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Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as 

A) Court of directors B) Board of Directors
C) Board of Control D) Board of Merchants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Board of Control

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Q:

Pushkalavati was capital of which of the following acient Kingdoms ?

A) Magadha B) Kashi
C) Gandhara D) Kosal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gandhara

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Pushkalavati was capital of ancient Kingdom of Gandhara. Its ruins are currently located in Charsadda, Pakistan, located in Peshawar valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly NWFP). Pushkalavati was home of the Sanskrit grammarian Panini.

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Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization

A) Sir Leonard wooley B) V.S.Agarwal
C) Dayaram Sahni D) A.L.Basham
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dayaram Sahni

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Who gave the title Father of The Nation to Mahatma Gandhi? 

A) Rabindra Nath Tagore B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) G.K. Gokel D) None of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Subhas Chandra Bose

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The title of Father of the Nation was given to Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi known as Mahathma Gandhi by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

He was the first who addressed Mahatma Gandhi as Father of the Nation on Singapore Radio on July 6, 1944.

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Q:

Who presided over the cabinet mission?

A) Strafford Cripps B) Clement Attlee
C) V Alexander D) Sir P Lawrence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sir P Lawrence

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The United Kingdom Cabinet Mission of 1946 came to India aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting it independence.

 

Sir P Lawrence presided over the cabinet mission which was formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete independence) as Indian's political goal was passed in the ..........Congress of 1929

A) Simla B) Lahore
C) Madras D) Calcutta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lahore

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Q:

Guwahati High Court is the Judicature of

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Nagaland
C) Assam D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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Q:

Architectural developments in india manifested themselves in their full glory during the period of  

A) Guptas B) Nandas
C) Mauryas D) Cholas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Guptas

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