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Which among the following events happened earliest?
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He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time, and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was:
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Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948?
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With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs:
1. Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones
2. Calcutta Madrasa - Warren Hastings
3. Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
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Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India?
1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy.
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Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?
1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
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The staple commodities of export by the English East Indian Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
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Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the:
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In the Federation established by the Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the:
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In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”?
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Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
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After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government?
1. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created.
2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal.
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Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
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Which among the following events happened earliest?
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He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time, and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was:
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Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948?
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With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs:
1. Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones
2. Calcutta Madrasa - Warren Hastings
3. Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
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Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India?
1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy.
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Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?
1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
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The staple commodities of export by the English East Indian Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
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