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'Neel-darpan' by Dinabandhu Mitra portrays the plight of:

  • Bengali artisans
  • Landless peasants
  • Indigo farmer
  • Mill workers
  • Correct Option: C  [ Indigo farmer ]

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The Khilafat movement was organised to protest against the injustice done to:

  • Turkey
  • Egypt
  • Arabia
  • Persia
  • Correct Option: A  [ Turkey ]

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Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when India got independence ?

  • J. B. Kripalani
  • Purushottarn Das Tandon
  • Pattabhi SitaramaYYa
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • Correct Option: A  [ J. B. Kripalani ]

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Who of the following refused to allow the adopted son of Lakshmi Bai to succeed to the throne after the death of her husband and subsequently annexed the State?

  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord William Bentinck
  • Lord Wellesley
  • Lord Canning
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lord Dalhousie ]

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The founder of Aligarh Anglo-oriental college was:

  • Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan
  • Theodore Beck
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • None of them
  • Correct Option: A  [ Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan ]

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Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got:

  • Earl Mountbatten
  • Winston Churchill
  • Lord Irwin
  • Lord Attlee
  • Correct Option: D  [ Lord Attlee ]

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Who took away the Koh-i-noor diamond ?

  • Nadir Shah
  • Ghajini
  • Karim Khan
  • Ahmed Shah Durrani
  • Correct Option: A  [ Nadir Shah ]

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Which is the largest site of Indus Valley Civilization ?

  • Mohenjodaro
  • Lothal
  • Chanhudaro
  • Dholavira
  • Correct Option: A  [ Mohenjodaro ]

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Which dynasty built the Chariot temples at Mahabalipuram ?

  • Cholas
  • Pallavas
  • Pandyas
  • Chalukyas
  • Correct Option: B  [ Pallavas ]

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The founder of the Aligarh Anglo-oriental college was :

  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Abdullah Rasul
  • Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Abdul Kalam Azad
  • Correct Option: C  [ Sir Syed Ahmed Khan ]

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