1. Between the 15th August, 1947 when India became free and the 26th January, 1950 when she declared herself a democratic sovereign republic, the Government of India functioned under the provision of ? [UPSC CAPF 2014]

(a) The Government of India Act, 1935
(b) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
(c) The Indian (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947
(d) None of the above

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The Government of India Act, 1935 

2. Which one among the following was not a provision of the Regulating Act of 1773? [UPSC CAPF 2014]

(a) It introduced parliamentary supervision over the East India Company
(b) The Government of Bengal was vested in a Governor General and the Council of four members
(c) It changed the power of vote in the Court of Proprietors by removing all restrictions on qualifications
(d) The Governor-General was vested with a casting vote

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It changed the power of vote in the Court of Proprietors by removing all restrictions on qualifications 

3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I (Person)
A. BR Ambedkar
B. Sikandar Hayat Khan
C. Fazlul Huq
D. Khaliquzzaman

List II (Political Party)
1. Pakistan Muslim League
2. Krishak Praja Party
3. Unionist Party
4. Independent Labour Party

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

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Option B 

4. Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of the Indian Independence Act, 1947? [UPSC CAPF 2018]

(a) The Dominion of India got the residuary territory of India, excluding the provinces of Sind, Baluchistan, West Punjab, East Bengal and NWFP.

(b) The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament.

(c) The Act proposed to set up two independent Dominions.

(d) The Constituent Assembly of each Dominion was to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any Constitution.

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The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament. 

5. Consider the following quote :
“On the 26th January, 1950, we are going to enter a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality.”
To whom among the following leaders is this quote attributed? [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Somnath Lahiri

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B. R. Ambedkar 

6. According to which one of the following plans/reports, the decision with regard to the partition of Punjab and Bengal was to be taken on the basis of voting of the Members of the respective Legislative Assemblies ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]

(a) Nehru report
(b) Cripps mission plan
(c) Beveridge report
(d) Mountbatten plan

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Mountbatten plan 

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