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61
Who was the Governor General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Lord Irwin was the Governor General and Viceroy of India (1926-1931). On April 3, 1926 Lord Irwin was appointed 30th Viceroy and Governor-General of India. This was the most tumultuous period for the politics of India.
62
Who tried to rediscover India's past?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Max Muller
63
The process of the introduction of education in English had been initiated in India by Lord
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Thomas Babington Macaulay was the secretary to the Board of control of India during the British rule. He was the secretary under Lord Grey from 1832 to 1833. He is known for his Minute on Indian Education which came out in February 1835. He wanted to teach English to the people of India and not Sanskrit or Persian.
64
Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events?
I. Appointment of the Simon Commission.
II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain.
III. Submission of the Nehru report.
IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
I. Appointment of the Simon Commission - November 1927
II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain - January 1924
III. Submission of the Nehru report - August 1928
IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference - November 1930
65
What was meant by the secretary of State of India during the British?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Secretary of State is also deemed as Political Head of India. The post was created in Charter Act of 1858. The first Secretary of state was Lord Stanley.
66
Dadabhai Naoroji's book 'poverty and un British rule in India' published in __________ analysed the nature of the British rule in India
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Naoroji published Poverty and un-British Rule in India in 1901. It analysed the nature of the British rule in India.
67
Who among the British Governor- General shown great interest in the preservation of ancient monuments?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The British Governor- General Lord Curzon shown great interest in the preservation of ancient monuments.
68
When the East India Company was established India was ruled by
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
When the East India Company was established India was ruled by a Mughal Emperor.
69
Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1908 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian revolutionary from Maharashtra, known mainly for his involvement in the assassination of a British Raj police officer.
70
During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at __________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
As part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation to Britain of British and other Allied forces in Europe from 26 May to 4 June 1940. After the Phoney War, the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940.