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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

  • Partition of Bengal -1908
  • Quit India Movement -1942
  • Chauri - Chaura Incident -1922
  • Jallianwala Bagh Massacre -1919
  • Correct Option: A  [ Partition of Bengal -1908 ]

    Remark: Partition of Bengal -1905

Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of ?

  • Sher Shah
  • Akbar
  • Shahjahan
  • none of these
  • Correct Option: A  [ Sher Shah ]

    Remark:

Who was the first Indian to join the Civil Service in 1863?

  • Surendra Nath Banerjee
  • Romesh Chandra Dutta
  • Satyendranath Tagore
  • Biharilal Gupta
  • Correct Option: C  [ Satyendranath Tagore ]

    Remark:

Independence of India Act, 1947 was approved by the British Emperor on:

  • 4th July, 1947
  • 18th July, 1947
  • 27th luly, 1947
  • 12th August, 1947
  • Correct Option: B  [ 18th July, 1947 ]

    Remark:

Who among the following was hanged for his involvement in the Chittagong Armoury Raid?

  • Surya Sen
  • Ashfaqullah Khan
  • Sachindra Nath Sanyal
  • Ram Prasad Bismil
  • Correct Option: A  [ Surya Sen ]

    Remark:

First Governor-General of pre-independent India was:

  • William Bentinck
  • Robert Clive
  • Warren Hastings
  • Sir Charles Metcalfe
  • Correct Option: A  [ William Bentinck ]

    Remark:

Who was elected the president of Tripuri Congress session of 1939 ?

  • Paltavi Sitaramaiya
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Rash Bihari Bose
  • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
  • Correct Option: D  [ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ]

    Remark:

Who used "Tulghumah"as a military tactic for the first time in India?

  • Alauddin Khilji
  • Muhammad bin Tughluq
  • Babur
  • Akbar
  • Correct Option: C  [ Babur ]

    Remark: The new war tactics introduced by Babur were the tulughma and the araba. Tulughma meant dividing the whole army into various units, viz. the Left, the Right and the Centre. The Left and Right divisions were further subdivided into Forward and Rear divisions.

Which one of the following began with Dandi March ?

  • Home Rule Movement
  • Non-Co-operation Movement
  • Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Quit India Movement
  • Correct Option: C  [ Civil Disobedience Movement ]

    Remark:

Ajatasatru was son of:

  • Bimbisara
  • Udayin
  • Shisunaya
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: A  [ Bimbisara ]

    Remark: