The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
A. H.V. Connolly
B. William Logan
C. Lord Ripond
D. Gladstone
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The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________
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Assertion (A): British excluded the Indian middle and upper classes from the high administrative and military posts.
Reason (R): Many of the traditional zamindars lost their zamindaris to the new class of urban-based absentee landlords
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 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to __________
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Charles Wood's Despatch__________
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Robert Clive, the Governor General of the __________
A. Dutch
B. French
C. British
D. Portuguese
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Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
A. Ernad
B. Cochi
C. Travancore
D. Kannur
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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
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What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
A. Foment class and caste strife
B. Shut down any industrial unit at will
C. Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
D. Detain a person for any duration without a trial
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In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by __________ to visit the court of Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India
A. James I
B. Babur
C. Shajahan
D. Humayun
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The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through
A. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance
C. War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D. None of the above
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The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at
A. Surat
B. Bombay
C. Masulipatnam
D. Madras
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Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
C. Lokmanya Tilak
D. Bhagat Singh
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The Vernacular Press Act was passed in __________
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Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)
A. in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
B. during the Non-Cooperation Movement
C. in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
D. during the Champaran Satyagraha
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In Bengal, the East India Company's headquarters were located at
A. Fort St George
B. Fort william
C. Fort St David
D. Shantiniketan
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Who established the Sadr-Di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company's rule?
A. Wellesley
B. Warren Hastings
C. Dalhousie
D. Cornwallis
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In 1612 __________established a trading post in Gujarat
A. British
B. French
C. Spain
D. Dutch
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After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, what name was to British Governor-General of India?
A. Governor-General of India
B. Governor of the state
C. Viceroy of the state
D. None of these
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Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is__________
A. Romila Thapar
B. Irfan Habib
C. S.C.Ghosh
D. Naoroji Dadabhai
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