Q. When was The Government of India Act 1858 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom?

Correct Answer

August 2, 1858

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    B)Calcutta
    C)Bombay
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    A)Bull
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    A)Pallavas
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    B)enforcing monogamy
    C)penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
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    B)Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
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    Answer: Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
  • Q. The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons was
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  • Q. Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?
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    A)1872
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    A)Kamla Devi
    B)Annie Besant
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    C)1831
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  • Q. What was the capital of Pallava Dynasty?
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    C)Tanjore
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  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?
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    B)Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
    C)Led an antilandlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara
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    A)1920
    B)1918
    C)1919
    D)1923
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