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<div class="ai-exp-block"> <b>Explanation:</b> <p>Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose proclaimed the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) in 1943 in Singapore. This act established a parallel Indian administration during World War II, aiming to obtain independence from British rule with the help of the Axis powers. Singapore was chosen as the base because it was under Japanese control at that time and offered a strategic location for organizing the Indian nationalist movement, including the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj). The other options—Japan, Burma, Kabul—were not the sites of this declaration.</p> </div> <div class="ai-did-block"> <b>? Did You Know?</b><br> <p>The Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) issued its own currency and stamps from Singapore to legitimize its administration.</p> </div> <div class="ai-remember-block"> <b>? Remember:</b> <p>Netaji announced Azad Hind in Singapore (1943) to establish a free Indian government.</p> </div>

<div class="ai-exp-block"> <b>Explanation:</b> <p>The mismatch is option D. The book Life Divine is written by Sri Aurobindo, not Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The other pairings are correct: The Indian Struggle is associated with Subhas Chandra Bose, My Experiments with Truth with Mohandas K. Gandhi, and The Discovery of India with Jawaharlal Nehru. This question tests matching of notable works with their authors.</p> </div> <div class="ai-did-block"> <b>? Did You Know?</b><br> <p>The Life Divine is a key work of Sri Aurobindo, outlining his philosophy of integral yoga.</p> </div> <div class="ai-remember-block"> <b>? Remember:</b> <p>Life Divine = Sri Aurobindo; other matches in the list are correct.</p> </div>

<b>Correct answer: D</b><br> <ul> <li><b>Why correct:</b> The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended by Mahatma Gandhi after the Chauri Chaura incident (1922), where a violent mob burnt a police station and killed policemen, leading to a loss of moral authority for the movement.</li> <li><b>Why others are incorrect:</b> <ul> <li>A) Alipore Bomb Case: 1908, not linked to the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement.</li> <li>B) Meerut Conspiracy Case: 1929, a separate legal case, not the withdrawal trigger.</li> <li>C) Poona Pact: 1932, related to pact with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, long after the movement.</li> </ul> </li> </ul>

<div class="ai-exp-block"> <b>Explanation:</b> <p>The Doctrine of Lapse, announced by Lord Dalhousie, denied succession to adopting families not legally adopted heirs of an Indian ruler. Lakshmi Bai’s adopted son Damodar Rao was not recognised as heir, so Jhansi was annexed to British territory. Among the options, Dalhousie is the one who implemented this policy, leading to the annexation. The other governors-general (Wellesley, Bentinck, Canning) did not enact this policy or annex Jhansi under this principle.</p> </div> <div class="ai-did-block"> <b>? Did You Know?</b><br> <p>The Doctrine of Lapse was announced by Lord Dalhousie in 1848 to expand British control over Indian states lacking a legitimate heir.</p> </div> <div class="ai-remember-block"> <b>? Remember:</b> <p>Doctrine of Lapse: adopted heir not recognized; ruler's state could be annexed when there was no natural heir.</p> </div>

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<li><b>Correct answer: C</b> – Only (i), (iii) and (iv)</li>
<li>Alauddin Khilji fixed prices for essential commodities like <b>sugarcane</b>, <b>grains</b> and <b>fish</b> to control prices and prevent hoarding.</li>
<li>He did not fix prices for <b>diamonds</b>, a luxury item, hence (ii) is incorrect.</li>
<li>Therefore, options including only (ii) or excluding one of (i)/(iii)/(iv) are wrong; the correct set is (i), (iii), and (iv).</li>
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<b>Explanation:</b> <ul> <li><b>Correct answer: B. Lokmanya Tilak</b> – Tilak actively negotiated with Muslim leaders and helped bridge trust between the Congress and the Muslim League, leading to the Lucknow Pact (1916) that supported joint electorates and cooperation.</li> <li><b>Why others are incorrect</b>: <ul> <li>A. Dadabhai Naoroji – prominent Congress leader, but not the main broker of the Lucknow Pact.</li> <li>C. M.A. Jinha – later a key Muslim League leader; not the primary broker of this pact.</li> <li>D. Annie Besant – supported broader reforms, not the principal negotiator of the Lucknow Pact.</li> </ul> </li> </ul>

<b>Correct option: C</b> 1942 <ul> <li><b>Why correct:</b> The Cripps Mission sailed to India in 1942 (arrived March 1942) to seek British concessions and offer dominion status, but failed to secure acceptance.</li> <li><b>Why others are incorrect:</b> <ul> <li>A (1940): No Cripps Mission visit then.</li> <li>B (1941): Mission occurred in 1942, not 1941.</li> <li>D (1945): By 1945, Cripps Mission had already ended; independence negotiations differed.</li> </ul> </ul>