Prelims Revision Series | History| Acts & Regulations before the Revolt of 1857 | 36

June 2, 2023

Below given provisions are related to which of these acts
1. The main provision of this Act was to distinguish between the Supreme Court and the Governor-General in Council
2. It resolved the Supreme Court’s jurisdictional issue
3. As a result, the Supreme Court’s authority was limited to Calcutta and even administering the law of the defendant
Choose the correct code

(A) Charter act 1793
(B) Amendment act of 1781
(C) Charter act of 1813
(D) Amendment act of 1786

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ANSWER: B

Which of these acts had the provisions of grant of 1 lakh rupees for the promotion of literature and science in India

(A) Charter act 1833
(B) Charter act 1813
(C) Charter act of 1793
(D) GOI Act of 1858

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ANSWER:- B

Consider these following statements & pairs
1. Bengal sati Regulations-1829
2. Macaulay’s statute on Education -1835
3. General committee on public instructions-1813
How many of the above given pairs are correct

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER:- B

Consider these following statements & pairs
1. Monopoly for East India company was completely Over -1813
2. William Bentick was made Governor General of India -1835
3. Permanent settlement was introduced in Bihar & Bengal-1813
How many of the above given pairs are correct

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER:- A

Consider these following statements
1. East India company was left as a mere administrative body in 1823.
2. William Bentick annexed a south Indian Princely state using Doctrine of Lapse policy.
3. General service enlistment act was passed in 1856
Which of these statement is/are correct

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 2 & 3
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER:- C

Which of the following British Act gave exclusive trade privileges to the British East India Company?

(A) Regulating Act, 1773
(B) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
(C) Charter Act of 1793
(D) Charter Act of 1813

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ANSWER:- C

Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the Charter Act of 1833.
I. It allowed missionaries for spreading the Christianity in India for very first time.
II. It made British East India Company as an administrative body.
Code:

(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II

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ANSWER:- B

Assertion (A): Pitt’s India Act of 1784 distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the British East India Company.
Reason (R): Pitt’s India Act of 1784 allowed the Court of Directors to manage the commercial affairs but created a new body called Board of Control to manage the political affairs. Thus, it established a system of double government.
Codes:

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) Both A & R is not true

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ANSWER:-A

In Which among the following act an obligation was put on East India company to submit details of commercial & political ventures to British Parliament?

(A) Pitts India Act 1784
(B) Charter Act 1833
(C) The Regulating Act 1773
(D) Charter Act of 1813

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ANSWER:- C

Which of these acts made a provision to separate judiciary & Executive?

(A) Pitts India Act 1784
(B) Charter Act 1833
(C) The Regulating Act 1773
(D) Charter Act of 1853

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ANSWER:-D

The act during the regime of East-India Company responsible for paving the way for shipment of Opium to China is:

(A) The Settlement Act, 1781
(B) Charter Act, 1793
(C) Charter Act, 1813
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER:- B

Below given provisions are related to which of these acts The Governors of Bombay and Madras lost their legislative powers due to this measure All limitations on European immigration and property ownership in India have been lifted Choose the correct code

(A) Charter act 1813
(B) Amendment act of 1781
(C) Charter act of 1833
(D) Amendment act of 1786

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ANSWER:- C

Consider these statements about charter act of 1853
1. The Act empowered the British East India Company to retain the territories and the revenues in India in trust for the crown not for any specified period.
2. This Act was passed when viscount canning was the Governor-General of India
Choose the correct code

(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both correct
(D) None is correct

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ANSWER:- A

Below given provisions were a part of for the first time, recommended the creation of a Department of Public Instruction in each of the five provinces of Bengal, Bombay, Madras, Punjab and the North Western province. For higher education, a scheme to establish universities was formulated along with total organizational set up.

(A) The Settlement Act, 1781
(B) Charter Act, 1793
(C) Charter Act, 1813
(D) Wood’s dispatch 1854

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ANSWER:- D

With Which of these events Anglicist orientalist controversy was finally settled down

(A) Charter act 1833
(B) Macaulay’s Minuite(speech) of 1835
(C) Wood’s dispatch of 1853
(D) Charter act 1813

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ANSWER:- B