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The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader_________

A) Franscisco-de-Almeida B) Alfonso de Albuquerque
C) Francis Caron D) Francis Martin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Franscisco-de-Almeida

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3 1897
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Which among the following was 1st Municipal Corporation of India?

A) Allahabad B) Madras
C) Bombay D) Kolkata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madras

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The first municipal corporation was set up in India in the year 1687 at Madras, preceding the Bombay and Delhi municipal corporations.

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3 1895
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Who was the first Bengal Governor General of India?

A) Warren Hastings B) Lord Canning
C) William Bentick D) Lord Dalhousie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Warren Hastings

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The first Bengal Governor General of India was Warren Hastings.

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2 1883
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Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate?

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

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2 1881
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Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

A) Lord Dufferin B) Lord Lytton
C) Lord Lansdowne D) Lord Ripon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord Lytton

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5 1872
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Al-Masudi, a resident of Baghdad, had visited India in whose reign?

A) Mahendra Pal B) Mahipal
C) Mihir bhoj D) Rambhadra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mahipal

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3 1871
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Which Governor-General prohibited practice of 'Sati' in 1829?

A) Sir George Barlow B) Lord William Bentinck
C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Minto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord William Bentinck

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Lord William Bentinck was the Governor-General who prohibited practice of 'Sati' in the year 1829.

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4 1866
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In 1236 Sultan Iltutmish’s daughter, __________, became Sultan.

A) Rehana B) Rukhsana
C) Rashida D) Raziyya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Raziyya

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2 1865