HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Enable the Europeans to keep arms freely while the Indians could not do so without licence
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Enable the British to annex the territories of native princes without heirs
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Introduce the western education in India
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Give the Indian magistrates the power to try the Europeans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The objective of the bill was to give power to Indian judges and magistrates to try British offenders in criminal cases at the District level. British in Britain and India opposed this bill intensely, playing racial tensions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bill gave Indian judges and magistrates the power to try British offenders in criminal cases at the District level. It sought ot remove racial discrimination from the judicial services.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ilbert Bill, in the history of India, a controversial measure proposed in 1883 that sought to allow senior Indian magistrates to preside over cases involving British subjects in India. The bill, severely weakened by compromise, was enacted by the Indian Legislative Council on Jan. 25, 1884.
Detailed explanation-4: -Viceroy Lord Ripon [1880-1884] Factory Act 1881 | Bengal Tenancy Act 1885 | Good Viceroy of India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Key Points Ilbert Bill, 1883: The bill provided for the trial of British or European persons by Indians, and sought equality between British and Indian judges in the country. Hence option 2 is correct.