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The walled city of Old Delhi was originally named after who of the following Empereors ?

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

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Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fullfill the ambitious plans of Disraeli in ________

A) Oudh B) Afghanistan
C) Bengal D) Burma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Afghanistan

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Alauddin Khilji's first military operation was against which of the following?

 

A) Gujarat   B) Ranthambore  
C) Devagiri D) Chittaur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ranthambore  

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Which of the following monuments was not constructed by Shajahan?

A) Red fort, Delhi B) Tajmahal, Delhi
C) Kuthubminar, Delhi D) Jama Masjid, Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kuthubminar, Delhi

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The Principal purpose of Akbar in following the Strategy of befriending Rajputs and seeking their cooperation was to 

A) Secure matrimonial alliances B) Strengthen the foundations of Mughal Empire in India
C) Wipe out Afghan power from the land D) Check the inflow of foreign invaders of india
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Strengthen the foundations of Mughal Empire in India

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Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?

A) Lord Cunningham B) Lord Cliv
C) Lord Wellesley D) Lord Canning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Wellesley

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The doctrine of the subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805.

The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to enter into such an alliance in 1798. Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to do so, but after the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary state in 1799.

The Nawab of Awadh was the next to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1801.

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During Shivaji's rule the council of the state consisted of

A) Eight ministers B) Eighteen ministers
C) Twelve ministers D) Fifteen Ministers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eight ministers

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First and Last Indian viceroys of India?

A) Lord Mountbatten B) C Raj Gopalachari
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Lala Lajpath Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) C Raj Gopalachari

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The First and Last Indian viceroys of India is C. Raj Gopalachari. 

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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian politician, independence activist, lawyer, writer, historian and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as India soon became a Republic in 1950.

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