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  1. When was the office of District Collector created?

  2. A.

    1786

    B.

    1772

    C.

    1771

    D.

    1773


  3. Who established the 'Sharda Sadan', a school for Indian Widows in colonial India?

  4. A.

    Mahadev Govind Ranade

    B.

    Sarojini Naidu

    C.

    Dayanand Saraswati

    D.

    Pandita Ramabai


  5. Who is the founder of the concept "Sarvodaya"?

  6. A.

    Vinobha Bhave

    B.

    Mahatma Gandhi

    C.

    Jai Prakash Narayan

    D.

    K G Mushroowala


  7. The non- cooperation movement was called off due to

  8. A.

    Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy

    B.

    Chauri Chaura Incident

    C.

    Poona pact

    D.

    Gandhi-Irwin pact


  9. Which Brigadier was associated with Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?

  10. A.

    General Dyer

    B.

    Arthur Wellesly

    C.

    General Harris

    D.

    Colonel Wellesly


  11. During the period of which Governor General/ Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?

  12. A.

    Dalhousie

    B.

    Curzon

    C.

    Bentick

    D.

    Conrnwallis


  13. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on:

  14. A.

    August 10,1947

    B.

    August 1,1947

    C.

    July 14,1947

    D.

    July 4,1947


  15. Who established the Sadr-Di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company's rule?

  16. A.

    Wellesley

    B.

    Warren Hastings

    C.

    Dalhousie

    D.

    Cornwallis


  17. The quintessence of Gandhian thought is:

  18. A.

    Satyagraha

    B.

    Metaphysics

    C.

    Spiritualism

    D.

    Moksha


  19. In which pact, warm relations were established between “Garam dal” and Naram dal” the two groups of the Indian National Congress?

  20. A.

    Gandhi-Irwin Pact

    B.

    Lucknow Pact

    C.

    Karachi agreement

    D.

    Lahore declaration