Historical Events and Dates

The 1960s marked a significant turning point in environmental awareness, highlighted by publications like Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring', which brought attention to ecological degradation and the impact of human development.

The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 came into force soon after the Bhopal Gas tragedy. Thereafter, which a large number of laws came into existence as the problems began arising.

The Disaster Management Act in India was enacted by the Parliament of India in 2005 to provide for the effective management of disasters.

The Corn Laws, which imposed tariffs on imported grain to protect domestic farmers, were passed by the British Parliament in 1815.

The Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 granted women the right to vote on the same terms as men, which included the age of 21.

The Representation of the People Act 1918 granted the vote to women over the age of 30 who met certain property qualifications.

The Royal Commission to investigate the Poor Laws was established in 1832, leading to the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.

Merchants were losing an estimated £500,000 (equivalent to £50.9 million in 2019) of stolen cargo annually from the Pool of London on the River Thames by the late 1790s. A plan was devised to curb the problem in 1797 by an Essex Justice of the Peace and master mariner, John Harriot, who joined forces with Patrick Colquhoun and utilitarian philosopher, Jeremy Bentham. Armed with Harriot's proposal and Bentham's insights, Colquhoun was able to persuade the West India Planters Committees and the West India Merchants to fund the new force. They agreed to a one-year trial and on 2 July 1798, after receiving government permission, the Thames River Police began operating with Colquhoun as Superintending Magistrate and Harriot the Resident Magistrate. Hence, Option A is correct. 

Otto von Bismarck introduced the world's first old-age social insurance program in Germany in 1889.

The Old Age Pensions Act 1908 was passed to provide financial support for the elderly, and the first payments were distributed on 1 January 1909.

The Representation of the People Act, commonly known as the Great Reform Act, was passed by the British Parliament in 1832 to expand the franchise.

The 1835 Municipal Corporations Act was a logical step in the reform of the constitution. There were about 250 of these towns, each of which had received a Royal Charter at some time in the past to have its council or corporation. There were great variations in how the corporations were chosen and how they functioned but in over 180 of them, only the members of the Corporation were allowed to vote. Normally they re-elected themselves or brought friends and relatives onto the council. The Commission found generally that power was held by a small number of people because so few townsfolk could vote. They also found evidence of corruption with the council members becoming rich at the expense of the town's inhabitants. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest, the Court of Session Act 1839 was repealed, in 1848 Public Health Act was passed and in 1898, the Libraries Offences Act was passed. Hence, these are incorrect. 

Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the Conservative Party won the general election in 1979.

The Municipal Corporations Act was a landmark piece of legislation passed by the British Parliament in 1835. It reformed the internal structure of local government in England and Wales.