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