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Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and _________.

A) Rana Sanga B) Muhammad Bin Tughlak
C) Hemu D) Ibrahim Lodi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ibrahim Lodi

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During the period of which Governor General / Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?

A) Dalhousie B) Curzon
C) Bentick D) Cornwallis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cornwallis

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Subhas Chandra Bose was born in the year _____.

A) 1797 B) 1847
C) 1897 D) 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1897

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Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

A) Robert Clive B) William Bentick
C) Warren Hastings D) Charles Cornawallis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Warren Hastings

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The Shaka Era was founded in the year________.

A) B.C. 57 B) A.D. 78
C) A.D. 319 D) A.D. 248
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A.D. 78

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During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow __________.

A) Jute B) Tea
C) Sugarcane D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jute

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Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide satyagrah against the proposed ________________.

A) Simon Commission B) Rowlatt Act
C) Salt Act D) Pitt's India Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rowlatt Act

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The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was

A) Lord Harding B) Lord Northbrook
C) Lord Ellenborough D) Lord Mayo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lord Mayo

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