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Question 1 : Which of the following Governor Generals was called Liberator of India Press

A. Lord William Bentinck

B. Sir Charles Metcalfe

C. Lord Auckland

D. Lord Ellenborough

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Question 2 : The Cartaz system with reference to naval trade was used by which of the following

A. Dutch

B. French

C. English

D. Portuguese

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Question 3 : Which of the following is NOT a correct statement with respect to Surendranath Banerjee

A. He was co-founder of Indian National Association

B. He was founder of Ripon College in Kolkata

C. He is known to have evolved National Consciousness as a formal concept

D. He co-founded Sadharan Brahmo Samaj with Anandmohan Bose

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Question 4 : During Freedom Struggle, Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest for

A. Partition of Bengal

B. Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre

C. Execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev

D. None of them

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Question 5 : Which among the following Congress sessions was known for concession of separate electorates for the Muslims by the Congress Party

A. 1913 Karachi Session

B. 1915 Bombay Session

C. 1916 Lucknow Session

D. 1917 Calcutta Session

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Question 6 : At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India

A. Kochi

B. Chinsurah

C. Surat

D. Chennai

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Question 7 : Which of the following kingdoms granted the Golden Farman to Holland to trade freely in the state

A. Hyderabad

B. Bijapur

C. Golkunda

D. Ahmednagar

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Question 8 : Treaty of Salbai is associated with which of the following wars

A. First Anglo–Mysore War

B. First Anglo-Maratha War

C. Second Anglo-Maratha War

D. Second Anglo-Mysore War

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Question 9 : The Battle of Buxar was fought between British East India Company and

A. Mir Qasim

B. Saadat Ali Khan II

C. Ali Vardi Khan

D. Siraj ud-Daulah

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Question 10 : Which of the following is also known as Magna Carta of Indian Education

A. Woods Despatch

B. Sadler Commission

C. Indian Universities Act 1904

D. Raleigh commission

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Question 11 : Which Viceroy passed the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878

A. Lord Lytton

B. Lord Mayo

C. Lord Dalhousie

D. Lord Hardinge

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Question 12 : Who was the only Viceroy of India to be murdered in office

A. Lord Mayo

B. Lord Auckland

C. Lord Lawrence

D. Lord Northbrook

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Question 13 : Lord Ripon appointed Hunter commission for

A. combating terrorism and other anti-national activities

B. educational reforms in India

C. appointment of Indian Judges in higher judiciary

D. None of the Above

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Question 14 : Which Viceroy passed the famous Indian Coinage and Paper Currency act (1899)

A. Lord Minto

B. Lord Hardinge

C. Lord Curzon

D. Lord Dufferin

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Question 15 : Who among the following was also known as Maratha Machiavelli

A. Nana Phadnavis

B. Balaji Vishwanath

C. Narayanrao Bajirao

D. Sambhaji

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