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Who abolished dual government in Bengal?

  • Sir John Shore
  • Warren Hastings
  • Lord Hastings
  • Lord Cornwallis
  • Correct Option: B  [ Warren Hastings ]

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When was the Non-Cooperation Movement suspended?

  • 1920
  • 1922
  • 1930
  • 1942
  • Correct Option: B  [ 1922 ]

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Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress ?

  • Sarojini Naidu
  • Annie Besant
  • Vilaylakshmi Pandit
  • Nellie SenguPta
  • Correct Option: B  [ Annie Besant ]

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The book Bhawani Mandir was written by:

  • Barindra Kumar Ghosh
  • Aurobindo Ghosh
  • Yash Pal
  • Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Correct Option: B  [ Aurobindo Ghosh ]

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Which is the correct chronological order of the following developments?
1. Cripps Mission
2. Gandhi-Irwin pact
3. Simon Commission
4. Partition of the country Choose the correct order.

  • 2, 1, 4, 3
  • 3, 2, 1, 4
  • 2, 1, 3, 4
  • 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Correct Option: B  [ 3, 2, 1, 4 ]

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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.

Rabindranath Tagore gave up his Knight-hood in protest against the :

  • Rowlatt Act
  • Jallianwala Bagh incident
  • Partition of Bengal Proposal
  • Formation of All India Muslim League
  • Correct Option: B  [ Jallianwala Bagh incident ]

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French Revolution took place in the year :

  • 1798
  • 1787
  • 1789
  • 1776
  • Correct Option: C  [ 1789 ]

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Why was Simon Commission opposed in India ?

  • It proposed the partition of India
  • There was no Indian member
  • It denied the relief measures for Famine
  • All the above
  • Correct Option: B  [ There was no Indian member ]

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All India Trade Union Congress was established in :

  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1930
  • Correct Option: A  [ 1920 ]

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