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38 Cards in this Set
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who proposed formation of constituent assembly at first |
MN roy in 1934 |
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which regulating act was the 1st step taken by the british to control and regulate the affairs of east INdia company |
regulating act 1773 |
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which act recognised for the 1st time the political and administrative functions of the company |
regulating act 1773 |
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which act laid the foundation of central administration in india |
regulating act 1773 |
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which act prohibited the servants of the company frm engaging in any private trade or accepting presents or bribes frm the natives |
regulating act 1773 |
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which act distinguished beteeen the provincial and commercial functions of yhe company |
pitts india act of 1784 |
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which act attepted to introdice a system of open competition for selection of civil servants but was rejected by court of directors |
charter act 1833 |
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which act initiated the process of decentralisation by restoring legislative powers to bombay and madras presidencies |
indian council act 1861 |
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which act designated the governor of bengal as the governor general of bengal |
regulating act 1773 |
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which act created an executive council of 4 members to assist governor general of bengal |
regulating act 1773 |
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which act made the governors of bombay and madras presidencies subordinate to the governor general of bengal |
regulating act 1773 |
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which act provided for the establishment of SC at calcutta comprising one chief justice and three other judges |
regulating act 1773 |
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acc to regulating act 1773 the court of directors have to report on what matters to the british government |
revenue, civil and military affairs |
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which act created a new body as board of control |
pitts india act 1784 |
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court of directors were to manage which affairs of the company |
commercial affairs |
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board of control can manage which affairs of the company |
political affairs |
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which act empowered board of control to supervise and direct all operations of civil and military government or revenues of british possessions in india |
pitts india act 1784 |
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what are the 2 significances of pitts india act |
1. the company's territories in india were called british possessions 2. british govt was goven supreme control over companys affairs |
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which act was the final step towards centralisation in india |
charter act 1833 |
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which act made governor general of bengal as governor general of india |
charter act 1833 |
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which act created for the 1st time a govt of india having authority over the entire territorial area possessed by British in india |
charter act 1833 |
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which act deprived the gobernors of bimabay and madras of their legislative powers |
charter act 1833 since it made governor general of india as tge exclusive legislative power for entire british india |
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which act ended commercial activities of east india company and made it a sole administrative body |
charter act 1833 |
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which act separated legislative and executive functions of governor generals council |
charter act 1853 |
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which act made indian legislative council |
charter act 1853----added 6 new members called legislative councillors to the council |
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which act introduced an open competition for selection of civil servants |
charter act 1853 |
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macaulay commmittee |
committee on indian civil seevice |
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which act did not specify any particular period for retention of british crowns |
charter act 1853 |
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which act introduced local representation in indian legislative council |
charter act 1853-4 members appointed from bombay; bengal, madras and agra |
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which act changed the designation of governor general of india to that of viceroy |
1858 |
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who was the direct represrntative of british crown in india ( viceroy or secretary) |
viceroy |
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which act ended the system of double govt by abolishing the board of control and court of directors |
goi act 1858 |
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who was member of british cabinet and was ultimately responsible to british parliament |
secretary of state |
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how many member council was established in goi 1858 to assist the secretary of state for india |
15 member council |
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the goi act 1858 created which body as the body corporate capable of suing and being sued in india and england |
secretary of state in council |
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what were the 2 flaws of goi act 1858 |
1. administration was highly centralised--though provinces existed but mere puppets 2. no separation of functions--civil, military, executive and legislative all vested in governor general who was responsible to sevretary of state |
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which act made a beginning of representative institutions by associating indians with law making process |
act of 1861 |
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which act provided viceroy to nominate some indians as non-official members of expanded council |
act of 1861 |