Constitution of India AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Indian Polity

Constitution of India MCQ Questions


7.
Under Pitt's India Act of 1784, the body created to manage political affairs of the East India Company was the:
A.
Board of Revenue
B.
Court of Directors
C.
Board of Control
D.
Court of Proprietors
😑 View Answer Rough Work Error
ANSWER :
C. Board of Control
8.
Which Charter Act extended the Company's trading monopoly in India for another 20 years?
A.
Charter Act of 1813
B.
Charter Act of 1853
C.
Charter Act of 1793
D.
Charter Act of 1833
😑 View Answer Rough Work Error
ANSWER :
C. Charter Act of 1793
9.
The Charter Act of 1813 ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company except in trade with:
A.
China and tea
B.
Cotton and indigo
C.
Spices and silk
D.
Opium and salt
😑 View Answer Rough Work Error
ANSWER :
A. China and tea
10.
Which Act made the first provision for spreading western education in India by sanctioning Rs. 1 lakh annually?
A.
Charter Act of 1853
B.
Pitt's India Act of 1784
C.
Charter Act of 1813
D.
Charter Act of 1833
😑 View Answer Rough Work Error
ANSWER :
C. Charter Act of 1813
11.
The Charter Act of 1833 designated the Governor-General of Bengal as:
A.
Crown Representative
B.
Viceroy of India
C.
Secretary of State for India
D.
Governor-General of India
😑 View Answer Rough Work Error
ANSWER :
D. Governor-General of India
12.
Who was the first Governor-General of India?
A.
Lord Canning
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Lord Warren Hastings
D.
Lord William Bentinck
😑 View Answer Rough Work Error
ANSWER :
D. Lord William Bentinck