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The name of Pritilata Waddadar is associated with :

  • Quit India movement
  • Meerat Conspiracy case
  • Attack on Writers building
  • Chittagong youth revolt (1930-1934)
  • Correct Option: D  [ Chittagong youth revolt (1930-1934) ]

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Who among the following is called The Liberator of Newspapers of India ?

  • Charles Metcalfe
  • Lord Mayo
  • Lord Ripon
  • William Bentinck
  • Correct Option: A  [ Charles Metcalfe ]

    Remark:

Which of the following events is not correctly matched?

  • Liberation of Goa - 1961
  • Indo-China War - 1962
  • Death of Jawaharlal Nehru - 1966
  • First General Elections - 1951-52
  • Correct Option: C  [ Death of Jawaharlal Nehru - 1966 ]

    Remark:

Who was William Hunter ?

  • Chairman of the Education Commission of 1882-83
  • Chairman of the Education Commission of 1917-1919
  • Chairman of the Education Commission of 1929
  • Educational Advisor to the Goverment of India, appointed by the Central Advisory Board of Education, 1944.
  • Correct Option: A  [ Chairman of the Education Commission of 1882-83 ]

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Which Chola king was known as "Arumolivarman" before his coronation?

  • Vira Rajendra
  • Rajaraja I
  • Kulottunga I
  • Rajaraja II
  • Correct Option: B  [ Rajaraja I ]

    Remark: The climax in Chola power was achieved under the successor of Parantaka II, Arumolivarman, who crowned himself as "Rajaraja I" in 985 A D the next thirty years of his rule formed the formative periodof Chola imperialism.

The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in?

  • Bengal
  • Kerala
  • Assam
  • Punjab
  • Correct Option: B  [ Kerala ]

    Remark:

Who was the first Indian to join the Civil Service in 1863?

  • Surendra Nath Banerjee
  • Romesh Chandra Dutta
  • Satyendranath Tagore
  • Biharilal Gupta
  • Correct Option: C  [ Satyendranath Tagore ]

    Remark:

Who took away the Koh-i-noor diamond ?

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

    Remark:

Who introduced the Railways system in India ?

  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Lytton
  • Lord Canning
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lord Dalhousie ]

    Remark:

Mrs. Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress. Which session of the Congress did she preside over ?

  • Calcutta
  • NagPur
  • Madras
  • Bombay
  • Correct Option: A  [ Calcutta ]

    Remark: