The Regulating Act of 1773 was enacted to control the administration of which entity?
A) British Crown
B) East India Company
C) Indian National Congress
D) Muslim League
Which Act established the Governor-General of India’s office?
A) Regulating Act 1773
B) Charter Act 1813
C) Charter Act 1833
D) Government of India Act 1858
Which Governor-General was responsible for the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?
A) Warren Hastings
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord Dalhousie
The Charter Act of 1833 made which major change?
A) Ended the East India Company’s trade monopoly
B) Established the Governor-General of India
C) Introduced the Doctrine of Lapse
D) Abolished Sati
Which Act ended the East India Company’s rule in India?
A) Charter Act 1833
B) Government of India Act 1858
C) Indian Councils Act 1861
D) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by which British official?
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Canning
D) Lord Ripon
Which Act was passed in response to the Revolt of 1857?
A) Charter Act 1853
B) Government of India Act 1858
C) Indian Councils Act 1892
D) Minto-Morley Reforms 1909
The Indian Councils Act 1861 introduced:
A) Federalism in India
B) Separate electorates for Muslims
C) Legislative Councils in provinces
D) Abolition of Zamindari system
Which Act introduced separate electorates for Muslims in India?
A) Indian Councils Act 1861
B) Indian Councils Act 1892
C) Minto-Morley Reforms 1909
D) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
Which of the following was a key feature of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919?
A) Separate electorate for Hindus
B) Dyarchy in provinces
C) Complete self-governance
D) Introduction of the Simon Commission
The Rowlatt Act 1919 was introduced to:
A) Grant more political rights
B) Control the press
C) Suppress political dissent
D) Expand the Indian Councils
The Simon Commission (1927) was boycotted because:
A) It aimed to partition India
B) It had no Indian members
C) It favored only Muslims
D) It supported complete independence
Which constitutional document provided the blueprint for India’s independence?
A) Simon Commission Report
B) Nehru Report
C) August Offer 1940
D) Cripps Mission 1942
Which Act is also known as the “Black Act”?
A) Rowlatt Act 1919
B) Government of India Act 1935
C) Indian Councils Act 1892
D) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
The Government of India Act 1935 introduced:
A) Provincial autonomy
B) Complete independence
C) Direct British rule
D) Muslim-Hindu unity
Which reform first granted a limited franchise to Indians?
A) Government of India Act 1858
B) Indian Councils Act 1892
C) Government of India Act 1919
D) Government of India Act 1935
Who introduced the policy of “Divide and Rule” in India?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Ripon
C) Lord Wavell
D) Lord Lytton
Which British law first allowed Indians to be elected to the Legislative Councils?
A) Indian Councils Act 1861
B) Indian Councils Act 1892
C) Morley-Minto Reforms 1909
D) Government of India Act 1919
The Cripps Mission (1942) proposed:
A) Immediate Indian independence
B) Dominion status after World War II
C) Abolition of princely states
D) Hindu-Muslim unity
Who was the British Prime Minister during the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947?
A) Clement Attlee
B) Winston Churchill
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Lord Wavell
Which Act created the provinces of Punjab and Bengal?
A) Government of India Act 1935
B) Indian Independence Act 1947
C) Cabinet Mission Plan 1946
D) Indian Councils Act 1892
The Indian Independence Act 1947 divided India based on:
A) Language
B) Religion
C) Economic status
D) Political ideology
The Government of India Act 1935 introduced which system in the center?
A) Parliamentary system
B) Federal system
C) Unitary system
D) Military rule
Which reform is considered a major step toward Indian self-rule?
A) Rowlatt Act 1919
B) Government of India Act 1919
C) Government of India Act 1858
D) Morley-Minto Reforms 1909
Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
A) Lord Wavell
B) Lord Linlithgow
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Lord Curzon
Which reform first provided communal representation to Muslims?
A) Government of India Act 1858
B) Minto-Morley Reforms 1909
C) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
D) Indian Independence Act 1947
The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) aimed to:
A) Partition India
B) Form an interim government
C) Provide dominion status
D) End British rule immediately
Which Act abolished the East India Company?
A) Charter Act 1833
B) Government of India Act 1858
C) Indian Councils Act 1861
D) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
