MCQ on Constitution of India

Q1. Which Act is regarded as the first step toward centralized administration in British India? A) Regulating Act, 1773 B) Charter Act, 1813 C) Pitt's India Act, 1784 D) Government of India Act, 1858 Answer: A) Regulating Act, 1773 Explanation: The Regulating Act of 1773 was the first British parliamentary law to regulate the East India Company's administration in India. It centralized authority and created the office of the Governor-General of Bengal. --- ### Q2. Who became the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act, 1773? A) Lord Cornwallis B) Warren Hastings C) Lord Wellesley D) Lord Hastings **Answer:** B) Warren Hastings **Explanation:** Warren Hastings became the first Governor-General of Bengal and exercised authority over the Presidencies of Madras and Bombay in specified matters. --- ### Q3. The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established under which Act? A) Charter Act, 1813 B) Regulating Act, 1773 C) Pitt's India Act, 1784 D) Government of India Act, 1858 **Answer:*…