Q150. What was the principal objective of Pitt’s India Act, 1784?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (8 September 2025, Shift 3)]
(A) Strengthen provincial councils
(B) Extend Company’s trade monopoly
(C) End Company rule
(D) Create dual governmental control
Answer: (D) Create dual governmental control
Explanation: Pitt’s India Act established a Board of Control for the Company’s political and administrative affairs while the Court of Directors continued overseeing commerce. This arrangement created a system of dual control that lasted until Crown rule began in 1858.
Q149. Which of the following Acts aimed to establish a federal polity in India?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (20 August 2025, Shift 2)]
(A) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(B) Rowlatt Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Government of India Act, 1858
Answer: (C) Government of India Act, 1935
Explanation: The Government of India Act, 1935 proposed an All-India Federation comprising British provinces and princely states. The plan required sufficient princely-state accessions and never came into operation. Provincial autonomy, however, was introduced under the same statute.
Q148. When were the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms introduced?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (13 August 2025, Shift 3)]
(A) 1931
(B) 1919
(C) 1944
(D) 1923
Answer: (B) 1919
Explanation: The Montagu–Chelmsford proposals were enacted through the Government of India Act, 1919. They introduced dyarchy in provincial administration, divided subjects between reserved and transferred departments, and established a bicameral legislature at the centre.
Q147. Concerning the Indian Councils Act, 1892, consider: 1. It significantly increased official members. 2. Councils could discuss the budget and question the executive. 3. It introduced direct elections. Which are correct?
[SSC Stenographer (8 August 2025, Shift 3)]
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
Answer: (B) 2 only
Explanation: The 1892 Act expanded legislative councils and first permitted discussion of the budget and questions within limits. Its method of filling some seats involved indirect recommendations rather than direct elections. It did not primarily enlarge official membership.
Q146. Two claims: the Simon Commission had an all-Indian membership; the Nehru Report sought immediate complete independence. Which is correct?
[SSC Stenographer (7 August 2025, Shift 3)]
(A) Neither statement
(B) First statement only
(C) Second statement only
(D) Both statements
Answer: (A) Neither statement
Explanation: The Simon Commission had exclusively British members, prompting its boycott. The 1928 Nehru Report advocated dominion status within the Commonwealth rather than immediate complete independence. Therefore both claims in the question are incorrect.
Q145. In which year did the Governor-General become known as Viceroy?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (21 June 2025, Shift 1)]
(A) 1857
(B) 1935
(C) 1833
(D) 1858
Answer: (D) 1858
Explanation: The 1858 transfer from Company government to the Crown was accompanied by the Governor-General’s new role as Viceroy, representing the British sovereign. Lord Canning held the position first, having already served as Governor-General.
Q144. After which revolt did the British alter army composition by increasing the relative number of European soldiers?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (18 June 2025, Shift 1)]
(A) Revolt of 1874
(B) Revolt of 1857
(C) Revolt of 1841
(D) Revolt of 1806
Answer: (B) Revolt of 1857
Explanation: The uprising of 1857 prompted major changes in the British Indian Army. Authorities increased European troop proportions and restructured recruitment to limit coordinated resistance. Military control became a central concern of Crown rule after the Company’s government ended.
Q143. For how many years did the Charter Act of 1793 renew the East India Company’s charter?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (17 June 2025, Shift 1)]
(A) 20 years
(B) 18 years
(C) 25 years
(D) 15 years
Answer: (A) 20 years
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1793 renewed the Company’s privileges for twenty years, continuing its trading monopoly and political administration under parliamentary oversight. Later Charter Acts further modified commerce and governing powers, especially in 1813, 1833 and 1853.
Q142. Which Act subordinated Bombay and Madras to Bengal regarding war, diplomacy and revenue?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (14 June 2025, Shift 1)]
(A) Charter Act, 1793
(B) Charter Act, 1833
(C) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(D) Charter Act, 1813
Answer: (C) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
Explanation: Pitt’s India Act strengthened imperial oversight by establishing a Board of Control. It reinforced Bengal’s supervisory position over other presidencies in important political and strategic matters, although the East India Company continued to manage commercial concerns through its directors.
Q141. What happened to Lala Lajpat Rai following protests against the Simon Commission?
[Punjab Police Constable (30 May 2025, Shift 1)]
(A) He led the commission
(B) He was injured and later died
(C) He was imprisoned for life
(D) He received an official honour
Answer: (B) He was injured and later died
Explanation: Lala Lajpat Rai was beaten in a police lathi charge while protesting the Simon Commission’s arrival in Lahore in October 1928. He died weeks later. His death intensified nationalist anger at colonial repression.
