Constitution of India AFCAT Questions

Constitution of India MCQ Questions

1.
Which Act was the first step taken by the British Parliament to control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India?
A.
Charter Act of 1793
B.
Pitt's India Act of 1784
C.
Charter Act of 1813
D.
Regulating Act of 1773
ANSWER :
D. Regulating Act of 1773
2.
Who became the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act of 1773?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord William Bentinck
C.
Lord Warren Hastings
D.
Lord Cornwallis
ANSWER :
C. Lord Warren Hastings
3.
The Supreme Court at Calcutta (Fort William) was established under which Act?
A.
Pitt's India Act of 1784
B.
Charter Act of 1833
C.
Charter Act of 1813
D.
Regulating Act of 1773
ANSWER :
D. Regulating Act of 1773
4.
The Regulating Act of 1773 subordinated the Governors of Bombay and Madras to the Governor-General of:
A.
Calcutta
B.
India
C.
Bengal
D.
Fort St. George
ANSWER :
C. Bengal
5.
The Amending Act of 1781 is also known as the:
A.
Charter Act
B.
Pitt's Act
C.
Crown Act
D.
Act of Settlement
ANSWER :
D. Act of Settlement
6.
Pitt's India Act of 1784 introduced the concept of:
A.
Dyarchy in provinces
B.
Federal structure
C.
Provincial autonomy
D.
Double government (Board of Control & Court of Directors)
ANSWER :
D. Double government (Board of Control & Court of Directors)