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After the battle of ________ in 1757, the British achieved political power in India

  • Buxar
  • Plassey
  • Aliwal
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: B  [ Plassey ]

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The last British Governor General of India was :

  • Lord Canning
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Mountbatten
  • None of them
  • Correct Option: C  [ Lord Mountbatten ]

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The first sermon of Gautama Buddha is called:

  • Mahabhinishkraman
  • Dharmachakra Pravartana
  • Dhammaghos
  • Mahaparinirvaa
  • Correct Option: B  [ Dharmachakra Pravartana ]

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Who among the following is known as Liberator of the Press?

  • Charles Metcalfe
  • Lord Auckland
  • Lord Amherst
  • Lord Ripon
  • Correct Option: A  [ Charles Metcalfe ]

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The Anglicists wanted to promote :

  • Western education
  • Indigenous system of education
  • Indian vernacular languages
  • Indian classical languages
  • Correct Option: A  [ Western education ]

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The Indian National Congress was founded by

  • Annie Besant.
  • W. C. Bannerjee
  • A. O. Hume
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Correct Option: C  [ A. O. Hume ]

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Which viceroy passed the famous Indian Coinage and Paper Currency Act (1899) ?

  • Lord Curzon
  • Lord Minto
  • Lord Dufferin
  • None of them
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lord Curzon ]

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Who introduced Rupee in India?

  • Akbar
  • Babur
  • Lord Ripon
  • Sher Shah Suri
  • Correct Option: D  [ Sher Shah Suri ]

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What forms the main theme of Ajanta Painting?

  • Jataka Stories
  • Panchatantra
  • Stories of Ramayana
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: A  [ Jataka Stories ]

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Who was the last governor general of India ?

  • Chakraborty Rajagopalachari
  • Lord Mountbatten
  • Rajendra Prasad
  • Maulana Abul Kamal Azad
  • Correct Option: A  [ Chakraborty Rajagopalachari ]

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