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By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to ........

A) The Secretary of State B) Parliament
C) Viceroy D) Commander- in - Chief
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Secretary of State

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The first indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was

A) Gokhale B) Satyendra Nath Tagore
C) Ramanuja D) Rabindranath Tagore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Satyendra Nath Tagore

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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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Who started Shudhi Movement?

A) Dayananda Saraswathy B) Sri Aurobindo
C) Swami Vivekananda D) Yashoda Bhai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dayananda Saraswathy

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Shudhi Movement was started by Dayananda Saraswathy.

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Which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

A) Bardoli B) Ahmedabad
C) Kheda D) Champaran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Champaran

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Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha from Champaran in India.

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India become a member of the United Nations in which of the following years?

A) 1944 B) 1945
C) 1942 D) 1950
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1945

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The first Indian Budget was presented by James Wilson on?

A) 1869 B) 1867
C) 1865 D) 1863
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1869

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The first Indian Budget was presented by James Wilson on 18th February, 1869.

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The well-known dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in which Upanishada?

 

A) Chhandogyopanishad B) Mundkopanishad
C) Kathopanishad D) Kenopanishad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kathopanishad

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