Name of the University : University of Madras
Degree : B.A
Department : History
Name of the Subject : Constitutional History Of India
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Constitutional History Of India Question Paper :
MAY 2013 U/ID 2088/TAB
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (20 ´ 1 = 20 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
All questions carry equal marks. Choose the correct answer :
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1. English Parliament passed the First Act
(a) 1776
(b) 1793
(c) 1813
(d) 1833
2. Fort William was built at
(a) Madras
(b) Calcutta
(c) Bombay
(d) Caclicut
3. The Executive of the Madras Presidency was
(a) Governor
(b) Governor-General
(c) President
d) Commanders
4. The defects in the Regulating Act were removed by the Act of
(a) Pitt India
(b) Fox Bill
(c) 1793
(d) 1813
5. The Third Charter Act was passed in
(a) 1793
(b) 1813
(c) 1833
(d) 1853
6. Company rule ended after
(a) Sepoy mutiny
(b) Dalhousie
(c) Canning
(d) Lytton
7. Queen Victoria became the rules of India in
(a) 1773
(b) 1813
(c) 1833
(d) 1858
8. Central Legislature became Bicameral after the Act by
(a) 1909
(b) 1919
(c) 1935
(d) 1947
9. Secretary of state for India functioned from
(a) London
(b) New Delhi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay
10. How many India Councils Acts were passed?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
11. Minto-Morley reforms were introduced in
(a) 1800
(b) 1900
(c) 1901
(d) 1909
12. The First World War was held in
(a) 1914-1919
(b) 1919-1925
(c) 1926-1930
(d) 1939-1945
13. The council of states was the
(a) Upper House
(b) Lower House
(c) Parliament
(d) None
14. Dyarchy was introduced in
(a) Madras
(b) Mysore
(c) Pudukottai
(d) Sadara
15. Simon commission visited
(a) India
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Ceylon
16. Gandhiji attended the Round Table conference of
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) None
17. Mohammad Ali Jinnah demanded
(a) Pakistan
(b) United India
(c) Divided India
(d) Punjab
18. Simla conference was held in
(a) 1920
(b) 1930
(c) 1935
(d) 1945
19. Rajaji was the first Indian
(a) Viceroy
(b) President
(c) Prime minister
(d) Home minister
20. The term of office of the President of India is
(a) 3 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 6 years
SECTION B — (5 ´ 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions 300 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
21. Governor-General in Council.
22. Defects of the Regulating Act.
23. Charter Act of 1853.
24. Queen’s Proclamation.
25. Central Legislative Assembly.
26. Communal Representation.
27. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
28. Lok Sabha.
SECTION C — (2 ´ 20 = 40 marks)
Answer any TWO questions 1200 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
29. Why did the British Parliament pass the Regulating Act of 1773?
30. Write on the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1909.
31. Write an essay on the Constitution of India.
OCTOBER 2011 : U/ID 2088/TAB
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A : (20 × 1 = 20 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Choose the correct answer :
1. The Regulating Act was passed in the year
(a) 1773
(b) 1774
(c) 1775
(d) 1776.
2. Pitt introduced the Act of
(a) 1784
(b) 1795
(c) 1798
(d) 1799.
3. The Legislative Council for India was created by the Charter Act of
(a) 1853
(b) 1833
(c) 1813
(d) 1893.
4. The Parliamentary structure was began in India by the Act of
(a) 1853
(b) 1833
(c) 1861
(d) 1892.
5. The East India Company Rule came to an end by the Act of
(a) 1858
(b) 1861
(c) 1892
(d) 1853.
6. The total members of Executive Council of the Governor General in 1861 was
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 9.
7. The Act which set up Legislatures in the Provinces was passed in
(a) 1861
(b) 1892
(c) 1909
(d) 1919.
8. The Indian Penal Code was drawn by
(a) Macaulay
(b) Hastings
(c) Wellesley
(d) Cornwallis
9. Election system was introduced by the Act of
(a) 1833
(b) 1853
(c) 1861
(d) 1892.
10. The powers of the Legislative Council in financial matters were increased in
(A) 1813
(B) 1833
(C) 1861
(D) 1892 .
11. Communal Electorate was introduced in India by the Act of
(a) 1909
(b) 1919
(c) 1935
(d) 1947.
12. The Commission that visited India in 1927 was
(a) Simon
(b) Mudaliar
(c) Radhakrishnan
(d) Charles Wood.
13. In 1921 All Parties Conference at Mumbai was presided over by
(a) M.A. Ansari
(b) M.N. Roy
(c) Nehru
(d) Anne Besant.
14. Nehru Report was announced in
(a) 1928
(b) 1927
(c) 1926
(d) 1925.
15. Cabinet Mission Plan recommended for the establishment of
(a) Constituent Assembly
(b) Constitution
(c) Supreme court of India
(d) Directorate.
16. The Cabinet Mission plan was announced in
(a) 1946
(b) 1947
(c) 1948
(d) 1950.
17. The Plan which was announced in 1947
(a) Mountbatten plan
(b) Five year plan
(c) Annual plan
(d) Rolling plan.
18. The India Independence Act was passed in
(a) 1947
(b) 1850
(c) 1951
(d) 1952.
19. The last Governor General of British India was
(a) Mountbatten
(b) M.N. Roy
(c) Nehru
(d) Anne Besant.
20. India became Republic in
(a) 1947
(b) 1950
(c) 1951
(d) 1952.
SECTION B : (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions in 300 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
21. Point out the merits of Regulating Act.
22. Assess the importance of the Charter Act of 1813.
23. What are the merits of the Act of 1833?
24. Mention the significance of the Act of 1858.
25. Evaluate the Minto-Morley reforms of 1909.
26. Explain the circumstances leading to the passing of the Act of 1919.
27. Enlighten the proposals of August offer.
28. Bring out the results of Cripps’ proposal.
SECTION C : (2 × 20 = 40 marks)
Answer any TWO questions in 1,200 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
29. Trace the circumstances that led to passing of the Regulating Act of 1773.
30. Examine the various provisions of the Act of 1784.
31. Sketch the circumstances leading to the passage of the Act of 1935.