When were Morley-Minto reforms taken place?
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The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at __________ in England
A. London
B. Manchester
C. Liverpool
D. Haileybury
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Gandhiji's famous Quit India movement call to the British was given in
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Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India
A. Ripon
B. Bentinck
C. Curzon
D. Mayo
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Which war lord is also known as 'little corporal'
A. Alexander
B. Julius Caesar
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Genghis Khan
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During the first hundred years of the British rule in India, people's resentment and opposition to the British policies mainly surfaced in the form of
A. Tribal uprisings
B. Peasant uprisings
C. Civil uprisings
D. Both A and B above
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The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________
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Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?
A. Robert Clive
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Dupleix
D. Lord Macaulay
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MSP means __________
A. Malabar Special Police
B. Mysore Special police
C. Madras Special police
D. Mappila Special Police
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Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indian for the ICS from 21 year to
A. 20 years
B. 19 years
C. 18 years
D. 17 years
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The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________
A. Introduction of western education in India
B. Racial arrogance of the British
C. Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
D. Queen's proclamation of 1858
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During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of contention between India and Bhutan was
A. Duars
B. Jalpaiguri
C. Goalpara
D. Cooch Behar
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The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
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The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. Danish
D. French
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Assertion (A): East India Association in London was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji.
Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British public opinion
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by
A. The Viceroy's Council
B. The Indian Legislature
C. The Parliament in England
D. The Secretary of State
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In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political crisis because
A. he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt
B. of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders
C. both A and B above
D. of INA's initial success on India's eastern borders
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As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed . . . . . . the collector of Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommend remedial measures.
A. Connolly
B. William Logan
C. S. N. Banerjee
D. Gokahale
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Which of the following British Prime Minister headed the First Round Table Conference in London?
A. Churchill
B. Ramsay McDonald
C. Chamberlain
D. Disraeli
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In 1661 the company obtained __________ from Charles II
A. Bombay
B. Madras
C. Kannur
D. Calcutta
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