Q81. Sir Stafford Cripps came to India with a draft declaration of proposals of British Government included that 1. India should be given a dominion status. 2. All provinces and States must be merged to make the Indian Union. 3. Any province or the State can take the decision to live outside of the Indian Union. 4. Indian Constitution must be constituted by the people of India Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
A 1, 2 and 3 B 1, 2 and 4 C 2, 3 and 4 D All of these
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Correct answer: All of these
Q82. Who among the following called the Movements of Gandhiji as ‘Political Blackmail’?
A Lord Chelmsford B Lord Wavell C Lord Linlithgow D Lord Montague
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Correct answer: Lord Linlithgow
Q83. Who viewed the Cripps proposal as a post-dated cheque upon a crashing bank?
A Mahatma Gandhi B Jawaharlal Nehru C J.B. Kriplani D Jai Prakash Narayan
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Correct answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Q84. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
A India should be granted complete independence B India should be partitioned into two before granting independence C India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth D India should be given Dominion status
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Correct answer: India should be given Dominion status
Q85. Which one of the following is not true about the Cripps Mission?
A Dominion status at the end of the war B Acceptance of the Constitution framed by Constituent Assembly C The formation of new executive Council with equal representation for both Hindus & Muslims D Any province could remain outside the Indian Union
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Correct answer: The formation of new executive Council with equal representation for both Hindus & Muslims
Q86. Match List-I (Acts of colonial Government of India) with List-II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) (a) Charter Act, 1813 (b) Regulating Act, 1773 (c) Act of 1858 (d) Pitt’s India Act, 1784 List-II (Provisions) 1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India. 2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended. 3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown. 4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British Government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company. Code (a) (b) (c) (d)
A 2 B 1 C 2 D 1
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Correct answer: 2
Q87. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (a) Establishment of Board of Control (b) Establishment of Supreme Court (c) Permission of appointment of Christian Missionaries in India (d) Law Member in Governor General Council List-II 1. Regulating Act, 1773 2. Pitt’s India Act, 1784 3. Charter Act, 1813 4. Charter Act, 1833 Code (a) (b) (c) (d)
A 1 B 2 C 1 D 2
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Correct answer: 2
Q88. Consider the following statements. In Government of India Act, 1935 provided for 1. The provincial autonomy. 2. The establishment of Federal Court. 3. All India Federation at the Centre. Which of the following statement given above are correct? Code
A 1 and 2 B 2 and 3 C 1 and 3 D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 1, 2 and 3
Q89. Who has said it, “I have not to beg pardon in connection with the allegation that in the draft of the Constitution, a major part of the Government of India Act, 1935, has again been reproduced”?
A Dr. Rajendra Prasad B Sardar Patel C Jawaharlal Nehru D Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
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Correct answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Q90. The ‘Instrumentation of Instructions’ contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 have been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as
A Fundamental Rights B Directive Principles of State Policy C Extent of Executive Power of State D Conduct of Business of the Government of India
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Correct answer: Directive Principles of State Policy
Q91. Who amongst the following had called the Government of India Act, 1935 as the ‘Charter of Slavery’?
A Jawaharlal Nehru B M.A. Jinnah C Dr. Rajendra Prasad D Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Correct answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Q92. In which session, Indian National Congress had rejected Government of India Act, 1935?
A Ramgarh Session, 1940 B Lucknow Session, 1936 C Faizpur Session D None of the above
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Correct answer: Lucknow Session, 1936
Q93. Who among the following said about the Act of 1935 ‘a car which has a brake but no engine’?
A Jawaharlal Nehru B C. Rajagopalachari C Mahatma Gandhi D S.C. Bose
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Correct answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Q94. The real intention of the British to include the Princely States in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
A Exercise more and direct political and administrative B Involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony C Finally effect the complete political and administrative take over of all the princely States by the British D Use the princes to counterbalance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
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Correct answer: Use the princes to counterbalance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
Q95. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
A Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the Provinces B A bicameral Legislature C Provincial Autonomy D An All India Federation
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Correct answer: Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the Provinces
Q96. Why Government of India Act, 1935 is important?
A It is a main source of the Indian Constitution B By this India got freedom C Division of India is described in it D End of the princely States by this
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Correct answer: It is a main source of the Indian Constitution
Q97. Government of India Act, 1935 abolished
A Provincial autonomy B Provincial diarchy C Federal structure of India D Responsible Central Government
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Correct answer: Provincial diarchy
Q98. Consider the following statements: Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the 1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governor’s provinces. 2. The power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own. 3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A Only 1 B 1 and 2 C 2 and 3 D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 1 and 2
Q99. Which of the following report was baseline of the Government of India Act, 1935?
A The Cabinet Mission B The Cripps Mission C The Rowlatt Commission D The Simon Commission
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Correct answer: The Simon Commission
Q100. Identify the incorrect statement about Government of India Act
A This Act is also known as Morley-Minto Reforms Act. B This Act separated the Central and Provincial subjects. C The Government of India Act 1919 came into force in 1921. D Montague was the Secretary of State for India and Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India
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Correct answer: This Act is also known as Morley-Minto Reforms Act.