Q1. Who introduced the term state for the first time?

• A) Karl Marx
• B) Machiavelli
• C) Rousseau
• D) Jean Bodin

Answer: (B) Machiavelli

The term ‘State’ in its modern sense was first used by Machiavelli. The State consists of four elements. These are (a) the people; (b) the territory; (c) the government and (d) sovereignty. 

Q2. How do we consider a Constitution rigid or flexible?

• A) Based upon the provisions made for its amendment
• B) Based upon Constitutional Supremacy
• C) Based upon Parliamentary Supremacy
• D) Based upon Judicial Review

Answer: (A) Based upon the provisions made for its amendment

On the basis of amendments, a constitution can be classified into the categories of rigid and flexible. A rigid constitution is one that can't be amended easily, i.e., the US Constitution. A flexible constitution is one that can be amended easily, i.e., Britain.

Q3. Indian constitutional amendment procedure is:

• A) Rigid
• B) Flexible
• C) Rigid as well as Flexible
• D) None

Answer: (C) Rigid as well as Flexible

Indian constitution is more flexible than rigid. For example, most of its provisions can be amended by a two-thirds majority in the parliament. However, in order to amend some of the provisions like the election of the president, powers and functions, the extent of Centre-State relations, etc. apart from two-thirds majority in both houses of the parliament, the bill must be passed by at least half of the total state legislatures.

Q4. The nature of the Indian Constitution-

• A) Unitary
• B) Federal
• C) Quasi Federal System
• D) Parliamentary

Answer: (C) Quasi Federal System

Indian constitution is federal in form and unitary in spirit. The meaning of the quasi-federal system is both federal and unitary. In Unitary Constitution the supreme governing authority of a state is concentrated in a single place(Central Government). In this constitution, the supreme power is divided between the central and state government, and both governments are independent in their domain.

Q5. When did the East India Company?

• A) 31st December, 1600
• B) 13th December, 1598
• C) 31th December, 1609
• D) 11th December, 1603

Answer: (A) 31st December, 1600

On 31 December 1600, the British East India Company received a Royal Charter from the British monarch Elizabeth I to trade with the East Indies. Later, the company colonized the Indian subcontinent.

Q6. The Charter was issued to the East Indian Company in 1600 by whom?

• A) King Charles II
• B) Queen Elizabeth I
• C) Queen Victoria
• D) Queen Mary

Answer: (B) Queen Elizabeth I

On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I issued the Royal Charter to the East India Company. The British East India Company established trading facilities on the east and west coasts of India as well as in Bengal as a result of this Charter.

Q7. For how many years the charter gave the company a monopoly to trade with the east and west coasts of India?

• A) 10 Years
• B) 20 Years
• C) 15 Years
• D) Indefinite Years

Answer: (C) 15 Years

For an initial 15 years, the charter granted the company a monopoly on trade with India's east and west coasts.

Q8. Which Act abolished the administration system in India?

• A) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
• B) Government of India Act of 1858
• C) Charter Act of 1913
• D) Regulating Act of 1773

Answer: (D) Regulating Act of 1773

The Regulating Act of 1773 abolished the administration system in India. This was the first step taken by the British government to control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India, as well as the first time the Company's political and administrative functions were recognized.

Q9. Name of the first Governor-General of Bengal.

• A) Warren Hastings
• B) Lord Dalhousie
• C) WIlliam Bentick
• D) Lord Cornwallis

Answer: (A) Warren Hastings

The first Governor-General of Bengal was Warren Hastings, the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal.

Q10. Who was the first Governor-General of British India?

• A) Lord Dalhousie
• B) Warren Hastings
• C) WIlliam Bentick
• D) Lord Cornwallis

Answer: (C) WIlliam Bentick

William Bentick became the first Governor-General of India after the Charter Act of 1833. He was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1828 to 1833 and the Governor-General of India from 1833 to 1835.