{"id":84678,"date":"2025-06-01T02:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84678"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:45:47","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-ilbert-bill-1883-is-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-ilbert-bill-1883-is-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is\/are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It proposed to grant limited criminal jurisdiction to native officials.<\/li>\n<li>It proposed to grant complete civil and criminal jurisdiction to native officials.<\/li>\n<li>The proposed Bill generated opposition from England&#8217;s European subjects in India.<\/li>\n<li>In spite of opposition to the Bill, it was passed without any modifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;3 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatements 1 and 3 are correct. The Ilbert Bill aimed to remove the disability of Indian judges from trying European British subjects in criminal cases, effectively granting them criminal jurisdiction over Europeans at the level of Sessions Judges and Presidency Magistrates. Statement 1, referring to granting &#8216;limited&#8217; criminal jurisdiction, can be interpreted as referring to this specific extension of power to certain Indian officials. Statement 3 is correct because the proposed Bill sparked strong opposition from the European community in India, leading to the &#8216;White Mutiny&#8217;. Statement 2 is incorrect as the Bill primarily dealt with criminal jurisdiction over Europeans, not complete civil and criminal jurisdiction. Statement 4 is incorrect; due to the intense opposition, the Bill was significantly modified before being passed as a compromise in 1884.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Ilbert Bill proposed to allow Indian Sessions Judges and Presidency Magistrates to try European British subjects in criminal cases.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Bill generated widespread opposition from the European community in India.<br \/>\n&#8211; The final Act was a watered-down version of the original proposal.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe controversy highlighted racial discrimination in the justice system and exposed the deep-seated prejudices of the European community against Indians holding positions of power. It became a significant event in the growth of Indian nationalism.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is\/are correct? It proposed to grant limited criminal jurisdiction to native officials. It proposed to grant complete civil and criminal jurisdiction to native officials. The proposed Bill generated opposition from England&#8217;s European subjects in India. In spite of opposition to the Bill, it was passed &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is\/are\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-ilbert-bill-1883-is-are\/#more-84678\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is\/are<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[1101,1194,1124],"class_list":["post-84678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-1","tag-1101","tag-constitutional-development-of-india","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is\/are<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statements 1 and 3 are correct. 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Statement 4 is incorrect; due to the intense opposition, the Bill was significantly modified before being passed as a compromise in 1884. - The Ilbert Bill proposed to allow Indian Sessions Judges and Presidency Magistrates to try European British subjects in criminal cases. - The Bill generated widespread opposition from the European community in India. - The final Act was a watered-down version of the original proposal.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-ilbert-bill-1883-is-are\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is\/are\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statements 1 and 3 are correct. 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Statement 4 is incorrect; due to the intense opposition, the Bill was significantly modified before being passed as a compromise in 1884. - The Ilbert Bill proposed to allow Indian Sessions Judges and Presidency Magistrates to try European British subjects in criminal cases. - The Bill generated widespread opposition from the European community in India. - The final Act was a watered-down version of the original proposal.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-ilbert-bill-1883-is-are\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T02:45:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is\/are","description":"Statements 1 and 3 are correct. 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