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Arrange the following Governors General in chronological order. Give your answer with the help of code given below :
(a) Sir John Lawrence
(b) Lord
(c) Lord Mayo
(d) Lord Lytton

  • (a), (c), (b), (d)
  • (a), (b), (c), (d)
  • (d), (a), (b), (c)
  • (c), (b), (a), (d)
  • Correct Option: A  [ (a), (c), (b), (d) ]

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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.

The prominent leader, sacrificed his life while agitating against Simon Commission is:

  • Batukeshwar Dutta
  • Bahga Jatin
  • Bhagat Singh
  • Lala Lajpat rai
  • Correct Option: D  [ Lala Lajpat rai ]

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Where did the French establish their first factory in India?

  • Pondicherry
  • Musalipatam
  • Surat
  • Goa
  • Correct Option: C  [ Surat ]

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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 ]

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Who among the following was the Viceroy of India when the Second Round Table Conference took place in England ?

  • Lord Irwin
  • Lord Wellington
  • Lord Linlithgow
  • Lord Wavell
  • Correct Option: B  [ Lord Wellington ]

    Remark:

Mahatma Gandhi's remark of "a post dated cheque on a Crumbling Bank" was regarding the proposals of:

  • Cabinet Mission
  • Mountbatten Plan
  • Simon Commission
  • Cripps Mission
  • Correct Option: D  [ Cripps Mission ]

    Remark:

In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed ?

  • 1876
  • 1877
  • 1878
  • 1880
  • Correct Option: C  [ 1878 ]

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Aruna Asaf Ali was connected with which one of the following movements as a woman organiser of underground activity?

  • Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Swadeshi Movement
  • Non-cooperation Movement
  • Quit India Movement
  • Correct Option: D  [ Quit India Movement ]

    Remark:

Which incident force Mahatma Gandhi to call for the suspension of the Non-Co-operation movement in 1922 ?

  • Mob violence in Chauri chaura
  • Jalianwalabagh massacre
  • Chittangong Armoury Raid
  • Foundation of the Swarajya Party
  • Correct Option: A  [ Mob violence in Chauri chaura ]

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