Modern History BRITISH ACTS AND POLICIES Test 4 Welcome to your Modern History BRITISH ACTS AND POLICIES Test 4 Name Email 1.The Act that transferred the power from the British East India Company to the British Crown in India was: (a) Government of India Act, 1947 (b) Government of India Act, 1835 (c) Government of India Act, 1858 (d) Government of India Act, 1833 None 2.Ilbert Bill, A Controversial Measure Proposed In 1883 By____. (a) Lord Hesting (b) Lord Ripon (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Curzon None 3.Under which Governor General did Britishers adopt “ Policy of Paramountcy” ? (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Clive (c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Lord Hastings None 4.Which act allowed the British government to increase political activity and detain political prisoners without trial for 2 years? (a) Rowlatt Act (b) Albert Act (c) Arms Act (d) Vernacular Act None 5.Which british official was responsible for the Jallianwala Massacre ? (a) General Dyer (b) General Irwin (c) General Clive (d) General Sanders None 6.Indian Statutory Commission 1928 was headed by _______. (a) Daniel RadCliffe (b) Viceroy Lord Irwin (c) Sir John Simon (d) Viceroy Lord Chelmsford None 7.Who had given the Doctrine of Lapse ? (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Bentinck (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Canning None 8. In which province of British India was the Ryotwari system implemented to collect revenue ? (a) North India (b) South India (c) Western India (d) Eastern India None 9.Which act of the British Parliament transferred the powers of the East India Company to the British Crown? (a) Charter Act, 1853 (b) Charter Act, 1835 (c) Govt of India Act, 1858. (d) Charter Act,1818 None 10.Which act is known as Montagu-Chelmsford reforms ? (a) Indian Independence Act, 1947 (b) Indian Government Act, 1919 (c) Pits India Act, 1784 (d) Charter Act, 1813 None 11. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Also Known As The Amritsar Massacre, Took Place In Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab On- (A) 13 April 1919 (B) 13 August 1867 (C) 17 March 1909 (D) 4 May 1929 None 12. The ______Commission was set up to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. (a) Hunter (b) Butler (c) Sadler (d) Campbell None 13. India was divided into India and Pakistan by the _____Act. (a) Government of India (b) Division of India (c) Partition of India (d) India Independence None 14.In pre-independent India, the British moved the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi in ________. (a)1911 (b)1924 (c)1921 (d)1913 None 15.The first complete census in India was held in the year ______ . (a) 1881 (b) 1873 (c) 1891 (d) 1885 None 16. In which year the administration of India was transferred into the hands of the British Monarch by the Proclamation of Queen Victoria? (a) 1887 (b) 1842 (c) 1864 (d) 1858 None 17.During the passage of the Royal Titles Act 1876, the office of the British Prime Minister was occupied by: (a) William Ewart Gladstone (b) Arthur Balfour (c) John Russell (d) Benjamin Disraeli None 18 .As a reaction to the Rowlatt Act, ________was organised as National Humiliation Day. (a) 14 June 1921 (b) 6 April 1919 (c) 2 February 1913 (d) 8 May 1920 None 19.Which of the following was the most important characteristic of India’s trade throughout the colonial period? (a) Import surplus (b) Import deficiency (c) Export deficiency (d) Export surplus None 20.. The _____________ was a group of seven Members of Parliament from the United Kingdom, constituted to suggest constitutional reforms for British India. (a) Fraser Commission (b) Hunter Commission (c) Sargent Commission (d) Simon Commission None Time's up