Administrative Reforms

Q. Who was the first Indian to join the Civil Services?

1. Satyendranath Tagore
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Hemendranath Tagore
4. Subhash Chandra Bose

Q. introduced the Civil Services to India.

1. Cornwallis
2. Robert Clive
3. Warren Hastings

Q. What was the maximum age limit for appearing in the ICS changed to in 1876?

1. 18
2. 19
3. 20
4. 21

Q. Who were the Sawars of the Mughal Army?

1. Cavalry
2. Infantry
3. Musketeers
4. None of the above

Q. Who was the mufti in an Indian court?

1. Interpreter of the Law
2. Bailiff
3. None of the above
4. Jury Member

Q. What is teer-andazi?

1. Horse riding
2. Catapult operator
3. None of the above
4. Archery

Q. Who introduced the Civil Services to India?

1. Lord Hastings
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Chelmsford

Q. Districts were divided into subdivisions called .

1. Thanas
2. Daroga
3. Adalats

Q. What was the job of the District collector?

1. Collect census information in the district
2. Preside over court meetings
3. Collect Taxes
4. Maintain law

Q. Who were the Paidals of the Mughal Army?

1. Infantry
2. Musketeers
3. None of the above
4. Cavalry

Q. In the Dual System, who was responsible for maintaining law and order?

1. The Nawab
2. The Judge
3. None of the above
4. The British

Q. Who reformed the Police department?

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Lord Bentick
3. Lord Hastings
4. None of the above

Q. In the new Police system, what was each district divided into?

1. Zilla
2. Daroga
3. Thana
4. None of the above

Q. What was the definitive Indian law followed by the IPC?

1. Dharmashastra
2. Book of Rights
3. (a) and (c) above.
4. The Constitution

Q. When was the Charter Act established?

1. 1823
2. 1833
3. 1827
4. 1837

Q. Through which act did the British government began the process of taking over India?

1. The Charter Act of 1853
2. None of the Above
3. The Rowlatt Act
4. The Minto Reforms

Q. The first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was ________.

1. Satyendra Nath Tagore
2. Ramanuja
3. Gokhale
4. Rabindranath Tagore

Q. Lord Ripon supported the cause of conducting Indian Civil Services examinations in India.

1. False
2. True

Q. Where were the officers who joined at the East India Company trained at?

1. Calicut, India
2. Manchester, England
3. Haileybury, England
4. Kolkata, India

Q. How were the soldiers modernised?

1. They were trained in the European method
2. None of the above
3. They started to muskets
4. (a) and (b) above.

Q. The Governor General who brought the General Service Enlistment Act, 1856?

1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Hasting
4. Lord Minto

Q. When was the Regulating Act passed?

1. 1772
2. 1773
3. 1775
4. 1774

Q. Who became the first Governor General of Bengal?

1. Wellington
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Robert Clive
4. Warren Hastings