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The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated imprisonment was

A) Pheroze Shah Mehta B) BG Tilak
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale D) Dadabhai Naoroji
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) BG Tilak

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After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the Revolt worked was

A) to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire B) to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
C) elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order D) each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order

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Who was the first European to designae Aryanas a race

A) William Jones B) H.H.Wilson
C) Max Muller D) General cunningham
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Max Muller

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Architectural developments in india manifested themselves in their full glory during the period of  

A) Guptas B) Nandas
C) Mauryas D) Cholas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Guptas

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Who presided over the cabinet mission?

A) Strafford Cripps B) Clement Attlee
C) V Alexander D) Sir P Lawrence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sir P Lawrence

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The United Kingdom Cabinet Mission of 1946 came to India aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting it independence.

 

Sir P Lawrence presided over the cabinet mission which was formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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The Fourth Buddhist Council was convened during the regime of king

A) Ashoka B) Ajatasatru
C) Kanishka D) Mahapadmananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kanishka

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) for 

A) Countering the communal propaganda of the muslim league B) eatablishing seperate Pakhtoonistan
C) social and religious reforms D) all the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) social and religious reforms

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Guwahati High Court is the Judicature of

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Nagaland
C) Assam D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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