Who among the following was the Chairman of the Congress Session of Delhi wherein resolution of divided India was passed on June 14, 1947?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Acharya J. B. Kriplani
When Congress Committee accepted the proposal of divided India in Delhi on 15th June, 1947, J.B. Kriplani was the President of Indian National Congress. This proposal was presented by Gobind Vallabh Pant and supported by Maulana Azad, Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru. In November, 1947 J.B. Kriplani resigned from Congress Chairmanship. After that, Dr. Rajendra Prasad became interim Chairman of Congress. Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya became next President of Congress in Jaipur Session in 1948. Then P.D. Tandon became new President of Congress in Nasik Session.
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Which of the following assumed sovereign power at midnight of 14/15 August, 1947 provisionally?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Constituent Assembly
The Constituent Assembly, as the Provisional Parliament, assumed Sovereign power at midnight on August 14-15, 1947. A special session of the Constituent Assembly was held in New Delhi on 14-15 August, 1947. Jawaharlal Nehru delivered a speech as India’s first Prime Minister in the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14-15, 1947. This historic speech was full of ideas and embellishments to inspire a Nation, about to make a new beginning.
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33
Who sang ‘Hindustan Hamara’ of Iqbal and ‘Jan-Gan Man’ in the Central Assembly at midnight of 14/15 August, 1947?
Correct Answer:
(D)
M.S. Subbulakshmi
In the Central Assembly at the midnight of August 14/15, 1947, M.S. Subbulakshmi sang “Jan-Gan-Man’ and “Sare Jahan Se Acchha Hindustan Hamara” written by Iqbal.
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34
Who appointed the first Prime Minister of India?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Governor-General
Governor-General of British India Lord Mountbatten appointed Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of India.
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35
Last Viceroy of India was –
Correct Answer:
(B)
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten (1947-48) was the last British Viceroy and the Governor-General of India. He took charge on 24 March, 1947 and presented the plan of India's Partition on June 3, 1947.
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36
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of persons who occupied the office of the President of India right from the beginning?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain, V. V. Giri
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India (1950- 1962), the second was Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (1962 -1967), third was Zakir Hussain (1967 -1969), and V. V. Giri was the fourth President of India (1969 - 1974).
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37
The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was –
Correct Answer:
(B)
J.B. Kriplani
During the partition of India, the Congress President was J. B. Kriplani who was Congress President from November, 1946 to November, 1947. He became President of I.N.C. in Meerut Session, 1946. He resigned from his post in November, 1947.
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38
January 26, 1950 was chosen for the enforcement of the Constitution because:
Correct Answer:
(C)
Congress had celebrated 26 January, 1930 as the first Independence Day.
In the year 1929, at the annual session of Congress held at Lahore, ‘Purna Swaraj’ or Complete Independence was accepted as the goal of the Congress. On the banks of the river Ravi, at midnight on 31st December, 1929, the tricolour flag of Indian Independence was unfurled amidst cheer and jubilation. 26th January, 1930 was marked as the first Independence Day, which was to be so celebrated every year. To commemorate this historic day, it was decided to enforce the Constitution on 26th January, 1950.
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39
By a Regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person.
Cornwallis judicial reforms took the final shape in 1793 and were embodied in the famous Cornwallis Code. The new reforms were based on the principle of Separation of Powers. Under the influence of the eighteenth-century French philosophers, Cornwallis sought to separate the revenue administration from the administration of justice. The Collector was the head of the revenue department in a district and also enjoyed extensive judicial and magisterial powers. Cornwallis believed that concentration of all powers in the hands of the Collector in the District retards the improvement as a judge of the Diwani Adalat redress the wrongs done by him as collector or assessor of revenue. Thus, neither the landlords nor the cultivators could regard the Collector as an impartial Judge in revenue cases. The Cornwallis Code divested the Collector of all judicial and magisterial powers and left him with the duty of administration of revenue. A new class of officer called the District Judge was created to preside over the District Civil Court. The District Judge was empowered with magisterial and police functions.
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40
Consider the following statements about 'The Charter Act of 1813'.
It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer:
(A)
1 and 2 only
The 1813 act ended the Company's monopoly over trade in India, but the company retained trade with China & the trade in tea. So, statement 1 is correct. The Act asserted the undoubted Sovereignty of the Crown of the United Kingdom over Indian territories. So, statement 2 is correct. The revenues of India were controlled by the British parliament through Pitts India Act 1784.