Governor/Governor General/Viceroy (Part-III)

Total Questions: 48

1. The first Factory Act for restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adoppted during whose time? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Bentinck
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Canning

Correct Answer: (c) Lord Ripon

Solution:Lord Ripon is considered as the most liberal Viceroy of India. He made the First Factory Act 1881, which tried to facilitate the position of workers. this Act prohibited the employment of children below 7 years of age and the employment off children 7-12 years of the age for more than 9 hours and also provided four days off in a month.

2. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]

1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the worker to form trade unions.
2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:The Factories Act, 1881, prohibited the employment of children under the age of seven, limited the number of working hours for children between the age of 7-12 and required that dangerous machinery should be fenced properly. The act was focused on the security of the labours who were a child. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer of he labour movement in India. He is remembered not only for ameliorating the working conditions of textile mill-hands in the 19th century but also for his courageous initiatives on caste and communal issues. There only statement 2 is correct.

3. Who amongst the following is considered to be the Father of 'Local Self-Government' in India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Ripon

Correct Answer: (d) Lord Ripon

Solution:The proposal of Local Self-Government was introduced in 1882 A.D. during the tenure of Lord Ripon, which is considered as the beginning of modern Self-Government in India. Lord Ripon is considered to be the Father of 'Local Self-Government' in modern India. He ordered provincial Governments to analyze the financial resources of their provinces so that it could be fixed that general expenses on which items can be transferred to the local administration.

4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

List-I	List-II
(a) Local self government	Lord Lytton
(b) Subsidiary Alliance	Lord Wellesley
(c) Doctrine of Lapse	Lord Dalhousie
(d) Permanent Settlement	Lord Cornwallis

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Government resolution on local self-government was introduced during the tenure of Lord Ripon in 1882 A.D.. Lord Ripon is also known as the 'Father of local self-government' Rest of the options are correctly matched.

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

List-I	List-II
1. Clive	A. Removal of press restriction
2. Bentinck	B. Partition of Bengal
3. Charles Metcalf	C. Dual Govt. in Bengal
4. Curzon	D. English Education

Code:

	1	2	3	4
(a)	C	D	A	B
(b)	D	A	C	B
(c)	B	D	C	A
(d)	C	B	A	D

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:In 1765 A.D. Lord Clive implement the Dual-Government System in Bengal. The foundation of modern education was laid down by Macaulay during the tenure of Bentinck. The idea of Macaulay about his proposals was to create 'a class of persons who are Indian in blood and colour, but English in tastes, in opinions, in morals and intellect.' The idea of Macaulay was approved on March 7, 1835 by a proposal and decides that English will be the language of high-level administration. Charles Metcalfe removed the restrictions on the press, thus he is known as 'liberator of newspapers.' The partition of Bengal took place in 1905 A.D. during the period of Lord Curzon.

6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 1995]

List-I	List-II
I. Lord Dalhousie	A. Prohibition of Sati
II. Lord William Bentinck	B. Local Self- Government
III. Lord Rippon	C. Division of Bengal
IV. Lord Curzon	D. Doctrine of Lapse

code:

	I	II	III	IV
(a)	D	A	B	C
(b)	D	B	A	C
(c)	A	B	C	D
(d)	C	A	B	D

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :

List-I	List-II
Lord Dalhousie	Doctrine of Lapse
Lord William Bentinck	Prohibition of Sati
Lord Ripon	Local Self-Government
Lord Curzon	Division of Bengal

7. Which one of the following pairs (G.G. and Event) is properly matched? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

List-I	List-II
(a) Lord Cornwallis	Regulating Act
(b) Lord Wellesley	Permanent Settlement
(c) Lord Ellenborough	Annexation of Sindh
(d) Lord Dalhousie	First Afghan War.

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The merger of Sindh in 1843 AD took place during the period of Lord Ellenborough (1842-44). By Regulating Act, Warren Hasting was appointed the first Governor-General of Bengal. The tenure of Cornwallis lasted from 1786 to 1793 and 30 July 1805 to 5 October 1805. The major events of his tenure were a ban on the slave trade, starting of civil Services, police services and Permanent Settlement. The tenure of Lord Wellesley was from 1798 to 1805 AD. The major events of his tenure were Subsidiary Alliance System, Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, second Anglo-Maratha War and the establishment of Fort William College in Calcutta. The tenure of Lord Dalhousie was from 1848 to 1856 AD.

8. The Archaeological Survey of India was establish in the period of- [U.P. Lower (Pre) 2009]

(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Wellesely
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord William Bentinck

Correct Answer: (c) Lord Curzon

Solution:The efforts related to Archaeological survey started in 1784 A.D with the establish of Asiatic Society at Calcutta by William Jones. In 1861 A.D. Lord Canning appointed Alexander Cunningham as Archaeological surveyor of Archeological Survey Department. Lord Curzon during his tenure integrated and centralized Archeological Survey of India (ASI) and appointed John Marshall as new Director-General in 1901. John Marshall assumed the charge in 1902.

9. The Archaeological Survey of India was established during the period of [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord William Bentinck
(d) Warren Hastings

Correct Answer: (a) Lord Curzon

10. Who among the following established the Department of Archeological Survey? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Hardinge
(d) Lord Chelmsford
(e) None of these

Correct Answer: (e) None of these

Solution:Department of Archaeological Survey was established in 1871 AD. The Earl of Mayo was Governor General at that time and Duke of Argyll George John Douglas Campbell was secretary of state for India. On the recomendation of George John Douglas Campbell, department of Archeological Survey was established. Since neither Mayo nor Argyll is mentioned, CGPSC cancelled this question.

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Governor/Governor General/Viceroy (Part-III)

1. The first Factory Act for restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adoppted during whose time? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

2. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]

3. Who amongst the following is considered to be the Father of 'Local Self-Government' in India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 1995]

7. Which one of the following pairs (G.G. and Event) is properly matched? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

8. The Archaeological Survey of India was establish in the period of- [U.P. Lower (Pre) 2009]

9. The Archaeological Survey of India was established during the period of [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

10. Who among the following established the Department of Archeological Survey? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

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