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The famous 'Chicago speech' was given by Swami Vivekananda in the year :

  • 1891
  • 1893
  • 1895
  • 1897
  • Correct Option: B  [ 1893 ]

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Who was tried and hanged for an attempt to kill Mr. Kingsford, the Presidency Magistrate ?

  • Khudiram Bose
  • Hari Natu
  • Prafulla Chaki
  • Bina Das
  • Correct Option: A  [ Khudiram Bose ]

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Mallik Kafur was General of:

  • Firoz Shah Tughluq
  • Chandragupta Maurya
  • Bimbisar
  • A1a-ud-din Khilji
  • Correct Option: D  [ A1a-ud-din Khilji ]

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Who put an end to the system of Dual Government in Bengal ?

  • Robert Clive
  • Warren Hastings
  • British Parliament
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: B  [ Warren Hastings ]

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"History of British India" is written by:

  • Charles Grant
  • Alexander Duff
  • E. Storrow
  • James Mill
  • Correct Option: D  [ James Mill ]

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Mountbatten plan

  • 4rd June 1947
  • 3rd May 1947
  • 5th January
  • 3rd June 1947
  • Correct Option: D  [ 3rd June 1947 (creation of Pakistan) ]

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When was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' formed ?

  • 1st October, 1939
  • 10 August, 1940
  • 11th May, 1941
  • 1st September, 1942
  • Correct Option: D  [ 1st September, 1942 ]

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Which of the following Acts was nicknamed as the 'Gagging Act'?

  • Vernacular Press Act, 1878
  • Factory Act, 1911
  • Rowlatt Act, 1919
  • Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
  • Correct Option: A  [ Vernacular Press Act, 1878 ]

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The last British Governor General of India was :

  • Lord Canning
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Mountbatten
  • None of them
  • Correct Option: C  [ Lord Mountbatten ]

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The control of Indian administration was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown (British Govt.) by :

  • The Goverment of India Act, 1858
  • The Indian Council Act, 1861
  • The Royal Title Act, 1876
  • The Arms Acts, 1878
  • Correct Option: A  [ The Goverment of India Act, 1858 ]

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