Local Governments in British India

Q. Which of the following acts introduced dyarchy in India?

1. Government of India Act, 1909
2. Indian Councils Act, 1892
3. Government of India Act, 1919
4. Government of India Act, 1935

Q. Who is considered as the Father of Local Self-Government in India?

1. Sir Josiah Child
2. Lord Ripon
3. Lord Wellesley
4. Francis Day

Q. When was the first municipal corporation in India founded?

1. 1688

Q. Which was the oldest municipal civic body in India?

1. Calcutta Presidency Corporation
2. Madras Municipal Corporation
3. Bombay Municipal Corporation
4. Delhi Corporation

Q. Who was responsible for the formation of Madras Municipal Corporation?

1. Sir Josiah Child
2. Lord Ripon
3. Lorn Wellesley
4. Francis Day

Q. Describe the administration of the Presidency towns.

Q. When was the Montague-Chelmsford reforms enacted?

1. 1906
2. 1919
3. 1917
4. 1920

Q. Which of the following statements are true with reference to the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms?

1. The reforms introduced federalism in the subcontinent, and were thus welcomed by nationalists.
2. Indians were given no administrative power in the fields of law and order and land revenue.
3. Indians were given control over minor departments like health and agriculture.
4. Indians were given full administrative power over the irrigation department.

Q. Which of the following statements are true about the system of dyarchy?

1. Subjects were divided in two parts.
2. Subjects were divided into reserved and transferred.
3. Government had two houses.
4. Government had upper house and lower house.

Q. In the context of Indian history, the principle of `Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers which among the following?

1. Division of the central legislature into two houses.
2. Introduction of double government i.e., Central and State governments.
3. Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi.
4. Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories.