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Consider the following statement regarding the Pitts India Act, 1784
1. In India, the chief government was placed in the hands of a Governor-General and council of four.
2. The court of proprietors lost the right to rescind, suspend or revoke any resolution of the directors which was approved by the Board of Control.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Important Questions on Modern History
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1. The Governor-General was empowered to disregard the majority in council provided he did so in a formal way accepting the responsibility of his own action. 2. Under the Act the presidencies of Madras and Bombay were subordinated to the Governor-General and Council of Bengal in all matters of diplomacy, revenue and war.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Match the following
| List (Provision) | List (Act) |
| A. Government of India to take measures tor improvement of the condition of slaves and ultimate abolition of slavery in India | 1. Charter Act |
| B. Dual government of the Company in England | 2. Pitts India Act, |
| C. Services thrown open to competitive examinations | 3. Charter Act, |
| D. Introduction of the portfolio system in the Government of India | 4. Indian Council Act, |
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1. The number of the members of the Court of Directors was reduced from 24 to 16 out of which 6 were to be nominated by the crown.
2. The law member was made a full member of the Governor-General's executive council and this council while sitting in its legislative capacity was enlarged by the addition of 12 members.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act of are correct?
It introduced provincial autonomy.
It proposed a federation of India.
It proposed the establishment of a Federal Court.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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1. Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) enlarged the powers of legislators.
2. The Government of India Act, 1858, vested the secretary of state for India with supreme control over the Government of India.
3. Vernacular Press Act was repealed during the Viceroyality of Lord Ripon.
4. The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of the Government of India Act, 1919.
5. The most short lived of all the Britains' constitutional experiments in India was the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?
1. Wood's Education Despatch
2. Macaulay's minute on Education
3. The Sargent Education Report
4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
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