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Who was the Viceroy of India when British-India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act, 1935 are correct?
1) It introduced provincial autonomy.
2) It proposed a federation of India.
3) It proposed for the establishment of a Federal Court.

What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and WS Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?

Consider the following statements regarding the Charter Act, 1853:
1) The number of the members of the Court of Director was reduced from 24 to 16 out of which 6 were to be nominated by the crown.
2) The law member was made a full member of the Governor-General's executive council and this council while sitting in its legislative capacity was enlarged by the addition of 12 members. 
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding the Pitts India Act, 1784:
1) In India, the chief government was placed in the hands of a Governor-General and a council of four
2) The court of proprietors lost the right to rescind, suspend or revoke any resolution of the directors which was approved by the Board of Control
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

When Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the ___________.

Who started the construction of Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta to Delhi in 1839?

The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of ___________.

Consider the following statements:
1) Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) enlarged the powers of legislators.
2) The Government of India Act, 1858 vested the secretary of state for India with supreme control over the Government of India. 
3) Vernacular Press Act was repealed during the Viceroyalty of Lord Ripon.
4) The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of the Government of India Act, 1919.
5) The most short-lived of all the Britains constitutional experiments in India was the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Act of 1784:
1) The Governor-General was empowered to disregard he did so in a formal way accepting the responsibility for his own action 
2) Under the Act the presidencies of Madras and Bombay were subordinated to the Governor-General and Council of Bengal in all matters of diplomacy , revenue and war.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?