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<b>Correct answer: D</b> Lord Ripon <ul> <li>The First Factory Act (1881) in India was enacted during the administration of <b>Lord Ripon</b> as Viceroy, who pushed social reform measures including factory regulation.</li> <li>Other options were rulers during different periods and did not author this act: <ul> <li>Lord Curzon — Viceroy (1899–1905)</li> <li>Lord Wellesley — Governor-General (1798–1805)</li> <li>Lord Cornwallis — Governor-General (1786–1793)</li> </ul> </li> </ul>

<b>Correct answer: D. Surya Sen</b> <ul> <li><b>Why correct:</b> Surya Sen, a prominent Indian revolutionary from Bengal, was popularly known as <i>“Master da”</i> (Master uncle) for his leadership and mentoring of young revolutionaries and students in the freedom struggle.</li> <li><b>Why others are incorrect:</b> <ul> <li>A. Arobindo Ghosh — not associated with the nickname Master da.</li> <li>B. Batukeswar Dutta — prominent revolutionary but not the Master da.</li> <li>C. Dinesh Gupta — another freedom fighter, not the Master da.</li> </ul> </li> </ul>

The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on: <ul> <li><b>B. Simon Commission</b></li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Simon Commission (1928) reviewed constitutional reforms in India and laid groundwork that influenced the 1935 Act, which introduced provincial autonomy and other reforms.</li> <li>Option A (Lord Clive's report) pertains to 18th-century Bengal operations, not constitutional reforms of 1935.</li> <li>Option C (Lord Curzon Commission) is unrelated to the 1935 Act; Curzon is linked to earlier administrative policies and the 1909 reforms, not this Act.</li> <li>Option D (Dimitrov Thesis) is a false, non-Indian political theory unrelated to British constitutional measures in India.</li> </ul>

Chandragupta II Son of Samudragupta, We know about
him from inscriptions and coins. He led an expedition to western India, where he overcame
the last of the Shakas. His court was full of learned people, including Kalidasa the poet, and Aryabhata the astronomer.

The British government passed the orders of Bengal partition in August 1905, which came into effect on October 16, 1905. Rabindranath Tagore used "Rakhi Bandhan" festival to celebrate concept of brotherhood, togetherness as a medium to protest against British’s partition policy.