Police System

Q. Police officers were also known as in the British police system.

1. Thanedars
2. Chowkidars
3. Kotwals

Q. The services of both the Chowkidar and Kotwal were supervised by the newly created designation of magistrates.

1. True
2. False

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What was the highest position Indians could take in the army till 1857?

1. Chowkidar
2. Subedar
3. Officer
4. General

Q. In which year did the British implement the Police Law?

1. 1861

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Under whom was the police commission set up in the year 1902?

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Lord Curzon
3. Andrew Fraser
4. Lord Dalhousie

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What were the duties of the Superintendent in British India?

1. Supervised the work of Kotwal.
2. Supervised the work of Chowkidar.
3. Maintained law and order at the village level.
4. Investigated crime and thefts at the village level.

Q. Assertion [A]: Bengal famine was partially a man-made famine that led to millions of deaths.

Reason [R]: The British took over the entire police system of the Bengal province.

Read the above given statements carefully and select the option that is true.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.