Consider the events given below:  1.

Solution

1. The Board of Control was abolished by the Government of India Act, 1858 and was established by the Pitt’s India Act of 1784 2. The Vernacular Press Act was passed by Lord Lytton in 1878 3. The direct elections were introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919 or the Montagu Chelmsford reforms.  4. The report of the Simon Commission was laid in 1930. 5. Separate Electorates for the Women was introduced by the Government of India Act, 1935. 6. The provision for the establishment of the Federal Court was provided in the Government of India Act, 1935. The Court was formally established in 1937. o. It was called the ‘gagging act’ for imposing severe restrictions on newspapers.   Hence, the correct sequence is 2-5-1-6-3-4.