Evolution of Indian Judicial System in the Medieval and Modern Period

Q. The Privy Council, that served as a bridge between the English and Indian legal system, was abolished in which year?

1. 1948
2. 1949
3. 1950
4. 1951

Q. Who among the following headed the Law Commission that codified Indian laws?

1. Robert Clive
2. Richard Burke
3. William Bentinck
4. Lord Macaulay

Q.

The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories they conquered. State whether true or false.

Q. When was the Supreme Court of India inaugurated?

1. 26 January, 1950
2. 27 January, 1950
3. 28 January, 1950
4. 29 January, 1950

Q. Who among the following was responsible for abolishing the Fauzdari courts and introducing circuit courts?

1. Lord Macaulay
2. Robert Clive
3. William Bentinck
4. Lord Cornwallis

Q. Who among the following served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Calcutta?

1. John Roberts
2. Stephen Breyer
3. Sir Elijah Impey
4. Samuel Alto

Q. During the reign of which Mughal ruler was the code of civil procedure replaced?

1. Shah Jahan
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Aurangzeb

Q. In which of the following places was the Supreme Court established by the British in India?

1. Pune
2. Calcutta
3. Bombay
4. Madras

Q. What was the compilation of the code of civil procedure during the rule of the Tughlaq Dynasty called?

1. Fiqha-e-Firoz Shahi
2. Fatawa-i-Alamgiri
3. Fatawa-i-Qurbani
4. Fiqha-e-Elan

Q. During the rule of the Tughlak dynasty, there was a compilation of the code of civil procedure called "Fiqha-e-Firoz Shahi".

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following codified Indian laws with the years in which they were prepared.

1. Civil Procedure Code
2. Indian Penal Code
3. Criminal Procedure Code
4. 1860
5. 1859
6. 1861

Q. Which among the following can be considered as one of the first attempts by the British Parliament to regulate the affairs of the Company's administration?

1. Charter of 1726
2. Regulating Act, 1773
3. Civil Procedure Code, 1869
4. Indian Penal Code, 1860

Q. Who among the following introduced the first British Indian law code in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?

1. Warren Hastings
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord Maculay
4. Robert Clive

Q. Which among the following served as the highest court of appeals from India till 1949?

1. Federal Court
2. High Court
3. Supreme Court
4. Privy Council

Q. Which among the following was not a result of the reforms brought forth by the British Parliament in the Indian legal system?

1. The structure of Indian government was changed from unitary to federal.
2. A Federal Court was created at New Delhi that had jurisdiction over states and provinces.
3. Appeals to the decisions of Federal Court had to be taken up with the Privy Council in London, England.
4. The Privy Council functioned as the highest court of appeals even after 1949.

Q. Match the following.

1. 1824
2. 1773
3. 1862