The first factory act to regulate the working hours of children and improve factory labor conditions in British India was passed in 1881 during the tenure of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The first factory act to regulate the working hours of children and improve factory labor conditions in British India was passed in 1881 during the tenure of:
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Lansdowne
D. Lord Dufferin
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The Indian Factories Act 1881 was enacted during Lord Ripon's tenure, limiting the employment hours of children under twelve years of age.

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The 'Karachi Resolution' of 1931 outlined the vision for which type of future Indian state?
A. A confederation of princely states
B. A dominion under British rule
C. A socialist secular democratic state
D. A theocratic state

Correct Answer: Option C


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The Karachi Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme envisioned an independent India with a secular, socialist, and democratic framework.

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Who authored the patriotic song 'Vande Mataram'?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Muhammad Iqbal
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Correct Answer: Option D


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B. Suppression of revolutionary activities
C. Economic reforms
D. Educational policy

Correct Answer: Option B


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The Rowlatt Committee recommended laws to curb revolutionary and seditious activities, leading to the Rowlatt Act 1919.

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