{"id":3139,"date":"2025-11-27T14:58:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:58:40","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3139","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (178)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. The designation change from Governor-General to Viceroy under the Government of India Act, 1858, primarily symbolized:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Introduction of responsible government in India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Administrative autonomy of India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">End of dual government in Britain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Direct rule of the Crown over India<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Direct rule of the Crown over India. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The change in title reflected the formal assumption of power by the British Crown, making the Viceroy a direct representative of the monarch, not just the head of an administrative company.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which of the following correctly describes the composition and function of the Council of India created under the 1858 Act?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">A legislative body with veto power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">An advisory body of 15 members chaired by the Secretary of State for India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">A judicial tribunal for colonial disputes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">An executive body presided over by the Viceroy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. An advisory body of 15 members chaired by the Secretary of State for India <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Council assisted the Secretary of State for India, who was the real decision-maker. It had no executive or legislative powers, only advisory authority.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. In the context of the Indian Councils Act of 1861, the term \u2018portfolio system\u2019 referred to:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Nomination of princely state rulers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Economic planning by the Crown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Assignment of specific departments to individual council members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Classification of Indian provinces for tax purposes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Assignment of specific departments to individual council members <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Initiated by Lord Canning, this system allowed members of the executive council to independently manage portfolios (departments), streamlining governance.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Which provision of the Indian Councils Act, 1861 laid the foundation for the later emergence of provincial autonomy in 1937?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Introduction of separate electorates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Ordinance-making power to Viceroy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Restoring legislative powers to Presidencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Inclusion of Indians in the Executive Council<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Restoring legislative powers to Presidencies <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> This decentralizing move reversed the centralizing tendency of earlier acts like the Charter Act of 1833 and laid the groundwork for provincial autonomy granted under the 1935 Act.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Which of the following is NOT a correct feature of the Indian Councils Act of 1892?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Indirect election for some non-official seats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Right to move resolutions on public matters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Official majority in all legislative councils<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Power to discuss the annual financial statement<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Right to move resolutions on public matters <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Act allowed budget discussion and asking questions, but did not allow moving resolutions. That came later with the 1909 Act.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. The designation change from Governor-General to Viceroy under the Government of India Act, 1858, primarily symbolized: View Answer Correct Option: 4. Direct rule of the Crown over India. 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