{"id":3155,"date":"2025-11-27T15:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3155"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:06:16","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-180","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3155","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (180)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which British motivation is best reflected by the Indian Councils Act of 1909\u2019s provision for communal electorates?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">To implement secularism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">To undermine Indian unity by promoting divide and rule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">To ensure uniform civil representation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">To decentralize administration to local bodies<\/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. To undermine Indian unity by promoting divide and rule. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> By legitimizing communal representation, the British institutionalized religious divisions, especially between Hindus and Muslims, to weaken the emerging nationalist unity.\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. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 marked a qualitative shift in Indian representation primarily because:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Indians gained the right to vote for the first time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Indian representatives could now be part of executive governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Provincial governments were granted legislative autonomy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Indians were given military leadership roles<\/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. Indian representatives could now be part of executive governance. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> For the first time, Indians were inducted into the executive councils of the Viceroy and Governors, like Satyendra Prasad Sinha, making it a key constitutional milestone.\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. The term &#8220;legalized communalism&#8221; is often associated with which provision of the Morley-Minto Reforms?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Expansion of legislative councils<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Power to discuss budgets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Separate electorates for Muslims<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Entry of Indians into ICS<\/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. Separate electorates for Muslims. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The 1909 Act introduced separate electorates, meaning Muslim voters could vote only for Muslim candidates, institutionalizing communal identities in politics.\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. The phrase \u201cthe Act of 1858 was largely confined to improvement of the administrative machinery\u2026\u201d implies that:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It abolished all Indian councils<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It gave Indians democratic rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It significantly altered Indian governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It focused mainly on controlling India from Britain<\/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. It focused mainly on controlling India from Britain. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Act restructured the British side of administration, emphasizing centralized control from London, with little change to India\u2019s internal governance structure.\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 statements about the Indian Councils Act of 1909 is <strong>incorrect<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It allowed Indians to move budget resolutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It removed the official majority from the Central Legislative Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It allowed Muslim representation through separate electorates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It enabled universities and zamindars to send representatives<\/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. It removed the official majority from the Central Legislative Council. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Act retained the official majority at the center. Only provincial councils were allowed to have a non-official majority.\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. Which British motivation is best reflected by the Indian Councils Act of 1909\u2019s provision for communal electorates? View Answer Correct Option: 2. To undermine Indian unity by promoting divide and rule. Explanation: By legitimizing communal representation, the British institutionalized religious divisions, especially between Hindus and Muslims, to weaken the emerging nationalist unity. Q2. 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