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Where Buddha started his teachings ?

A) Lumbini B) Sarnath
C) Bodh gaya D) Khushi Nagar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sarnath

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Which British Governor General is also known as the maker of Modern India?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Amherst
C) Lord Canning D) Lord Wiliam Bentinck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Dalhousie

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Lord Dalhousie was appointed as Governer General of India from 1848–1856. The first railway line connecting Bombay and Thane was laid under his authority in 1853 and is known as the maker of Modern India. He made way For Telegraph Services in India. 

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He is also called as Father of Indian Railways.

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The expoundrer of Yoga philosophy was

A) Patanjali B) Gautam
C) Jaimini D) Sankaracharya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Patanjali

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First and Last Indian viceroys of India?

A) Lord Mountbatten B) C Raj Gopalachari
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Lala Lajpath Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) C Raj Gopalachari

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The First and Last Indian viceroys of India is C. Raj Gopalachari. 

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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian politician, independence activist, lawyer, writer, historian and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as India soon became a Republic in 1950.

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Cotton for texttile was first cultivated in

A) Egypt B) India
C) Mesopotamia D) Central America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) India

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Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fullfill the ambitious plans of Disraeli in ________

A) Oudh B) Afghanistan
C) Bengal D) Burma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Afghanistan

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During Shivaji's rule the council of the state consisted of

A) Eight ministers B) Eighteen ministers
C) Twelve ministers D) Fifteen Ministers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eight ministers

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Which among the following is the resting place of Morarji Desai?

A) Abhay Ghat B) Ekta Sthal
C) Shakti Sthal D) Vijay Ghat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abhay Ghat

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The resting place of Morarji Desai is Abhay Ghat.

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