| #5026 |
How many seats were allotted to British India? |
296. |
| #5027 |
How many original members were in the Constituent Assembly? |
389. |
| #5028 |
Under which plan was the Constituent Assembly formed? |
Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. |
| #5029 |
Which Act was based on the Mountbatten Plan? |
Indian Independence Act, 1947. |
| #5030 |
Which plan recommended Partition? |
Mountbatten Plan, 1947. |
| #5031 |
What did the Plan propose for provinces? |
Grouping into A, B, and C groups. |
| #5032 |
What subjects were proposed to remain with the Union? |
Defence, foreign affairs, communications. |
| #5033 |
Which Mission proposed the Constituent Assembly? |
Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. |
| #5034 |
Why was Cripps Mission rejected? |
Proposals were vague and unacceptable to Indian leaders. |
| #5035 |
Why did Cripps Mission come to India in 1942? |
To offer Dominion Status and seek Indian cooperation in WWII. |
| #5036 |
What was the status of India and Pakistan after the Act? |
Sovereign Dominions. |
| #5037 |
Which Act granted independence to India and Pakistan? |
Indian Independence Act, 1947. |
| #5038 |
Which Act created the Federal Court of India? |
Government of India Act, 1935. |
| #5039 |
Which Act introduced provincial autonomy? |
Government of India Act, 1935. |
| #5040 |
Which Act became the basic framework of the Indian Constitution? |
Government of India Act, 1935. |
| #5041 |
Which Act established the Public Service Commission? |
Government of India Act, 1919 (PSC established in 1926). |
| #5042 |
Which Act introduced diarchy in provinces? |
Government of India Act, 1919. |
| #5043 |
Who was the first Indian in the Viceroy’s Executive Council? |
Satyendra Prasad Sinha (1909). |
| #5044 |
Which Act introduced separate electorates for Muslims? |
Indian Councils Act, 1909. |
| #5045 |
Which Act introduced indirect elections? |
Indian Councils Act, 1892. |
| #5046 |
Which Act introduced Indians into law-making for the first time? |
Indian Councils Act, 1861. |
| #5047 |
Which post was created under the 1858 Act? |
Secretary of State for India. |
| #5048 |
Who became the first Viceroy of India? |
Lord Canning. |
| #5049 |
Which Act ended the East India Company’s rule? |
Government of India Act, 1858. |
| #5050 |
Which Act introduced open competition for civil services? |
Charter Act, 1853. |