The Asiatic Society of was established in Calcutta by

• Warren Hasting
• Sir William Jones
• Raja Rammohan Roy
• None of these
Correct Option: B  [ Sir William Jones ]

Remark: 15 January 1784

Who was the Governor General when the 1857 Revolt broke out:

• Curzon
• Lawrence
• Canning
• Dalhausie
Correct Option: C  [ Canning ]

Remark:

Who played an important role in bringing the Congress and the Muslim League together (Lucknow Pact, 1916)?

• Dadabhai Naoroji
• Lokmanya Tilak
• M.A.Jinha
• Annie Besant
Correct Option: B  [ Lokmanya Tilak ]

Remark:

Who started the first printed newspaper in India?

• Lord Clive
• J. A. Hickey
• Raja Rammohan Roy
• Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Option: B  [ J. A. Hickey ]

Remark:

The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river:

• Ravi
• Indus
• Beas
• Saraswati
Correct Option: A  [ Ravi ]

Remark:

The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to :

• Chauri Chaura incident
• Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
• Introduction of the Rawlatt Act
• Severe oppressive measure taken by the British Goverment
Correct Option: A  [ Chauri Chaura incident ]

Remark:

The system of separate electorates was introduced by the Act of

• 1909
• 1919
• 1935
• 1923
Correct Option: A  [ 1909 ]

Remark:

Dayananda Saraswati was the founder of

• Brahmo Samaj
• Arya Samaj
• Theosophical Society
• Prarthana Samaj
Correct Option: B  [ Arya Samaj ]

Remark:

With which event did the Civil Disobedience Movement started

• Prohibition of Wine
• Breaking of Salt law
• Protesting high land revenue
• Boycotting foreign clothes
Correct Option: B  [ Breaking of Salt law ]

Remark:

With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat ?

• Akbar
• Jahangir
• Shahjhan
• Aurangzeb
Correct Option: B  [ Jahangir ]

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