Pakistan Studies MCQ #81

What was the purpose of the Ilbert Bill introduced in 1883?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #81

  1. Question 1

    Q1. What was the purpose of the Ilbert Bill introduced in 1883?

    • A) To increase British control
    • B) To give Indians and Europeans equal magistracy
    • C) To form the Indian National Congress
    • D) To abolish the British judiciary

    Answer: To give Indians and Europeans equal magistracy

    Explanation: The Ilbert Bill of 1883, introduced by Viceroy Lord Ripon's law member C.P. Ilbert, proposed that Indian magistrates and judges be given the same legal powers as European judges, including trying European British subjects.