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Question 221 Discuss
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Which of the following Acts abolished the East India Company's monopoly of trade with China?

A
Charter Act of 1833
B
Charter Act of 1853
C
Government of India Act 1858
D
Charter Act of 1793

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

While the earlier Charter Act of 1813 ended the East India Company's general commercial monopoly, it was the Charter Act of 1833 that finally and definitively abolished its remaining monopoly over the tea trade and trade with China.
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The Ryotwari system, devised by Thomas Munro, in which peasant cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was prevalent in which of the following present-day states/provinces?

A
Tamil Nadu
B
Punjab
C
Rajasthan
D
Odisha

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Devised primarily by Thomas Munro, the Ryotwari system was implemented mainly in the vast Madras Presidency, which encompassed present-day Tamil Nadu, allowing the government to collect revenue directly from the cultivators.
Question 223 Discuss
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Who among the following was the Viceroy of British India when the Shimla conference was held in 1945 ?

A
Lord Irwin
B
Lord Wavell
C
Lord Linlithgow
D
Lord Willingdon

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The high-stakes Shimla Conference of 1945 was convened by Lord Wavell, the then Viceroy of India, to discuss the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government with the major political leaders.
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The Quit India Resolution was ratified in the ___ session of Indian National Congress to launch the movement.

A
Lucknow
B
Bombay
C
Bankipur
D
Nagpur

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The historic Quit India Resolution was ratified by the All India Congress Committee at its momentous Bombay session on August 8, 1942, signaling the start of a mass civil disobedience movement.
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Which Mughal rulers intervention in the succession and internal politics of the Rathor Rajputs of Marwar led to their rebellion?

A
Aurangzeb
B
Babur
C
Shah Jahan
D
Akbar

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Emperor Aurangzeb's heavy-handed interference in the succession of Marwar after the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh provoked a fierce and protracted rebellion by the Rathor Rajputs led by Durgadas Rathore.
Question 226 Discuss
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Barabar Cave, famously known for depicting Ashokas' inscription, is situated at ........

A
Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
B
Rampurva, Bihar
C
Gaya, Bihar
D
Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The Barabar Caves, located in the Jehanabad district near Gaya in Bihar, are uniquely celebrated as the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India and feature inscriptions dating back to the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka.
Question 227 Discuss
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In the context of British rule in India, who among the following Governor-Generals created a professional cadre of company servants making provisions for them for generous salaries?

A
Lord Dalhousie
B
Lord Cornwallis
C
Lord Mayo
D
Warren Hastings

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Lord Cornwallis radically reformed the East India Company's administration by establishing a well-paid, strictly professional Indian Civil Service to curb corruption and improve administrative efficiency.
Question 228 Discuss
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Who among the following was the founder of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in the region of Malwa in the eighth century?

A
Nagabhatta I
B
Vatsaraja
C
Mahendrapala I
D
Mihira Bhoja

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Nagabhata I is credited as the founding king of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in the Malwa region, extremely famous for his highly successful resistance against Arab invasions in the 8th century.
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Thaneswar where the Vardhana dynasty ruled around the present-day state of ___.

A
Gujarat
B
Madhya Pradesh
C
Haryana
D
Rajasthan

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Thanesar (or Sthaneshvara), the ancient, prestigious capital of the Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) dynasty before Harshavardhana moved it to Kannauj, is located in the Kurukshetra district of present-day Haryana.
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Guntapalle Chaitya Buddhist cave is situated in which of the following states?

A
Andhra Pradesh
B
Bihar
C
Maharashtra
D
Himachal Pradesh

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments, comprising deeply ancient rock-cut caves, chaityas, and stupas dating back to the 3rd century BCE, is located in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
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