MCQs on Indian Constitutional Development

16. Which of the following proved to be the most short lived of all the British constitutional experiments in India?
 (a) Government of India Act, 1919
 (b) Indian Council Act, 1909
 (c) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
 (d) Government of India Act, 1935

17. Which one of the following Acts formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time?
 (a) Indian Councils Act, 1909
 (b) Government of India Act, 1919
 (c) Government of India Act, 1935
 (d) Indian Independence Act, 1947

18. Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature?
 (a) Indian Councils Act, 1909
 (b) Indian Councils Act, 1919
 (c) Government of India Act, 1935
 (d) None of the above

19. The Crown took the Government of India into its own hands by:
 (a) Charter Act, 1833
 (b) Government of India Act, 1858
 (c) Indian Council Act, 1861
 (d) Government of India Act, 1935

20. Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India?
 (a) Four lions
 (b) Chariot wheel
 (c) Horse
 (d) Words ‘Satyameva Jayate’