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Due to which of the following events did Rabindranath Tagore return the title of 'Knighthood' to the British Government while expressing his anguish?

A
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B
Debendranath Tagore
C
Swami Vivekanand
D
Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Historically, Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest against the brutal Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. (Note: The provided options in this question appear to be mismatched with the question text).
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The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India?

A
Lord Wellesley
B
Lord Dalhousie
C
Lord Mayo
D
Lord Canning

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Doctrine of Lapse was an aggressive annexation policy implemented by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856, to expand British territory by annexing princely states that lacked a natural heir.
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Who was the revenue minister during the reign of Akbar?

A
Todar Mal
B
Abdul Rahim
C
Mulla Do-Piyaza
D
Tansen

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Raja Todar Mal served as the Finance and Revenue Minister (Mushrif-i-Diwan) in the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar, known for introducing the 'Zabt' system of land revenue.
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In which of the following cities did Mahatma Gandhi lead the peasant movement against the imposed indigo cultivation by the British planters?

A
Kheda
B
Gorakhpur
C
Bardoli
D
Champaran

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Mahatma Gandhi led the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 in Bihar to support farmers who were being forced by British planters to grow indigo under the exploitative 'tinkathia' system.
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In which year was the battle of Buxar fought?

A
1793
B
1777
C
1764
D
1757

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The Battle of Buxar was fought in October 1764 between the forces of the British East India Company and the combined armies of the Nawabs and the Mughal Emperor.
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Which of the following battles was fought between Babur and Rana Sanga in 1527 ?

A
Battle of Bayana
B
Battle of Khanwa
C
Second battle of Panipat
D
Battle of Chanderi

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Battle of Khanwa was fought in 1527 near Agra between the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar.
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The revolution of 1857 started in May from which of the following cantonments in India?

A
Kanpur
B
Jhansi
C
Lucknow
D
Meerut

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as the Sepoy Mutiny) officially began on May 10, 1857, when Indian sepoys revolted in the cantonment of Meerut.
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Which of the following places is related to Gandhi's Satyagraha of the year 1917?

A
Kheda
B
Ahmedabad
C
Champaran
D
Bardoli

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first major Satyagraha movement in India, aimed at helping oppressed indigo farmers in the Champaran district of Bihar.
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Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sati practice?

A
Lord Ripon
B
Lord Curzon
C
Lord Cornwallis
D
Lord William Bentinck

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Lord William Bentinck, acting on the progressive campaigning of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, passed the Bengal Sati Regulation in 1829, legally banning the practice of Sati.
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In 1539, the Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and .

A
Ibrahim Lodhi
B
Sher Shah Suri
C
Sikandar Suri
D
Rana Sanga

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Battle of Chausa was fought in 1539 in modern-day Bihar, where the Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri decisively defeated the Mughal Emperor Humayun.
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