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SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 23 September 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q101. Fill in the blank:
Pitt's India Act 1784 created a six-member body called the ____ to supervise Company politics.

  1. (a) Board of Control
  2. (b) Council of India
  3. (c) Privy Council
  4. (d) Bureau of Revenue
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Board of Control

Pitt's India Act 1784 set up a six-memberBoard of Controlin Britain to supervise and direct the political affairs of the East India Company.
It remained until the Government of India Act, 1858.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 22 September 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q102. The Governor General's Council, as established by the Regulating Act, consisted of how many members?

  1. (a) Three
  2. (b) Four
  3. (c) Five
  4. (d) Six
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Four

The Regulating Act of 1773 established the Governor General's Council in Calcutta, consisting of four members besides the Governor General himself.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 22 September 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q103. Under which Act was a Law Commission first established in India to codify and consolidate Indian laws?

  1. (a) Government of India Act, 1858
  2. (b) Indian Councils Act, 1861
  3. (c) Regulating Act, 1773
  4. (d) Charter Act, 1833
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Charter Act, 1833

The Charter Act of 1833 established the first Law Commission in India (chaired by Lord Macaulay).
The Government of India Act 1858 transferred power to the Crown; the Indian Councils Act 1861 dealt with legislative councils; the Regulating Act 1773 set up early company governance.
Hence the answer is the Charter Act, 1833.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 22 September 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q104. Which administrative bodies were abolished after the enactment of the Government of India Act, 1858?

  1. (a) Home Department and Military Board
  2. (b) Parliament and Crown's Council
  3. (c) Board of Control and Court of Directors
  4. (d) Governor General's Council and Privy Council
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Board of Control and Court of Directors

The Act of 1858 ended East India Company rule and abolished its dual control system — the Board of Control and the Court of Directors.
Their powers passed to the Secretary of State for India.
Hence the Board of Control and Court of Directors were abolished.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 21 September 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q105. Fill in the blank:
The Government of India Act 1919 created a bicameral central legislature with the Council of State and the ____.

  1. (a) Central Legislative Assembly
  2. (b) Imperial Council
  3. (c) Council of Princes
  4. (d) Chamber of Deputies
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Central Legislative Assembly

The Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) created a bicameral central legislature consisting of the Council of State (Upper House) and the Central Legislative Assembly (Lower House).
Imperial Council was the older single-chamber body; Council of Princes (Chamber of Princes) was a separate institution for princely states; Chamber of Deputies is a foreign term.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 20 September 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q106. Fill in the blank:
The Federal Court of India, as provided under the Government of India Act 1935, was established in the year ____.

  1. (a) 1936
  2. (b) 1937
  3. (c) 1939
  4. (d) 1942
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1937

The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the establishment of the Federal Court of India. The Federal Court was inaugurated on 1 October 1937 in Delhi.
Hence, the year is1937.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 20 September 2025 Shift 3 · Press acts and other laws

Q107. Fill in the blank:
During World War I, the Defence of India Act 1915 empowered the executive to _____.

  1. (a) approve preventive detention
  2. (b) enforce military recruitment
  3. (c) create provincial councils
  4. (d) ban import of foreign rifles
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) approve preventive detention

The Defence of India Act, 1915 was a special wartime act that empowered the British executive to detain Indians without trial — i.e., preventive detention — to suppress revolutionary and anti-British activities.
It did not deal with recruitment, provincial councils or rifle imports.
Hence, the correct answer is 'approve preventive detention'.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 19 September 2025 Shift 1 · Governors-General and Viceroys - events

Q108. Which of the following pairs (Governor-General – Policy followed) is correctly matched?

  1. (a) Lord Hastings – Anti-expansionist policy
  2. (b) Marquis of Hastings – Followed fiscal conservatism
  3. (c) Lord Wellesley – Pursued imperialist conquests
  4. (d) Henry Dundas – Opposed Charter renewal
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Lord Wellesley – Pursued imperialist conquests

Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system and aggressively expanded British territories in India.
Lord Hastings followed an expansionist (not anti-expansionist) policy.
Marquis of Hastings is not specially associated with fiscal conservatism.
Hence the correctly matched pair is Lord Wellesley – Pursued imperialist conquests.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 19 September 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q109. How did Pitt's India Act contribute to unifying British administration in India?

  1. (a) By allowing Governors to act independently.
  2. (b) By dissolving the Court of Directors.
  3. (c) By giving the Governor General supreme authority over Presidencies.
  4. (d) By merging civil and military departments.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) By giving the Governor General supreme authority over Presidencies.

Pitt's India Act of 1784 placed the Governor General of Bengal with supreme authority over the Madras and Bombay Presidencies.
This established a unified British administrative system in India.
The other options misstate the Act's provisions.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 18 September 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q110. Which of the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1919 is correctly matched with its constitutional implication?

  1. (a) Transferred and Reserved subjects – Created functional overlap between central and provincial powers
  2. (b) Creation of bicameralism – Introduced two houses at the central level for the first time
  3. (c) Establishment of Public Service Commission – Gave financial control to Indian members in the Viceroy's Council
  4. (d) Introduction of diarchy in provinces – Empowered Indian ministers to control defence and foreign affairs
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Creation of bicameralism – Introduced two houses at the central level for the first time

The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced bicameralism at the centre for the first time — the Council of State and the Legislative Assembly. Answer: Creation of bicameralism
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 18 September 2025 Shift 2 · Civil services, police and judiciary under the British

Q111. Read the following statements:
StatementI: The Act of 1793 followed the tradition of personal rule without bringing in any legal reforms.
StatementII: Judges were assigned to interpret laws rather than depend on the ruler's personal judgment.
Which of the above statements is/aretrue?

  1. (a) Only 1 is true
  2. (b) Only 2 is true
  3. (c) Both Statement 1 and 2 are true
  4. (d) Neither 1 nor 2 is true
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Only 2 is true

The Cornwallis Code of 1793 codified laws and separated the judiciary from the executive.
Hence judges were now to interpret laws — Statement II is true.
Statement I is false because legal reforms were introduced.
Therefore , onlyStatement 2 is true.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 17 September 2025 Shift 1 · Education policies and commissions

Q112. . Which of the following pairs (Educational Event – Key Outcome/Initiative) is correctly matched?

  1. (a) Charter Act, 1813 – Allocated funds for promotion of education
  2. (b) Macaulay's Minute, 1835 – Emphasized traditional Sanskrit learning
  3. (c) Serampore Mission – Promoted technical education for elite Indians
  4. (d) Orientalist-Anglicist Debate – Resolved by Charter Act, 1833
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Charter Act, 1813 – Allocated funds for promotion of education

The Charter Act of 1813 allocated Rs. 1 lakh annually for the promotion of education in India.
Macaulay's Minute (1835) emphasized English education, not Sanskrit.
Serampore Mission worked on vernacular education and printing, not elite technical education.
The Orientalist-Anglicist debate was settled in 1835 by Macaulay's Minute, not the 1833 Charter Act.
Hence the first pair is correctly matched.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 16 September 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q113. Under Pitt's India Act, what restriction was placed on the Governor General and Council?

  1. (a) They could not pass any civil law without Queen's consent.
  2. (b) They could not issue orders without majority support.
  3. (c) They were forbidden to declare war or make treaties without approval.
  4. (d) They had to resign after 5 years in office.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) They were forbidden to declare war or make treaties without approval.

• Pitt's India Act 1784:
• The Act placed the Governor General and Council under the supervision of a Board of Control.
• Key restriction: They were forbidden to declare offensive war or make treaties with Indian princes without prior approval from the Board of Control.
• This was a major check on the EIC's military adventures in India.
• Answer: They were forbidden to declare war or make treaties without approval.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 15 September 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q114. What was the function of the Board of Control established by Pitt's India Act?

  1. (a) To manage only military operations in India.
  2. (b) To oversee taxation and local revenue.
  3. (c) To control civil and military affairs in British India.
  4. (d) To regulate trade between India and China.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) To control civil and military affairs in British India.

Pitt’s India Act (1784) created the Board of Control to supervise the civil and military affairs of the East India Company in British India.
It established dual government – the Board overseeing policy and the Company overseeing day-to-day administration.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 13 September 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q115. What change did the Regulating Act bring to the post of the Governor of Bengal?

  1. (a) He was required to report directly to the British Crown
  2. (b) He was reduced to a ceremonial position
  3. (c) His role was elevated to Governor-General with a council of four members
  4. (d) He was transferred to the Madras Presidency
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) His role was elevated to Governor-General with a council of four members

The Regulating Act of 1773 elevated the post of Governor of Bengal to that of 'Governor-General of Bengal' and provided for a council of four members to assist and check him.
Decisions in the council were taken by majority vote, with the Governor-General having a casting vote.
The Act did not make him report directly to the Crown, did not reduce him to a ceremonial role, and did not transfer the post to Madras.
Hence the correct change is option 3.
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 12 September 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q116. The Regulating Act of 1773 primarily introduced changes in the Company's administration in which two distinct areas?

  1. (a) Company's Judicial system and revenue collection.
  2. (b) Company's Military strategy and trade regulations.
  3. (c) Company's constitution at home and territorial control in India.
  4. (d) Company's relations with princely states and foreign policy.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Company's constitution at home and territorial control in India.

The Regulating Act of 1773 was the first major step by the British Parliament to control the affairs of the East India Company.
At home (in England) it reformed the Company's constitution — fixing the qualifications of directors, their tenure, and parliamentary oversight.
In India it placed the territorial possessions under a Governor-General of Bengal in Council and set up a Supreme Court at Calcutta — i.e., it reorganised territorial control.
It did not primarily address judicial-revenue, military-trade or princely state-foreign policy areas as a pair.
Hence the correct pair of areas is the Company's constitution at home and territorial control in India.
RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 8 September 2025 Shift 2 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q117. The export-led strategy of the British damaged the domestic economy. What was the impact of export-oriented policies on Indian food security?

  1. (a) Increased storage of grains
  2. (b) Improved food availability
  3. (c) Reduced food prices
  4. (d) Food shortages and famines
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Food shortages and famines

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 8 September 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q118. Which of the following Acts abolished the dyarchy at provincial level during the colonial period in India?

  1. (a) Charter Act of 1853
  2. (b) Government of India Act, 1919
  3. (c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
  4. (d) Government of India Act, 1935
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Government of India Act, 1935

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 8 September 2025 Shift 3 · Governors-General and Viceroys - events

Q119. The office of Governor-General was renamed after 1858 as ____.

  1. (a) Secretary of State
  2. (b) Viceroy of India
  3. (c) Chief Administrator
  4. (d) Prime Minister
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Viceroy of India

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 8 September 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q120. What was the main objective of the Pitt’s India Act of 1784, passed by the British Parliament?

  1. (a) Trade monopoly
  2. (b) Abolish company rule
  3. (c) Establish dual government
  4. (d) Empower provincial councils
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Establish dual government

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 3 September 2025 Shift 2 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q121. Which of the following leaders is associated with the concept of ‘Drain of Wealth’ theory?

  1. (a) C Rajagopalachari
  2. (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. (c) MG Ranade
  4. (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Dadabhai Naoroji

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 3 September 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q122. Which Act ended the monopoly of the East India Company over trade with India?

  1. (a) Charter Act of 1833
  2. (b) Regulating Act of 1773
  3. (c) Charter Act of 1813
  4. (d) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Charter Act of 1813

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 2 September 2025 Shift 1 · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q123. Land revenue systems under British rule varied regionally. Which land revenue system was primarily followed in Bombay and Madras Presidencies?

  1. (a) Jagirdari
  2. (b) Mahalwari
  3. (c) Ryotwari
  4. (d) Zamindari
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Ryotwari

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 2 September 2025 Shift 3 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q124. The commercialisation of agriculture under the British transformed the rural economy. What did 'commercialisation of agriculture' in British India lead to?

  1. (a) Increased production of cash crops
  2. (b) Growth of self-sufficient villages
  3. (c) Elimination of rural debt
  4. (d) Rise in food grain production
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Increased production of cash crops

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 1 September 2025 Shift 1 · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q125. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in British India?

  1. (a) Lord Cornwallis
  2. (b) Lord Dalhousie
  3. (c) Lord Wellesley
  4. (d) Thomas Munro
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Lord Cornwallis

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 1 September 2025 Shift 3 · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q126. Which system of land tenure prevalent before independence led to exploitation of farmers?

  1. (a) Ryotwari system
  2. (b) Cooperative farming
  3. (c) Mahalwari system
  4. (d) Zamindari system
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Zamindari system

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 29 August 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q127. Which of the following subjects was NOT a part of the Transferred Subjects under the Government of India Act of 1919?

  1. (a) Health
  2. (b) Education
  3. (c) Police
  4. (d) Local self-government
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Police

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 29 August 2025 Shift 2 · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q128. In the context of British plantations in India, what does the term ‘bigha’ refer to?

  1. (a) A revenue estate which has one or more villages
  2. (b) An agreement made with the ryots
  3. (c) A plant that replaced indigo in Britain
  4. (d) A unit of measurement of land
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) A unit of measurement of land

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 29 August 2025 Shift 2 · Education policies and commissions

Q129. Who among the following strongly criticised British education for being too Western and disconnected from Indian realities?

  1. (a) Charles Wood
  2. (b) Rabindranath Tagore
  3. (c) Macaulay
  4. (d) Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Rabindranath Tagore

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 29 August 2025 Shift 3 · Education policies and commissions

Q130. Which organisation was established in 1817 to promote Western education among Indians?

  1. (a) Arya Samaj
  2. (b) Brahmo Samaj
  3. (c) Aligarh Movement
  4. (d) Hindoo College
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Hindoo College

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 28 August 2025 Shift 1 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q131. Colonial policies led to the commercialisation of agriculture. Which of the following crops was encouraged for export during British rule?

  1. (a) Indigo
  2. (b) Barley
  3. (c) Maize
  4. (d) Pulses
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Indigo

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 28 August 2025 Shift 3 · Press acts and other laws

Q132. During the colonial period in India, the Vernacular Press Act (1878) was introduced by _____.

  1. (a) Lord Lytton
  2. (b) Lord Curzon
  3. (c) Lord Ripon
  4. (d) Lord Wellesley
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Lord Lytton

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 22 August 2025 Shift 1 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q133. What was the main motive of British colonial rule in India?

  1. (a) Social development of India
  2. (b) Welfare of Indian farmers
  3. (c) Industrialisation of India
  4. (d) Economic exploitation of India
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Economic exploitation of India

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 22 August 2025 Shift 1 · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q134. Which of the following statements regarding the Ryotwari settlement is correct? It was developed by Thomas Munro. The settlement was made directly with the cultivators, not zamindars. It was tested on a small scale in the annexed territories of Tipu. Finding it successful, it was then applied in the Ganga plains.Select the correct combination:

  1. (a) 1 and 2 only
  2. (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
  3. (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
  4. (d) 1 only
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3 only

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 22 August 2025 Shift 1 · Education policies and commissions

Q135. The introduction of English education in India was promoted through which of the following documents?

  1. (a) Charter Act of 1813
  2. (b) Regulating Act
  3. (c) Macaulay’s Minute
  4. (d) Pitts India Act
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Macaulay’s Minute

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 22 August 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q136. Which Act first recognised the political and administrative functions of the East India Company in India?

  1. (a) Charter Act 1813
  2. (b) Regulating Act 1773
  3. (c) Pitt’s India Act 1784
  4. (d) Government of India Act 1858
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Regulating Act 1773

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 22 August 2025 Shift 3 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q137. How did the Industrial Revolution alter the British economic interests in India?

  1. (a) From plantations to nomadic life
  2. (b) From control to cultural ties
  3. (c) From trade to industry and raw material use
  4. (d) From taxes to feudal rule
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) From trade to industry and raw material use

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 21 August 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q138. Pitt’s India Act of 1784 established which of the following bodies?

  1. (a) Indian Civil Services
  2. (b) Board of Control
  3. (c) Dual Government in Bengal
  4. (d) Supreme Court at Calcutta
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Board of Control

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 21 August 2025 Shift 2 · Education policies and commissions

Q139. The introduction of English education in India was promoted through which of the following documents?

  1. (a) Macaulay’s Minute
  2. (b) Pitts India Act
  3. (c) Regulating Act
  4. (d) Charter Act of 1813
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Macaulay’s Minute

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 21 August 2025 Shift 3 · Education policies and commissions

Q140. Which British policy promoted English education to create a loyal class serving British interests in India?

  1. (a) Trade Policy
  2. (b) Divide and Rule
  3. (c) Subsidiary Alliance
  4. (d) Education Policy
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Education Policy

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 20 August 2025 Shift 1 · Education policies and commissions

Q141. In which of the following years did Lord Curzon pass the Indian Universities Act, imposing strict control over Indian universities?

  1. (a) 1897
  2. (b) 1904
  3. (c) 1886
  4. (d) 1889
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1904

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 19 August 2025 Shift 1 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q142. The drain of wealth theory was a major critique of colonial economic policies. Who propounded the ‘Drain of wealth theory’ in the late 19ᵗʰ century?

  1. (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  2. (b) Mahatma Gandhi
  3. (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Dadabhai Naoroji

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 19 August 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q143. Which one of the acts is known as the first step towards constitutional development in India?

  1. (a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
  2. (b) Indian Councils Act, 1861
  3. (c) Charter Act, 1813
  4. (d) Regulating Act, 1773
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Regulating Act, 1773

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 19 August 2025 Shift 3 · Education policies and commissions

Q144. What was the effect of English education and western thought on Indian nationalism?

  1. (a) Ignited national awakening
  2. (b) Suppressed nationalism
  3. (c) Encouraged partition
  4. (d) Supported casteism
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Ignited national awakening

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 18 August 2025 Shift 1 · Education policies and commissions

Q145. In which of the following years was Indian Universities Act enacted to impose stiff control over Indian Universities?

  1. (a) 1893
  2. (b) 1904
  3. (c) 1886
  4. (d) 1900
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1904

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 18 August 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q146. The Regulating Act of 1773 stipulated that a Supreme Court be established in Calcutta with one Chief Justice and _________.

  1. (a) three additional justices
  2. (b) six additional justices
  3. (c) four additional justices
  4. (d) two additional justices
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) three additional justices

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 18 August 2025 Shift 3 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q147. The opening of which of the following canals intensified British control over India’s foreign trade?

  1. (a) Suez Canal
  2. (b) Buckingham Canal
  3. (c) Munak Canal
  4. (d) Conolly Canal
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Suez Canal

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 14 August 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q148. What does ‘dyarchy’ mean in the context of the 1919 Act?

  1. (a) Dual monarchy system
  2. (b) Centralised governance
  3. (c) Power to the judiciary and legislature
  4. (d) Dual control in provinces
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Dual control in provinces

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 14 August 2025 Shift 1 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q149. India’s foreign trade structure changed significantly under British rule. During the colonial period, what kind of goods did India primarily export?

  1. (a) Manufactured goods
  2. (b) Capital goods
  3. (c) Automobiles
  4. (d) Raw materials
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Raw materials

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 14 August 2025 Shift 3 · Governors-General and Viceroys - events

Q150. Who was the last Viceroy of India who oversaw the partition of India before leaving?

  1. (a) Pethick Lawrence
  2. (b) Lord Wavell
  3. (c) Lord Mountbatten
  4. (d) Lord Cripps
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Lord Mountbatten

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 13 August 2025 Shift 1 · Education policies and commissions

Q151. Which of the following British officials found India as an uncivilised country and had to be civilised, following which the English Education Act of 1835 was introduced?

  1. (a) Henry Thomas Colebrooke
  2. (b) Nathaniel Halhed
  3. (c) Thomas Macaulay
  4. (d) William Jones
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Thomas Macaulay

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 13 August 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q152. Which Act provided separate legislative subjects for the Centre and Provinces with three distinct lists?

  1. (a) Government of India Act 1858
  2. (b) Indian Independence Act 1947
  3. (c) Government of India Act 1919
  4. (d) Government of India Act 1935
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Government of India Act 1935

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 13 August 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q153. In which of the following years were the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms introduced by the British Government in India to gradually establish self-governing institutions?

  1. (a) 1923
  2. (b) 1919
  3. (c) 1931
  4. (d) 1944
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1919

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 12 August 2025 Shift 1 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q154. The Indian handicraft industry suffered significant decline under colonial economic policies. What was a major reason for the decline of Indian handicrafts during British rule?

  1. (a) Lack of domestic demand
  2. (b) Influx of machine-made British goods
  3. (c) Environmental degradation
  4. (d) Rise of Indian industry
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Influx of machine-made British goods

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 12 August 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q155. Which Act first created the position of a Governor-General of India with civil and military authority?

  1. (a) Pitt’s India Act
  2. (b) Charter Act 1833
  3. (c) Regulating Act
  4. (d) Government of India Act 1858
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Charter Act 1833

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 12 August 2025 Shift 2 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q156. Which of the following options best describes the state of Indian industries under British rule?

  1. (a) Promotion of indigenous entrepreneurship
  2. (b) Widespread industrialisation across rural India
  3. (c) Systematic decline of traditional industries
  4. (d) Rapid growth of modern manufacturing
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Systematic decline of traditional industries

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 11 August 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q157. Which Act first allowed Indian members to discuss the budget in legislative councils?

  1. (a) Government of India Act, 1858
  2. (b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
  3. (c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
  4. (d) Indian Councils Act, 1909
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Indian Councils Act, 1892

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 11 August 2025 Shift 3 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q158. Which colonial policy is often blamed for the decline of India's traditional handicraft industries?

  1. (a) Doctrine of lapse
  2. (b) Zamindari system
  3. (c) Green revolution
  4. (d) De-industrialisation policy
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) De-industrialisation policy

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 8 August 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q159. Which of the following Acts marked the beginning of British parliamentary control over the East India Company?

  1. (a) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
  2. (b) Regulating Act of 1773
  3. (c) Charter Act of 1813
  4. (d) Government of India Act, 1858
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Regulating Act of 1773

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 8 August 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q160. Which Act created the post of the Governor-General of Bengal?

  1. (a) Regulating Act, 1773
  2. (b) Charter Act, 1813
  3. (c) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
  4. (d) Government of India Act, 1858
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Regulating Act, 1773

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 7 August 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q161. Under the Government of India Act, 1919, which subjects were transferred to Indian ministers?

  1. (a) Education and Health
  2. (b) Judiciary and Foreign Affairs
  3. (c) Police and Revenue
  4. (d) Defence and Railways
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Education and Health

SSC Selection Post 2025 (Phase XIII) – 1 August 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q162. Which act was passed to grant limited self-governance to Indians for the first time?

  1. (a) Indian Councils Act 1892
  2. (b) Government of India Act 1858
  3. (c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
  4. (d) Regulating Act 1773
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919

Correct Answer: Option 3 – Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
The Government of India Act 1919, based on the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, introduced the system of 'Dyarchy' in the provinces. Under Dyarchy, certain subjects ('transferred subjects') were handed over to elected Indian ministers, giving Indians limited participation in governance for the first time.
Option 1 (Indian Councils Act 1892): Only expanded legislative councils; did not grant self-governance.
Option 2 (Government of India Act 1858): Transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown; did not grant any self-governance to Indians.
Option 4 (Regulating Act 1773): The first step to regulate the East India Company; had nothing to do with Indian self-governance.
SSC Selection Post 2025 (Phase XIII) – 1 August 2025 Shift 1 · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q163. Who introduced the Ryotwari System in India?

  1. (a) Lord Cornwallis
  2. (b) Thomas Munro
  3. (c) Warren Hastings
  4. (d) Robert Clive
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Thomas Munro

Correct Answer: Option 2 – Thomas Munro
The Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro (and also by Sir John Read) in the Madras Presidency. Under this system, the government settled land revenue directly with individual cultivators (ryots) without any intermediary landlords.
Option 1 (Lord Cornwallis): Introduced the Permanent Settlement (Zamindari System) in Bengal in 1793.
Option 3 (Warren Hastings): Associated with early administrative and judicial reforms; not linked to the Ryotwari system.
Option 4 (Robert Clive): Known for the Battle of Plassey (1757) and establishing British dominance; not associated with land revenue systems.
SSC Selection Post 2025 (Phase XIII) – 31 July 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q164. Fill in the blank:
The ______ ended the monopoly of the East India Company in trade with India.

  1. (a) Charter Act of 1813
  2. (b) Regulating Act of 1773
  3. (c) Indian Councils Act of 1861
  4. (d) Government of India Act of 1935
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Charter Act of 1813

Correct Answer: Option 1 – Charter Act of 1813
The Charter Act of 1813 ended the East India Company's (EIC) trade monopoly with India (though it retained monopoly over trade with China and the tea trade until 1833). The EIC had enjoyed a monopoly over trade with India since its charter in 1600. The Charter Act of 1813 threw open India's trade to all British merchants, ending the EIC's exclusive commercial privileges. It also allowed Christian missionaries to come to India and allocated ₹1 lakh annually for the education of Indians.
Option 2 (Regulating Act of 1773): The first Act of Parliament to exercise control over the EIC in India — it created the post of Governor-General (Warren Hastings) and a Supreme Court in Calcutta. It did not end the trade monopoly.
Option 3 (Indian Councils Act of 1861): Introduced a legislative council system in British India — not related to ending the EIC trade monopoly.
Option 4 (Government of India Act of 1935): The EIC had already been dissolved in 1858 after the 1857 uprising. The GoI Act 1935 established a federal structure for British India — not related to EIC monopoly.
SSC Selection Post 2025 (Phase XIII) – 31 July 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q165. The Government of India Act 1935 proposed which major reform?

  1. (a) Abolition of the Zamindari system
  2. (b) Establishment of federal government
  3. (c) Introduction of separate electorates
  4. (d) Full independence for India
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Establishment of federal government

Correct Answer: Option 2 – Establishment of federal government
The Government of India Act, 1935 was a landmark piece of legislation that proposed the establishment of an All-India Federation comprising British Indian provinces and princely states. Key features: proposed a federal structure with a Federal Legislature (Council of States + Federal Assembly); established provincial autonomy (dyarchy in provinces abolished, full provincial self-government introduced); bicameral legislatures in six provinces; a Federal Court established; RBI established. Though the federal part never came into force (princely states did not accede), the provincial part was implemented in 1937 elections.
Option 1 (Abolition of Zamindari system): The Zamindari system was abolished after independence by various state land reform acts in the 1950s — not by the GoI Act 1935.
Option 3 (Separate electorates): Separate electorates were introduced by the Morley-Minto Reforms (Indian Councils Act 1909) — not the GoI Act 1935.
Option 4 (Full independence): The GoI Act 1935 did not grant independence. India gained independence on August 15, 1947 under the Indian Independence Act, 1947.
SSC Selection Post 2025 (Phase XIII) – 30 July 2025 Shift 1 · Civil services, police and judiciary under the British

Q166. The Ilbert Bill controversy of 1883 was related to which issue?

  1. (a) Rights of Indian judges
  2. (b) Introduction of income tax
  3. (c) Expansion of railways
  4. (d) Indianisation of the army
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Rights of Indian judges

Correct Answer: Option 1 – Rights of Indian judges
The Ilbert Bill (1883), introduced by Law Member Sir Courtenay Ilbert under Viceroy Lord Ripon, proposed to allow Indian judges and magistrates to try cases involving European (British) defendants in Session Courts. At the time, Indians were legally barred from trying cases against Europeans — a racial privilege. The bill sparked massive protest from the European community in India (planters, merchants, officials) who argued against being tried by Indian judges. The bill was diluted by amendment: Europeans could demand a jury with at least half European members. The controversy highlighted racial inequality in British India and galvanised Indian public opinion.
Option 2 (Income tax): Income tax was introduced much earlier in India (1860 by James Wilson); not related to the 1883 Ilbert Bill.
Option 3 (Expansion of railways): Railway expansion was an ongoing British policy; not the subject of the Ilbert Bill.
Option 4 ( Indianisation of the army): Indianisation of the officer corps was a 20th-century issue; not related to the 1883 Ilbert Bill.
SSC Selection Post 2025 (Phase XIII) – 29 July 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q167. Which act made the 'Governor-General of Bengal' as the 'Governor-General of India'?

  1. (a) Charter Act of 1813
  2. (b) Charter Act of 1833
  3. (c) Charter Act of 1853
  4. (d) Indian Council Act of 1861
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Charter Act of 1833

Correct Answer: Option 2 – Charter Act of 1833
The Charter Act of 1833 (also called the Government of India Act 1833) made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India — making William Bentinck the first Governor-General of India. This centralised all civil, military, and revenue powers under one authority for the entire British India. The Act also ended the East India Company's commercial activities (making it purely administrative), prohibited slavery, and for the first time talked of admitting Indians into EIC services irrespective of religion, place of birth, or colour.
Option 1 (Charter Act of 1813): Ended EIC's trade monopoly with India (except tea and trade with China); allowed Christian missionaries; did not change the Governor-General title.
Option 3 (Charter Act of 1853): Last Charter Act — separated legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General's Council; introduced open competition for ICS; did not create the title (already done in 1833).
Option 4 (Indian Council Act of 1861): Restored legislative powers to provinces (Bombay, Madras); introduced portfolio system; did not relate to the Governor-General's title change.
RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 23 June 2025 Shift 1 · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q168. British land revenue policies were deeply exploitative. Under which system were landlords required to pay a fixed revenue regardless of crop yield?

  1. (a) Zamindari
  2. (b) Ryotwari
  3. (c) Mahalwari
  4. (d) Indian revenue system
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Zamindari

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 23 June 2025 Shift 2 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q169. India's trade structure under British colonial rule was molded to serve the economic interests of Britain. Which of the following best describes India’s trade structure at the eve of Independence?

  1. (a) Export of capital, import of labour
  2. (b) Balanced two-way trade with Europe only
  3. (c) Export of industrial goods, import of food
  4. (d) Export of raw materials, import of manufactured goods
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Export of raw materials, import of manufactured goods

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 21 June 2025 Shift 1 · Governors-General and Viceroys - events

Q170. When was the designation of the Governor General in India promoted as a Viceroy or Crown’s representative?

  1. (a) Year 1833
  2. (b) Year 1935
  3. (c) Year 1919
  4. (d) Year 1858
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Year 1858

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 21 June 2025 Shift 3 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q171. The Indian textile industry was subjected to discriminatory trade practices. Which of the following policies harmed the Indian textile industry under British rule?

  1. (a) Equal tariffs on imports and exports
  2. (b) Imposition of heavy duties on Indian exports to Britain
  3. (c) Free trade within India
  4. (d) Export subsidies
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Imposition of heavy duties on Indian exports to Britain

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 21 June 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q172. Which of the following Acts allowed the Crown to take over governance from the East India Company?

  1. (a) Government of India Act, 1858
  2. (b) Charter Act, 1813
  3. (c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
  4. (d) Ilbert Bill, 1883
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Government of India Act, 1858

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 20 June 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q173. Which body was established to control all matters of civil and military government of British territories in India?

  1. (a) Board of Directors
  2. (b) Board of Control
  3. (c) Board of Legislature
  4. (d) Board of Executives
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Board of Control

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 20 June 2025 Shift 3 · Education policies and commissions

Q174. In which year was English education formally introduced in India by the British?

  1. (a) 1829
  2. (b) 1835
  3. (c) 1854
  4. (d) 1813
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1835

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 19 June 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q175. Which of the following acts of the East India Company formally separated the Legislative and Executive functions of Governor-General’s Council?

  1. (a) Charter Act of 1793
  2. (b) Charter Act of 1853
  3. (c) Charter Act of 1833
  4. (d) Charter Act of 1813
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Charter Act of 1853

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 19 June 2025 Shift 1 · Civil services, police and judiciary under the British

Q176. The Recorder’s Court was later replaced by the ______.

  1. (a) Supreme Court
  2. (b) Privy Council
  3. (c) Sessions Courts
  4. (d) High Courts
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Supreme Court

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 19 June 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q177. According to the Regulating Act 1773, which of the following options is INCORRECT about the powers and responsibilities of the Governor General?

  1. (a) Powered to superintendent the presidencies of Madras and Bombay in war and peace
  2. (b) Can override the decision of his council
  3. (c) Can control the presidencies of Madras and Bombay in war and peace
  4. (d) Can make rules and regulations for the civil government of Fort William
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Can override the decision of his council

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 18 June 2025 Shift 2 · Education policies and commissions

Q178. What is Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay best known for in the context of British India?

  1. (a) Leading the revolt of 1857
  2. (b) Introducing the Vernacular Press Act
  3. (c) Framing the Government of India Act, 1858
  4. (d) Drafting the Indian Penal Code and promoting English education
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Drafting the Indian Penal Code and promoting English education

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 17 June 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q179. According to the Charter Act of 1793, the charter of the east India company was renewed for how many years?

  1. (a) 15
  2. (b) 20
  3. (c) 25
  4. (d) 18
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 20

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 16 June 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q180. Which of the following acts reduced the number of directors of East India Company?

  1. (a) Charter Act of 1833
  2. (b) Charter Act of 1853
  3. (c) Charter Act of 1793
  4. (d) Charter Act of 1813
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Charter Act of 1853

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 14 June 2025 Shift 2 · Civil services, police and judiciary under the British

Q181. The Indian High Courts Act was passed in the year ______.

  1. (a) 1872
  2. (b) 1909
  3. (c) 1857
  4. (d) 1861
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 1861

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 14 June 2025 Shift 1 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q182. Commercial crops were prioritised over food crops during colonial rule. Which of the following is an example of a commercial crop promoted by the British?

  1. (a) Millets
  2. (b) Rice
  3. (c) Indigo
  4. (d) Wheat
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Indigo

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 14 June 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q183. Which act stated that the Presidencies of Madras and Bombay were to be subordinate to the Presidency of Bengal in all matters of war, diplomatic relations and revenue?

  1. (a) Charter Act of 1793
  2. (b) Charter Act of 1833
  3. (c) Pitts' lndia Act, 1784
  4. (d) Charter Act of 1813
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Pitts' lndia Act, 1784

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 13 June 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q184. Which Act transferred the power of governance from the East India Company to the British Crown?

  1. (a) Government of India Act, 1858
  2. (b) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
  3. (c) Charter Act, 1833
  4. (d) Regulating Act, 1773
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Government of India Act, 1858

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 13 June 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q185. What provision was sanctioned by the Charter Act of 1813?

  1. (a) Railways in India
  2. (b) Introduction of western sciences
  3. (c) Ban on child labour
  4. (d) Doctrine of Lapse
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Introduction of western sciences

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 13 June 2025 Shift 1 · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q186. The Mahalwari system was prevalent in certain regions of northern and central India. From whom was the land revenue collected under the Mahalwari system?

  1. (a) Individual peasants
  2. (b) Religious institutions
  3. (c) Landlords
  4. (d) Village head
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Village head

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 12 June 2025 Shift 2 · Civil services, police and judiciary under the British

Q187. Which of the following was the final court of appeal for India under British rule?

  1. (a) House of Commons
  2. (b) Supreme Court at Calcutta
  3. (c) Privy Council in London
  4. (d) Federal Court
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Privy Council in London

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 12 June 2025 Shift 2 · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q188. The 'Drain of Wealth' theory, which highlighted the economic exploitation of India under British rule, was prominently advocated by whom?

  1. (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  2. (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. (c) Lala Lajpat Rai
  4. (d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Dadabhai Naoroji

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 12 June 2025 Shift 1 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q189. In the 1892 Indian Councils Act, the British government introduced certain reforms in response to Indian demands. Which of the following was a significant provision of this Act?

  1. (a) Granting full self-governance to Indian provinces
  2. (b) Establishment of a separate electorate for Muslims
  3. (c) Provision for Indian representation in the Imperial Legislative Council
  4. (d) Introduction of direct elections for legislative councils
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Provision for Indian representation in the Imperial Legislative Council

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 12 June 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q190. Which Act empowered Her Majesty to issue Letters Patent for setting up High Courts?

  1. (a) Charter Act, 1833
  2. (b) Government of India Act, 1935
  3. (c) Regulating Act, 1773
  4. (d) Indian High Courts Act, 1861
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Indian High Courts Act, 1861

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 11 June 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q191. The Charter Act of 1833 created a separate ______.

  1. (a) Federal Court
  2. (b) Legislative Assembly in Delhi
  3. (c) Law Commission in India
  4. (d) Supreme Court in Madras
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Law Commission in India

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 11 June 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q192. Which of the following acts of the East India Company mandated that selection for civil employees in British Indian territory would be based on the competitive examinations?

  1. (a) Charter Act 1793
  2. (b) Charter Act 1813
  3. (c) Pitt’s India Act 1784
  4. (d) Charter Act 1853
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Charter Act 1853

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 10 June 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q193. Who among the following was the President of the Board of Control at the time of Charter renewal in 1793 in India?

  1. (a) Henry Dundas
  2. (b) William Grenville
  3. (c) Thomas Townshend
  4. (d) George Legge
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Henry Dundas

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 10 June 2025 Shift 3 · Education policies and commissions

Q194. The British used education as a tool to ______.

  1. (a) support women empowerment
  2. (b) expand Indian trade
  3. (c) strengthen colonial rule
  4. (d) reform Indian society
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) strengthen colonial rule

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 10 June 2025 Shift 1 · Civil services, police and judiciary under the British

Q195. The first Law Commission in India was headed by ______.

  1. (a) Lord Macaulay
  2. (b) Lord Cornwallis
  3. (c) Lord Hastings
  4. (d) Sir Elijah Impey
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Lord Macaulay

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 9 June 2025 Shift 3 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q196. According to the Regulating Act of 1773 of the East India Company, to whom did the governors of Madras and Bombay report regularly?

  1. (a) Court of Directors
  2. (b) The Governor General
  3. (c) The British Crown
  4. (d) The British Parliament
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) The Governor General

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 6 June 2025 Shift 2 · Education policies and commissions

Q197. Which movement or idea is associated with the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education proposed in 1937?

  1. (a) Education through English
  2. (b) Free higher education
  3. (c) Adult Literacy Mission
  4. (d) Nai Talim or Basic Education
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Nai Talim or Basic Education

RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 – 5 June 2025 Shift 2 · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q198. Which of the following acts authorised the Governor General to override his council in matters affecting the interest of British empire in India?

  1. (a) Pitt’s India Act 1784
  2. (b) Regulating Act 1773
  3. (c) Charter Act of 1793
  4. (d) Charter Act of 1813
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Charter Act of 1793

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