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Who first translated Mahabharata into Tamil?

A) Kamban B) Bharavi
C) Perundevanar D) Sundaramurthi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Perundevanar

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Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as 

A) Court of directors B) Board of Directors
C) Board of Control D) Board of Merchants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Board of Control

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Which one of the following was not authorised by Annie Besant?

A) The future of Indian politics B) How India fought for freedom
C) The case for India D) India Old and New
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India Old and New

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Except option D all the other were posted by Annie Besent

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The Simon commission visited India in the year?

A) 1933 B) 1939
C) 1921 D) 1927
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1927

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The British government appointed a commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon to report on India's constitutional progress for introducing constitutional reforms as had been promised in 1927.

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Indo-persian style of architecture atained its supreme beauty in the reign of 

A) Babur B) Akbar
C) Jehangir D) Shah Jehan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shah Jehan

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After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministers were 

A) Bengal and Punjab B) Assam and Kerala
C) Bengal and Assam D) Punjab and Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bengal and Punjab

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Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization

A) Sir Leonard wooley B) V.S.Agarwal
C) Dayaram Sahni D) A.L.Basham
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dayaram Sahni

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The Pitt's India Act empowered the Governor - General with

A) Power of vote B) A casting vote
C) The power to dismiss the council D) The power to add more members to the council
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A casting vote

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