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Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Bhagat Singh D) V. D. Savarkar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) V. D. Savarkar

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Who was responsible for the integration of princely states into the Indian Union after Independence

A) Sri Rajagopalachari B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

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Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?

A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord Hardinge
C) Lord Dalhousie D) Lord William Bentinck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lord William Bentinck

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Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?

A) Babur B) Ibrahim Lodi
C) Sher Shah Suri D) Akbar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Babur

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The famous Vishnu temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia was built by

A) Shrutavarman B) Suryavarman II
C) Indravarman D) Aniruddha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Suryavarman II

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The first Europeans to come to India were

A) British B) Dutch
C) French D) Portugese
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Portugese

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In the battle of Panipat, Babar faced the armies of

A) Jaichand B) Hemu
C) Daulat khan D) Ibrahim Lodi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ibrahim Lodi

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_________first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs.

A) Delhi B) Pataliputra
C) Calcutta D) Taxila
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi

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