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Which of the following Acts marked the end of British rule in India and made India free on 15th August, 1947 :

  • The Goverment of India Act
  • The Rawlatt Acts
  • The Indian Independence Acts
  • None of the above
  • Correct Option: C  [ The Indian Independence Acts ]

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Who was the first Indian to become member of the British Parliament?

  • Badruddin Tyabji
  • Dadabhai Naoroji
  • W.C. Banerjee
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: B  [ Dadabhai Naoroji ]

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The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river:

  • Ravi
  • Indus
  • Beas
  • Saraswati
  • Correct Option: A  [ Ravi ]

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The first Independence day of British India was celebrated on :

  • 25 February, 1928
  • 23 January, 1929
  • 26 January, 1930
  • 14 August, 1947
  • Correct Option: C  [ 26 January, 1930 ]

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Ram Prasad Bismil's name is associated with:

  • Kakori Conspiracy Case
  • Lahore Conspiracy Case
  • Alipur Bomb Case
  • Meerat Conspiracy Case
  • Correct Option: A  [ Kakori Conspiracy Case ]

    Remark: On August 9, 1925, Ram Prasad Bismil along with companions Ashfaqulla Khan and others executed the plan of looting the train at Kakori near Lucknow.

In which of its sessions did the Muslim League put forth for the first time its demand of Pakistan ?

  • Lahore
  • Karachi
  • Sindh
  • Aligarh
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lahore ]

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With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat ?

  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Shahjhan
  • Aurangzeb
  • Correct Option: B  [ Jahangir ]

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The person who known as 'Iron Man' of India?

  • Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Ram Prasad Bismil
  • Motilal Nehru
  • Correct Option: A  [ Sardar Ballabbhai Patel ]

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The practice of 'Sati Daha' was prohibited in India by :

  • Lord Bentinck
  • Lord Dalhousi
  • Lord Cornwallis
  • Lord Curzon
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lord Bentinck ]

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Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India ?

  • Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud
  • Sultan Zainul Abidin
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ Feroz Shah Tughlaq ]

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