KALINGA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF LAW

CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF INDIA

MAXIMUM MARKS - 20 TIME- 1 HOUR

SECTION A

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS 2*2= 4 MARKS

1- “Political Agitation in India reached the highest point in July & August 1917”- G N
Singh. Explain the relevance of the above statement.
2- “India was to be a secular state with no State Religion”. Name the Report/ Commission
this statement was made. Also write four points of the said Report/ Commission.

SECTION B

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS 4*2= 8 MARKS

1- Montague’s declaration of August, 1917 was indeed a revolutionary step in the Sense that
it promised responsible government to India- Explain.
OR
1- “The power of the Governor General was so wide under the Act of 1919 that it made it a
Constitutional Dictator”- Stating the power of the Governor – General justify the
Statement.

2- “The reform introduced by the Morley- Minto through the Act failed to establish a
reasonable government in India”- Explain Why?
OR
2- The function of the Councils under Act of 1909 was extended- Explain by stating the
Function of the Council.

SECTION C

ATTEMPT ANY ONE QUESTION 8*1= 8 MARKS

1- State Simon Commission Report. Write 2 merits and demerits of Act of 1919.
2- What is the importance of Poona Pact? Write two merits & demerits of Act of 1909.