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Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?

A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord Hardinge
C) Lord Dalhousie D) Lord William Bentinck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lord William Bentinck

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Which of the following rulers started the Mughal style of painting?

A) Babar B) Humayun
C) Akbar D) Jahangir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Humayun

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In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to ______________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.

A) Madras B) Bombay
C) Surat D) Ahmedabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ahmedabad

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________ was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb.

A) Akbar B) Shah Jahan
C) Jahangir D) Babur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shah Jahan

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Battle of Tarain was fought in the year ________?

A) 1526 B) 1757
C) 1191 D) 1857
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1191

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General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?

A) Hasrat Mohini B) Vir Savarkar
C) Udham Singh D) Jatin Das
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Udham Singh

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The Agra fort was built by ___________.

A) Shah Jahan B) Akbar
C) Jahangir D) Babur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Akbar

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Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?

A) Sukumar Dutt B) Madan Mohan Malvia
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad D) Motilal Nehru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madan Mohan Malvia

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