
Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government) with List-II (Provisions):
Acts of colonial government of India
Provisions
A. Charter Act, 1813
1. Set up a board of control in Britain to fully regulate East India Company's affairs in India.
B. Regulating Act, 1773
2. Company's trade monopoly in India was ended.
C. Act of 1858
3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown.
D. Pitt's India Act
4. The Company's directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company.
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Important Questions on Important Governor Generals
Consider the following statements:
1. Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 laid exclusive emphasis on the development of higher education in India and neglected primary and secondary education.
2. The Carlyle Circular issued by R.W Carlyle sought to check the spread of revolutionary activities in educational institutions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following landmarks in Indian education:
. Hindu College, Calcutta
. University of Calcutta
. Adam's Report
. Wood's Dispatch
The correct chronological order of these landmarks is:

Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Third Carnatic War
2. First Burmese War
3. First Mysore War
4. Second Afghan War
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above?

Consider the following statements:
. In the third Anglo- Maratha war, the British dissolved the confederacy.
. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo- Mysore War.
. Mir Jafar entered into a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj- ud- Daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following:
1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
2. A Supreme Court was established Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into the tenure of Lord Canning.
Which of the statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements Subsidiary Alliance:
1. Lord Wellesley introduced the 'Subsidiary Alliance' in India.
2. Hyderabad was the first princely state to sign the 'Subsidiary Alliance' with the British.
3. Under terms of a subsidiary alliance, the princely states contributed soldiers to the British- Indian Army.
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Consider the following statements about the Councils Act of :
1. The act increased the number of additional members in the central and provincial legislative councils.
2. The early nationalist leaders were satisfied with the changes the Act of brought.
Which of the statements given above is incorrect?

Which of the following Acts were passed by the British Government in1856?
1. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
2. Abolition of Sati Act
3. Religious disabilities Act
4. General Service Enlistment Act
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