Arrange the following in the chronological order of their implementation: 1. The Indian Factory Act (First) 2. The Vernacular Press Act 3. The Morley-Minto Reforms 4. The Cornwallis Code Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A.4, 2, 1, 3
- B.2, 4, 1, 3
- C.3, 4, 1, 2
- D.2, 1, 3, 4
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is A, 4, 2, 1, 3. The order is the Cornwallis Code (1793), the Vernacular Press Act (1878), the first Indian Factory Act (1881) and the Morley-Minto Reforms (1909).
The Cornwallis Code of 1793, issued by Governor-General Lord Cornwallis, laid down rules for administration, revenue and justice in Bengal, separating revenue collection from judicial work; the Permanent Settlement was made the same year. Lord Lytton's Vernacular Press Act of 1878 curbed newspapers in Indian languages and was repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882. The first Indian Factory Act, passed in 1881 under Ripon, barred children below seven from factory work. The Morley-Minto Reforms, the Indian Councils Act of 1909, enlarged the legislative councils and introduced separate electorates for Muslims.
B is wrong: it puts the 1878 Act before the 1793 Code.
C is wrong: it starts with the 1909 reforms, the latest of the four.
D is wrong: it places the earliest event, the Cornwallis Code, last.
Exam tip: Cornwallis Code 1793 → Vernacular Press Act 1878 (Lytton) → first Factory Act 1881 (Ripon) → Morley-Minto 1909.
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