The definitive annexation of Punjab by the British East India Company took place in 1849 under which Governor-General?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Hardinge I
C. Lord Ellenborough
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Following the British victory in the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849), Lord Dalhousie officially annexed Punjab into the British empire in March 1849.
The 'States Reorganisation Commission' was appointed in 1953, but which earlier commission in 1948 had recommended reorganisation of states on linguistic lines?
Explanation:
The S. K. Dhar Commission was appointed in June 1948 to examine the feasibility of linguistic provinces but rejected language as the sole criterion. The JVP Committee (Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, Pattabhi Sitaramayya) was formed later. The question might be a bit post-1950 but okay. I'll keep it if relevant to 1950. I'll replace with a more 1948 one.
Explanation:
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar founded the 'Abhinav Bharat Society' (Young India Society) in 1904 as a secret revolutionary network.
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