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  1. In 1937, an educational conference endorsing Gandhi's proposals for 'basic education' through the vernacular medium was held at

  2. A.

    Surat

    B.

    Bombay

    C.

    Ahmedabad

    D.

    Wardha


  3. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa

  4. A.

    Raghunath Rao

    B.

    Narayan Rao

    C.

    Madhav Rao II

    D.

    Baji Rao II


  5. By which Charter Act, the East India Company's monopoly of trade with China come to an end?

  6. A.

    Charter Act of 1793

    B.

    Charter Act of 1813

    C.

    Charter Act of 1833

    D.

    Charter Act of 1853


  7. The Idea of federation was first proposed in

  8. A.

    Indian Councils Act of 1892

    B.

    Morley-Minto Reforms

    C.

    Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

    D.

    Nehru Report of 1928


  9. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an

  10. A.

    White Paper

    B.

    Regulating Act

    C.

    Ordinance

    D.

    Resolution


  11. Match the following:

    (A) Hunter's Commission (1) 1948

    (B) Wardha Scheme (2) 1904

    (C) University's Act (3) 1937

    (D) Radhakrishnan Commission (4) 1882

  12. A.

    A-3, B-2. C-4, D-1

    B.

    A-4, B-2. C-3, D-1

    C.

    A-3, B-4. C-1, D-2

    D.

    A-4, B-3. C-2, D-1


  13. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?

  14. A.

    Battle of Wandiwash

    B.

    First Carnatic War

    D) Battle of Plassey

    C.

    Battle of Buxar


  15. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?

  16. A.

    Nagpur

    B.

    Satara

    C.

    Punjab

    D.

    Jhansi


  17. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?

  18. A.

    Masulipatnam

    B.

    Pulicat

    C.

    Surat

    D.

    Ahmedabad


  19. During British rule, who in strumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency?

  20. A.

    Macaulay

    B.

    Elphinstone

    C.

    Thomas Munro

    D.

    John Lawrence