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Which one of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?

(1) Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library

(2) Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
(3) Asiatic Society Library
(4) Rampur Raza Library

In which of the following systems of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protection to the interests of farmers?

(1) Permanent Settlement of Bengal

(2) Ryotwari Settlement of Madras

(3) Zamindari Settlement of Central States

(4) Malgujari (land revenue) Setternent of United State

Which of the following pairs contributed significantly to integrate the princely states into Indian
Union?
(1) Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru
(2) Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon
(3) Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Sardar Patel and K.M. Munsi

When was the first telegraph line started in India?
(1) 1851                                 (2) 1875
(3) 1884                                 (4) 1900

The Home Rule League was started by

(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(3) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(4) Rajendra Prasad

When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
(1) After the Battle of Plassey
(2) After the Battle of Panipat
(3) After the War of Mysore
(4) After Sepoy Mutiny

What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe ?
(1) Bardoli Satyagraha
(2) Khilafat Agitation
(3) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
(4) Chauri Chaura incident

Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
(1) Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel
(2) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(3) Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
(4) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the Individual Satyagraha in 1940?

(1) Nadiad in Gujarat
(2) Pavnar in Maharashtra
(3) Adyar in Tamil Nadu
(4) Guntur in Andhra Pradesh

Which British Governor-General introduced Postage Stamp in India?
(1) Lord Dalhousie
(2) Lord Auckland
(3) Lord Canning
(4) Lord William Bentinck

The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in
(1) 1852                                      (2) 1853
(3) 1854                                      (4) 1855

The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was

(1) Abhi Shankar
(2) Gowri Shankar
(3) Daya Shankar
(4) Mula Shankar

The Swadeshi Movement was launched
(1) as a protest against the division of Bengal
(2) with a view to improving the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods

(3) as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh

(4) due to the failure of the British Government to introduce a responsible Government in India

The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
(1) Priestly class
(2) Upper middle class
(3) Rich peasantry
(4) Urban landlords

Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
(1) Dadabhai Naoroji
(2) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(3) Bipin Chandra Pal
(4) Lala Lajpat Rai

Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
(1) Lord Cornwallis
(2) Lord Dalhousie
(3) William Bentinck
(4) Lord Curzon

When was the first passenger train run in India?
(1) January 1848
(2) April 1853
(3) May 1857
(4) April 1852

Who designed the national flag of Independent India?
(1) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Pingali Venkaiah