15 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams
Under the Regulating Act of 1773, a Supreme Court was established in 1774 at:
Answer: (1) Calcutta
Explanation
The Regulating Act 1773 provided for a Supreme Court at Fort William, Calcutta, set up in 1774 with Sir Elijah Impey as Chief Justice.
The Board of Control, to supervise the civil and military affairs of the East India Company in India, was created by:
Answer: (2) Pitt's India Act, 1784
Explanation
Pitt's India Act 1784 set up the Board of Control, creating a dual system of control with the Court of Directors.
Consider the following statements: 1. The Charter Act of 1813 ended the East India Company's trade monopoly in India, except in tea and trade with China. 2. The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India. 3. The Charter Act of 1853 first provided an annual sum of ₹1 lakh for education in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (2) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The ₹1 lakh provision for education was made by the Charter Act of 1813, not 1853.
Who became the first Viceroy of India under the Government of India Act, 1858?
Answer: (4) Lord Canning
Explanation
The Act of 1858 transferred power from the Company to the Crown and gave the Governor-General the title of Viceroy; Lord Canning was the first.
Separate electorates for Muslims were introduced for the first time by:
Answer: (3) Indian Councils Act, 1909
Explanation
The Indian Councils Act 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms) introduced separate electorates for Muslims.
Match List-I (Act) with List-II (Provision): List-I: A. Charter Act, 1853 B. Indian Councils Act, 1861 C. Government of India Act, 1919 D. Government of India Act, 1935 List-II: 1. Provincial autonomy 2. Bicameral central legislature 3. Statutory recognition of the portfolio system 4. Open competition for the civil services Select the correct answer:
Answer: (4) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Explanation
1853: open competition for civil services; 1861: recognised Canning's portfolio system; 1919: bicameral central legislature; 1935: provincial autonomy.
Which Indian state was the first to enter into Lord Wellesley's Subsidiary Alliance (1798)?
Answer: (1) Hyderabad
Explanation
The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1798.
Which was the first state annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?
Answer: (3) Satara
Explanation
Satara (1848) was the first; Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Jhansi (1853) and Nagpur (1854) followed.
Consider the following statements about the Permanent Settlement: 1. It was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. 2. It was first implemented in the Madras Presidency. 3. The zamindars were recognised as owners of the land. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (3) 1 and 3 only
Explanation
The Permanent Settlement (1793, Cornwallis) applied to Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and made zamindars owners; Madras mainly had the Ryotwari system.
The Mahalwari system of land revenue was first proposed in 1822 by:
Answer: (4) Holt Mackenzie
Explanation
Holt Mackenzie proposed the Mahalwari system in 1822 for the North-Western Provinces; revenue was settled with the village community (mahal).
Which document is called the 'Magna Carta of English Education in India'?
Answer: (2) Wood's Despatch, 1854
Explanation
Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 laid down a comprehensive education plan and is called the Magna Carta of English education in India.
The Hunter Education Commission (1882) was appointed during the tenure of which Viceroy?
Answer: (2) Lord Ripon
Explanation
Lord Ripon appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882 to review education since Wood's Despatch; it stressed primary education.
Who is known as the 'Liberator of the Indian Press'?
Answer: (1) Charles Metcalfe
Explanation
Charles Metcalfe, as acting Governor-General, repealed John Adam's Licensing Regulation of 1823 through the Press Act of 1835, earning this title.
Arrange the following in chronological order: 1. Ilbert Bill controversy 2. Regulation abolishing Sati 3. Vernacular Press Act 4. Macaulay's Minute on education Select the correct answer:
Answer: (3) 2, 4, 3, 1
Explanation
Abolition of Sati (1829), Macaulay's Minute (1835), Vernacular Press Act (1878), Ilbert Bill (1883).
Dadabhai Naoroji explained his economic 'drain theory' in detail in which book?
Answer: (1) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Explanation
Naoroji's 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' (1901) explained how wealth was drained from India to Britain.