Administrative Changes After Independence UPSC Questions

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Administrative Changes After Independence MCQ Questions


7.
As a result of the Regulating Act, Pitt's India Act, and the later Charter Acts the Government of India was being effectively controlled from _____
A.
America
B.
Japan
C.
London
D.
India
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ANSWER :
C. London
8.
Control by the authorities in London was therefore often more in the nature of _____ evaluation and criticism than of actual direction.
A.
Pre facto
B.
Post facto
C.
High facto
D.
Low facto
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ANSWER :
B. Post facto
9.
By 1870 a submarine cable had been laid through the Red Sea between _____ and India.
A.
England
B.
Japan
C.
America
D.
North Korea
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ANSWER :
A. England
10.
In India the Act of _____ provided that the Governor-General would have an executive council whose members were to act as heads of different departments and as his official advisers.
A.
1876
B.
1864
C.
1834
D.
1858
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ANSWER :
D. 1858
11.
Originally there were five members of this Council but by 1918 there were six ordinary members, apart from the Commander-in-Chief who headed the _____ Department.
A.
Health
B.
Medicine
C.
Army
D.
Education
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ANSWER :
C. Army
12.

Statement: The Council discussed all important matters and decided them by a majority vote.
Question: But the _____ had the power to override any important decision of the Council.

A.

Governor-General

B.

Executive member

C.

Chairman

D.

Secretary

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ANSWER :

A. Governor-General