First Governor-General of pre-independent India was:

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

Remark:

Who among the following established the Mukti Mission in Pune?

• Pandita Ramabai
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• Savitribai Phule
• Jyotiba Phule
Correct Option: A  [ Pandita Ramabai ]

Remark:

The Asiatic Society of was established in Calcutta by

• Warren Hasting
• Sir William Jones
• Raja Rammohan Roy
• None of these
Correct Option: B  [ Sir William Jones ]

Remark: 15 January 1784

Calcutta University was established in :

• 1857
• 1878
• 1880
• 1882
Correct Option: A  [ 1857 ]

Remark: 24 January 1857.

The Ain-i-Akbari was written by:

• Ibn Batuta
• Abul Fazl
• Birbal
• None of them
Correct Option: B  [ Abul Fazl ]

Remark:

Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a public sector undertaking of the Govt. of India, was established in 1901 during Swadeshi movements, by :

• Prafulla Chandra Roy
• Rabindranath Tagore
• Jagadish Chandra Basu
• Surendra Nath Banerjee
Correct Option: A  [ Prafulla Chandra Roy ]

Remark:

Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of ?

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

Remark:

The Radcliffe Commission was appointed

• to enquire into the Noakhali riots
• for delimitation of boundaries during partition
• to grant internal autonomy
• None of the above
Correct Option: B  [ for delimitation of boundaries during partition ]

Remark:

Which of the following statements regarding the Non-Cooperation Movement are correct ?
1. The Indian National Congress unanimously accepted the proposal of non-cooperation.
2. Before the launch of the movement, Gandhiji gave a notice to the Viceroy about the movement.
3. Lokmanya Tilak passed on the day the movement was launched.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

• 1 and 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1 and 3 only
• 1, 2 and 3
Correct Option: B  [ 2 and 3 only ]

Remark:

The Cripps Mission visited India in the year:

• 1940
• 1941
• 1942
• 1945
Correct Option: C  [ 1942 ]

Remark: