Pearson Edexcel International A Level · History (YHI01)

Unit 2 option 1A: India, 1857–1948: The Raj to Partition: Practice Questions

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Question 1
1 mark

Who was the British military officer responsible for ordering troops to fire on an unarmed crowd at Jallianwala Bagh in April 1919?

Question 2
1 mark

How did the Montagu Declaration of 1917 represent a shift in British policy towards the government of India?

Question 3
1 mark

Which of the following best evaluates the significance of the Government of India Act 1935 in the transition toward independence?

Question 4
1 mark

In the aftermath of the 1857 Indian Mutiny, which legislative act officially transferred the government of India from the East India Company to the British Crown?

Question 5
1 mark

In the context of late 19th-century Indian economics, what was the primary cause of the severe famines that occurred in 1876–78 and 1899?

Question 6
2 marks

Identify the British legislation passed in 1858 that transferred the government of India from the East India Company to the British Crown.

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Question 7
3 marks

Briefly explain the impact of the Government of India Act 1861 on the legislative structure of the British Raj.

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Question 8
5 marks

Analyze why the Morley-Minto reforms of 1905–10 are considered a significant but limited step in the development of Indian self-governance.

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Question 9
8 marks

Option 1A: India, 1857–1948: The Raj to Partition

(a) Evaluate the significance of the Indian Mutiny of 1857 in changing the nature of British administration in India between 1858 and 1876. [5]

(b) To what extent was the failure to prevent extensive communal violence during the 1947 partition primarily the result of Mountbatten's decisions as Viceroy? [3]

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