{"id":85859,"date":"2025-06-01T03:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85859"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:30:09","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-relating-to-the-government-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-relating-to-the-government-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act, 1858 is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company.<\/li>\n<li>2. The British Parliament enacted the first statute for the governance of India under the direct rule of the British.<\/li>\n<li>3. This Act was dominated by the principle of absolute imperial control without any popular participation in the administration of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; 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-2 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAll three statements are correct. The Government of India Act, 1858, explicitly transferred the territories and governance of India from the East India Company to the British Crown (Statement 1). This marked the beginning of direct rule and the Act was the first comprehensive statute passed by the British Parliament specifically for the governance of India under the Crown (Statement 2). 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