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  1. Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India?

  2. A.

    Lord Dalhousie

    B.

    Lord Auckland

    C.

    Lord Canning

    D.

    Lord William Bentinck


  3. The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was

  4. A.

    Abhi Shankar

    B.

    Gowri Shankar

    C.

    Daya Shankar

    D.

    Mula Shankar


  5. The Swadeshi Movement was launched

  6. A.

    As a protest against division of Bengal

    B.

    With a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods

    C.

    As a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh

    D.

    Due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India


  7. The 19th Century reawakening in India was con fined to the

  8. A.

    Priestly class

    B.

    Upper middle class

    C.

    Rich peasantry

    D.

    Urban Landlords


  9. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

  10. A.

    Dadabhai Naoroji

    B.

    Gopala Krishna Gokhale

    C.

    Bipin Chandra Pal

    D.

    Lala Lajpat Rai


  11. Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?

  12. A.

    Lord Cornwallis

    B.

    Lord Dalhousie

    C.

    William Bentinck

    D.

    Lord Curzon


  13. Who designed the national flag of Independent India?

  14. A.

    Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

    B.

    Rabindranath Tagore

    C.

    Mahatma Ghandhi

    D.

    Pingali Venkaiya


  15. Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India ?

  16. A.

    French

    B.

    Portuguese

    C.

    Dutch

    D.

    Danish


  17. In which session of India National Congress the tricolour flag was unfurled for the first time?

  18. A.

    Calcutta Session, 1920

    B.

    Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920

    C.

    Lahore Congress, 1929

    D.

    Haripura congress conference, 1938


  19. Which among the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government aided schools and colleges?

  20. A.

    Pitts India Act, 1784

    B.

    Educational Despatch, 1854

    C.

    Macaulay Minute, 1835

    D.

    Regulating Act, 1773