SEBA Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 1 The Advent of Europeans MCQs (2026–27) – Assam Eduverse

Q26. The Act of 1861 aimed at strengthening which type of administration?
a) Military administration
b) Provincial administration
c) Judicial administration
d) Revenue administration
Answer: b) Provincial administration

Q27. Under the Indian Councils Act, 1861, Legislative Councils were formed in:

1. Bengal
2. Bombay
3. Madras
4. Punjab

a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 2 and 3 only
Answer: c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q28. The process of including Indian representatives into administration began through:
a) Regulating Act, 1773
b) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
c) Government of India Act, 1858
d) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Answer: d) Indian Councils Act, 1861

Q29. Assertion (A): The Indian Councils Act, 1861 marked the beginning of representative institutions in India.
Reason (R): It allowed Indians to participate in legislative work.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

Q30. The Resolution on Financial Decentralization was adopted during the Viceroyalty of:
a) Lord Ripon
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Mayo
d) Lord Lytton
Answer: c) Lord Mayo

Q31. The Resolution on Financial Decentralization was enforced in:
a) 1858
b) 1861
c) 1870
d) 1882
Answer: c) 1870

Q32. Which Viceroy laid the foundation of local self-government in India?
a) Lord Lytton
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord Mayo
d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: b) Lord Ripon

Q33. Local Self-Government Resolution of Lord Ripon was passed in:
a) 1870
b) 1882
c) 1858
d) 1892
Answer: b) 1882

Q34. Under Lord Ripon’s reforms, how were members of Local Boards mainly selected?
a) By nomination only
b) By British officers
c) By election
d) By army officials
Answer: c) By election

Q35. Assertion (A): Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self-Government in India.
Reason (R): He encouraged elected local bodies and reduced government control over them.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

Q36. During the early period of the East India Company, Civil Service posts were filled by:
a) Indians only
b) Britishers only
c) Both Indians and Britishers
d) Local rulers
Answer: b) Britishers only

Q37. The Charter Act of 1833 declared that:
a) Only Britishers could hold civil posts
b) Indians were eligible for civil posts
c) Civil Services were abolished
d) Governors were removed
Answer: b) Indians were eligible for civil posts

Q38. The Civil Service Act of 1862 reserved Civil Services mainly for:
a) Indians
b) Europeans
c) Local rulers
d) Zamindars
Answer: b) Europeans

Q39. The Civil Service Examination was held in:
a) India only
b) England only
c) Both India and France
d) India and Burma
Answer: b) England only

Q40. Assertion (A): Very few Indians could join Civil Services in the 19th century.
Reason (R): The examination was conducted in England and age limits were restrictive.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

Q41. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Satyendranath Tagore
c) Surendranath Banerjee
d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: b) Satyendranath Tagore

Q42. The age limit for Civil Service examination was reduced from 21 years to:
a) 18 years
b) 19 years
c) 20 years
d) 17 years
Answer: b) 19 years

Q43. During whose Viceroyalty was the age limit reduced?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord Lytton
d) Lord Mayo
Answer: c) Lord Lytton

Q44. Surendranath Banerjee protested against:
a) Local self-government
b) Age reduction in Civil Services
c) Dual Government
d) Battle of Plassey
Answer: b) Age reduction in Civil Services

Q45. The Royal Commission on Public Service was appointed in:
a) 1858
b) 1861
c) 1886
d) 1893
Answer: c) 1886

Q46. Assertion (A): The Indian National Congress demanded simultaneous Civil Service Examination in India and England.
Reason (R): Holding exams only in England restricted Indian participation.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

Q47. In 1923, a Public Service Commission was formed under the chairmanship of:
a) Lord Ripon
b) Lord Islington
c) Lord Mayo
d) Lord Canning
Answer: b) Lord Islington

Q48. The Government of India Act, 1919 recommended:
a) Ending Civil Services
b) Increasing Indian participation in Civil Services
c) Removing Legislative Councils
d) Ending Viceroy system
Answer: b) Increasing Indian participation in Civil Services

Q49. The Lee Commission was formed in:
a) 1919
b) 1923
c) 1858
d) 1861
Answer: b) 1923

Q50. The Government of India Act, 1935 aimed at:
a) Ending British rule
b) Strengthening Company rule
c) Expanding provincial autonomy and reforms
d) Abolishing Civil Services
Answer: c) Expanding provincial autonomy and reforms