Administrative Changes After Independence UPSC Questions

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Administrative Changes After Independence MCQ Questions


13.
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
14.
The Indian Councils Act of 1861 enlarged the Governor-General's Council for the purpose of making laws in which capacity it was known as the _____
A.
Indian Legislative Council
B.
Imperial Legislative Council
C.
Imperial Limited Council
D.
Indian Limited Council
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ANSWER :
B. Imperial Legislative Council
15.
The Governor-General was authorised to add to his Executive Council between six and _____ members of whom at least half had to be non-officials who could be Indian or English.
A.
11
B.
10
C.
12
D.
15
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ANSWER :
C. 12
16.
Whose words were these? "All experience teaches us that where a dominant race rules another, the mildest form of government is a despotism."
A.
Charles Wood
B.
Willington
C.
Williams
D.
Dyers
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ANSWER :
A. Charles Wood
17.
The British had divided India for administrative convenience into _____
A.
States
B.
Cities
C.
Countries
D.
Provinces
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ANSWER :
D. Provinces
18.
The administrative provinces three of which _____ were known as Presidencies.
A.
Bengal
B.
Madras
C.
Bombay
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
D. All the above