1. In which province of British India was the Ryotwari system implemented to collect revenue ?

North India

South India

Western India

Eastern India

Answer: South India

Explanation:

Ryotwari system, one of the three principal methods of revenue collection in British India. It was prevalent in most of southern India, being the standard system of the Madras Presidency.


2. In which province of British India was the Ryotwari system implemented to collect revenue ?

North India

South India

Western India

Eastern India

Answer: South India

Explanation:

Ryotwari system, one of the three principal methods of revenue collection in British India. It was prevalent in most of southern India, being the standard system of the Madras Presidency.


3. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Also Known As The Amritsar Massacre, Took Place In Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab On ?

13 April 1919

13 August 1867

17 March 1909

4 May 1929

Answer: 13 April 1919

Explanation:

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919 when troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer fired rifles into a crowd of unarmed Punjabi civilians who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab. The civilians had assembled for a peaceful protest to condemn the arrest and deportation of two national leaders, Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew, and to honour the Sikh festival of Baisakhi.


4. In pre-independent India, the British moved the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi in _______ ?

1911

1924

1921

1913

Answer: 1911

Explanation:

The British moved the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911. By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar on 12 December 1911.


5. As a reaction to Rowlatt Act , ________was organised as National Humiliation Day. ?

14 June 1921

6 April 1919

2 February 1913

8 May 1920

Answer: 6 April 1919

Explanation:

As a reaction to Rowlatt Act, 6 April 1919 was organised as National Humiliation Day.This act effectively authorized the government to imprison any person suspected of terrorism living in British India for up to two years without a trial, and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with all revolutionary activities.


6. The ____________ was a group of seven Members of Parliament from the United Kingdom, constituted to suggest constitutional reforms for British India. ?

Fraser Commission

Hunter Commission

Sargent Commission

Simon Commission

Answer: Simon Commission

Explanation:

The Simon Commission was a group of seven Members of Parliament from the United Kingdom, constituted to suggest constitutional reforms for British India. The commission arrived in British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.


7. Which act is known as Montagu-Chelmsford reforms ?

Indian Independence Act, 1947

Indian Government Act,

Pits India Act, 1784

Charter Act, 1813

Answer: Indian Government Act, 1919

Explanation:

Government of India Act, 1919 also known as Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms which came into force in 1921 . It was instituted in the British Indian polity to introduce the Diarchy, i.e., rule of two which means executive councilors and popular ministers.


8. During the passage of the Royal Titles Act 1876, the office of the British Prime Minister was occupied by: ?

William Ewart Gladstone

Arthur Balfour

John Russell

Benjamin Disraeli

Answer: Benjamin Disraeli

Explanation:

The Royal Titles Act 1876 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which officially recognized Queen Victoria (and subsequent monarchs) as “Empress of India”. This title had been assumed by her in 1876, under the encouragement of the Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.This act officially recognized Queen Victoria as “Empress of India”.


9. Which act of British Parliament transferred the powers of the East India Company to British Crown ?

Charter Act, 1853

Charter Act, 1835

Govt of India Act, 1858

Charter Act, 1818

Answer: Govt of India Act, 1858

Explanation:

The Government of India Act 1858, marked the beginning of a new chapter in the constitutional history of India. The Act known as the Act for the Good Government of India, provided for liquidation of East India Company, and transferred the powers of government, territories and revenues to the British Crown.


10. Which act of British Parliament transferred the powers of the East India Company to British Crown ?

Charter Act, 1853

Charter Act, 1835

Govt of India Act, 1858

Charter Act, 1818

Answer: Govt of India Act, 1858

Explanation:

The Government of India Act 1858, marked the beginning of a new chapter in the constitutional history of India. The Act known as the Act for the Good Government of India, provided for liquidation of East India Company, and transferred the powers of government, territories and revenues to the British Crown.