Control set up under Pitt’s India Act?
A. It could send secret letters to Court of Directors
B. It could not send secret letters to the Court of Directors
C. Chancellor of exchequer was its ex-officio member
D. Its maximum strength was fixed at six - Which one of the following was nota cause responsible for the passing of Government of India Act, 1919?
A. Indians had made sacrifices during World War I
B. In Congress power slipped to extremists
C. Indians continued to, be ill-treated abroad
D. Interests of Indian commercial classes during war were fully protected
E. It was felt that the Government of India was inelastic
