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Q. 3618
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"History of British India" is written by:
Explanation
- Correct answer: D — James Mill wrote "History of British India" (6 volumes, 1817–1819), presenting a comprehensive, often critical view of Indian society under British rule.
- Why others are incorrect:
- A. Charles Grant
- B. Alexander Duff
- C. E. Storrow
Q. 3617
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The practice of Sati was abolished by Lord William Bentinck on:
Correct answer: D (December 4, 1829)
- Why this is correct: Lord William Bentinck issued Regulation XVII (1829) banning Sati in British India, effective from December 4, 1829.
Q. 3567
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Subhas Chandra Bose was elected as President of Congress in the year:
Explanation
- Correct answer: A) 1938 Subhas Chandra Bose was elected President of the Indian National Congress at the 1938 Haripura Session.
- He served a second term in 1939, but his first election as Congress President was in 1938.
- Incorrect options:
- B) 1933 – Bose did not become Congress President that year.
- C) 1928 – Not the year of Bose’s presidency (other leaders or sessions were involved).
- D) 1923 – Bose was not elected President then.
Q. 3148
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Satara got annexed to East India Company by applying which policy?
Explanation:
- The Correct option is C: Doctrine of Lapse. Satara was annexed to the British Empire in 1848 under the Doctrine of Lapse, because the ruling Maratha state died without a natural (male) heir and the state did not have a capable heir eligible to succeed.
- Why others are incorrect:
- A. Principle of Adjudication – not related to annexation of states.
- B. Principle of Paramountcy – concept of British supremacy, not the method of annexation by succession failure.
- D. Doctrine of Land – not an official policy used by the British to annex states.
Q. 3141
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Who took arms and led an anti-British movement when the British tried to annex the State of Kitoor?
Correct answer: C. Rani Channamma
- Why: Rani Channamma of Kittur led a local anti-British rebellion in 1824-25 when the British tried to annex her kingdom under the Doctrine of Lapse.
- Why others are incorrect: - A) Sethu Lakshmi Bhai led revolts in Travancore, not Kittur. - B) Rudramadevi was a 14th-century queen of Warangal, not related to British annexation. - D) Rani Lakshmi Bai led the 1857 rebellion in Jhansi, not Kittur.
Q. 3139
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Which Governor General was credited with the initiation of the policy of 'Paramountcy'?
Explanation
- Correct: Lord Hastings — The Governor-General Warren Hastings initiated and popularized the policy of Paramountcy, establishing that the British Crown had supremacy over Indian princely states and guiding future relations and treaties.
- Option A: Lord Richardson — Not the proponent of this policy; not associated with the Paramountcy doctrine.
- Option C: Lord Clive — Earlier phase of British expansion, but Paramountcy as a formal doctrine was not attributed to him.
- Option D: Lord Williamson — Not connected with the Paramountcy policy.
Q. 3074
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After the battle of ________ in 1757, the British achieved political power in India
- Correct answer: Plassey — The Battle of Plassey (1757) allowed the British East India Company to gain political control in Bengal and laid the foundation for British rule in large parts of India.
- Why others are incorrect:
- A. Buxar — 1764, not 1757; cemented Company influence after defeating the Nawab of Awadh and Mir Qasim, but the key moment in 1757 was Plassey.
- C. Aliwal — 1846; a later military engagement, not about establishing political power in 1757.
- D. None of these — incorrect because Plassey is the correct battle.
Q. 3064
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Who handed over the charge of Indian National Army to Netaji?
Correct answer: A) Rashbehari Bose
- Rashbehari Bose laid the foundations of the Indian National Army (INA) and handed over its leadership to Subhas Chandra Bose in 1941, making Bose the first Netaji leader of the INA.
- Options B, C, and D were involved earlier in INA’s formation in different capacities but did not officially transfer command to Netaji.
Q. 3061
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Who founded All India Harijan Sangh?
Explanation
- Correct answer: B. Gandhiji – Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Harijan Sangh in 1932 to work for the upliftment and welfare of the Harijans (Dalits).
- Why others are incorrect:
- A. B R Ambedkar – He worked for Dalit rights and founded other Dalit movements, but he did not found the All India Harijan Sangh.
- C. Jayprakash Narayan – Not related to the founding of this organization.
- D. Raj Narayan – Not the founder; this person is not associated with establishing the Sangh.
Q. 2985
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The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on:
The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on:
- B. Simon Commission
- The Simon Commission (1928) reviewed constitutional reforms in India and laid groundwork that influenced the 1935 Act, which introduced provincial autonomy and other reforms.
- Option A (Lord Clive's report) pertains to 18th-century Bengal operations, not constitutional reforms of 1935.
- Option C (Lord Curzon Commission) is unrelated to the 1935 Act; Curzon is linked to earlier administrative policies and the 1909 reforms, not this Act.
- Option D (Dimitrov Thesis) is a false, non-Indian political theory unrelated to British constitutional measures in India.
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