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Q. Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?

A
Godeheu
B
Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally
C
La Bourdonnais
D
Joseph Francois Dupleix

Correct Answer

Joseph Francois Dupleix

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    B)Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause
    C)It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period
    D)Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police
    Answer: All the members of the commission were Englishmen
  • Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
    A)Red Fort
    B)Agra Fort
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. The Pitt’s India Act empowered the Governor-General with
    A)A casting vote
    B)Power of vote
    C)The power to dismiss the council
    D)The power to add more members to the council
    Answer: A casting vote
  • Q. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on
    A)January 15, 1947
    B)December 9, 1946
    C)February 10, 1947
    D)August 15, 1947
    Answer: December 9, 1946
  • Q. Who among the following British Officials suppressed the Revolt of Jhansi?
    A)Henry Havelock
    B)Colin Campbell
    C)Henry Lawrence
    D)Hugh Rose
    Answer: Hugh Rose
  • Q. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Akbar
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Bahadur Shah I
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of
    A)Marathas
    B)Rohelas
    C)Sikhs
    D)Tamils
    Answer: Rohelas
  • Q. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
    A)he suffered defeat in India
    B)he fell ill
    C)his forces refused to go further
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    B)1385
    C)1453
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    Answer: 1453
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    A)Lahore
    B)Shimla
    C)Madras
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    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Who give the famous quote ‘Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth’
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    B)Winston Churchill
    C)Vladimir Lenin
    D)George Washington
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  • Q. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
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    C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
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    A)1643
    B)1543
    C)1743
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  • Q. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?
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    B)Buddhist and Jain
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    Answer: Meerut
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