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1901-1947 - NWFP History - NWFP
For most of the period from 1901 to 1932, NWFP was governed by a:
A. Chief Commissioner
B. Premier responsible to an elected assembly
C. President elected by tribal jirgas
D. Military dictator
Correct Answer: A
NWFP remained a Chief Commissioner's Province until its constitutional elevation in 1932.
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Which princely region was adjacent to NWFP but not one of its original five settled districts?
A. Amritsar
B. Delhi
C. Ajmer
D. Swat
Correct Answer: D
Swat was a princely frontier region rather than one of the original settled districts of NWFP.
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What was the main distinction between settled districts and tribal agencies in NWFP?
A. Agencies were directly ruled by elected councils
B. Settled districts were outside British India
C. Settled districts had ordinary district administration; agencies had special political administration
D. There was no administrative difference
Correct Answer: C
Settled districts were administered through regular district officials, while tribal agencies were managed under special frontier arrangements by Political Agents.
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Who generally administered a tribal agency on behalf of the British government?
A. District Mayor
B. Political Agent
C. Chief Justice
D. Speaker
Correct Answer: B
Political Agents represented the colonial government in tribal agencies and worked through local intermediaries.
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Which traditional institution was used under frontier administration to decide many disputes?
A. Jirga
B. Panchayat only
C. Senate
D. Municipal corporation
Correct Answer: A
The jirga system was incorporated into the colonial frontier administrative and legal structure.
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Which principle was a notable feature of the Frontier Crimes Regulation?
A. Universal adult franchise
B. Separation of judiciary and executive
C. Direct elections in tribal agencies
D. Collective responsibility
Correct Answer: D
The FCR allowed collective responsibility, under which a tribe or community could be held accountable for certain offenses.
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In which year was the Frontier Crimes Regulation commonly associated with NWFP consolidated?
A. 1885
B. 1919
C. 1901
D. 1935
Correct Answer: C
The FCR was consolidated in 1901, the same year NWFP was established.
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Which law was closely associated with colonial administration in the frontier region?
A. Rowlatt Act only
B. Frontier Crimes Regulation
C. Permanent Settlement Regulation
D. Pitt's India Act
Correct Answer: B
The Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) provided a special legal framework for frontier administration.
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What was the common popular name for NWFP?
A. Sarhad
B. Doab
C. Deccan
D. Rohilkhand
Correct Answer: A
NWFP was commonly called 'Sarhad', meaning the frontier.
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Which famous route gave NWFP major strategic importance?
A. Bolan Pass only
B. Lowari Tunnel
C. Karakoram Highway
D. Khyber Pass
Correct Answer: D
The Khyber Pass was a historically important route between the Indian subcontinent and Afghanistan.
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Which country bordered NWFP on its western frontier?
A. Nepal
B. Burma
C. Afghanistan
D. Iran
Correct Answer: C
Afghanistan lay to the west, making NWFP central to British India's frontier and defense policy.
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Why did the British create NWFP as a separate administrative unit?
A. To develop sea trade
B. To improve control and defense of the Afghan frontier
C. To merge it with Kashmir
D. To abolish tribal administration
Correct Answer: B
Its creation was strongly influenced by military and strategic concerns along the frontier with Afghanistan.
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Which of the following correctly lists the five original settled districts of NWFP?
A. Peshawar, Hazara, Kohat, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan
B. Peshawar, Quetta, Zhob, Bannu and Multan
C. Hazara, Rawalpindi, Mardan, Swat and Chitral
D. Kohat, Lahore, Bannu, Loralai and Peshawar
Correct Answer: A
The province's settled territory initially comprised Peshawar, Hazara, Kohat, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan districts.
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Which district was NOT among the five original settled districts of NWFP in 1901?
A. Hazara
B. Bannu
C. Kohat
D. Mardan
Correct Answer: D
The five original settled districts were Peshawar, Hazara, Kohat, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan. Mardan later emerged as a separate district.
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Which of the following was one of the five original settled districts of NWFP?
A. Quetta
B. Lahore
C. Peshawar
D. Sukkur
Correct Answer: C
Peshawar was one of the original settled districts, along with Hazara, Kohat, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan.
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Who was the first Chief Commissioner of NWFP?
A. Sir Ralph Griffith
B. Harold Arthur Deane
C. Sir George Cunningham
D. Olaf Caroe
Correct Answer: B
Harold Arthur Deane became the first Chief Commissioner when NWFP was constituted in 1901.
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What was the capital of NWFP during the British period?
A. Peshawar
B. Kohat
C. Abbottabad
D. Dera Ismail Khan
Correct Answer: A
Peshawar served as the provincial capital and the main administrative center of NWFP.
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What was the administrative status of NWFP at its creation in 1901?
A. Governor's Province
B. Presidency
C. Princely State
D. Chief Commissioner's Province
Correct Answer: D
From 1901 to 1932, NWFP was a Chief Commissioner's Province with limited representative institutions.
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NWFP was separated primarily from which province of British India?
A. Sindh
B. Baluchistan
C. Punjab
D. United Provinces
Correct Answer: C
The settled frontier districts that formed NWFP had previously been administered as part of Punjab.
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Which Viceroy of India is most closely associated with the creation of NWFP in 1901?
A. Lord Minto
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Reading
D. Lord Wavell
Correct Answer: B
Lord Curzon reorganized the frontier administration and created NWFP in 1901 to improve direct control of the strategically sensitive border region.