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41
Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed which city as Alinagar?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed Calcutta as Alinagar, the treaty of Alinagar was signed on 9 feb 1757 between Robert Clive and Siraj-ud-Daulah.
42
Who is also known by the name of 'Tiger of 'Mysore'?
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Answer: Option B
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Tipu Sultan Successor of Hyder Ali (Ruler of Mysore), is known as the "Tiger of Mysore" and also known as "CITIZEN TIPU". He was a good administrator and launched many reforms related to Revenue and administration. He founded the "Jacobian Club" in Mysore. He died in fourth Anglo Mysore war.
43
On June 14, 1927 __________consecrated a mirror - with the message "Om shanti" written on the surface - in a temple in Kalavankode
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Answer: Option C
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On June 14, 1927 Sree Narayana Guru consecrated a mirror - with the message "Om shanti" written on the surface - in a temple in Kalavankode.
44
The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Congress split in 1907 - The Moderates were opposed to the use of boycott. They felt that it involved the use of force. The immediate cause of split In the INC at its Surat Session was election of the President of the INC.
45
Which of the following treaty ended the First Carnatic War?
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Answer: Option C
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First Carnatic War 1746-48 was a part of the War of the Austrian Succession that was fought between the Kingdom of Prussia, Spain, France, and Bavaria, Sweden etc. on one side and Habsburg Monarchy, England, Dutch Republic, Russia on the other side. This war finally ended with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748).
46
Which of the following was the 'Newspaper' of Annie Besant?
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Answer: Option D
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In 1914, Annie Besant purchased an Indian newspaper, the Madras Standard, and on August 1 of that year changed its name to New India.
47
In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
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Answer: Option A
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The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764, during the Bengal War was between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal till 1763; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
48
The Sikhs were defeated by the English at __________ in 1856
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Answer: Option A
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The Battle of Sobraon was fought on 10 February 1846, between the forces of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The Sikhs were completely defeated, making this the decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War.
49
Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Punjab was not included in the early three English Settlements in India.
50
In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company's rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?
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Answer: Option D
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The Santhal rebellion (sometimes referred to as the Sonthal rebellion), commonly known as Santhal Hool, was a native rebellion in present-day Jharkhand, in eastern India against both the British colonial authority and zamindari system by the Santhal people. It started on June 30, 1855 and on November 10, 1855 martial law was proclaimed which lasted until January 3, 1856 when martial law was suspended and the movement was brutally ended by troops loyal to the British. The rebellion was led by the four Murmu Brothers - Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand and Bhairav.