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Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Subedar Nawab of Oudh from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775.
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Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi's assassination. "None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth"?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Albert Einstein had observed, upon Gandhi's assassination. "None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth".
13
Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?
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Answer: Option B
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Lord Hastings was determined to suppress the Pindaris. For this, he gathered a large army of 113,000 men and 300 guns and attacked the Pindaris from four sides. He himself took the command of the force from North side while Sir Thomas Hislop commanded the force from the South. By 1818, the Pindaris were completely suppressed and all their bands were disintegrated. By 1824, the menace of Pindaris came to an end.
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in
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Answer: Option B
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Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian scholar, activist and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement.
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Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
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Answer: Option C
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"For one's own salvation and for the welfare of the world" This is the motto of the Ramakrishna Mission which was founded by Swami Vivekananda.
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Who had conceived and founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
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Answer: Option D
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Vivekananda went on lecture tours and held private discourses on Hinduism and spirituality. He also founded the first Vedanta Society in the United States at New York. He returned to India in 1897 and founded the Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897.
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As per Wavell's Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of __________
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Answer: Option C
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As per Wavell's Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of an Indian member of the Executive Council.
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Sati was declared a punishable offence in__________
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Answer: Option C
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Bentinck when he passed the Sati Regulation Act in 1829. The practice of Sati was declared illegal and punishable by criminal courts.
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The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell's Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of
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Answer: Option C
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The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell's Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of Jinnah.
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The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________
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Answer: Option B
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The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by The Government of India.