British India | MCQs

Explanation

• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

Explanation

The last major of British Indian Territory took place during the time of Dalhousie.

He by his “doctrine of lapse” and on the “basis of Maladministration” .

Explanation

The partition was outlined in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj, i.e. Crown rule in India. 

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Explanation

Diarchy is a form of government characterized by corule, with two people ruling a polity together either lawfully or de facto, by collusion and force.

Explanation

Indian Councils Act of 1909, also called Morley-Minto Reforms.

Explanation

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established the British Indian Association in Aligarh in 1866.

The association's purpose was to convey the views of the Indian people to the British rulers. 

Explanation

British Indian Association was formed in 1851.

It was one of the first political associations in British India.

It established to promote Indian welfare and represent Indian interests to the British government.

Explanation

During the British Raj, Calcutta was the capital of India.

King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi

The capital's transfer on December 12, 1911,

Now New Dehli is the current capital city of India

Additional information:

Its Currency is the Indian Rupee.

Its official language is Hindi; and English.

It is located in the Continent of Asia.

Its national game is in Hockey.

Its Parliament is called Sansad.

Explanation

Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two provinces on 16-10-1905

on October 16, 1905, by Lord Curzon, the British colonial administrator of India at the time

The partition of Bengal was the most important event during the rule of Lord Curzon

The province was divided into West Bengal, which had a majority of Hindus,

and East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

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Explanation

The Proclamation was formally declared at a Durbar held at Allahabad, where Lord Canning read the Queen's Proclamation to the assembled Princes and the people of India.