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Regulating Act 1773 |
Governor General of Bengal (Madras, Bombay subordinate), SC Calcutta, Executive Council, Court of Directors |
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Warren Hastings |
First Governor General of Bengal |
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Pitts India Act 1784 |
Double government - Court of Directors handle commercial affairs, Board of Control handle political affairs |
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Charter Act 1833 |
Governor General of India - exclusive legislative powers (Acts, not Regulations), EIC administrative body, open competition for civil servants (negated) |
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William Bentick |
First Governor General of India |
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Charter Act 1853 |
Legislative Council (6 additional members), open competition for civil servants (Macaulay Committee) |
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Government of India Act 1858 |
EIC abolished, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for India with 15 member Council of India |
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Canning |
First Viceroy of India |
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Indian Councils Act 1861 |
Representation of Indians by nomination, decentralisation of legislative powers, Portfolio system, ordinance power to Viceroy, new legislative councils for Bengal, NWFP, Punjab |
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Indian Councils Act 1892 |
Legislative council can discuss budget, address questions, nomination of non official members |
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Indian Councils Act 1909 |
Morley Minto Reforms |
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Indian Councils Act 1909 |
Increase in size of legislative councils, can ask supplementary questions, can move resolutions on budget, Indian in executive council, Separate Electorates for Muslims |
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Government of India Act 1919 |
Montagu Chlemsford Reforms |
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Government of India Act 1919 |
Central & Provincial subjects, Dyarchy in provinces (transferred, reserved subjects), bicameralism at center, Direct election of members, Separate electorates for Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo Indians, Europeans, Central Public Service Commission 1926 |
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Government of India Act 1919 |
Simon Commission constituted under ____ |
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Communal Award, Ramsay MacDonald |
Separate electorates for depressed classes called _____ given by ____ |
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Poona Pact |
Hindu joint electorates and reserved seats for depressed classes |
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Government of India Act 1935 |
All India Federation, 3 lists, Residuary powers to Viceroy, provincial autonomy, Dyarchy at center, bicameralism in provinces, RBI, Provincial and Joint Public Service Commissions, Federal Court 1937 |
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August Offer 1940 |
Demand for Constituent Assembly accepted in principle |
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Cripps Proposal 1942 |
Draft proposal of Constituent Assembly, rejected by Muslim League |
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Cabinet Mission |
Final proposal of Constituent Assembly accepted by Muslim League given by |
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Indian Independence Act 1947 |
Mountbatten Plan accepted and ____ was enacted. Provided for ending of British rule in India, partition, Governor General, Constituent Assemblies with legislative powers, freedom to Princely States |
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November 9, 1946 |
First meeting of Constituent Assembly |
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December 13, 1946 |
Objectives Resolution passed in Constituent Assembly on |
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July 22, 1946 |
National Flag adopted on |
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January 24, 1950 |
National flag, song adopted on |
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November 26, 1949 |
Constituent containing Preamble, 395 articles, 8 schedules adopted on |
Articles 5-9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391-393 |
